Fashion Tech Forum: In The Studio continues the themes, ideas and conversations introduced at Fashion Tech Forum, the annual conference that brings together leaders and visionaries shaping the future of these intersecting industries.
This podcast will provide perspective and valuable insights from the minds of world-class talent, global leaders and brand visionaries. We also present discussions with cultural and business luminaries who are making a significant difference for women, sustainable practices and our communities in need. These conversations focus on sharing personal journeys and pivotal experiences and dig deeply into how these leaders see the future.
“The Space Between” is an especially relevant conversation during this time of turbulent change, where quieting the mind is essential for determining the best way forward. We bring into focus the practice of awareness, which translates to all aspects of our daily life. Our guests are extraordinary leaders who embrace this practice and are able to bring greater clarity to how they think about innovation, new ways of working, and creating culture.
Hosted by Karen Harvey.
Karen Harvey is CEO and Founder of The Karen Harvey Companies, an ecosystem of services, brands and platforms. KHC brings talent, strategy, vision and culture together to create world class brands through executive search, advisory services and workshops. FTF creates a space for visionaries, innovators and those driving the conversation across industries and culture. INDX connects emerging creatives with progressive brands for employment opportunities and knowledge sharing partnerships. A Zen student for more than 30 years, Karen integrates her practice across all of her businesses. Karen is a graduate of the OPM Program of Harvard Business School.
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Fashion Tech Forum: In The Studio continues the themes, ideas and conversations introduced at Fashion Tech Forum, the annual conference that brings together leaders and visionaries shaping the future of these intersecting industries.
This podcast will provide perspective and valuable insights from the minds of world-class talent, global leaders and brand visionaries. We also present discussions with cultural and business luminaries who are making a significant difference for women, sustainable practices and our communities in need. These conversations focus on sharing personal journeys and pivotal experiences and dig deeply into how these leaders see the future.
“The Space Between” is an especially relevant conversation during this time of turbulent change, where quieting the mind is essential for determining the best way forward. We bring into focus the practice of awareness, which translates to all aspects of our daily life. Our guests are extraordinary leaders who embrace this practice and are able to bring greater clarity to how they think about innovation, new ways of working, and creating culture.
Hosted by Karen Harvey.
Karen Harvey is CEO and Founder of The Karen Harvey Companies, an ecosystem of services, brands and platforms. KHC brings talent, strategy, vision and culture together to create world class brands through executive search, advisory services and workshops. FTF creates a space for visionaries, innovators and those driving the conversation across industries and culture. INDX connects emerging creatives with progressive brands for employment opportunities and knowledge sharing partnerships. A Zen student for more than 30 years, Karen integrates her practice across all of her businesses. Karen is a graduate of the OPM Program of Harvard Business School.
Charlie Cole is undoubtedly one of the most exciting new CEOs in retail today. Impressive, brilliant, delightful, humble and kind, Charlie has seemingly boundless energy. He recorded this 2-hour conversation from his standing desk, sharing story after story to illustrate his points. This powerful energy is well-needed, as Charlie recently took on one of the biggest challenges of his career: spearheading, as CEO, the revitalization of 110-year-old flower delivery company, FTD.
Charlie started his career in digital marketing, though quickly found himself in the retail industry after landing at Lucky Brand Jeans, where he was able to learn from industry veterans and founders, Gene and Barry. Not long after, Charlie joined Adam Pritzker and Vanessa Traina in building The Line under Assembled Brands, where he took his first deep dive into luxury, fashion and experiential retail. He then took his first foray into revitalizing a heritage brand by joining TUMI as Chief Digital Officer, a role which transitioned into Global Chief eCommerce Officer for Samsonite after the acquisition. The culmination of these experiences ultimately led him to his second revitalization project, this time as CEO, at FTD.
In this conversation, you will experience both Charlie’s humility and insatiable curiosity - they are part of what make him such a compelling leader. As an example, not all incoming CEOs would do what Charlie did upon joining FTD: take a few shifts in the customer service department. He read heart-wrenching stories of late deliveries… flowers that were meant for a mother dying of covid that did not arrive in time, and so many more. Not many businesses are so deeply attached to the emotional tone scale - only one of the many complexities Charlie is now facing at the helm of this formerly bankrupt, local-commerce focused flower delivery business.
We talk all the time about what constitutes great leadership - it’s not just great business acumen and intellectual brilliance, but often an acute sense of self-awareness and very big heart that contribute to the makings of a world-class CEO, like Charlie Cole.
As always, thank you for your support, and hope you enjoy our conversation.
Fashion Tech Forum: In The Studio
Fashion Tech Forum: In The Studio continues the themes, ideas and conversations introduced at Fashion Tech Forum, the annual conference that brings together leaders and visionaries shaping the future of these intersecting industries.
This podcast will provide perspective and valuable insights from the minds of world-class talent, global leaders and brand visionaries. We also present discussions with cultural and business luminaries who are making a significant difference for women, sustainable practices and our communities in need. These conversations focus on sharing personal journeys and pivotal experiences and dig deeply into how these leaders see the future.
“The Space Between” is an especially relevant conversation during this time of turbulent change, where quieting the mind is essential for determining the best way forward. We bring into focus the practice of awareness, which translates to all aspects of our daily life. Our guests are extraordinary leaders who embrace this practice and are able to bring greater clarity to how they think about innovation, new ways of working, and creating culture.
Hosted by Karen Harvey.
Karen Harvey is CEO and Founder of The Karen Harvey Companies, an ecosystem of services, brands and platforms. KHC brings talent, strategy, vision and culture together to create world class brands through executive search, advisory services and workshops. FTF creates a space for visionaries, innovators and those driving the conversation across industries and culture. INDX connects emerging creatives with progressive brands for employment opportunities and knowledge sharing partnerships. A Zen student for more than 30 years, Karen integrates her practice across all of her businesses. Karen is a graduate of the OPM Program of Harvard Business School.
