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Hosted by Steve Worthy · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 93 episodes
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You’ve earned your position. Now let’s make sure you lead like it. Retail leadership isn’t what it used to be. And if you’ve been doing this long enough, neither are you. The job gets bigger. The expectations get louder. But the guidance? That usually disappears right when you need it most. And most leaders are left figuring things out quietly while still being expected to have all the answers. This podcast is for experienced retail leaders who’ve already proven themselves and know there has to be a better way to lead than just carrying more. I’m Steve Worthy. I’ve spent over 30 years working across retail — from boardrooms to regional and district markets, through restructures, reinventions, and the parts of leadership no one really prepares you for. I’ve coached thousands of retail leaders and advised teams that support the retail industry, and this podcast exists for one reas
Steve Worthy hosts Retail Leadership with Steve Worthy, a business show with 93 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail The safety and security conversation has reached the board level. And if you're a retail leader in the field, it is coming down to you whether your company has prepared you for it or not. Steve sits down
Send us Fan Mail I thought writing a book would mostly be about getting the ideas out of my head and onto the page. I was wrong. In Part 1A of this special Retail Leadership with Steve Worthy series, I’m taking you insid
Send us Fan Mail Being ready for the next opportunity does not guarantee you get it. Steve learned that the hard way - outperformed for a role he thought was already his, by someone who simply showed up to win that day.
Send us Fan Mail I wasn't planning on recording this morning. Good thing he did. This unscripted episode covers three things retail leaders are sitting with right now: how to outlast the doubt when you're building someth
Send us Fan Mail Part II is about the moment most leaders mishandle. After a conference, leaders return energized. New ideas. New language. New urgency. And almost immediately, they start pushing initiatives into an orga
Send us Fan Mail The Discipline to Say No (The Decision That Determines Everything) This is the decision most leaders avoid. After the conferences. After the ideas. After the pressure to “look at everything.” Part IV is
Send us Fan Mail Part III is about the mistake that kills most conference ideas. Leaders come back with insights, slides, notes, and energy. They share the information. They post about it. They talk about it. And then no
Send us Fan Mail After NRF: Decide the Real Problem (Part 1 of 4) Most conferences don’t fail because the ideas are bad. They fail because leaders come back with volume instead of judgment. NRF expands what feels possibl
Send us Fan Mail There were years when things looked fine from the outside, but they weren’t fine. Professionally, I was doing the work. Personally, I was carrying more than I should have. I had a coach, a tighter inner
Send us Fan Mail If you’re a founder trying to sell into retail, this episode may save you months of missteps. If you’re a retail leader evaluating new technology, it’ll reflect what you often wish vendors understood. In
Send us Fan Mail What Happens When You’ve Outgrown Your Role? In this episode, I sit down with Ryan Holm from Helzberg Diamonds , and we get right into the real tension many retail leaders feel but rarely talk about — th
Send us Fan Mail Retail is not complicated. It is hard work. This episode gets us back to the basics that keep a store alive: profit, time, and turns. I sit down with Maximilian Anderson, founder of SKUMAX, to talk about
Send us Fan Mail Conference fatigue is real. The solution isn’t bigger booths. It’s better design. In this episode of Retail Leadership with Steve Worthy, Jamie Hancock — founder of Buying Time and Commerce Futures — bre
Send us Fan Mail Retail technology often gets lost in hype. But what does it actually mean for leaders on the ground? In this episode of Retail Leadership with Steve Worthy, I sit down with Ricardo Belmar , Producer and
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Retail Leadership with Steve Worthy, I sit down with Lucas Piccinin , founder of NetConV, a platform designed to bring real-time expiration date transparency to grocery eCommerce. We e
Send us Fan Mail Everyone’s talking about AI, but few retail leaders are asking the deeper question: Is your company truly AI-ready—or just overwhelmed with data? In this episode, I sit down with, Abhijit Patharkar , the
Send us Fan Mail What if your customer feedback system could make you a better leader—not just improve your metrics? In this episode of Retail Leadership with Steve Worthy, we’re joined by Eric Sangerma, Head of Growth a
Send us Fan Mail Some stores just stop you. You walk in, and for a moment—maybe longer—you forget you're in a place built to sell. You're in something more. A feeling. A point of view. A brand that knows who it is. This
Send us Fan Mail Many retail leaders operate with a limited perspective, often assuming that their market’s approach is the gold standard. But in a world where consumer behaviors, technology, and retail strategies vary d
Send us Fan Mail AI is transforming retail at an unprecedented pace, and in this episode of Retail Leadership with Steve Worthy, we explore what leaders need to know now. From sneaker culture to digital transformation, J
Ang Nayyar
StrutFit
1 appearance on this show
Ryan Holm
Helzberg Diamonds
1 appearance on this show
Maximilian Anderson
SKUMAX
1 appearance on this show
Jamie Hancock
Commerce Futures
1 appearance on this show
Lucas Piccinin
NetConV
1 appearance on this show
Abhijit Patharkar
Nexlytix
1 appearance on this show
Eric Sangerma
Simplesat
1 appearance on this show
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