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Sensing Trends & Disruptions Impacting the Retail Workforce

The retail and e-commerce shopping experience is constantly changing, which is placing enormous stress on the workforce to adapt to these changes. With innovative technology rapidly re-shaping the way we live our lives, will in-store shopping interactions be enhanced with the introduction of Augmented Reality to create an 'experience' with the product? How will the retail and e-commerce workforce leverage the quality of individual customer data?

These technological themes, as it pertains to retail and e-commerce, and other themes including social, economic, demographic, and geopolitical will be explored in this online advisory panel.

Why should you apply to join this panel?

We are seeking 15-20 thought-leaders in this industry to help engage in active discussions and provide insights that everyone can learn from. Be a part of the solution and collaboratively propose viable solutions to the disruptions impacting the retail and e-commerce workforce. Participation is exclusive and engagement is online and at your convenience. At the end of the panel, you will earn merit-based compensation.

Activities include:
1. Explore a variety of themes impacting retail and e-commerce workforce
2. Map the competitive landscape (i.e. emerging trends, disruptive tech, etc.)
3. Actively engage and participate in discussion with your peers
4. Collaboratively propose solutions to trends and disruptions in the retail and e-commerce industry
5. One-to-one engagement with other panelists

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Panel members represent a range of diverse and global backgrounds in the Retail industry including:
- VPs Workforce Planning, Talent Acquisition, Operations, Senior Managers
- Startup CEOs, Venture Capitalists, Executives Teams, Incubation Leaders
- Researchers, Consultants, Futurists, Trend-watchers
- Retail, CPG, E-Commerce, Direct-to-Consumer, Distribution, RetailTech and beyond

Applicants
Raoul Gruenb
Proven Executive: Best Practices + Worldwide Vertical Expertise
I have extensive worldwide vertical expertise as an executive in all facets of the fashion industry including retail, wholesale and manufacturing. I have managed, trained, hired, and inspired team members through out B2B, B2C, and D2C businesses. I consult, source, research, and collaborate with startups to established consumer oriented companies. Furthermore I am now very involved with the fintech industry. I have a strong track record with Currnt as an Facilitator, panel member contributor on many topics, and level 6 participant. I would welcome the opportunity to Facilitate this panel.
Lloyd Wrisle
Active Retail Consultant
As an operations vice president with retail growth companies I have tremendous experience and knowledge to enhance this group effort. The most significant of those include a proven track record motivating employees to optimize productivity and the bottom line. Consistently demonstrated an exceptional ability to establish high-performance teams through career development and identifying talent from both internal and external sources. The track record of dramatically improving the results of each company was accomplished through effective leadership, problem solving, finding and developing the right people, and a resolve to be fully engaged in the objectives and strategies of the organization. The overriding key to my accomplishments was an ability to inspire employees to go above and beyond to provide complete customer satisfaction and an obvious commitment to not disappoint.
Lisa Hendri
Consultant & Board of Directors Member
I have over 30 years experience in the apparel retail world. I was the CMO of a $500M specialty retailer with over 1200 selling locations including owned retail stores and leased location departments within Macy’s, Sears, and BuyBuyBaby stores. I worked closely with the Director of Stores on how to support the sales team’s efforts and create meaningful incentives for their sales performance. I also managed the international leased partner area and guided overseas partners in sales and marketing strategies. Currently I am on the board of directors for a company which wholesales to global retail partners with different needs in terms of product assortment, marketing, and selling models.
Ruben Macias
Latinoamerica Operation Manager en Kodak Alaris
Finance and Operations regional lead experience for retail company
Victor Lewis
Creative | Design | Branding | Leadership| Planning
I help a SVP role for a major retailer and left to build an on line platform for creative services so that the experience factor in brick & mortar could be elevated and creatives could be located easily.
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“I like that I can do this when I have time,
and there is no set schedule.”


Eric Allen, Senior Manager, Supply Chain at EY

“I find the topics engaging and I love the
flexibility of checking in and providing insights
at my convenience.”

Kimberly Underwood, Consultant at Underwood Consulting

“Great platform, great questions and topics.
The potential to earn a little more money for
participating is nice as well.”

Oren Birks, Sr. Director of IT at PBI-Gordon

“I really enjoy being on the panels, sharing
information and reading the perspective of the
other panelists. It is quite intriguing and most
all of the panelists are quite bright.”

Patty Soltis, CX Strategist at Kinetic Edge Consultants

“Very interactive, informative and without
any inherent bias. This is as good a collaborative
platform as you can get.”

Pinaki Banerjee, Program Director at ITC InfoTech

“It is a perfect platform not just to share
but to learn and stay updated.”


Armando Leyva, HR Director at 360º HC

FAQ
  • add remove What is Currnt?
    Currnt is a “Knowledge Networking” platform where companies and professionals come to stay relevant on the latest advances in their industries in the face of the increasing pace of change. Companies sponsor panels to learn about where markets are headed or how to leverage new capabilities. Professionals join to demonstrate and develop their passions with equal caliber peers in expert-only facilitated online engagements. On Currnt, we take our passions seriously and ourselves lightly. See our Community Guidelines, to learn more of the rules of the road, here are some highlights

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    The panel is like a facilitated forum of hand selected experts on a topic sponsored by a company that wants to learn fast. Panels are organized in chapters called Themes that focus on one subtopic at a time. In some panels Themes are only 24 hours in duration, in others they are a week long, and in some they are two weeks long. When one Theme closes, a new one begins. You come in when you feel like it, but try to come in twice per Theme. You earn points from your peers and the facilitator when they react to your ideas. Likewise, others earn points when you interact on their posts. The more we discuss and debate, the better the insights, the more points earned by all.

  • add remove Why should I apply? Do I get paid?
    Professionals join Currnt because they want to remain relevant on subjects they’re passionate about and subjects that are shaping the future of their industry. They also:

    • Engage and connect with equal caliber peers in their industry
    • Learn and enhance their knowledge
    • Get recognized and rewarded for providing their inputs and thought-leadership
    • When specified above in the project description, you can earn honorarium payments and/or recognition points redeemable for cash. Learn more here.
  • add remove Are there specific times I need to participate?
    There are no set times for calls or meetings. Participation is 100% online on the Currnt platform and engagement between the all expert panelists is asynchronous in written form. Just come in twice per Theme, at your convenience.

  • add remove How do KnowledgeStreams and DesignSprints work?
    Streams are ongoing online engagements for exploration or working iteratively with a panel, and Sprints are on-demand engagement to get to actionable insights quickly. Both are facilitated and are always-on for participants to engage at-convenience. The conversations are segmented into Themes which are subtopics which are like chapters in a book. In a 4 Day Sprint, Themes are 24 hours, whereas a Theme in a Stream is every two week. Throughout the discussion, the facilitator highlights and categorizes the “key takeaways” to be voted and distilled into a summary report. It’s also common that other pieces of content (whitepapers, blogs, podcasts) are also prepared from the distilled insights.

  • add remove I’ve applied. Now what?
    Your application will be internally reviewed in the following 24-48hrs and screened for any conflict of interest, and general fit. Next your application will be shortlisted for the sponsor to accept, bookmark or reject. You will receive a notification each step of the way, but expect this may take a couple of days, or even weeks if the panel is new. Nevertheless, in addition to the notifications, you can always go back to the Apply page to view the status of your application.

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Sensing Trends & Disruptions Impacting the Retail Workforce