Recent Episodes

Jan. 24, 2024

EP 135: SNARKY GREETING CARDS AND F-BOMBS WITH ANDREW FEGLER

This episode is sponsored by MC Design Academy, designed to be a space where I get to share my expertise with you, where you'll get to learn all about visual merchandising, design, display, retail, and everything in between. ...

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Jan. 17, 2024

EP 134: THE QUEEN OF CROWNS AND HER EMPIRE WITH KEVLYN WALSH

This episode is sponsored by MC Design Academy, designed to be a space where I get to share my expertise with you, where you'll get to learn all about visual merchandising, design, display, retail, and everything in between. ...

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Jan. 10, 2024

EP 133: WHERE ART DECO MEETS THE 21ST CENTURY WITH EMMA LEWIS

This episode is sponsored by Fine Lines, a west coast wholesale rep agency with showrooms in Las Vegas and Seattle representing over 50 fabulous gift, fashion + home lines. Emma Lewis is the owner of Rare Form and The Twentie...

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Jan. 3, 2024

EP 132: FROM BANKING TO BRANDING WITH LINDSAY DUNCAN

This episode is sponsored by Patrick & Company. In 2011, Lindsay Duncan was pregnant with twins and at home on bed rest. She was also recently laid off from her job in banking. These circumstances led Lindsay to create Winter...

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Dec. 27, 2023

EP 131: FROM ACTOR TO CREATIVE STYLING GURU WITH RONALD CARTER

This episode is sponsored by Fine Lines, a west coast wholesale rep agency with showrooms in Las Vegas and Seattle representing over 50 fabulous gift, fashion + home lines. Ronald Carter likes to think of creative styling as ...

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Dec. 20, 2023

EP 130: GROWING A BUSINESS OF GIFTS GALORE WITH ASHLEY WITHEY

This week’s episode is sponsored by @salesproducersinc , a progressive business to business company representing Gift, Lifestyle, Fashion, Personal Care, & Kids lines selling to retail stores with a mission to create long las...

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Dec. 13, 2023

EP 129: THE DOMINO EFFECT WITH JONATHAN COHEN

This week’s episode is sponsored by Patrick & Company, a wholesale sales agency proudly representing nationally and internationally branded companies. Located in the Dallas Market Center, for over 30 years they have been the ...

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Dec. 6, 2023

EP 128: FINDING THE KEYS TO YOUR SUPERPOWERS WITH RENEE DICK

This week’s episode is sponsored by MC Design Academy. MC Design Academy is designed to be a space where I get to share my expertise with you, where you'll get to learn all about visual merchandising, design, display, retail,...

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Nov. 29, 2023

EP 127: FRAMING UP THE MERCHANDISING VISION WITH MELISSA HESSE

This week’s episode is sponsored by MC Design Academy. MC Design Academy is designed to be a space where I get to share my expertise with you, where you'll get to learn all about visual merchandising, design, display, retail,...

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Nov. 22, 2023

EP 126: ROOTED IN RETAIL WITH CRYSTAL VILKAITIS

This week’s episode is sponsored by Fine Lines, a west coast wholesale rep agency with showrooms in Las Vegas and Seattle representing over 50 fabulous gifts, fashion + home lines. Crystal Vilkaitis is a world-class social me...

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Nov. 15, 2023

EP 125: BUILDING A MERCHANDISING POWERHOUSE WITH ZENGENIUS

Ready to Zen? Let's go! ZenGenius specializes in providing Visual Merchandising, Creative Direction, and Special Events support to retail brands, businesses, and organizations of all types. Going on 25 years, ZenGenius has be...

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Nov. 8, 2023

EP 124: TRAVERSING THE WORLD OF RETAIL & WHOLESALE WITH MYLES MARKS

Myles Marks is the Chief Creative and Merchandising Officer at DM Merchandising. He attended Georgetown University and then toiled in the LA world for a bit afterwards. Myles has been innovating products within the consumer g...

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Nov. 1, 2023

EP 123: A JOLT OF RETAIL JOY WITH ROBIN KRAMER

Robin Kramer is a brand marketing maven, natural business nurturer, master of relationships, and a sales expert who has an impressive history with leaders in the retail industry who have built their brands on innovative merch...

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Oct. 25, 2023

EP 122: FROM MONKEYS TO COOLERS

Do you ever wonder who makes those chalkboard signs at Trader Joe's? Well, that's how Benjamin Soto got started—drawing Trader Joe's signs by day and designing band merch at night for Fearless Records. In 1998, Ben was recrui...

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Oct. 18, 2023

EP 121: MERCHANDISING FOR THE HOLIDAYS

A native of the Pacific Northwest, Susan Esayian has been working in the gift industry professionally for 26 years in a variety of roles. She’s done it all, from merchandising Kitchen-Aid mixers to buying fine tableware. She ...

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Oct. 11, 2023

EP 120: LIKE CHEF, LIKE RETAILER

Whether you're a chef or a retailer, self-care can be a difficult concept to grasp at times amid the endless 16 hour work days that are at times your reality. Michelle and Chef Amber sit down to talk about how they've learned...

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Oct. 4, 2023

EP 119: HOW TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS

Today on The Retail Whore, Michelle and Monica connect and share who business owners can make the most of social media to grow their business. Monica Little left her corporate job to pursue her own dreams and built a multiple...

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Sept. 27, 2023

EP 118: CREATING JOVIAL GOOD VIBES

This week we welcome Hilary Meehan, Co-Founder / CEO Mirthos . She believes in creative living, making life the perfect juicy delight of your wildest dreams & inspiring more people to enjoy this glorious mess called life (*th...

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Sept. 20, 2023

EP 117: ONE HECK OF A RETAIL SHOPPER!

This week’s guest is Mary Liz Curtin, owner of Leon & Lulu , Detroit’s own award-winning, 15,000 square foot, lifestyle store – which was originally a roller rink! Mary Liz is passionate about independent retail. Her knowledg...

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Sept. 13, 2023

EP 116: CELEBRATING SOBER LIFE

We are thrilled to welcome back Dale Rhodes, Senior VP with Katin USA . Dale’s path to success began at 17 years-old, when he worked in the retail industry at MGA (Guess Jeans), Camp Beverly Hills , and Val Surf . It came na...

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Sept. 6, 2023

EP 115: LET'S TALK TRADEMARKS!

Nicole Swartz is the attorney and founder behind Sprout Law, a law firm for women business owners. She's also a business owner as well. In 2015, she started a skincare line that was featured in hundreds of stores around the w...

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Aug. 30, 2023

EP 114: THE VALUE OF THE MERCHANDISER

This week’s guest Alyssa Benner has been in retail for 16-17 years. She has worked in boutique shops and corporate owned retail & has always moved up quickly in those jobs due to not only loving what she did but hard work. Sh...

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Aug. 23, 2023

EP 113: THE POWER OF THE HANDWRITTEN NOTE

Marcie Pantzer is the founder of Dear Annabelle , a luxury paper goods brand that brings a whimsical wink to the classic art of correspondence. The brand was born from Marcie’s personal love of letter writing, starting when s...

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Aug. 16, 2023

EP 112: WELCOME TO MC DESIGN ACADEMY + SHOW RECAP

On this week’s episode, Michelle Sherrier, welcomes listeners to her latest hustle, MC Design Academy ! MC Design Academy is designed to be a space where Michelle will share her expertise with you, where you'll get to learn a...

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