A SEAT at THE TABLE: Conversations with Today's Top Industry Leaders
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A SEAT at THE TABLE: Conversations with Today's Top Industry Leaders
Top international business leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators and authors share their experience, insights and outlook on how to drive business growth, build better companies, new fast growing technologies and where the next big opportunities are.
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A Young Designer Who Takes a Thoughtful Approach to Slow Fashion
Many people dream of starting a fashion brand.
The combination of a doing something creative with the glamour and energy of catwalk sho...
Why Apparel Sourcing Might Be Returning to China
Today supply chain success is driven by a combination of speed, reliability and innovation.
The concept is easy to understand. Executi...
What Top Brands Are Quietly Doing Differently to Beat New Competitors
In the face of rising competition from new brands, more demanding consumers and ever present cost pressures, it’s not easy to run a successful brand.<...
Hidden Inefficiencies Draining Retail Profits
The retail landscape has becoming increasingly challenging with more brands struggling not only with top line growth but also with bottom line perform...
How Activwear Innovation is Influencing Apparel
Activewear continues to be a a top performing apparel category with consumers worldwide having a seemingly insatiable appetite for both the look and t...
Why Brands are Investing in the GCC
In an increasingly competitive retail landscape, more brands are looking for new markets with high growth potential.
That’s put the GCC (...
Building Consumer Engagement with AI Customized Apparel
What happens when an apparel guy decides to found a tech company?
A game-changing concept that can drive retail sales - and build custome...
Why Pakistan Could Be The Next Big Sourcing Country
After being off the sourcing radar for almost a decade, suddenly everyone is starting to talk about Pakistan.
The combination of brands l...
The Critical Role of Human Connection in an AI Driven World
Do people still have employment opportunities in a world increasingly focused on AI?
And if so, where? And what competitive advantage d...
Using Asymmetric Principles to Boost Your Luck
What if you could find a system that maximized luck and generated outsized returns?
A method based on decision science that led you to m...
Why Fate Might Favor Shippers This Year
2025 has gotten off to what might generously be described as an ‘uncertain start’.
The one thing people want right now is clarity. Or at...
Leading Companies from Statup to Acquisition
Almost everyone in a senior leadership position these days feels the pressure of a business environment that has become increasingly uncertain.
Why Luxury Brands are Shifting Strategies in China
Many brands are starting to wonder if China might no longer be the hot market for luxury brands that it used to be.
After years of disapp...
How UK Supermarkets Took Over Fashion Retail
Fast fashion has always been competitive but in recent years its become a speed-driven race to the bottom.
No matter how low prices are t...
Why Gen Z Just Doesn’t Want to Work
Typically older generations complain that young people don’t work as hard as they did when they were that age. However that narrative does seem to ca...
A Road Map for Overcoming Analysis Paralysis
In a fast paced, complex business environment decision making has become increasingly difficult.
We want to make good decisions. We’re t...
Simple Steps To Get Control Over Even Your Worst Stress
When people talk about PTSD we usually think of returning military veterans or survivors of catastrophic events.
Yet many other people suffer fr...
How To Build Brands that Sell
Everyone wants to build a brand. But few people actually know how.
For most, a brand is a logo and a vague mission statement - and littl...
The Future of Industry is People + AI
AI has become one of the most talked about technologies. A lot of the hype makes AI seem like a magic wand that can do anything or an evil demon that...
Why Being Sustainable is No Longer Enough - and what brands need to do now
The apparel industry is being forced to re-imagine itself in the face of pressure to meet new green standards.
Suddenly, what we thought...
Retail Opportunities that Mass Market Brands Might Be Overlooking
Retail sales continue to outperform expectations - in both the US and in key European markets. Yet analysts are still waiting for that slowdown that...
New HR Tech that's Reducing Documentation and Processing Problems
It seems we live an age of documentation. There are increasing levels of regulations around everything - and the supporting documentation around tho...
How AI is Revolutionizing Healthcare
Telehealth got a serious toehold into healthcare during the pandemic. Now it looks set to be a massive disrupter to the healthcare industry, powered b...
Why Organizations Now Need Generalists
After decades of being counseled to become specialists - to find our niche - to be known as an expert in a specific field - it seems now the pendulum...
The Current Outlook for Cotton Prices
One of the biggest supply chain concerns right now is materials costs.
While most stakeholders would like to see costs go down, everyone...
The Next Big Thing in Sustainable Housing
After decades of wanting bigger and more, people have been starting to recognize the benefits of downsizing.
It’s not just about buying l...
The Retail Leaders Roadmap: Practical Steps to Power Up Your Career
I just sat down with Brian Librach to discuss his new book "The Retail Leaders Roadmap" and the conversation was powerful!
A lot to unpac...
Using Holistic Branding to Stand Out in a Noisy Market
Competition is fierce these days.
The solution, according to marketing experts, is to create a ‘brand story’ for your company or your p...
Harnessing AI for Data-Driven Customer Engagement
In this episode of A Seat at The Table, I sit down with Nick Bond, founding partner and head of product at Apex, an AI-driven solution focused on cust...
A Mindset Shift that Totally Changes Your Sales Game
In a market that gets increasingly competitive, “get more sales” is a directive that’s coming from more than just the sales manager.
The...
Why More Int'l Companies are Partnering with Malaysia
A growing number of companies are looking for new supply chain opportunities.
In some cases, they are looking for new capabilities. Ot...
How a Forward Thinking Manufacturer is Reshaping Apparel Manufacturing
Managing an apparel supply chain has never been easy - but in recent years its got far more complicated.
The combination of greater unc...
How To Successfully Source in India
Suddenly everyone is talking about India. And if you are working in India - or thinking of doing so - then this is episode is for you!
A...
How Every Child Can Be an A+ Student
One of the most frustrating things a parent can face is watching their child struggle in school.
Yet many children hit speed bumps durin...
Coping with Information Overload
For nearly 4 years I’ve had the opportunity to host so many fabulous leaders and innovators on this show. And help share their stories, their wisdom a...
How To Beat Burnout by Winning The Now
If you’re like most of us, sooner or later you face times when you’re just burnt out. You hit a wall. There’s nothing left in the tank.
...
The Critical New Role of Supplier Relationships in Highly Efficient Supply Chains
Supply chain management has become both an art and a science, with executives tasked with building more resiliency, while also increasing flexibility...
The Hidden Job Market for Senior Execs
The years of companies staffing up as they sprinted towards what they believed was going to be the next unicorn - or at the very least years of strong...
Creating A New Mindset to Win the Day!
Sometimes just when everything seems to be stable, we get blindsided.
It happens to everyone sooner or later.
We can’t contr...
Using Customer Support to Scale Your Business
Customer service is often talked about but not often delivered. In fact, it is one of the biggest complaints that both businesses and consumers have....