Τα καλύτερα The Voice Of Retail podcast (2024)

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Navigating Transparency in Sustainability Goals with icebreaker's Alicia Chin, Director of Sustainability at VF Corporation 28:48

4d ago28:48

28:48

Meet Alicia Chin, Director of Sustainability and Social Impact at VF Corporation, who discusses activewear brand and retailer icebreaker's open admission of falling short in their 100% plastic-free ambition. We delve into the challenges, the progress made, and how their transparency sets a precedent for retail industry-wide sustainability efforts. …

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A Fresh Take on Retail Leadership with Deb Craven, President, Longo's 25:08

11d ago25:08

25:08

Meet Deb Craven, President of Longo's, one of Canada's most popular grocery stores with dozens of locations and more on the way across Southern Ontario. I joined Deb in the Longo's Store Support offices, and we talked about leadership and what it takes to innovate and compete in the crowded Southern Ontario grocery marketplace. Deb also previews he…

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Leadership Lessons from Rose Patten, Chancellor of the University of Toronto and author of Intentional Leadership 35:40

18d ago35:40

35:40

Meet Rose Patten, one of Canada's pre-eminent business and strategic thinkers. We talk about her life, stellar career, role as Chancellor of the University of Toronto, and her book, Intentional Leadership, filled with insights on strategy and leadership that you need to hear again, or for the first time, in my interview from spring 2023. In this ep…

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Bionic Retail: How to Thrive in an Exponential World with author Gary Hawkins 31:09

26d ago31:09

31:09

Gary Hawkins is a visionary and retail industry treasure whose deep industry knowledge combines operational experience and technology savvy to provide a unique perspective. Gary joins Michael to discuss his fourth book, coming this April but available for pre-order now, "Bionic Retail: How to Thrive in an Exponential World." About Gary Gary Hawkins…

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ALL PRIDE, NO EGO: A Queer Executive's Journey to Living and Leading Authentically with author Jim Fielding 33:02

1M ago33:02

33:02

Jim Fielding's dynamic career has spanned senior leadership roles at top global brands, including Disney, DreamWorks, and Twentieth Century Fox, anchored in experience and an early career at The Gap, Lands' End, and as CEO of Claire's Stores; He joins me in an exclusive interview to talk about this new book ALL PRIDE, NO EGO: A Queer Executive's Jo…

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Driving Retail Transformation with consultant and author Oliver Banks 34:04

1M ago34:04

34:04

Retail Transformation maven Oliver Banks is back on the podcast live from the U.K., discussing his new book, "Driving Retail Transformation: How to Navigate Disruption and Change." Using a clever set of automotive metaphors, Oliver takes us through his retail transformation steering wheel tool. He takes us to a better place in our journey to becomi…

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A View To Rapid Store Expansion with Bill Moir, Managing Director and EVP Canada, Specsavers 23:00

2M ago23:00

23:00

Bill Moir, Managing Director and EVP Canada for Specsavers is back on the podcast as this Vancouver-based international retailer celebrates the opening of its 100th store in Canada, including a successful launch in Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia, with plans for expansion into Manitoba. Together, we unpack the successful business model and m…

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The Past, Present and Future of Retail RFID with Marshall Kay, Global Director, Retail Transformation Services for Avery Dennison Smartrac 32:53

2M ago32:53

32:53

Meet Marshal Kay, Global Director, Retail Transformation Services for Avery Dennison Smartrac, who takes us through the retail business case for RFID, from supper accurate inventory to Loss Prevention, seamless self-checkout and more, and what it takes to break through with this robust process and technology solution. Avery Dennison's RFID homepage…

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Simplifying The Complex World of Carbon Accounting for Retailers & Brands with Alyssa Rade, Chief Sustainability Officer at Sustain.Life 25:15

2M ago25:15

25:15

Meet Alyssa Rade, chief sustainability officer at Sustain.life, a leading carbon accounting platform, where she leads the company’s strategy for product content, guiding retailers across North America on their decarbonization and ESG journeys. Alyssa unpacks the complexities of carbon accounting for all of us, providing a uniform model for retailer…

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Rethinking Ethnic & Modern Retail Marketing with Ariela Nerubay, EVP & Chief Marketing Officer at LA Based Curacao Retail 25:12

2M ago25:12

25:12

Something different on the podcast for this episode: Meet Ariela Nerubay, EVP & Chief Marketing Officer at Curacao retail stores, a fellow 2024 ReThink Retail Top Retail Expert and leader in ethnic and modern marketing strategies and tactics. You might not recognize the LA-based retail stores she leads, but the insights, challenges and opportunitie…

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Retail Media Networks from the Inside Out with Aran Hamilton, CEO & Co-Founder, Vantage 24:37

2M ago24:37

24:37

The past, current and future state of Retail Media Networks are in the spotlight in this dynamic, live interview from the ReThink Retail podcasting studio on the NRF Big Show show floor in New York City with Aran Hamilton, Co-Founder & CEO of Toronto's Vantage. Aran is a pioneer in the retail media space and offers valuable lessons and powerful ins…

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Michael Bungay Stanier & How to Work with (Almost) Anyone. 25:46

3M ago25:46

25:46

Meet Toronto-based Michael Bungay Stanier, best known for The Coaching Habit, the best-selling coaching book of the century, today talking with me about his most recent book, How to Work with (Almost) Anyone. It's a fantastic conversation. Michael is a thoughtful and engaging guest, and we talk about the hard truth: most of us leave the health and …

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Just Like Being There: Jim Harris on Tech Conference CES & Davos World Economic Forum 31:19

3M ago31:19

31:19

Jim Harris, one of North America's foremost thinkers on disruption and innovation, is back on the podcast sharing his experiences and insights from CES, the world's biggest technology conference, and the World Economic Forum in Davos. Jim has been attending these important events for decades and takes us inside with his informed perspective for ret…

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Climate change concerns and consumption with Kristina Rogers, EY Global Consumer Leader 29:03

3M ago29:03

29:03

The one and only Kristina Rogers, Global EY Consumer Chairwoman, is back on the podcast with the latest powerful insights from her 13th Future Consumer Index report. Climate change is becoming a growing reality for people worldwide and Canada, disrupting ingrained consumption habits. If you think COVID-19 shocked consumer behaviour, brace yourself …

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The Approachable Retail Leader with Steve Worthy, Founder and CEO, Worthy Retail 31:00

3M ago31:00

31:00

Welcome to a new year, and maybe a new you, regarding your perspectives around leadership. My special guest is Steve Worthy, who, with over 27 years of North American on the front lines as a senior retail store leader and operator, brings a unique mix of executive coaching, training, and real-world experience to senior retail leaders and corporate …

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Global Expansion, the Critical Role of Product Innovation & the Role of Failure with Jenna Flateman Posner, Chief Digital Officer, Solo Brands 17:08

4M ago17:08

17:08

In this episode, a lift from my Global eCommerce Leaders #podcast presented by StreamCommerce, meet the force of nature that is Jenna Flateman Posner, just two months into her new gig with innovative home products brand, wholesaler and direct-to-consumer retailer Solo Brands. We cover a lot of ground in this interview, not unlike what Jenna did as …

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Winning Retail in 2024 with Mat Povse, SVP of Operation & Eric Stockner, VP & Category Officer Best Buy Canada 36:20

4M ago36:20

36:20

In a wide-ranging conversation, meet two of Best Buy Canada's standout veteran retail leaders: Mat Povse, Senior Vice President of Operations, and Eric Stockner, Vice President and Category Officer for Food, Home, and Baby. Mat and Eric join me on the mic to talk about big-picture trends, the current and future state of product innovation, this yea…

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A Masterclass in The State of Retail & Retail Turnarounds with Michael Appel, Managing Director, Getzler Henrich & Associates 29:55

5M ago29:55

29:55

Meet Michael Appel, a seasoned senior executive with over 50 years of experience in the retail industry, including turnaround CEO at Rue21. As the Managing Director at New York-based Getzler Henrich & Associates, he leads the Retail Practice for the firm, specializing in operational turnarounds for retail businesses. We talk about the state of reta…

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Retail Leadership's Blueprint to Net Zero with Geraldine Huse, President of P&G Canada, and George Soleas, President and CEO of LCBO 33:57

5M ago33:57

33:57

Live from the main stage at RCC's Retail Sustainability conference in Toronto, my discussion with two visionary retail leaders, Geraldine Huse, President of P&G Canada, and George Soleas, President and CEO of LCBO, as they offer invaluable insights from their respective organization's journeys to net zero, spotlighting the innovations, cultural cha…

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Making Sense of Retail Trends, Winning Holiday, What AI Tells Us About our Future, and Untangling the Messy World of Video with Eric Morris, MD and Head of Retail, Google Canada 29:55

5M ago29:55

29:55

Back on the pod for what has become an annual Holiday tradition just like Turkey and egg nog, Eric Morris, Managing Director and Head of Retail for Google Canada, joins me on the mic, sharing the kind of insights that retailers need to know from a trusted partner whose hand is on the pulse of the zeitgeist of our times. Oh, and we talk about AI and…

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Holiday Highlights, 2023 Trends & 2024 Predictions with Rob Garf, VP and GM for Retail at Salesforce 29:09

5M ago29:09

29:09

The one and only Rob Garf, Vice President and GM for retail at global powerhouse Salesforce, is back on the pod sharing exclusive insights and strategies for retailers on how to win Holiday and helping us get ready with predictions for an unpredictable 2024 Find all your holiday Salesforce stats at https://www.salesforce.com/resources/shopping-insi…

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Meet Selwyn Crittendon, IKEA Canada's new dynamic and engaging CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer 29:55

6M ago29:55

29:55

Meet Selwyn Crittendon, IKEA Canada's new dynamic and engaging CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer. Selwyn shares highlights of his twenty-year journey at IKEA, first impressions of the business environment, and ambitions for growth and diversification for this purpose-led retail brand in Canada for 47 of its 80 years of this global home furnishin…

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Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems with Marianne Lewis, Dean of the Carl H. Lindner College of Business (Encore Episode) 31:39

6M ago31:39

31:39

In this Encore Episode from Summer 2022, meet Marianne Lewis, Dean of the Carl H. Lindner College of Business and co-author of the breakthrough book from the Harvard Business Review Press, Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems in this Encore Episode from Summer 2022. "An insightful and inspiring book on usin…

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Making Dollars and Sense out of Food Waste with Mylène Champagne, Metro & Sam Kashani, Too Good To Go Canada 30:21

6M ago30:21

30:21

On this episode, Mylène Champagne, Director of Environmental and Technical Risks for Metro & Sam Kashani, Country Director for Too Good To Go Canada, continue the original discussion that we had at RCC's Retail Sustainability conference live on the stage with me about why collaboration is the only effective, measurable way to fight food waste at a …

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The Art of The Raise & The Science of ReCommerce with Emily Hosie, Founder & CEO of Rebelstork 23:36

6M ago23:36

23:36

Meet Emily Hosie, Founder & CEO of Toronto-based Rebelstork. Emily recognized a massive void in a baby retail market ripe for innovation. She leveraged her experience at TJX and Saks Off Fifth as a top buyer, building an AI-powered platform for overstock, open box and quality used baby gear. Rebelstork has saved over 150,000 pieces of baby gear fro…

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The Inspiring Journey of Patrice Mousseau, CEO & Founder of Satya Organic Skin Care 23:00

6M ago23:00

23:00

In this episode, meet Patrice Mousseau, CEO & Founder Satya Organic Skin Care, an inspiring West-Coast based skincare entrepreneur who's travelled a unique journey. Starting from a media background, she's built a breakthrough skincare brand over the past decade. As an award-winning indigenous entrepreneur, her approach to product development differ…

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Where Retail Meets Revolution with Retail Innovator Lee Jeyes 33:06

7M ago33:06

33:06

Lee Jeyes is back from a cross-Canada tour and on the mic ready to share his insights and advice around pragmatic retail innovation informed by years of experience, most formerly as Walmart Canada's Head of Innovation. Get ready for a great conversation as we explore Where Retail Meets Innovation, and hear Lee's advice for retailers and brands of a…

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Silicon Valley Trailblazer & Veteran CDO Atif Rafiq on his New Book "Decision Sprint" 27:26

7M ago27:26

27:26

Meet Silicon Valley trailblazer Atif Rafiq, who shares his extensive background and insights gleaned from a comprehensive and pioneering experience at Amazon, Volvo, and McDonald, the distinction of being the first Chief Digital Officer in the history of the Fortune 500. We're together to discuss his new book, Decision Sprint: The New Way to Innova…

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Microphones Across The Pond: Veteran C-Level Retail Executive Martin Bailie 35:31

7M ago35:31

35:31

Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. My name is Michael LeBlanc, and I am your host. This podcast is produced in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada. Live from Dublin, meet Martin Bailie, a global retail executive with an impressive 30 years of proven expertise and experience within the global food and fashion retail industries, including …

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Falling In Love with a Career in Retail Marketing: Kathy Tsolakos VP Marketing, Ecommerce, Visual Presentation, PENN 12:57

7M ago12:57

12:57

Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. My name is Michael LeBlanc, and I am your host. This podcast is produced in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada. Meet veteran retail marketer Kathy Tsolakos, Vice President Marketing, Ecommerce & Visual Presentation- PENN. at Reitmans Canada Ltée/Ltd. She takes us through an exciting career and prepares…

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Peninsula Co-op CEO Corey Gillon and a Global Retail Career Worth Living 37:07

8M ago37:07

37:07

Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. My name is Michael LeBlanc, and I am your host. This podcast is produced in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada. Back on the podcast in a new role, veteran retailer Corey Gillon joins us as the CEO at Peninsula Co-op, a Victoria, B.C.-based multi-business unit retailer specializing in fuel & convenience…

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Build A Culture That Maximizes Your Impact: The Culture Climb with Strategist & Authour Chelsey Paulson 32:35

8M ago32:35

32:35

Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. My name is Michael LeBlanc, and I am your host. This podcast is produced in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada. Meet Chief Strategy Officer and now author Chelsey Paulson as she takes us through her experience accelerating business cultures for long-term success, articulated in her fabulous new book Th…

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Seamless Customer Retail Journeys as Childs Play: Alison Hartnoll, Vice President, Unified Commerce and Marketing, Mastermind Toys 20:00

8M ago20:00

20:00

Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. My name is Michael LeBlanc, and I am your host. This podcast is produced in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada. Meet Alison Hartnoll, Vice President, Unified Commerce and Marketing at Mastermind Toys, as she takes us inside this Canadian specialty retailer's e-commerce and retail story and gives us a p…

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DO NOT Sleep on This Episode! Meet Albert Chow, Co-Founder and CEO of Silk & Snow 27:02

8M ago27:02

27:02

Welcome to The Voice of Retail. I'm your host Michael LeBlanc. This podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada. Meet Albert Chow, the Co-Founder and CEO of Silk & Snow, a digitally native retailer of thoughtfully made sleep essentials, ranked as one of Canada's top-growing companies by the Globe & Mail and Canadian Busin…

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A Collision of Fashion and Purpose with Rob Smith, CEO and Founder of The Phluid Project, GET Phluid and The Phluid Phoundation 30:41

9M ago30:41

30:41

Welcome to The Voice of Retail. I'm your host Michael LeBlanc. This podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada. My guest on this episode is Rob Smith, veteran retailer and now the CEO and Founder of The Phluid Project, GET Phluid, and The Phluid Phoundation; he has created a brand, combining his profession with his passi…

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CEO Excellence: An Exclusive Interview with Canadian author and McKinsey Practice Leader Carolyn Dewar (E) 29:38

9M ago29:38

29:38

Welcome to The Voice of Retail. I'm your host Michael LeBlanc. This podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada. In a special summer encore episode, my guest is Carolyn Dewar, senior partner at McKinsey & Company and co-author of the bestselling "CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish The Best Leaders from the …

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Wes Hall, the "King of Bay Street" and CBC Dragon, on his book "No Bootstraps When You're Barefoot" (E) 31:40

9M ago31:40

31:40

Welcome to The Voice of Retail. I'm your host Michael LeBlanc. This podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada. In a special summer encore episode, the one and only Wes Hall joins the podcast to talk about his book "No Bootstraps When You're Barefoot: My rise from a Jamaican plantation shack to the boardrooms of Bay Stre…

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The Power of Regret: An Exclusive Feature Interview with Best-Selling Author Dan Pink (E) 25:18

9M ago25:18

25:18

Welcome to a special summer encore episode of the podcast that is worth a second (or perhaps you're first) listen. In this episode, The Power of Regret: An Exclusive Feature Interview with Best-Selling Author Dan Pink. Daniel believes that regret is our most misunderstood emotion. In his quest to reclaim the power of regret as a force for good, Dan…

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The Collision of AI, Technology Disruption and Leadership: Meet Jim Harris 34:06

9M ago34:06

34:06

Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. I'm producer & host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is produced in conjunction with the Retail Council of Canada. Meet Jim Harris, one of North America’s foremost management consultants, public speakers, authors and thinkers on change and leadership. Jim and I finally met in person here in Toronto at the bi…

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Kit & Ace: The Next Chapter with New Owners David Lui, CEO & Joe Mimran 28:38

10M ago28:38

28:38

Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. I'm producer & host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is produced in conjunction with the Retail Council of Canada. Veteran retailer, entrepreneur, investor and friend of the pod David Lui is back this episode with his new business partner, Canadian retail legend Joe Mimran in an exclusive interview to talk a…

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Getting Smarter About Retail AI with Brain Corp CEO David Pinn 25:12

10M ago25:12

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Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. I'm producer & host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is produced in conjunction with the Retail Council of Canada. Meet Brain Corp CEO David Pinn, leader of an AI software tech company that powers the world's largest fleet of autonomous mobile robots operating in commercial indoor public spaces, including re…

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Is Work Working? A Remarkable Conversation with Seth Godin: A Pickup from the Remarkable Retail #podcast 25:03

10M ago25:03

25:03

In this pickup from my Remarkable Retail #podcast with Steve Dennis, America's No.1 retail industry podcast, renowned author, entrepreneur, and leadership teacher, Seth Godin returns to the podcast to discuss his incredibly timely and urgent new book:The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams. In a wide-ranging interview Seth challenges us…

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Meet Marcus Collins, author of For The Culture: The Power Behind What We Buy, What We Do and Who We Want To Be 30:31

10M ago30:31

30:31

Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. I'm producer & host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is produced in conjunction with the Retail Council of Canada. Meet Marcus Collins, the architect of some of the most famous ad campaigns of the last decade, who argues that culture is the most powerful vehicle for influencing behaviour in his new book "For…

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Retail Goes Global with the Power of Influencer Marketing: Amanda Amar, Aldo 32:17

11M ago32:17

32:17

Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. I'm producer & host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is produced in conjunction with the Retail Council of Canada. Meet Amanda Amar, Senior Director of PR & Social Media with ALDO, as she takes us through some of its most successful Influencer Marketing campaigns ever and how this Canadian brand uses Influen…

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Jon Safran, CEO, KEH Camera, the World's Largest Pre-Owned Camera Dealer 20:11

11M ago20:11

20:11

Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. I'm producer & host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is produced in conjunction with the Retail Council of Canada. This episode is a pick-up of an excellent feature interview live in-person from Hollywood earlier this year from my Global eCommerce Leaders Podcast. Enjoy. Greetings and welcome to a special ep…

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Meet Muhammad Mohamedy – General Manager of Healthy Planet 29:04

11M ago29:04

29:04

Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. I'm producer & host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is produced in conjunction with the Retail Council of Canada. In this episode, meet Muhammad Mohamedy, General Manager of Healthy Planet Canada, who shares with me the origin story and incredible trajectory of a retail company thriving in the health and we…

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Ghostbusting and Modern Retail HR: Kelly Mawhinney, Mercer 31:18

11M ago31:18

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Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. I'm producer & host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is produced in conjunction with the Retail Council of Canada. Meet Kelly Mawhinney, Partner at Mercer, recorded together live on the mainstage recently at the RCC Retail HR conference. In a wide-ranging and fact-based plus experienced-based conversation, w…

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Experiential Intelligence with Author and Consultant Soren Kaplan 26:34

12M ago26:34

26:34

Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. I'm producer & host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is produced in conjunction with the Retail Council of Canada. On this episode, my guest is Soren Kaplan, author of the new book Experiential Intelligence, Harness the Power of Experience for Personal and Business Breakthroughs. Soren shares how his unusual…

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Scott Arsenault, CEO at Ren's Pets, on Sustainable Growth, Taking Care of Your People and Future Trends 28:27

12M ago28:27

28:27

Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. I'm producer & host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is produced in conjunction with the Retail Council of Canada. On this episode, I welcome back to the podcast Scott Arsenault CEO at Ren's Pets. We catch up on this fast-moving pet retailer and how Scott and the team are bringing their philosophy of "your p…

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ESG as a Competitive Force with Teanne von der Porten, Executive Director, ESG Advisory Services, KPMG Canada 20:43

12M ago20:43

20:43

Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. I'm producer & host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is produced in conjunction with the Retail Council of Canada. Meet Teanne von der Porten, Executive Director, ESG Advisory Services KPMG Canada, who joins me on the mic with an interview that pulls apart ESG letter-by-letter and then puts it back together …

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