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Roads TakenThe Power of the Ask: Jessica Drolet Wadlow on making tiny changes to make a big differenceNew Hampshire native Jessica Drolet Wadlow felt college was home away from home being so close. She got involved in many things and was an economic major who went directly into the corporate world mostly out of interest but also because she had some loans to pay off. She landed in a management rotation program at JP Morgan and then went to business school. She switched careers into brand management and found herself at Johnson & Johnson where she stayed for many years.Needing to make a physical move for family reasons, she asked for a telecommuting situation...2023-05-0125 min
On the Record with Furniture TodayBrand plan - Where emotional engagement meets data analyticsRebecca Miller, founder of ARTful Communication, and Michael Wentworth, principal of Greybox Intel, share insights on their partnership to help companies develop stronger emotional connections between their brands and consumers using analyses of emotional engagement, trust and other key data points, coupled with a powerful brand engagement marketing campaigns.2021-03-2241 minOn the Record with Furniture TodayDarrow, Whittington discuss transition at La-Z-BoyRetiring La-Z-Boy CEO Kurt Darrow and his successor, CFO Melinda Whittington, join editors Thomas Russell and Powell Slaughter to give their take on leadership transition, vision for one of the industry’s iconic brands.2021-03-0831 min
On the Record with Furniture TodayAre you one of the best furniture places to work? Find out how you could beA first-ever Furniture Today’s Best Places to Work program launches this month, and this episode of On The Record has the inside scoop on how retail stores can capture a spot on this prestigious list. Peter Burke, president of Best Companies Group, shares insights into how companies can attract and retain their best employees, learn more about their organizations and become one of the Best Places to Work.Sponsored by Klaussner Home Furnishings2021-02-1539 minOn the Record with Furniture TodayHooker Furniture’s new CEO forges a new pathIn a sequel to last week’s podcast, Jeremy Hoff joins editors Thomas Russell and Powell Slaughter to talk about how his years of experience will guide his leadership of 12 industry brands under one Hooker Furniture umbrella.Sponsored by Klaussner Home Furnishings2021-02-0833 minOn the Record with Furniture TodayBefore he was Hooker’s new CEO …Long before Jeremy Hoff took the helm at Hooker Furniture, Furniture Today’s Editor in Chief Bill McLoughlin sat down with him to talk about his insights on leadership, product development and other issues. In next week’s podcast, Furniture Today editors have another conversation with Hoff, now as CEO ready to lead this venerable company into the future.Sponsored by Klaussner Home Furnishings2021-02-0136 minOn the Record with Furniture TodayNew president outlines future of Home Furnishings Hall of FameCaroline Hipple, the first woman-president of the Home Furnishings Hall of Fame, shares her insights on what it takes for women to succeed in the home furnishings industry and reveals what’s next for the Hall of Fame.Sponsored by Klaussner Home Furnishings2021-01-2639 minOn the Record with Furniture TodayNo quick fix for shipping woesSupply chain management veteran and Stone & Leigh CEO Steve Wolfe joins editors Thomas Russell and Powell Slaughter to share an outlook on shipping capacity restraints. Bottom line is that big surcharges, limited space on vessels are a fact of life at least for the next few months.Sponsored by Klaussner Home Furnishings2021-01-1932 minOn the Record with Furniture TodayAnd the biggest issues of 2021 will be . . .Furniture Today’s editors share their insights on where the industry is headed in 2021 and what will be the key issues retailers, manufacturers and suppliers will face in an unpredictable year. Tune in to find out what’s next.Sponsored by Klaussner Home Furnishings2021-01-1138 minOn the Record with Furniture TodaySunpan’s big gamble in 2020Carl Lovett, vice president of sales, talks with editors Thomas Russell and Powell Slaughter about how Sunpan’s calculated risks paid off during a year of major challenges.Sponsored by Klaussner Home Furnishings2020-12-2131 minOn the Record with Furniture TodayFinding the prescription for better e-commerce salesLeadsRx CEO AJ Brown visits On The Record to share new strategies for measuring and improving digital advertising performance. Along the way he’ll reveal how these strategies helped brick-and-mortar furniture retailer The Great American Home Store dramatically improve its e-commerce performance in the middle of the pandemic.Sponsored by Klaussner Home Furnishings2020-12-1437 min