Shelf Talks
Hosted by Roberta Townes and Roberta · Roberta Townes
5.0from 19 ratings
- 181
- Episodes
- 62
- Transcribed
- 19
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 33K
- YouTube views
About Shelf Talks
Shelf Talks is the podcast for female founders, CPG entrepreneurs, and product-based business owners who want to get their products into retail stores and build brands that thrive once they're on the shelf. Hosted by Roberta Townes, a retail buyer with more than 15 years of experience discovering and launching products at national retailers, each weekly episode features honest conversations with female founders who have successfully landed on retail shelves. Together, they pull back the curtain on how they pitched buyers, built wholesale partnerships, scaled distribution, increased brand awareness, and overcame the challenges of growing a product-based business. Whether you're preparing for your first retail pitch or looking to expand into more stores, you'll gain practical strategies for retail readiness, wholesale growth, buyer expectations, merchandising, and increasing sell-through once your product hits the shelf. If you're ready to turn your product into a retail success story, you're in the right place. New episodes drop every week. Subscribe to Shelf Talks and learn what it really takes to get your brand retail-ready and winning in stores. Looking for even more retail guidance? Roberta's book, Shelf Talk: A Step by Step Guide to Getting Your Product in Retail Stores, is available on Amazon.
- Publisher
- Roberta Townes
- Category
- business · business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Oct 2024
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
62 of 181 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Retail Readiness Round: Cory Varona, Co-Founder of OCOA Beauty
5 Oct 2026
Cory Varona, Co-Founder of OCOA Beauty: From Kitchen Formulation to 461 Ulta Stores
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Sampling Could Be Your Secret Weapon in Retail
Who has been a guest on Shelf Talks
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Cory Varona
- Wendy Kushel
- Katie Lefkowitz
- Gloria Chou
- Candace Wu
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 33,343
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 14 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 78
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 85
- Engagement
- 51
Contact Shelf Talks
- 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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Questions about Shelf Talks
Who hosts Shelf Talks?
Roberta Townes and Roberta host the show. Published by Roberta Townes.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Shelf Talks take guests?
The show does not typically feature guests, based on episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
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