Season 2

Scaling Innovation - A Retail COO's Playbook

Scaling Innovation - A Retail COO's Playbook

The Vitamin Shoppe’s Andy Laudato on How Retail Leaders Are Scaling Innovation Without Losing Their Culture. Scaling innovation is one of the hardest skills in retail leadership, and it’s exactly what...

Future-Proof Skills Start on the Sales Floor

Future-Proof Skills Start on the Sales Floor

Future-Proof Skills - Ron Thurston on the human-centric skills AI can't replace. Everyone is talking about how AI is transforming retail. Far fewer people are talking about the future-proof skills tha...

Building a High Performing Team That Fosters Innovation - Be a Diode!

Building a High Performing Team That Fosters Innovation - Be a Diode!

S2E8 Andy Laudato, COO of The Vitamin Shoppe, on the leadership philosophy behind every high performing team. Andy joins hosts Ricardo & Casey to unpack the "be a diode" leadership philosophy. A simpl...

Pride-based Leadership - Ron Thurston’s Blueprint for Retail Leaders

Pride-based Leadership - Ron Thurston’s Blueprint for Retail Leaders

How pride-based leadership unlocks performance, retention, and emotional commitment. This episode of Blade to Greatness dives deep into pride-based leadership with bestselling author and retail cultur...