Strategy gets headlines; execution wins seasons. From West Point to the helm of PetSmart, Ken Hicks has built a leadership legacy defined by discipline, empathy, and execution. Before leading billion-dollar turnarounds at Foot Locker and Academy Sports + Outdoors, his first retail job was far simpler — filling bags of dirt at a local nursery, where he learned the patience and precision that still shape his leadership philosophy today. In this episode of Retail Relates, Rich Honiball and Tony ...
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Strategy gets headlines; execution wins seasons. From West Point to the helm of PetSmart, Ken Hicks has built a leadership legacy defined by discipline, empathy, and execution. Before leading billion-dollar turnarounds at Foot Locker and Academy Sports + Outdoors, his first retail job was far simpler — filling bags of dirt at a local nursery, where he learned the patience and precision that still shape his leadership philosophy today. In this episode of Retail Relates, Rich Honiball and Tony ...
Where Grit Meets Growth: Jeremy & Lila Stewart on the Hari Mari Journey
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51 minutes
1 month ago
Where Grit Meets Growth: Jeremy & Lila Stewart on the Hari Mari Journey
What does it take to turn a flip flop into a lifestyle brand? For Jeremy and Lila Stewart, it meant grit, resilience, and a belief that comfort, color, and community could reshape an industry. Inspired by their time in Indonesia and frustrated by stagnant footwear options, the Stewarts launched Hari Mari in 2012. What started with crayon drawings and focus groups quickly ran into real-world challenges: supply chain failures, defective shipments, and even counterfeit sales undermining their la...
Retail Relates
Strategy gets headlines; execution wins seasons. From West Point to the helm of PetSmart, Ken Hicks has built a leadership legacy defined by discipline, empathy, and execution. Before leading billion-dollar turnarounds at Foot Locker and Academy Sports + Outdoors, his first retail job was far simpler — filling bags of dirt at a local nursery, where he learned the patience and precision that still shape his leadership philosophy today. In this episode of Retail Relates, Rich Honiball and Tony ...
