The Retail Wrap-Up

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Catie O’Neill and Olivia Burrows , the Co-Founders of My Glow 2 . My Glow 2 was created after a visit to Turkey, which led them to discover an ancient beauty secret at local Hamman where they were introduced to a silk mitt used by therapists to exfoliate the skin during the bathing ritual. Incredibly impressed with the results they were inspired to st...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Rachel Kelly, EVP of Sales ANZ & Global Instore at Afterpay , + Mark Teperson, Chief Strategy Officer at Afterpay . Both Rachel and Mark are, of course, great friends of ours, but also, they’re sitting within a business currently disrupting retail and sitting at the pinnacle of consumer data. Back in January of this year, we began our 2021 podcast...

Send us Fan Mail In In today’s episode we talk to Declan Wise and Jonathan Salfield , the Founders of Afends . Born in 2006 in the small but popular coastal town of Byron Bay, Australia, Afends was founded by Declan and Jono off the back of a small screen-printing business they originally created as 20-something year olds to print band merchandise for local punk and hardcore bands. Fast forward to...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Hannon Comazzetto , the CEO and Founder of AirRobe . AirRobe is the new way to re-sell your fashion after you’ve worn and loved it. Their technology integrates directly into your favourite online stores so you can see what the estimated re-sell value is before you purchase. Then, with one click, you can list the item for re-sale when you’re ready. Wit...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Nicole Liu , the Founder of Kin Fertility . Kin are Australia’s first subscription-based delivery service for the contraceptive pill . Essentially, they’ve taking what used to be a service where you had to take an hour or so out of your day for a two-minute consult with a doctor, all of that can now be done from the comfort of your couch. Their servic...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Ryan Edelmuth , the General Manager at Stylerunner. Founded in 2012, Stylerunner was the first online retailer of its kind globally, and it helped pioneer the category of premium, luxe activewear that has become a worldwide sensation. Underpinned by a love of fashion and fitness, Stylerunner brings a curation of top tier sportswear from the world’s bi...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Roman Jewell , the CEO and Founder of Fix & Fogg . Fix & Fogg began around 7 years ago when Roman and his wife, Andrea, decided to swap the corporate lifestyle for a labour of love– creating and selling a product they had a real passion for – nut butter. They had the vision of creating something meaningful and sustainable, all while being seri...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Adam Gam, the Chief Marketing Officer and VP at Perfect Corp. Perfect Corp. is a technology business that aims to transform the beauty industry by marrying the highest level of augmented reality (“AR”) and artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology with the ultimate shopping experience, completely reinventing, and revolutionising the consumer beauty jo...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Hannah Mellsop , the CEO at Real Rad Food (RRF) – a New Zealand made and operated health food company. As a passionate plant-based creative, Hannah began making healthy treats as a creative outlet, and after gaining popularity, she began sharing these treats to Instagram as a way to meet more like-minded people. The more Hannah shared, the more she re...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Elliot Midalia and Shaun Greenblo, the joint Managing Directors of Boody. Boody is an Australian owned and run business who design and sell soft and functional everyday essentials made from organic bamboo. They offer affordable and luxuriously soft basics, designed to stand the test of time and be worn often while treading as lightly as possible on th...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Matt Alexander who is the Co-founder & CEO at Neighborhood Goods. Neighborhood Goods is a new type of department store, featuring an ever-changing landscape of thoughtful, exciting, and contemporary brands, stories, and events. More than that, Neighborhood Goods strives to be a place for community, bringing people together to shop, eat, discover,...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Andrew Davies. Andrew is the CEO at B Lab Australia and New Zealand , who's aim is to transform the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. They are leaders in economic systems change, their global network creates standards, policies, and tools for business, and they certify companies—known as B Corps. During our conver...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Laura Beres. Laura is the Senior Director of Strategic Portfolio Delivery at Ulta Beauty . This is the second time Laura has been a guest on our podcast, but boy, have Ulta been busy in the 7th months since we last spoke.  During our conversation with Laura, we discuss: Ulta Beauty latest partnership with TerraCycle called “Loop by Ulta Beauty” where...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Kristy Chong , the Founder and CEO of Modibodi . Modibodi began in late 2013 after almost 2 year of testing and fine-tuning the Modibodi product. Kristy consulted with over to 100 textile engineers and fibre companies both in the USA and Australia, and conducted close to 1,000 scientific tests. Plus, the company worked with leading Australian lingerie...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Erica Berchtold . Erica is the CEO of Australian online marketplace, THE ICONIC . THE ICONIC was launched in 2011 and has quickly become the number one online destination for fashion and lifestyle purchases both here in Australia and New Zealand. They carry over 60,000 items from over 1000 well-known brands across such categories as Women’s, Men’s, Ki...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Michael Elias .  Michael is the Founder and CEO of circular subscription and textile recycling company, UPPAREL .  UPPAREL, formally MANRAGS, was born from Michael’s own love of socks (a self-confessed “Sock Addict”) and the realisation that each pair he owned had a lifecycle which, at that time, concluded in landfill. He then began a sock subscriptio...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Jess Sepel .  Jess is the Director at JSHealth . Jess began her career as a clinical nutritionist, after battling with fad diets and a negative relationship with food from a young age. It was through her studies that she developed her love and appreciation for nutrients and minerals, so she started a very successful food blog, where her loyal communit...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Ed McManus.  Ed is the Australia CEO of popular food delivery empire, Deliveroo.  The business was founded by William Shu in London in 2013, and after its first successful capital raise of $140m in 2015 the successful delivery service was introduced to Australia – and boy was it popular. Deliveroo Australia now has over 8,000 riders and drivers and se...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Adam Levene.  Adam is the founder of HERO - the world leader in conversational commerce, meaning it’s a virtual platform that helps connect online shoppers with a live expert, often in a retail store nearby. HERO aim to give customers the same experience they would get in a physical store but from the comfort of their own home – either via video or te...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Nick Stone.  Nick is the founder and CEO of Bluestone Lane. Bluestone are a US based chain of Australian-inspired cafés who’s aim is to provide a genuine daily escape for all their locals. They offer premium coffee in addition to healthy and delicious eats, including their famous “smashed avo”, at more than 45 locations across the US. In our conversat...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Shane Fallscheer, the Founder and Managing Director of well-known jewellery retailer, Lovisa . The very first Lovisa store opened in Chermside, Queensland, back in April 2010, and now the company boasts over 450 stores in more than 20 countries worldwide - with more store openings in the pipeline. In our conversation today we talk about... Lovisa’s or...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Afterpay’s very own Rachel Kelly , the EVP of ANZ Sales & Global Instore, and Mark Teperson , Chief Strategy Officer.  In our conversation we talk about what played out in the retail scene during 2020, predictions & trends for 2021 and beyond, how the demographic of the Afterpay customer has changed, our thoughts on the end of job keeper and h...

Send us Fan Mail In our final episode of 2020 we talk to Shane Lenton . Shane is the Chief Information + Digital Officer at Cue Clothing (which runs the namesake brand, as well as Dion Lee and Veronica Maine ). On top of this he is the founder of Unified Commerce and on the Advisory Board of Shippit, ShopYou, NORA, Australia post, Brauz, ScopeSuite, and WellBetter. Shane was recently awarded the 2...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Catherine Ross , the COO at i=Change .  i=Change works in partnership with some 170 odd, big name retailers to give back with every online purchase - with complete transparency. They have taken the traditional way of donating and flipped it, where the brand makes the donation once the customer chooses which of their 3 charities they would like to dona...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode we talk to Paul Greenberg - a man with many titles! Most notably, he is the founder of the NORA Network , Vice Chair of FIRA (Federation of International Retail Associations), NED at the NRA (National Retail Association) in Australia, and last, but certainly not least, he is the Chairperson at MyDeal.com.au . But most importantly, he is a lover of all things ret...