HR Retail (past event)
March 27 - 29, 2017
1.888.482.6012
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Sara Patterson is the Chief People Officer at Bonobos, the e-commerce driven menswear brand known for better fitting clothes paired with exceptional customer service.
Patterson is responsible for overseeing the success of Bonobos through talent, infrastructure, organizational effectiveness and culture management. Patterson creates and executes programs and initiatives that attract the best talent to the company. She also drives employee development and growth of internal talent to ultimately deliver amazing results while staying to true to the culture and Bonobos core virtues.
Patterson has more than 20 years of experience in talent management and human resources, having held Vice President level positions at a multitude of companies. Patterson previously served as the Vice President of Talent Management at Tribune Media Company where she focused on enhancing the company’s Talent Management function. Before Tribune, she held the title of Vice President of Human Resources and Talent Management at Conde Nast.
Patterson graduated with a Bachelor in Psychology at University of Michigan and later attended Baruch College in NY where she earned an MBA in Industrial Organizational Psychology. Sara currently lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two teenage daughters.
Shauna Grinke is the Head of People and Culture with Lush Handmade Cosmetics, North America. With sales volumes doubled over the past two years, and expected to double again in the next 24 to 36 months, engaging employees to deliver on the unique Lush experience while living the core values is critical. Lush strives to exemplify that businesses can be a force for good in the world: actively supporting the fight for the prevention of using animals in testing, pursuing sustainable and regenerative practices in ethical buying, and championing diversity and inclusion within all of its business operations. Shauna leads a decentralized HR function, such that the retail business is supported by leaders at all levels who get the ‘why’ of Lush, and create a culture where employees can creatively determine ‘how’ to get there.
Nick Boyd's first job was in retail as a sales associate at TJ Maxx, so when it came time for a professional career, retail was a perfect fit. Nick started his career as a Marketing Intern at Target and held various Marketing Planning and Talent Acquisition titles during his eight years with the company. Nick is currently the Head of Talent Attraction for Gap Inc. --the third largest fashion apparel company composed of the Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta and Intermix brands. His responsibilities include enterprise Talent Branding, Recruitment Marketing, Recruiting Operations, Programs, Events & Employee Engagement. Nick lives in San Francisco and enjoys exploring the city and all it has to offer.
I started my career in cosmetics as a part time Beauty Advisor for CHANEL. Prior to that, I’d held numerous upper level management positions such as Store Manager for Pac Sun, Claire’s Boutiques and Wet Seal; Department Manager of handbags, hosiery and accessories for Harris’ Department Store; and Safety and Compliance Officer for Inland Empire Composting. But when I was able to really choose where I wanted to go next in my career, I knew I wanted to get into the beauty world...and there is no better place to start than at the beginning.
After working as a Beauty Advisor for about a year, I became a Makeup Artist and eventually worked my way up to Account Executive for CHANEL. After 11 years with the brand, I was approached by a recruiter to take over the Los Angeles market as Account Executive for IDC – International Designer Collections for L’Oreal LUXE – representing Yves Saint Laurent beauty and fragrances, Giorgio Armani beauty and fragrances, and designer fragrances for L’Oreal LUXE. Two quick years later, I moved to Kiehl’s Since 1851 as Manager of Retail Sales for Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, South Bay and Palm Desert. In this role I really began to stretch my wings regarding talent development. With 37 direct-report employees in 5 retail stores along with 15 wholesale accounts within a multi-million dollar territory, I realized very quickly that my strongest return on investment was to develop my people.
Today I am humbled to serve as the Manager of Human Resources for Kiehl’s Since 1851 to the West Coast Retail Stores. Every day I get to help people find their passion and set it into motion toward a meaningful career path. I’ve been very fortunate to have had strong leaders and mentors throughout my career, and as such I have a compelling need to do the same for others.
A job isn’t just a job – it’s who you are. It is no small task to find that job that is you…and so I look forward to growing the family of Kiehl’s Since 1851 with other enthusiastic people who can bring their skills and uniqueness to the brand to keep it alive and well for another 166 years!
Nadine is a trusted Advisor to several companies ranging from social media to executive leadership organizations. She is the author of Marketing Land’s column, Driving the Modern Marketing Organization, where she showcases global CMOs (chief marketing officers) who are transforming the way they organize, lead, develop and recruit talent to compete in today’s consumer-driven, disruptive environment.
Nadine has spent 20+ years helping marketing leaders solve for their toughest business challenges. Former CMO of The CMO Club, Shareability and 5one, as well as Strategic Advisor for VentureBeat, she is intimately familiar with those challenges and has helped hundreds of CMOs connect, share and grow across a broad spectrum of critical skills; organizational leadership, C-suite collaboration, marketing platform design, emerging technology integration, customer experience optimization, career development and personal branding.
Nadine has also held management roles at IBM, Abbott, IRI, Del Monte Foods and PwC. She has a BA in Business, a BA in French and has lived in 25 cities across the US and Europe.
Nadine has spent 20+ years helping marketing leaders solve for their toughest business challenges. Former CMO of The CMO Club, Shareability and 5one, as well as Strategic Advisor for VentureBeat, she is intimately familiar with those challenges and has helped hundreds of CMOs connect, share and grow across a broad spectrum of critical skills; organizational leadership, C-suite collaboration, marketing platform design, emerging technology integration, customer experience optimization, career development and personal branding.
Nadine has also held management roles at IBM, Abbott, IRI, Del Monte Foods and PwC. She has a BA in Business, a BA in French and has lived in 25 cities across the US and Europe.
Chris has 20 years’ experience in the Recruiting and Staffing industry, with heavy specialization in Talent Acquisition Technology and Strategy.
He heads up the Retail vertical for Avature, an enterprise Talent Acquisition platform offering Solutions such as; ATS, CRM, In Store Manager, Employee Referrals, Campus/Events, and Onboarding.
In his 6 years at Avature, Avature is proud to currently have over 100 of the Fortune 500 as clients.
The Avature Solutions that have been deployed globally are changing the way the Retail vertical engages with their applicants/customers. Chris is excited to share some of these innovations and best practices in the market.
He heads up the Retail vertical for Avature, an enterprise Talent Acquisition platform offering Solutions such as; ATS, CRM, In Store Manager, Employee Referrals, Campus/Events, and Onboarding.
In his 6 years at Avature, Avature is proud to currently have over 100 of the Fortune 500 as clients.
The Avature Solutions that have been deployed globally are changing the way the Retail vertical engages with their applicants/customers. Chris is excited to share some of these innovations and best practices in the market.
Melissa Hassett is Vice President of Client Delivery at ManpowerGroup Solutions. With more than 18 years of experience, Melissa is a strategic leader with a passion for helping clients succeed in the changing world of work. Her key strengths include streamlining processes and launching and managing large scale talent acquisition strategies. Melissa’s specialty is in high-volume recruiting for call center, retail, sales, warehouse, technicians and other repetitive positions.
Pat Griffin is the Retail and CPG General Manager at Catalant Technologies, a company that provides global enterprises with software solutions to access business expertise on demand. The company's innovative human capital solution matches top business expertise with enterprises to address needs efficiently and in real-time. Catalant has built a global network of more than 30,000 independent experts, boutique firms, and custom teams, as well as best-in-class software tools for engaging and managing this market. Based in Boston, Catalant serves thousands of clients, including nearly 10% of the Fortune 1000. Prior to Catalant, Griffin was a consultant for Bain & Company focusing on consumer facing industries and received an MBA from Harvard Business School.
