Recent Episodes

For those of you who have asked “Exactly what does Michelle do?” This is the episode that is a deep dive into exactly what Michelle does for each client and the role she plays in each of their businesses. She’ll go into detail about Stephen Young, retailers and gift show setups. Informative, inspiring and educational! Show links MC Design Collaboration Instagram: @mcdesigncollaboration Bristol Farms Instagram: @bristolfarms Stephen Young Instagram: @stephenyoungshowroom Peking Handicraft Instagr...

From press in Martha Stewart Living to Marie Claire to being sold in Urban Outfitters to Neiman Marcus , Soul Addict, a farm-first & woman-owned organic Hemp CBD Company continues to inspire us in part 2 of our 2 part interview with owner, Laura White. Get comfy as she & Michelle discuss how her business spiked during the 2020 pandemic and the inspiration & journey behind converting a 1950's motorcycle garage into their first brick and mortar retail store. OUR WEBSITE - https://www.theretailwhor...

This week’s guest is Laura White, founder and CEO of Soul Addict , a conscious CBD line & majority women-owned hemp farm she runs with her business partner, Maxwell Gaudin. She launched Soul Addict in her ‘soul city’ of New Orleans after using CBD & cannabis to help empower her struggle with anxiety and depression since her early teen years. Shortly after, Laura made the decision to pack up her things in her favorite place and make the move back to her hometown in the rolling hills of Western No...

This week’s interview is with Chris Willard from The Great Gift & Paper Co. Chris began her career as a registered nurse where medicine was her first love. At that time, as crazy as it sounds, there weren’t a lot of nursing opportunities fresh out of nursing school so rather than working in the hospital unit of a local prison, she took a job with Johnson & Johnson as a sales rep. After working as a sales rep for a very long time, one day she decided to open up a retail boutique and the rest is h...

This week’s interview is the second in our series ‘Life After Anthro’. My former intern, Samantha Davis, is now a successful entrepreneur within the birth industry, and has spent the last four years, along with her husband, building and connecting with local industry leaders to help improve the quality of postpartum care to new mothers within the Southern California area. She has continued to develop their team of experts to accommodate the ever-growing demand for placenta encapsulation as a uni...

From an 18-year-old stock girl at Nordstrom’s to creating Urban Girl Accessories in 1994, Annie Lents Glen chats with Michelle on how she manages to run a 10 location, 5 concept retail business in the San Diego, California area, with the support of her talented team while at the same time, being a mom to her 2 boys, Jack & Cooper. Her positive attitude and daily gratitude sets the tone for the messaging behind her brand – Put on Your Positive Pants. Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/urbangirla...

Everyone loves a good comeback story, and today's guest, Effie Tanji from Bodewell Living, is making it her mission to share how she’s doing it her way: fierce, fearless, and free. After co-founding and operating a small, slow fashion jewelry business for a few years, Effie decided to launch a luxury candle brand in March of 2018. It was a fast and furious trajectory from zero to explosive. Effie & Michelle discuss how she got her start, selling candles out of the back of her SUV, her commitmen...

Today’s guests are sisters and design creatives, Susie & Heidi Bauer, owners of Rock Scissor Paper. Rock Scissor Paper has created products imbued with their signature sense of color and optimism that stay true to their joyful outlook in life. Join us as they discuss building their brand, how they can insert a dose of happiness into every product they sell, and how they believe ice cream is truly the best medicine for anything! Additional links: Heidi's essay in Medium with mention of their "Sma...

This episode is part one of our 'Life After Anthropologie' multi-episode series. Today’s episode is a trip down memory lane for Michelle and Jess who worked together at Anthropologie. Jessica is the co-host of The Rants & Raves Podcast . Fasten your seatbelt for lots of laughs and great stories from their time working together. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/therantsandravespodcast/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/therantsandravespodcast/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/raves_the

Today’s guests are Kingfisher Road boutique founder, Kelly Epstein and her daughter Laura. Kingfisher Road boutique was established in 2004. Kelly began selling at fundraisers and private events. What began as a fun side business, quickly became something that needed its own dedicated space – not at her home! Michelle & the Kingfisher ladies discuss business growth, working with a family member, and how Kingfisher continued to thrive during the pandemic & political upheaval. GUEST SOCIALS: @kin...

The Retail Whore Podcast creator, Michelle Sherrier is our Episode 1 guest, also known as The Solocast! Michelle gives listeners a deep dive into her retail journey, the good, the bad, and the lessons learned along the way. From as a 14-year-old girl from Manhattan Beach working in her first retail store, to modeling in Japan, back to the retail world working for giants such as Fred Segal & Anthropologie and ultimately branching off and building her own visual merchandising company, MC Design Co...

What is The Retail Whore Podcast? Stories and Lessons from a life in retail. This podcast is about retail. The good, the bad and the ugly. Not just my stories, I will be interviewing my favorite retailers, wholesalers, creatives and hustlers who will be sharing their stories and experiences in retail. My hope is that you join me every week to hear something new and something different & hopefully you take something away.