Sara Blakely
Marie Albiges is the managing editor for Women in Retail and Total Retail. She is responsible for content development, management and production for the group. Marie is a former journalist, a travel aficionado, a French native and fitness enthusiast who lives in Philadelphia.
Kristina Stidham is the digital content director at Total Retail and sister brands Women in Retail Leadership Circle and Women Leading Travel & Hospitality at NAPCO Media. She is passionate about digital media and handles video, podcast and virtual event production for all brands. You can often find her at WIRLC, TR, WLT&H or industry events with her camera and podcasting equipment—or at home on Zoom—recording interviews with thought leaders and business executives.
Kristina holds a B.A. in Media Studies and Production from the Temple University Klein College of Media and Communication in Philadelphia. Go Owls! When she's not in the office, she loves to go on long walks, sing around the house, hangout with her family and two pet guinea pigs, and travel to new places.
There's been a lot of discussion recently about disruptors within the retail industry. During yesterday's midmorning keynote at Forbes’ Under 30 Summit in Philadelphia, Sara Blakely, founder and CEO of the hosiery company Spanx, shared how her mistakes helped her become the world's youngest self-made billionaire.
According to a Forbes article titled "Why Aren't There More Powerful Women In Retail?," author Laura Heller questions why there were only a handful of women in the retail industry named to the publication's 2013 "World's 100 Most Powerful Women" list, which ranks the most powerful women by dollars, media presence and impact.
On Forbes’ The World's Most Powerful Women list, there are but a handful who hail from the retail industry, the largest segment of the U.S. economy. Why aren't there more powerful women in retail? The National Retail Federation congratulates seven women on the list, although two, Spanx founder Sara Blakely (No. 90), and Tory Burch (No. 69), are primarily apparel designers that happen to have a foothold in retail.
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