20 Oct

“At Zappos Adaptive our passion is to make our customer's life easier, we completely focused on a market that has been underserved, all because of one amazing customer interaction.” - Saul Dave, Senior Director of Enterprise Systems, Zappos.com
12:59 / Inspiration / Leadership
13 Oct

Insights from SAP, Cult Branding and Life is good. "For retail, it's no longer about buying stuff and putting it in the window. Those days are over." -Bert Jacobs, CEO of Life is good Today’s retail landscape has changed (drastically!). Our goal is to help clients create authentic brands...

10:15 / Leadership / Marketing
06 Oct

You know the big names. You read the news. You stay up-to-date on what’s happening in retail. But hearing insights from top retail CEOs and industry thought leaders in person is a totally different experience – and we’re betting that you’ve probably never had the chance...

11:50 / Inspiration / Leadership / Marketing
29 Sep

The companies that survive longest are the ones that work out what they uniquely can give to the world—not just growth or money but their excellence, their respect for others, or their ability to make people happy. Some call these things a soul. —Charles Handy, "The Search for Meaning" in Leader to Leader
19:10 / Inspiration / Marketing
22 Sep

By Retired Chief Marketing Officer of Kohl’s Department Stores, Julie Gardner Every Journey requires some kind of compass—a sense of where one is headed and an assurance that one is on the right path.
13:17 / Marketing
15 Sep

Brand Equity can be defined as the commercial value that derives from consumer perception of the brand name of a particular product or service, in other words, the value premium that a company generates from a product with a recognizable name when compared to a generic equivalent. Think Apple's new iPhone X price starting at $1000 compared to a generic smartphone.
11:17 / Marketing
11 Aug

Steve M. Scheel, CEO of Scheels, and a few associates were recently featured in the Fargo INC! article "HOW TO BUILD A BUSINESS THAT WILL LAST, THE SCHEELS WAY." What does it take to make a 115-year-old company a great place to work and shop?   Scheels'...

09:45 / Inspiration / Leadership
04 Aug

“Choose a job that you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” I think we’ve all heard that before. But, I think it’s bullshit. I love cooking, owning restaurants, and working with people every day. But, it’s very difficult at times. It’s long hours standing on your feet, doing repetitive tasks. It’s late nights and early mornings. It’s being behind the scenes. And, it’s a thankless job sometimes. But, it’s something that I truly love. It’s something that brings me happiness every day and it’s a happiness that I can share.

10:45 / Creativity / Inspiration / Personal Development