Retail Industry
Discover insights from successful retail CEOs and founders. Learn about their strategies, challenges, and success stories in the retail industry.

Retail
10 interviews
Retail Industry Interviews
Explore interviews with founders and CEOs in the retail industry. Learn about their journeys, challenges, and strategies for success in building retail businesses.

Debra Crew
CEO of Diageo
How I'm transforming Diageo's culture and driving innovation in the spirits industry through data-driven decision making and balanced leadership.

Jim Keyes
Former CEO of 7-Eleven and Blockbuster
How I transformed 7-Eleven through innovation and adaptability, turning challenges into opportunities for global growth.

Tom Bilyeu
Co-founder & Former CMO
How I turned $10,000 and a home-made protein bar recipe into a $1 billion business by focusing on community and value over profits.

Iman Ghadzi
Founder & CEO
From intense hustle to strategic scaling: How I built a multi-million dollar business by turning personal expertise into digital products.

Indra Nooyi
Former CEO
Indra Nooyi led PepsiCo through a period of unprecedented growth, pioneering a focus on health conscious products and sustainable development.

Steven Rinella
Founder & CEO
Steven is the founder and CEO of MeatEater, a media company and outdoor lifestyle brand. Known for his honest storytelling and conservationist ethos, Steven has grown MeatEater into a multi-channel powerhouse with books, shows, and gear for outdoor enthusiasts.

Priyanka Vemuluri
Founder & CEO
The founder of Goyaz built a thriving jewelry brand rooted in affordability and aspiration. Starting from a single store with family support, she scaled Goya into a 19-store empire across 5 Indian states in just over two years.

David Mizrahi
Founder & CEO
High school dropout to hospitality leader: David Mizrahi turned a failing shawarma shop into a fast growing group behind Salt Steakhouse, LBK Grill, Soya, Pepe Kitchen, Salt Market, and Bubby’s Bagels. His playbook: customer first service, responsible growth, and hands on leadership.

Garry Ridge
Chairman Emeritus, Former CEO & Founder of The Learning Moment
Garry Ridge led WD-40 Company for 25 years, turning a simple blue-and-yellow can into a multi-billion-dollar global brand and a 93% engagement “tribe,” using servant leadership, learning moments, and radical humility as his playbook.

Greg Marcus
President & CEO, The Marcus Corporation
Greg Marcus grew up in a 90-year-old family business and helped steer The Marcus Corporation through streaming, pandemics, and generational change by holding to Ben’s commandments, owning real estate, betting on community, and turning moviegoing into a two-hour vacation with recliners, burgers, and a familiar face on the screen.