Meet veteran retail marketer Kathy Tsolakos, Vice President Marketing, Ecommerce & Visual Presentation- PENN. at Reitmans Canada Ltée/Ltd. She takes us through an exciting career and prepares us for her panel, "Modern Marketing: Where Storytelling Meets Community," at the upcoming RCC Retail Marketing conference.
Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. My name is Michael LeBlanc, and I am your host. This podcast is produced in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada.
Meet veteran retail marketer Kathy Tsolakos, Vice President Marketing, Ecommerce & Visual Presentation- PENN. at Reitmans Canada Ltée/Ltd. She takes us through an exciting career and prepares us for her panel, "Modern Marketing: Where Storytelling Meets Community," at the upcoming RCC Retail Marketing conference.
Thanks for tuning into this episode of The Voice of Retail. If you haven't already, follow on your favourite podcast platform so new episodes will land automatically each week. And be sure to check out my other retail industry media properties, the Remarkable Retail podcast with Steve Dennis and the Global eCommerce Leaders podcast.
I'm your host, Michael LeBlanc, senior retail advisor, keynote speaker, and ReThink Retail 2023 global Top Retail Influencer. If you want more content or to chat, follow me on LinkedIn.
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About Kathy
Kathy serves as Vice President of Marketing, Ecommerce and Visual Presentation for Penningtons – an iconic leader in the plus size women’s apparel market. Currently, she is leading the brand’s exciting transformation while spearheading all strategy initiatives for the marketing, visual, and e-commerce group. For over 20 years, Kathy has led retail marketing teams driving strategy, creative and brand initiatives for prominent brands such as La Senza, Laura Canada, RW&CO. and Matt&Nat. Her innate ability to passionately create stories that engage and connect the customer journey to the brand is what she does best.
About Michael
Michael is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc. and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada and the Bank of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, Today's Shopping Choice and Pandora Jewellery.
Michael has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. He has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions with C-level executives and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels. ReThink Retail has added Michael to their prestigious Top Global Retail Influencers list for 2023 for the third year in a row.
Michael is also the president of Maven Media, producing a network of leading trade podcasts, including Canada's top retail industry podcast, The Voice of Retail. He produces and co-hosts Remarkable Retail with best-selling author Steve Dennis, now ranked one of the top retail podcasts in the world.
Based in San Francisco, Global eCommerce Leaders podcast explores global cross-border issues and opportunities for eCommerce brands and retailers.
Last but not least, Michael is the producer and host of the "Last Request Barbeque" channel on YouTube, where he cooks meals to die for - and collaborates with top brands as a food and product influencer across North America.