The Safari is a guided tour around the retail, brand and consumer landscape. We interview the brightest and most innovative industry leaders who share how they are shaping and evolving the industry in the years to come. Guests come from all corners of the industry from retail, beauty, fashion, CPG, academia, agencies, real estate, investing and more. At Traub we have the privilege of working broadly across these numerous fields and collaborating with these talented leaders.
Episodes
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Tuesday May 31, 2022
In this week’s Safari episode, we feature Eliza Blank, Founder of The Sill, a direct-to-consumer brand that delivers perfectly potted plants to your door and empowers new “plant parents” by blending commerce, content and community. Eliza is an entrepreneur and business owner who has made it her mission to enrich life through connection and community, and believes in the power of plants to bring this mission to life. The Sill has nine brick & mortar locations in the United States. The first NYC flagship opened in 2014 and has now expanded to the West Coast with two new locations in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Interviewed by Mortimer Singer.
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Kyle is the founder and CEO of Win Brands Group, an omnichannel retail platform that buys and builds category-defining brands. Win’s stable of brands includes Homesick (scented candles and home fragrance), QALO (silicone wedding rings and accessories), Gravity (the original weighted blanket), and Love Your Melon (mission-driven outerwear).
Kyle has spent over a decade honing the art of consumer-focused venture capital and brand building. His background includes working side-by-side with branding guru J. Christopher Burch, as well as founding multiple best-in-class investment and marketing operations in the US and abroad.
Interviewed by Mortimer Singer.
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Thomas G. Struzzieri is the President and Chief Executive Officer of HITS, LLC, the largest hunter/jumper horse show production company in the United States. Based in the Village of Saugerties, New York, HITS is a national company producing horse shows in Ocala, Florida; Culpeper, Virginia; Wayne, Illinois; East Dorset, Vermont, and Saugerties, New York. Struzzieri is recognized as a skillful horse show facility architect, designing and building state-of-the-art facilities from the ground up.
Interviewed by Mortimer Singer
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
In this episode, we profile Nicolas Bargi, Founder and CEO of Save the Duck, a brand whose mission is to create product that respects animals, the environment and people. An industry favorite, the Italian outerwear company has been at the forefront of sustainable and vegan fashion and is continuing to advocate sustainable and animal-free ethics with its collections and campaigns. Save the Duck was acquired recently by two private investors who raised their stakes in the brand through their personal investment vehicles. Nicolas will remain CEO.
In 2019 Save The Duck was the first fashion company in Italy to obtain the B Corp certification and has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2030. Save the Duck also donates 1% of its turnover every year to support charitable initiatives to protect animals, people and the environment.
Interviewed by Mortimer Singer.
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
In this episode we speak with Justin Abrams, CEO and Co-Founder of Flagship, a retail service platform that helps brands scale their physical retail presence on flexible terms. We explore how technology meets retail, how one can completely supercharge brands and add huge top spin to retail environments “in real life (IRL)."
Interviewed by Mortimer Singer.
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
For the second time we are talking about the power of loyalty in navigating today’s consumer and retail landscape. Gavin Dein is the Founder and CEO of Reward, a global SaaS customer engagement platform for the world’s largest banks and retailers.
Interviewed by Mortimer Singer
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
In this episode we profile two companies on either side of the Atlantic that are on top of their games in interior design. The first is Elizabeth Pyne Singer, designer at McMillen, Inc., the oldest interior design firm in the United States as well as Max Konig, Managing Director at Nina Campbell. We talk about the role of designers in the consumer landscape today, the return of bespoke and artisanal products as well as the role of art in designing a home.
Interviewed by Mortimer Singer.
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Davis is the founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, an outdoor gear brand with a humanitarian mission, recently backed by Bain Capital Double Impact. He is a member of the United Nations Foundation's Global Leadership Council and a Presidential Leadership Scholar. Davis previously started Brazil’s "Startup of the Year,” was Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s “CEO of the Year," and is an EY Entrepreneur of the Year. Davis holds an MBA from the Wharton School, an MA from the University of Pennsylvania, and a BA from Brigham Young University. Davis is an adventurer who has floated down the Amazon on a self-made raft, kayaked from Cuba to Florida, and explored North Korea.
Interviewed by Mortimer Singer.
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Frédéric Malle founded Editions de Parfums in 2000, the only perfume brand in the industry to uphold the skill of its perfumers, and the quality of the raw materials they use, as their primary concern and source of pride. The confluence of these two factors produces an extraordinary result: a brand of uncompromised quality and unbiased creativity. Under Frédéric’s guidance as a perfume publisher, who pushes them to their creative limit and leads them into new olfactory territory, perfumers produce unique works of art sold under their own names. Together, the perfumers and publisher realize a vision of perfume as the masterful result of time, precision and true talent. We talk about: his introduction and evolution in the industry, his creation process, innovations in development, and more.
Interviewed by Mortimer Singer.
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Kate Klemmer Terry is the Chief Revenue Officer of Quiet Logistics, a logistics company specializing in providing a revolutionary approach to delivering exceptional brand experiences and winning over discerning customers. Kate has over 30 years of experience in the fashion industry working in merchandising, marketing and E-commerce for brands such as Polo Ralph Lauren, Banana Republic, Kate Spade, Coach, and Tommy Hilfiger. Most recently, Kate was running Dash Group NY, a consulting firm helping fashion companies with digital strategy - with clients such as Michael Kors, Tumi, Oscar de la Renta and J. Crew. At Quiet, she is responsible for driving the curation and brand strategy - as well as the client strategy function. We talk about: Quiet Logistics’ incubator program, shifts in the online experience, the importance of the discovery process in stores, her advice for young brands navigating global e-commerce, and more.
Interviewed by Mortimer Singer.