Retail Intel

About Retail Intel

Retail Intel is a podcast series brought to you by Phillips Edison & Company, one of the nation’s largest owners and operators of grocery-anchored shopping centers. Join Brian Sheehan as he explores emerging trends, insights, and hot topics in the retail real estate industry.

Publisher

Phillips Edison and Company

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Nov 2017

Latest episode

10 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 65 episodes have a transcript.

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   10 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep. 65: Pilates Addiction

   Host Alex Carter interviews Sarah Luna, CEO of Pilates Addiction, about scaling a boutique fitness franchise by prioritizing customer experience and operational standardization.

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   25 Feb 2026

   Ep. 64: Back Nine Golf

   Send a text This episode of Retail Intel explores how Back Nine Golf is reshaping access to the sport through a streamlined, tech-forward indoor model built for today’s avid golfer. Brian Sheehan sits down with co-founder and COO Brady Carlsen to discuss the disciplined choices behind their growth, including a small-footprint, no-restaurant approach that keeps operations simple and member-focused. Brady shares how Full Swing technology, automation, and a clear understanding of their core cust...

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   11 Nov 2025

   Ep. 63: FACE FOUNDRIÉ

   Send us a text A facial can be fast, luxurious, and accessible- and still scale nationwide. We sit down with FACE FOUNDRIÉ founder Michele Henry to unpack how an open-air, under-an-hour service became a franchisable engine powered by walk-ins, memberships, and a meticulously designed client journey. From the first location next to a Starbucks to a flagship on Austin’s South Congress, Michele explains why patience in Class A real estate and the right co-tenants can change a brand’s trajectory.

Inside a recent episode

Ep. 65: Pilates Addiction

Published 10 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I want to get your thoughts on advice for someone who's thinking about maybe opening a Pilates addiction studio or they're thinking about launching their own brand. What's some advice that you give to your franchisees and others who are interested in boutique fitness? I mean, I think it's just general to running a business is making sure that you've got the right people tasked for the right jobs. you know, sometimes we'll have franchisees come in and say, I'm going to get certified to teach and I'm going to be the general manager. And, you know, they want to bite off more that they can chew. And really, you know, we want the business owners to be just that the business owners and the strategists and those that are kind of pushing on the business and they're working on the business and not in the business and that they're hiring the appropriate staff member for the different roles that are within the business. […]

Who has been a guest on Retail Intel

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Sarah Luna
• Josh Wamsley
• Katie Baldwin
• Amanda Merrow
• Michael Ruvolo

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

22 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

34

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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