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Dear Readers, Female leadership in retail is on the rise, and for good reason. Their impact to brand management, customer relationships, industry innovation and engagement is spellbinding. Harbor is privileged to work deeply with some of the nation’s most trusted and beloved brands, retailers and industry associations. Our business and networking continues to show us that female influence is one of the most important elements across sustainable organizations. I am honored to release the second annual Women in Retail Issue by Harbor Retail. Females pushing boundaries of thought, strategy, mentorship and spotlight. Up & comers and C-suite figureheads. Our 2020 Women in Retail Issue honors female figures of influence, impact and inspiration. So, who are these women? Flip the page and check them out. Enjoy,
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Influential Impactful Inspirational Sara Blakely 6 Anita Roddick 6 Mary Moulton Putman 7 Donna Sanker 8 Jennifer Hyman & Jennifer Fleiss 8 Ruth Ann Lilly 9 Rihanna 12 Cyndi Ramirez 12 Prama Bhatt 13 Heidi Zak 14 Elise Loehnen 14 Joanne Zaiac 15 Elina Vives 15 Emily Boschwitz 18 Sarah Miyazawa LaFleur 18 Corie Barry 19 Seemantini Godbole 20 Meika Hollender 20 Polly Flinn 21
omen in Retail Natalie Massenet 22 Wende Zomnir 22
Jessica Klodnicki 23
Libby Wadle 26
Katia Beauchamp 26 Georgina Gooley 27 Sarah Paiji Yoo 27
“Behind every incident of failure is an opportunity or lesson...a chance to build your character.”
SaraBlakely Founder of SPANX
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“If you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be just.”
AnitaRoddick Founder of THE BODY SHOP
“Leadership is about courage, vision, strength, and passion. Creating a winning culture and inspiring atmosphere is game-changing.” MaryMoulton Putman
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2020 Women in Retail
VP of Marketing & Brand at GE APPLIANCES
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“I don’t like to be told ‘no’ - instead, tell me how to find a way to make it work.”
DonnaSanker President of PARKLAND FUEL CANADA
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“...don’t put blockades in front of yourself, and you just allow yourself to run.”
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Jennifer Jennifer Hyman Fleiss Co-Founders of RENT THE RUNWAY
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Retail “Never lose touch with that mentor, even if you go your separate ways, because that person will be important to you in every step of your career.� RuthAnnLilly VP of Marketing & Merchandising at GPM INVESTMENTS
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“...I will not back down from being a woman, from being black, from having an opinion.”
Rihanna
Co-Owner of FENTY BEAUTY, SAVAGE FENTY X, & FENTY MAISON
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“You have to earn support, not just ask for it.”
CyndiRamirez Founder & CEO of CHILLHOUSE
“It’s not about branding for the sake of branding. It’s about instituting a DNA that sits throughout the organization.” PramaBhatt Chief Digital Officer at ULTA
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“Make yourself uncomfortable and constantly push yourself to take risks. It’s exciting, stressful, and worth it.”
HeidiZak Co-Founder & Co-CEO of THIRDLOVE
Influential Impactful Inspirational
2020 Wome “If you love what you do, it doesn’t feel like work.”
EliseLoehnen Chief Content Officer at GOOP
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“At any job level, take the initiative. You can’t sit and wait for something to happen.”
JoanneZaiac Board of Directors at DSW
en in Retail “It’s really important to be consistent. It’s about trying to earn credibility in an authentic way...”
ElinaVives
VP of Marketing Home Appliances at SAMSUNG
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“I bridge traditional and atypical forms of media to meet consumers where they are.”
“When women succeed in the workplace, the world becomes a better place.”
EmilyBoschwitz
SarahMiyazawa LaFleur
VP Marketing at HIMS & HERS
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CEO & Founder of M.M.LaFleur
“Have those uncomfortable moments... they cause you to grow.” CorieBarry CEO of BEST BUY
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2020 Women in Retail
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“One of the things we are always looking for is learning ability, because technology changes really fast, and today’s hard skills are not so hard two years from now.”
SeemantiniGodbole CIO at LOWE’S
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“My personal mission: to de-stigmatize female sexuality by bringing a sex-positive, sexual wellness brand into the world.”
MeikaHollender Co-Founder & CEO of SUSTAIN NATURAL
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Retail “...our positioning of taking the cons out of convenience’ means we offer the highest quality...” PollyFlinn SVP & GM of GETGO (GIANT EAGLE)
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“I’m an example of an ordinary person who said, ‘I want to do this’ and therefore I’m doing it.”
NatalieMassenet Founder & Chairman of NET-A-PORTER and IMAGINARY VENTURES
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“It’s all about the question of how you make it happen.”
WendeZomnir Founder & CCO of URBAN DECAY
“Building a brand is building a relationship.” JessicaKlodnicki Chief Marketing Officer at SKULLCANDY
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“You should opt in for those things that feel scary, that give you that pit-in-yourstomach feeling.”
LibbyWadle CEO of MADEWELL
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2020 Wome “Whatever it is that you think stands between you and (what you want to do), stop making excuses. You can do anything.”
KatiaBeauchamp CEO & Co-Founder of BIRCHBOX
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“I’m excited to have launched a company that puts women first in a category that has always considered them an afterthought.”
GeorginaGooley Co-Founder of BILLIE
en in Retail “Success is a constantly evolving process. It’s about how you feel every day.”
SarahPaiji Yoo CEO & Co-Founder of BLUELAND
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Looking forward to the women of 2021.
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