Episodes

S2E2 - From Chaos to Confidence: Ron Thurston on Retail Clarity Retail thought leader Ron Thurston joins hosts Ricardo Belmar & Casey Golden to tackle one of the most overlooked yet essential retail leadership skills: clarity . Confusion breeds chaos. But clarity? Retail Clarity builds confidence. Ron explai...

S5E11 ThredUp’s Resale Revolution: Holiday Shopping & Gift Giving Trends 2025 The holidays are here and resale is at the center of this year’s shopping story! In this timely episode of The Retail Razor Show, Ricardo Belmar and Casey Golden sit down with Alon Rotem, Chief Strategy Officer at ThredUp, to unpack th...

Season Two of The Retail Razor: Data Blades opens with a sharp focus on the retail metric that makes or breaks growth: conversion rates. Hosts Ricardo Belmar and Casey Golden sit down with Gareth Johns, Chief Data Officer at TruRating, to reveal how real-time shopper feedback and data-driven insights are helping...

BONUS - The Retail Razor: Data Blades Season 2 Trailer Data Blades Returns: AI, CX, and Retail Media for Executive Leaders Welcome to a special cross-release of the Season 2 trailer for The Retail Razor: Data Blades—the podcast that slices through complex retail research to deliver sharp, actionable insights and...

Hosts Ricardo Belmar & Casey Golden sit down with renowned leadership coach and author April Sabral to explore how AI is transforming leadership in retail. Far from replacing leaders, AI is exposing poor leadership behaviors while empowering those who lead with curiosity, adaptability, and transparency

BONUS - The Retail Razor: Blade to Greatness Season 2 Trailer Retail Executive Leadership & Coaching Insights for the AI Era Welcome to a special cross-release of the Season 2 trailer for Blade to Greatness — the podcast where retail leaders sharpen their edge. Hosted by Ricardo Belmar & Casey Golden, this serie...

S5E10 From Task Overload to Customer Focus: AI-Powered Store Teams- Retailers are asking store associates to do more with less—shorter staffing, longer task lists, and higher customer expectations. In this episode of The Retail Razor Show, hosts Ricardo Belmar and Casey Golden explore how AI is reshaping frontli...

Welcome to Season 2 of The Retail Razor: Data Blades—the podcast that slices through complex retail research to deliver sharp, actionable insights for executive leaders in the AI era.

Season 2 Trailer - Retail Executive Leadership & Coaching Insights for the AI Era Welcome to Season 2 of The Retail Razor: Blade to Greatness —the podcast where retail leaders sharpen their edge. Hosted by Ricardo Belmar , RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert & NRF 2025 Retail Voice, and Casey Golden , RETHI...

In this episode of the Retail Transformers podcast, part of the Retail Razor Podcast Network, hosts Ricardo Belmar and Casey Golden sit down with retail legend Matt Marcotte — founder of M2 Collaborative, former COO of Bergdorf Goodman, retail executive at Apple, Tory Burch, and The Gap, and former Global Indust...