{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fde29aa37-0741-4fc5-b9d7-0931015e9897","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"A Trailblazing Path in the Luxury World with Marty Wikstrom","description":"Marty Wikstrom is a founding partner of Atelier Fund, an organization that specializes in the acquisition and development of luxury brands. She is a seasoned brand and retail executive with over three decades of experience in executive roles. She serves as a board director for the World Wide Web Foundation, Fortnum & Mason, Johnstons of Elgin, the Rug Company, Farrow & Ball, and Harrys of London, Ltd. Marty has also served as the Managing Director and Interim Chief Executive Officer of Harrods, making her their only female director in 182 years of business.\u00a0Marty joins us today to share her remarkable journey in retail and leadership. You\u2019ll hear about her background and how her passion for sports, fashion, and leadership eventually led her to the world of luxury goods. She outlines the lessons she learned from being a part of a complex organization in the retail and fashion industry. You\u2019ll also gain insight on the importance of overcoming the fear of failure and the power of curiosity and hard work.\u00a0\u201cIt wasn\u2019t competing against others but competing against myself\u2014and a standard of excellence\u2014that mattered to me.\u201d - Marty Wikstrom\u00a0This week on Kathy Sullivan Explores:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The five-year-old Marty Wikstrom and her remarkable journey in retail and leadership\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Her early interest in fashion, sports, and leadership\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How expectations of women and girls have changed over time\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Marty\u2019s post-college career track to Nordstrom\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Why Marty stayed with Nordstrom for over 20 years\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What merchandising and sell-through mean\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Marty\u2019s move to England and becoming Assistant Managing Director at Harrods\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The most difficult change Marty made at Harrods\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The difference between an entrepreneurial and a public company\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What it\u2019s like to be a business leader in the hyper luxury world\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The NASA of watchmaking and what luxury means to Marty\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Unconscious bias and what it\u2019s like to be the only woman in a boardroom\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Marty\u2019s move to launch her own fund for developing luxury brands\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Why Marty feels happy about women entering leadership roles in organizations today\u00a0Our Favorite Quotes:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWhen you look around in a room and no one looks like you, it might be by design.\u201d - Marty Wikstrom\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe things that sustained me in my life are extreme curiosity and hard work.\u201d - Marty Wikstrom\u00a0Connect with Marty Wikstrom:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0World Wide Web Foundation\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0World Wide Web Foundation on LinkedIn\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0World Wide Web Foundation on Twitter\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0World Wide Web Foundation on Facebook\u00a0Spaceship Not Required\u00a0I\u2019m Kathy Sullivan, the only person to have walked in space and gone to the deepest point in the ocean.\u00a0I\u2019m an explorer, and that doesn\u2019t always have to involve going to some remote or exotic place. It simply requires a commitment to put curiosity into action.\u00a0In this podcast, you can explore, reflecting on lessons learned from life so far and from my brilliant and ever-inquisitive guests. We explore together in this very moment from right where you are--spaceship not required.\u00a0Welcome to Kathy Sullivan Explores.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1dfd0129-13dd-4580-97c9-75e77f559ffc/1472142-1680641322.jpg"}