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Did you know that 2024 is a leap year? Are you prepared to make the leaps you must to win the epic battle between being remarkable or risking irrelevance as the pace of change accelerates, as the bar for performance gets raised higher and higher? As increasingly Fortune favors the bold, are you ready to leap ahead of the competition?

This is Steve Dennis, strategic advisor, keynote speaker and best-selling author inviting you to join me and fellow retail insider Michael LeBlanc each week as we challenge the status quo, dissect the latest news and trends and speak with the industry's most remarkable and thought-provoking executives. We'll also be unpacking the lessons from my brand new book, Leaders Leap: Transforming Your Company at the Speed of Disruption.

Listeners worldwide have made us the retail industry's top-rated and top listen-to independent podcasts. This season, we'll continue with our unique take on retail's most important news and feature guests who are shaping the future of modern retail. So be sure to follow us on Apple, Spotify, Google podcasts or wherever you enjoy your podcast today and brace yourself for a steady stream of wisdom, straight talk and lively conversation.

Season Eight, presented by Celonis, launches on January 16. And we can't wait for you to join us!

© 2020-2024 M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Remarkable Retail Michael LeBlanc, Steve Dennis

    • Business
    • 5.0 • 14 Ratings

Did you know that 2024 is a leap year? Are you prepared to make the leaps you must to win the epic battle between being remarkable or risking irrelevance as the pace of change accelerates, as the bar for performance gets raised higher and higher? As increasingly Fortune favors the bold, are you ready to leap ahead of the competition?

This is Steve Dennis, strategic advisor, keynote speaker and best-selling author inviting you to join me and fellow retail insider Michael LeBlanc each week as we challenge the status quo, dissect the latest news and trends and speak with the industry's most remarkable and thought-provoking executives. We'll also be unpacking the lessons from my brand new book, Leaders Leap: Transforming Your Company at the Speed of Disruption.

Listeners worldwide have made us the retail industry's top-rated and top listen-to independent podcasts. This season, we'll continue with our unique take on retail's most important news and feature guests who are shaping the future of modern retail. So be sure to follow us on Apple, Spotify, Google podcasts or wherever you enjoy your podcast today and brace yourself for a steady stream of wisdom, straight talk and lively conversation.

Season Eight, presented by Celonis, launches on January 16. And we can't wait for you to join us!

© 2020-2024 M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc. All Rights Reserved.

    Finding Your Passionate Core Customer

    Finding Your Passionate Core Customer

    This week we explore some of the content from Steve's forthcoming book Leaders Leap: Transforming Your Company at the Speed of Disruption, which is now available for pre-order at book retailers worldwide. In particular, we go deep on a strategy of being "Special, Not Big" by significantly narrowing the aim of the customers you serve to be more intensely relevant and more highly differentiated. Finding your passionate core is about discovering those customers that sit at the heart of your customer bulls-eye and editing what you do to amplify your impact. In a world where it's harder and harder to become the compelling signal amid all the noise, trying to serve a mass audience is akin to losing a race to the bottom. Find your people, creating meaningful connections, and give them something to talk about.

    • 46 min
    Retailing in a Time of Mass Distraction with Andrea Dorigo, Adidas Head of Global Retail

    Retailing in a Time of Mass Distraction with Andrea Dorigo, Adidas Head of Global Retail

    Our guest this week is Andrea Dorigo Head of Global Retail for Adidas. Andrea shares many strategic leadership lessons gleaned from his  incredibly deep and diverse experience working across a spectrum of international brands. Now he leads a network of more than 2,000 stores for one of the world's most iconic vertically integrated brands. We get to learn his thoughts on how to best strengthen overall brand equity while driving operational efficiency and extending product reach. He also shares his view on how to think about the right balance between DTC and wholesale and gives us a sneak preview of his upcoming session at the World Retail Congress in Paris titled "Retailing in a Time of Mass Distraction."

    • 50 min
    Tractor Supply's Remarkable "Life Out Here" Growth Story with CEO Hal Lawton (E)

    Tractor Supply's Remarkable "Life Out Here" Growth Story with CEO Hal Lawton (E)

    This week we're reprising our November 2022 interview with Hal Lawton, President & CEO of Tractor Supply Co, a truly remarkable retailer that has delivered some of the strongest results of any brand during the past five years.  But first we preview our Shoptalk plans before diving into our hot-takes on the week in retail news, including what NVDIA's massive valuation growth might mean for retail, Walmart's blockbuster quarter, and yet another private brand launch from Target. Then we marvel at Skechers--one of the OG's of DTC--blowing past the 5,000 store mark on its way to 10,000 global locations! 

    • 46 min
    Remarkably Creative Commerce with Beth Ann Kaminkow, Global CEO, VMLY&R

    Remarkably Creative Commerce with Beth Ann Kaminkow, Global CEO, VMLY&R

    Our guest this week is Beth Ann Kaminkow, Global CEO, VMLY&R who joins us to talk about the ever changing landscape of retail and consumer branding, customer engagement, and loyalty. In particular with dip into what defines high performance retail and the emerging world of "creative commerce."  We also get a sneak preview of her upcoming session at the World Retail Congress in Paris.

    • 45 min
    Driving Remarkable Customer Engagement with Christiane Pendarvis, co-CEO of Pattern Beauty and Andrea Moore, Chief Digital Officer of NEST New York

    Driving Remarkable Customer Engagement with Christiane Pendarvis, co-CEO of Pattern Beauty and Andrea Moore, Chief Digital Officer of NEST New York

    Joining us for a deep dive on creating remarkable brand stories and driving powerful customer engagement are two industry veterans who will also be gracing the stage at next month's Shoptalk event in Las Vegas. Christiane Pendarvis, co-CEO of Pattern Beauty, Tracee Ellis Ross's hair care brand, and Andrea Moore, Chief Digital Officer of NEST New York, the fast growing fragrance brand deliver s a master class on the changing consumer landscape, evolving customer journeys, and what brands must do to stand out and win the future. They also preview their Shoptalk sessions.

    • 48 min
    Using Scale for Good: Our Interview with Jane Ewing, SVP, Sustainability, Walmart

    Using Scale for Good: Our Interview with Jane Ewing, SVP, Sustainability, Walmart

    Our guest this week is Jane Ewing, SVP, Sustainability at Walmart* recorded live at last month's NRF "Big Show." In a wide-ranging interview we discuss how Walmart is putting people and planet at the heart of all of its decisions. We explore Walmart's sustainability journey and go into details on their key initiatives, the challenges they need to overcome, and how to get everyone on the same mission despite the complexity of different functions and a vast global footprint. * Since our recording Jane was named the new SVP, International Operations at Walmart.

    • 43 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
14 Ratings

14 Ratings

junorairai ,

Extremely informative and enjoyable

I listen to a handful of business related podcasts and I think this is going to be one of my next go-tos. There are very few podcasts out there that focus on disruption in the retail space and this one gives some very thoughtful insight not to mention hosting some very high calibre guests. Highly recommend.

Kimberly AP ,

Great perspective

Always appreciate hearing such great perspectives on this industry.

Andrewsorlie ,

Really great conversation

I found this podcast to be very well made. Really nice to hear Steve sharing on where retail is going and the journey he’s been on. Thanks for the insights!

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