TRI Roundup: February 24, 2023

Welcome to the latest edition of?RETHINK Retail's TRI Roundup?for our?Top Retail Influencers’?(#TRI) top trending content! Our comprehensive list of retail experts, consultants, analysts, academics, journalists and thought leaders are making waves in retail and shaping the opinions of retailers across the globe.

Check out our TRI Roundup to experience a snapshot of our influencers’ exciting new content from podcast episodes, articles, research, recognitions and more—right here in RETHINK Retail’s LinkedIn newsletter!

REMARKABLE RETAIL?| In this recent episode,?co-hosts?Michael LeBlanc, Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc., and?Steve Dennis, President and Founder of SageBerry Consulting, recorded live in the MarketDial booth at the National Retail Federation's "Big Show" features Amish, Co-CEO & Co-Founder of Leap, the innovative platform that enables digitally native brands to open physical stores more quickly and with lower risk than they could do on their own. Listen to the full episode here.

THE JASON AND SCOT SHOW | In this recent episode, Jason Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, brings on fellow Top Retail Influencer Kasey Lobaugh, Chief Futurist, Consumer Industry, Principal and Owner at Deloitte. This episode dives in as Kasey discusses new research, Buying into Better: The future of the consumer industry. Listen to the full episode here.

THE CPG GUYS | Bryan Gildenburg, Founder and CEO of Confluencer Commerce and Peter Bond, Senior Vice President of Commercial Solutions & Business Development at Fetch, are joined by their co-host Sri Rajagopalan as they speak with guest Randy Ornstein, Sr Director of Alcohol at Gopuff. They discuss Ornstein's new book and dive into career questions, such as "What are key elements of going “above & beyond” that help your career?" Listen to the full episode here.

RETAILAID | The latest “Retailing Conversations 2020s” podcast is released and features a slew of Top Retail Influencers to discuss "Is Digital Transformation the IT mission of the enterprise?" Host Gary Newbury, Strategic Advisor for Retail Supply Chains & The Last Mile at RetailAID, is joined by returning experts and thought leaders, Jeffrey Roberts, George Minakakis and special guest Oliver Banks, a top retail transformation specialist. Watch the full episode here.

FEATURE | Ron Thurston, Bestselling Author of RETAIL PRIDE, Show Host of RETAIL IN AMERICA, joins SYNQ Tecnology for this in-depth interview on-site at NRF 2023! Joined by Nolan Wheeler, the pair discuss the state of current retail and how SYNQ Technology can revolutionize the industry. Hear interesting insights from Ron and an interesting consumer story coincidentally after chatting to Nolan about our innovations. Ron also stays behind to chat to waiting fans and enjoy a pop up Book Signing! Watch the full video?here.

BLOG | Jim Roddy, President & CEO of Retail Solutions Providers Association, shares his analysis of the recent #RSPAinspire?leadership conference in Maui. "Inspire is known for its in-depth networking but what struck me this year was the simplicity of the event. There’s no expo hall, no breakout sessions, no security guards checking IDs, no fighting for a boxed lunch, no shuttle bus to-and-from your hotel and no regret about wearing uncomfortable shoes. If trade shows are akin to navigating a sprawling state university campus, Inspire is a charming one-room schoolhouse." Learn more about upcoming RSPA events and read the full insights here.

OPINION | Peter Cohan, Associate Professor of Management Practice at Babson College, President of Peter S. Cohan & Associates, shares this piece on 3 Keys To Turning Your Idea Into A $10 Billion Company with INC.com. How can an entrepreneur defy those long odds to turn their idea into a fast-growing publicly traded company??Solve the right problem, build the best solution, get more efficient as you grow. Read the full article here.

OPINION | In this Forbes.com piece, Richard Kestenbaum, Partner at Triangle Capital LLC , discusses Where Does Direct-To-Consumer Go From Here?. He shares "Ten years ago, companies selling direct-to-consumer were considered the future of retail. But now the future is here and the world looks very different." Read the full article here.

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