Today's leaders are struggling with how to navigate the complexities of present economic pressures while also creating the conditions for their teams to perform well. Over the past five years, The Leadership Consortium has accelerated 4,500+ leaders across 80+ companies around the globe. Join Kristin Smith, TLC's Head of Business Development and Ex Retail Executive, as she teaches a proven framework to equip leaders to drive individual peak performance on their teams despite today’s volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment.
A Retail industry veteran, Kristin Smith has led over 2,000 humans across her 20 year career. Having navigated her ascent from sales floor to VP / GM of Saks Fifth Avenue as a black female, Kristin is intimately familiar with the glass ceilings that women of color face in business today. Passionate about creating avenues for others, Kristin pivoted her career in 2021 to join The Leadership Consortium where she helps Fortune 500 companies develop leadership development opportunities for historically underrepresented groups.
No stranger to the ever-changing and increasingly complex environment companies face, Kristin is equipped to speak about the Future of Work as it relates to: inclusive leadership, cultural excellence and improving employee retention.
Featured on Good Morning America and a keynote speaker at the National Retail Federation, Kristin brings an authentic, witty charm to the tough topics and has an unique ability to convey a message that resonates with all types of audiences.
