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Hosted by Ron Thurston · business · EN · 38 episodes
Your store teams feel it: more pressure, more change, less time to get it right. FRONTLINE FRIDAYS helps you turn that pressure into impact. Built for senior retail + hospitality field leaders, each episode features candid conversations with execs and disruptors from the world’s most iconic brands — sharing honest lessons and clear tactics you can start using immediately. Hosted by Ron Thurston, retail leadership expert and two-time bestselling author of RETAIL PRIDE (2020) and HUMAN PRIDE (2025). Season 2 starts September 26, 2025. New episodes every other Friday.
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Signup to Generate a PitchYour store teams feel it: more pressure, more change, less time to get it right. FRONTLINE FRIDAYS helps you turn that pressure into impact. Built for senior retail + hospitality field leaders, each episode features candid conversations with execs and disruptors from the world’s most iconic brands, sharing honest lessons and clear tactics you can start using immediately.
FRONTLINE FRIDAYS with Ron Thurston is hosted by Ron Thurston. The show has published 38 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "What Boot Barn's Chief Retail Officer Knows About Building Leaders" (5 June 2026, 35 minutes), "What 900 Travel Centers Teach You About Frontline Technology" (8 May 2026, 28 minutes), and "Calm Under Pressure: The Leadership Skill Retail Needs Most" (24 April 2026, 32 minutes).
FRONTLINE FRIDAYS with Ron Thurston publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 38 episodes.
Booking probability for FRONTLINE FRIDAYS with Ron Thurston is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. FRONTLINE FRIDAYS with Ron Thurston requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. FRONTLINE FRIDAYS with Ron Thurston's contact route on record: verified email.
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Ron Thurston hosts FRONTLINE FRIDAYS with Ron Thurston, a business show with 38 episodes published.
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Episode #18
The best leaders don't just build great stores. They build the people who build great stores. In Season 2, Episode 18 of Frontline Fridays, host Ron Thurston sits down with Mike Love, Chief Retail Officer at Boot Barn...
FRONTLINE FRIDAYS with Ron Thurston
Most technology leaders build for the screen. David Dawson builds for the floor. In Season 2, Episode 17 of Frontline Fridays, host Ron Thurston sits down with David Dawson, VP of Retail and Digital Technology at Pilot...
FRONTLINE FRIDAYS with Ron Thurston
FRONTLINE FRIDAYS S2 Ep.16: Calm Under Pressure: The Leadership Skill Retail Needs Most Pressure isn’t the problem. How leaders respond to it is. In this episode of Frontline Fridays, Ron Thurston sits down with Lesley...
Episode #15
FRONTLINE FRIDAYS S2 Ep.15: Leadership Isn’t a Role. It’s a Weekly Discipline. Most retail leaders are told they have to choose: hit results or invest in people. Shalonda Dean spent 25 years proving that’s a false...
Episode #14
The Four Pillars of High-Performing Retail Stores — Frontline Fridays, Season 2, Episode 14 Retail teams don’t fail because of effort. They fail because of disconnect. In Season 2, Episode 14 of Frontline Fridays , Ron...
Episode #13
High growth is hard. Sustained growth is harder. Building a culture people don’t want to leave? That’s leadership. In Season 2, Episode 13 of Frontline Fridays , Ron Thurston sits down with Paul Griffin, Founder & CEO...
FRONTLINE FRIDAYS with Ron Thurston
Retail will always face disruption. Great stores still win. In Season 2, Episode 12 of Frontline Fridays, host Ron Thurston sits down with Rachel Williamson, Chief Strategic Retail Advisor at Running Great Stores Retail...
FRONTLINE FRIDAYS with Ron Thurston
Most leadership frameworks try to add complexity. The best leaders do the opposite. In Season 2, Episode 11 of Frontline Fridays , host Ron Thurston sits down with Corinne Suarez , VP and Head of Retail at Marine Layer...
Episode #10
Most strategies don’t fail because they’re bad ideas. They fail because execution breaks down where it matters most. In Season 2, Episode 10 of Frontline Fridays , host Ron Thurston sits down with Kevin Ertell , CEO of...
Episode #9
The hardest part of rolling out new tools in retail isn’t the technology. It’s getting frontline teams to believe in them. In this episode of Frontline Fridays , host Ron Thurston sits down with Missy Pool, executive...
Episode #8
The real challenge in retail execution isn’t ambition or strategy, it’s the constant pressure on frontline leaders to decide what matters next while the business keeps moving. In this episode of Frontline Fridays , host...
Episode #7
The real gap in retail leadership isn’t talent — it’s the pressure to lead without the support to grow. In this episode of Frontline Fridays, host Ron Thurston sits down with Steve Worthy — founder of Worthy Retail...
Episode #6
The strongest retention strategy in retail isn’t a program or a perk — it’s the leader who shows up. In this episode of Frontline Fridays , host Ron Thurston sits down with Billy Kissel, Head of Stores (East) at Office...
FRONTLINE FRIDAYS with Ron Thurston
The last marketing mile isn’t digital — it’s human. In this episode of Frontline Fridays , host Ron Thurston sits down with Ian Scott , retail consultant and founder of Ian Scott Retail , to talk about why the final...
Episode #4
Safety isn’t a slowdown — it’s a performance strategy. In this episode of Frontline Fridays , host Ron Thurston sits down with Dean Correia , Founder of Correia Security Resources , to talk about what it really takes to...
Episode #3
Leading through change isn’t about reacting — it’s about flexing. In this episode of Frontline Fridays, host Ron Thurston sits down with Detria Courtalis, VP of Retail at Pandora, to unpack what it really means to lead...
Episode #2
Developing talent isn’t a program — it’s a practice. In this episode of Frontline Fridays , host Ron Thurston sits down with Adam Lukoskie , Executive Director of the NRF Foundation , to talk about what leaders often...
Episode #1
Accountability isn’t a tough talk; it’s a system. In this kickoff to Season 2, host Ron Thurston sits down with leadership expert and bestselling author April Sabral to explore what accountability really looks like on...
Episode #22
Purpose without action is just decoration. Chris Freeman, SVP of Store Operations at Michaels, believes brand values need “batteries included” — lived daily, not laminated on a wall. In this episode, he shares how a...
Episode #21
Curiosity isn’t just a trait of great leaders — it’s a tool that drives results. Karrie Helm, Senior Director of Stores at EVEREVE, has built her store teams around what she calls “operationalizing curiosity” — turning...
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