Andrew Siegwart's guest appearances

Andrew Siegwart

The Voice of Retail

Scott Galloway

Ron Johnson

Mack Weldon

Melissa Gonzalez

Rebecca Minkoff

Heather Monahan

Jason Goldberg

Josh Luber

Michael Schneider

Alex Waldman

Kate Hudson

Ashley Merrill

Danielle Brown

Jeremy Miller

John Ferguson

OwlTail

Kevin Graff

Graff Retail

Welcome to the The Voice of Retail, I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada, and with the support of Astound Commerce. "Modern commerce is complex and leaders need to look beyond web and marketing tech to understand the complete customer experience. The Astound Commerce Maturity Assessment lets you self-evaluate the state of your business against modern commerce demands. Visit astoundcommerce.commaturity " On this episode I welcome back to the podcast the one and only Kevin Graff, President of Graff Retail.   For decades a key advisor, sales trainer and mentor to senior level retailers and their in-store teams, Kevin and I talk about optimizing the sales floor experience before and during the COVID crisis when all seems to have changed, but in fact the fundamentals are even more important to achieving sales success. Next another long-time friend and colleague Andrew Siegwart, President Blue Mountain Village Association is back to update us on the state of the retail tourism business, and share key lessons in transforming a customer driven organization through the pandemic and beyond with passion and a commitment to a learning and caring culture. But first, lets check in with Kevin live from Oakville ****** Thanks to Kevin and Andrew for being my guests and for Astound Commerce for their support of this episode.  If you liked this podcast please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or your favourite podcast platform,  rate and review, and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the retail industry. I’m Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and Company Inc. and you can learn more about me on www.meleblanc.co or of course on LinkedIn Until next time, have a safe week!

Welcome to the The Voice of Retail, I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada, and with the support of Astound Commerce. "Modern commerce is complex and leaders need to look beyond web and marketing tech to understand the complete customer experience. The Astound Commerce Maturity Assessment lets you self-evaluate the state of your business against modern commerce demands. Visit <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fastoundcommerce.com%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cmleblanc%40retailcouncil.org%7C9444282fdf4e43a0082a08d83a0916c1%7Cf07da3e7fd9f4f7dbe9b2141a08c824e%7C1%7C0%7C637323157995526030&amp;sdata=t1y4tNcaVezIYazZoY3ldpgnsJLBT1LIHDySdSzW4IU%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">astoundcommerce.com</a>maturity " On this episode I welcome back to the podcast the one and only Kevin Graff, President of Graff Retail.   For decades a key advisor, sales trainer and mentor to senior level retailers and their in-store teams, Kevin and I talk about optimizing the sales floor experience before and during the COVID crisis when all seems to have changed, but in fact the fundamentals are even more important to achieving sales success. Next another long-time friend and colleague Andrew Siegwart, President Blue Mountain Village Association is back to update us on the state of the retail tourism business, and share key lessons in transforming a customer driven organization through the pandemic and beyond with passion and a commitment to a learning and caring culture. But first, lets check in with Kevin live from Oakville ****** Thanks to Kevin and Andrew for being my guests and for Astound Commerce for their support of this episode.  If you liked this podcast please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or your favourite podcast platform,  rate and review, and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the retail industry. I’m Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and Company Inc. and you can learn more about me on <a href="http://www.meleblanc.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.meleblanc.co</a> or of course on LinkedIn Until next time, have a safe week!

Kevin Graff, President Graff Retail and Andrew Siegwart, President Blue Mountain Village Association talk sales floor training for the COVID era and organizational transformation

Kristy Wieber

Welcome to the Voice of Retail for the week of March 18, 2019 I’m your host Michael LeBlanc and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada and sponsored by Stream Commerce, North America’s fastest growing Shopify Plus agency, learn more at www.streamcommerce.com In this episode part two of my interview with Blue Mountain Village  Association President Andrew Siegwart chatting about Chinese tourism and the best ways for retailers to maximize the visitor opportunity, plus an exclusive interview with Rent Frock Repeat Co-Founder &amp; President Kristy Wieber with breaking news on her pivot for this multiple award winning eCommerce site. Technological gremlins stepped over the last minute of my interview with Kristy, who tells us to watch out for the all new Rent Frock Repeat this fall, and I’ll be welcoming her back then to give us an update! Top retail news of the week includes  DSW name change and Canadian expansion, the run-up to April 1st retail cannabis launch day in Ontario, a new miracle on 34th street, and Dollar general’s big U.S. expansion as the bi-farcation of retail continues. I’m Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and company and you can learn more about me on www.meleblanc.co or on LinkedIn Join me again next week for highlights from the RCC Retail Cannabis conference and an interview with Andy Palalas, Chief Revenue Officer, High Tide Ventures  until then, have a great week!

Welcome to the Voice of Retail for the week of March 18, 2019 I’m your host Michael LeBlanc and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada and sponsored by Stream Commerce, North America’s fastest growing Shopify Plus agency, learn more at <a href="http://www.streamcommerce.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.streamcommerce.com</a> In this episode part two of my interview with <a href="http://bluemountainvillage.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blue Mountain Village </a> Association President Andrew Siegwart chatting about Chinese tourism and the best ways for retailers to maximize the visitor opportunity, plus an exclusive interview with <a href="https://comingsoon.rentfrockrepeat.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rent Frock Repeat</a> Co-Founder &amp; President Kristy Wieber with breaking news on her pivot for this multiple award winning eCommerce site. Technological gremlins stepped over the last minute of my interview with Kristy, who tells us to watch out for the all new Rent Frock Repeat this fall, and I’ll be welcoming her back then to give us an update! Top retail news of the week includes DSW name change and Canadian expansion, the run-up to April 1st retail cannabis launch day in Ontario, a new miracle on 34th street, and Dollar general’s big U.S. expansion as the bi-farcation of retail continues. I’m Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and company and you can learn more about me on <a href="http://www.meleblanc.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.meleblanc.co</a> or on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeleleblanc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> Join me again next week for highlights from the RCC <a href="https://www.retailcouncil.org/events/discover-the-innovative-retail-business-of-cannabis/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Retail Cannabis conference</a> and an interview with Andy Palalas, Chief Revenue Officer, High Tide Ventures until then, have a great week!

Andrew Siegwart talks Chinese tourism, award winning eCommerce retailer Kristy Wieber reveals her pivot of Rent Frock Repeat