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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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This week’s guest is Sarah Schwartz, magazine editor, writer, podcaster and consultant. She first started covering stationery as a market editor for the trade publication Gifts & Decorative Accessories in 1997, and in 2008, ...

Located in Los Angeles, California, Chez Gagné letterpress was Founded in 2014 by Alex Gagné. As a creative outlet from her job as a marketing director for an IT company, Alex started taking night classes to learn the art of ...

This week’s guest, Kathy Shaw is the Manager of Seaside Gallery and Goods and the Pelican Courtyard. Seaside has 15 small businesses working collectively and the Pelican Courtyard has 8 small businesses each in their own sui...

Kaylin is the founder & CEO of JIGGY , a new jigsaw puzzle brand on a mission to modernize and elevate the humble jigsaw, and support female artists around the world. She turned her hobby into a company and has been featured ...

As we continue to celebrate our two-year anniversary, we’re bringing it back to our very first guests, Kelly & Lo Epstein from Kingfisher Road . Our favorite thing about this mother-daughter duo is the customer service both t...

This week’s guest is Breegan Jane, an Los Angeles-based designer, author, philanthropist and mom to two boys. She showcases her expertise on HGTV , NBC , Hallmark Channel , Discovery , Food Network and more. You may recognize...

This week’s episode is all about Michelle’s show process - pre & post, how this year’s show is different for her, & why she prefers to experience the show with someone by her side. Grab a pen & pad and take notes – this one i...