Retail Relates

Welcome to Retail Relates — where commerce gets personal. Each episode brings you inside the world of global commerce — across retail, consumer services, hospitality, and brand marketing — through powerful human stories and the ever-evolving forces shaping what we buy, why we buy, and how we connect. From entrepreneurs and icons to industry veterans and rising changemakers, we spotlight those redefining how people lead, create, and connect in a fast-moving world. Hosted by our roundtable of industry experts, we offer a 360° view of the marketplace through honest conversations, lived experience, and practical insights that resonate. Let’s get started — this is where the story of modern commerce comes to life.

Retail Relates is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 36 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Retail Relates, a business show with 36 episodes published.

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  Episode #136

  Finding the Fire: Shannon Flanagan on Retail, Resilience and Career Purpose

  Apr 29, 202654 minS2

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>A resume can look flawless while the real story stays hidden. We sit down with <b>Shannon Flanagan</b>, a retail and retail tech leader and the founder of <b>Retail Women in Tech</b>, to talk about what actually shapes a career: the messy pivots, the painful exits, the values you violate when you start performing for other people’s scorecards, and the small decisions that quietly change everything.<br/><br/>Shannon shares the moment in her mid-20s when organizational change work helped her find a clear purpose: creating the conditions fo...

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  Episode #135

  Retail Through a Nomadic Lens: Nick Harbaugh on Global Perspectives and Execution

  Mar 25, 202645 minS2

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Retail works best when execution, perspective, and adaptability come together.</p><p>In this episode of Retail Relates, <b>Rich Honiball</b> and <b>Judy</b> <b>Sejiny </b>sit down with <b>Nick Harbaugh</b>, a retail construction and execution expert turned global content creator behind <b>The Retail Nomad</b>.</p><p>With more than 30 years of experience building stores across thousands of locations, Nick brings a rare perspective — one grounded in execution, but expanded through global observation.</p><p>Nick shares pivotal moments from his career, including the decision to le...

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  Episode #134

  Finding Clarity in Complexity: Celeste Risimini-Johnson on Leading Retail at Scale

  Mar 4, 202653 minS2

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Retail leadership at scale is not about volume.<br/>It’s about alignment.</p><p>Celeste Risimini-Johnson operates at the center of one of the most complex intersections in commerce — merchandising, operations, omni-channel execution, and brand strategy — all inside an environment that serves the next generation of consumers.</p><p>As Chief Merchandise & Operations Officer at Barnes & Noble College, Celeste leads the General Merchandise business inclusive of omni-channel merchandising, planning & allocation, and merchandise information teams. She also oversees store operations, design & construction, and brand partnerships — a scope that requires both creative instinct and operatio...

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  Episode #133

  Leading Through Change: Vanessa LeFebvre on Curiosity, Courage and Conviction

  Feb 11, 202657 minS2

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p><b>Retail transformation doesn’t start with bold declarations. It starts with listening.</b></p><p>In this episode of Retail Relates, Rich Honiball, Tony Wells, and Judy Sedjiny sit down with Vanessa LeFebvre, a global retail leader who has spent her career operating at the intersection of brand, data, and execution.</p><p>Vanessa shares pivotal moments that shaped her leadership journey — from building Macy’s Backstage into a scalable off-price format, to partnering with data scientists at Stitch Fix, to leading global brands through moments of reinvention and exit. Across each chapte...

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  Episode #132

  Empathy Before Automation: Ricardo Belmar on Retail, AI, and Leadership

  Jan 7, 202652 minS2

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Retail doesn’t fail because of technology — it fails when leaders lose empathy for the people the technology is meant to serve.</p><p>In this episode of Retail Relates, <b>Rich Honiball </b>and <b>Guy Courtin</b> sit down with <b>Ricardo Belmar</b>, a retail technology strategist, podcast host, and longtime advisor to retailers navigating digital transformation.</p><p>Ricardo shares pivotal moments that shaped his career — from building an early “store of the future” concept before it became an industry cliché, to gaining fresh perspective by stepping outside a long-held r...

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