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March 27, 2024

ALL ABOUT THE NOTED+GIFTED EXPO WITH KATE MURRAY

Kate Murray is the owner of Quick Brown Fox Letterpress, based in the Hudson Valley of New York. Quick Brown Fox makes quirky cards with perfect puns the old-fashioned way: one color at a time, one card at a time, on turn of the century letterpress machines. To pay her…

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March 13, 2024

WINDOWS MATTER WITH AMY MEADOWS

For all of us who are merchandisers, Amy Meadows has the dream career. She has over 25 years of experience in window display, visual merchandising, and event planning. Recognized nationally in her field, Amy has reinvented traditions and reinvigorated business for both major retailers and independent businesses. From big boxes…

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March 6, 2024

ECOMMERCE BADASSERY WITH JESSICA TOTILLO COSTER

Jessica Totillo Coster is an eCommerce and email marketing strategist for boutique owners and product entrepreneurs. She uses data and experience to help her clients figure out the next best step in their business. Jessica’s a native New Yorker living in LA. She holds a degree in fashion merchandising, has…

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Feb. 21, 2024

DIVING HEADFIRST INTO RETAIL WITH SONIA MCMORAN

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 lasting, profitable relationships by adding significant value to our Customer, Vendor, and Team partners. For more information, check…

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Feb. 14, 2024

THE UK SPIN ON MERCHANDISING WITH VERITY DOYLE

Verity Doyle is the owner of Verity Gray Design and a freelance retail designer specializing in retail interiors and visual merchandising. Verity has a creative approach that's always customer focused, making sure the retail space is optimized for sales so the business can operate smoothly. Verity lives in Oxfordshire, UK…

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Feb. 7, 2024

BEING SOBERISH WITH MEHRNUSH SAADAT

Mehrnush Saadat started out in retail at the age of 15 on the floor at Upton's - if anyone remembers that store! From there, she went on to work in other retail organizations, primarily in cosmetics: Lancôme, Tony and Tina, Paula Dorf, and Origins (to name a few). In college,…

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Jan. 31, 2024

GET SOCIAL MEDIA SAVVY WITH SUSAN GEORGE

Susan George is a passionate advocate for the limitless potential of social media and the CEO and Founder of Mediary Marketing. Her journey to this point wasn't your typical trajectory. Before diving into the dynamic world of digital branding, Susan was a full-time musician. Little did she know that her…

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Jan. 23, 2024

SNARKY GREETING CARDS AND F-BOMBS WITH ANDREW FEGLER

Andrew Fegler is a 25-year-old serial entrepreneur from the Seattle area. He founded That's So Andrew, an inclusive stationery line, just under 3 years ago. Andrew prides himself on the creation of a brand that is authentic to his own identity, which is why you'll find the line to be…

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Jan. 17, 2024

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. Come along as I practice my craft and be sure to like,…

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Jan. 10, 2024

WHERE ART DECO MEETS THE 21ST CENTURY WITH EMMA LEWIS

Emma Lewis is the owner of Rare Form and The Twentieth, both based in Chicago. Emma works to digitally restore and reinterpret 100-year-old designs to create unique greeting cards, stationery, and more. Through her work, her goal is to empower and affirm others with a brand that combines vintage images…

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Jan. 3, 2024

FROM BANKING TO BRANDING WITH LINDSAY DUNCAN

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 Lennon, a women’s apparel and accessories brand. Although she had no background and learned as she went, Lindsay’s…

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Dec. 27, 2023

FROM ACTOR TO CREATIVE STYLING GURU WITH RONALD CARTER

Ronald Carter likes to think of creative styling as an art form. It's a masterpiece, carefully crafted by your imagination and passion. You could say Ronald fell into this career by accident. Having experienced being a struggling actor, he was in desperate need of a side hustle. He was living…

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Dec. 20, 2023

GROWING A BUSINESS OF GIFTS GALORE WITH ASHLEY WITHEY

Ashley Withey is an accomplished graphic designer with a diverse background spanning the worlds of nonprofit, corporate, and advertising. With experience working for renowned organizations such as Susan G. Komen, Marriott Vacation Club, and other major global brands, Ashley's journey in the design industry has been marked by success and…

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Dec. 12, 2023

THE DOMINO EFFECT WITH JONATHAN COHEN

Luxe Dominoes is the intersection of traditional games and high-end design. It was founded in Miami by Jonathan Cohen, who inherited his life-long passion for dominoes from his grandfather. Luxe Dominoes shines the light on beloved games, giving them a new place among great modern design. The art and science…

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Dec. 6, 2023

FINDING THE KEYS TO YOUR SUPERPOWERS WITH RENEE DICK

Renee Dick, creator and founder of Fresh Life Marketing, is the girlfriend you never knew you needed in your business. Whether you're in the beginning stages of starting out or even if you’re an established entrepreneur, her mission is to serve YOU. Renee created Fresh Life Marketing, an agency specializing…

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Nov. 29, 2023

FRAMING UP THE MERCHANDISING VISION WITH MELISSA HESSE

Melissa Hesse doesn't have a degree in art, but somehow, she made it her career. She started at Z Gallerie back in 1993 as a part-time sales associate while going to college. Melissa then spent the next 14 years there, holding almost every position possible, but she always found the…

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Nov. 15, 2023

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 been a proud part of the creative and retail design communities across the globe. Michelle and the team…

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Nov. 8, 2023

TRAVERSING THE WORLD OF RETAIL & WHOLESALE WITH MYLES MARKES

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 goods space for the past 25 years. Myles spent the last 25 years traversing the…

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Nov. 1, 2023

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 merchandising and strong service cultures. Among these brands is Williams-Sonoma, Inc., where she utilized her…

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Oct. 25, 2023

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 recruited by Paul Frank to help kick off the massive millennial pop-culture brand…

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Oct. 18, 2023

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 even carried a four-poster bed up a mountainside for a catalog photoshoot... and…

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Oct. 11, 2023

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 to care for themselves while still being bad*sses…

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Oct. 4, 2023

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 6-figure organic skincare small business. She created Etsy Algorithm Secrets…

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Sept. 29, 2023

BONUS EP: CATCHING UP WITH MICHELLE

On today's episode, Michelle get's personal and shares with you what's been going on with her lately — from her weight loss journey, to her main hustle, to the loss of her beloved Peanut, this episode is a major catch up with Michelle. MC Design Collaboration Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcdesigncollaboration/?hl=en MC Design…

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