Season 1: Trailer

Welcome to Retail Therapy – a podcast proudly brought to you by American Express. Each episode we’ll be chatting to a leader in Australia’s retail industry, including the CEOs of some of Australia’s biggest retailers. We’ll be finding out what makes them tick… What defines their leadership style… And how they got to the top of their game.

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Episode 1: Nicole Sheffield

What do canoes, boxes of wine and air-fryers all have in common? They are just some of the items Australia Post delivered, or sold, to Australians during lockdown. This first episode of Retail Therapy features a fantastic conversation with Nicole Sheffield, Executive General Manager, Community and Consumer at Australia Post.

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Episode 2: Sarah Hunter

In this episode of Retail Therapy, we speak with Sarah Hunter, the Managing Director of Officeworks – the go-to retailer for so many of us when it comes to office supplies, tech equipment and for families when it’s time for back to school.

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Episode 3: Anthony Heraghty

In this episode of Retail Therapy, Paul Zahra speaks with Anthony Heraghty, Group Managing Director and CEO, Super Retail Group – one of Australasia’s largest retailers, housing iconic brands including BCF Boating Camping Fishing, Macpac, Rebel and Supercheap Auto. 

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Episode 4: Karen Bozic

 

Karen joined craveable brands. in December 2019 as Group CEO. As a highly experienced executive and Board member, Karen was able to lead and positively drive outcomes across ASX listed corporations and private companies having done so in some of Australia’s most iconic retail brands including Caltex, Woolworths and Rebel Sport. 

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Episode 5: Lord Mayor Sally Capp

As the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sally Capp and her team play an important role in supporting business growth in the Melbourne CBD and helping retailers navigate the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Episode 6: Michael Schneider

Bunnings is Australia’s leading retailer for home improvements and is one of the most recognisable brands in the country. With more than 350 trading locations and 48,000 team members, Mike’s insights into leadership, growth, collaboration and innovation are incredibly valuable.  

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Episode 7: Pip Marlow

 

As CEO of Salesforce ANZ & ASEAN, Pip is responsible for ensuring Salesforce delivers on its values of trust, customer success, innovation and equality for both customers and community across Australia and New Zealand. 

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Episode 8: Richard Murray

Richard has been the CEO of JB Hi-Fi since 2014 and in April this year announced that he would be leaving to join Premier Investments – which includes the brands of Just Jeans, Portmans and Peter Alexander.

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Episode 9: Jane McNally

Joining Paul Zahra for some Retail Therapy this week in the Amex Lounge is Camilla CEO, Jane McNally. Jane is responsible for bring the artistic vision of designer Camilla Franks to life.

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Episode 10: Erica Berchtold

Ithe last episode of Season 1 of Retail Therapy, Paul Zahra speaks with Erica Berchtold, CEO of THE ICONIC. THE ICONIC is part of Global Fashion Group, one of the world’s largest fashion retail businesses, connecting over 10,000 global and local fashion brands to a market of more than one billion customers. 

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Season One Best Of

Best of Season One: Work/Life Balance

Let’s continue our look back at the ‘Best of Season One’ of the ARA Retail Therapy podcast.  

To round out our ‘best of’ episodes we’re taking a look back at the insights we learned about the work/life balance of the top retail CEOs in Australia

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Best of Season One: DE&I

The topic of Diversity, Equality & Inclusion was a common conversation thread throughout series one of Retail Therapy and we are delighted to share with you some snippets from Australia’s top retail CEOs and leaders. 

 

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