Retail Relates

About Retail Relates

Welcome to Retail Relates — where commerce gets personal. Each episode brings you inside the world of global commerce — across retail, consumer services, hospitality, and brand marketing — through powerful human stories and the ever-evolving forces shaping what we buy, why we buy, and how we connect. From entrepreneurs and icons to industry veterans and rising changemakers, we spotlight those redefining how people lead, create, and connect in a fast-moving world. Hosted by our roundtable of industry experts, we offer a 360° view of the marketplace through honest conversations, lived experience, and practical insights that resonate. Let’s get started — this is where the story of modern commerce comes to life.

Publisher

The Retail Relates Team

Category

business · business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Aug 2024

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

40 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   More Than a Transaction: Neil Saunders on Retail Analytics, Curiosity, and Lasting Value

   Send us Fan Mail 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 - 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨? 𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, Managing Director of 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮’s US retail and consumer division, joins 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 and 𝗚𝘂𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻 to explore the people and experiences behind retail’s numbers. He traces his fascination with the industry from childhood visits to 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀 to a career combining practical retail experience with research and analysis. The conversation looks at how Neil brings together...

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Driven by Curiosity: Shirley Gao on Retail, Technology and Human Connection

   Send us Fan Mail 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭? For Shirley Gao, Pacsun’s Chief Digital and Information Officer, the answer starts with the business and the people it serves. She joins Rich Honiball and Gautham Vadakkepatt to trace her path from IBM mainframe development to retail technology leadership—and explain why curiosity about how a company works has remained central to her career. The conversation explores Pacsun’s work in agen...

3. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Beyond the Front Door: Jenny Crittenden and Matt Wagner on Main Street Retail

   Send us Fan Mail What does it take to build a business that becomes part of a community? Jenny Crittenden, CEO of Retail Alliance, and Matthew Wagner, Ph.D., Chief Innovation Officer at Main Street America, join Rich Honiball and Jaime Lynn Curley to explore the people, possibilities, and responsibilities behind Main Street retail. Both guests found their way into this work through unexpected opportunities and people who encouraged them to take a chance. Their stories open a conversation abou...

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

932

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100

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

Quality

69

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

51