The Voice of Retail Exclusive feature interview with Mark Miller, co-author of Legacy in the Making, and Marc Fortin, President of RCC Quebec
Welcome to the Voice of Retail for the week of April 15 2019 I’m your host Michael LeBlanc and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada and sponsored by Stream Commerce, North America’s fastest growing Shopify plus agency, learn more at www.StreamCommerce.com .
In this episode an exclusive feature interview with Mark Miller, Toronto native, Founder of the Legacy Lab and Chief Strategic Officer at Team One (Publicis Groupe's Premium Brand Agency) - https://www.teamone-usa.com/about and most importantly co-author of Legacy in the Making, recently anointed in Forbes magazine as one of the top ten business books for 2018,
https://www.forbes.com/sites/shephyken/2018/12/02/give-a-valuable-gift-the-top-10-business-books-for-2018/#708a07d568b7
You can purchase the book here: http://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/8946794/type/dlg/https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/legacy-in-the-making-building/9781260117561-item.html?ikwid=legacy+in+the+making&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0
Next up, an interview with Retail Council of Canada’s Quebec President Marc Fortin as we chat about the state of the retail nation in Quebec and explore the top issues facing retailers in Canada’s second largest retail market. You can get in touch with Marc directly at 514 982 0267 x 331 or on mfortin@cccd-rcc.org
Last but not least I’ll cover off the top retail news of the week including Metro’s foray into reusable containers and and Uber eats, MEC building on it’s experiential history, Tip Top new store concept and reinvention expansion, Bed Bath and Beyond closing 40 but opening 15, and Best Buy thrives through an eCommerce revolution.
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I’m Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and company and you can learn more about me on www.meleblanc.co or on LinkedIn
Join me again next week for a feature interview with the one and only Tony Chapman as he expands on his latest article “Mind your P’s but own your Be’s (https://www.retailcouncil.org/community/technology/mind-your-ps-but-own-your-bes-how-bricks-can-beat-back-clicks/ ), and Peter Van Stolk, CEO of www.spud.ca based in Vancouver who tells us all about the there pillars of his business and how sustainability is at the core of everything he does.
Until then, have a great week!
Michael LeBlanc is the president and founder of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc, a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and now, media entrepreneur. He has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career.
Michael has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels, most recently on the main stage in Toronto at Retail Council of Canada’s Retail Marketing conference with leaders from Walmart & Google. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, CanWest Media, Pandora Jewellery, The Shopping Channel and Retail Council of Canada to his advisory, speaking and media practice.
Michael produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including the award-winning No.1 independent retail industry podcast in America, Remarkable Retail with his partner, Dallas-based best-selling author Steve Dennis; Canada's top retail industry podcast The Voice of Retail and Canada's top food industry and one of the top Canadian-produced management independent podcasts in the country, The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois from Dalhousie University in Halifax.
Rethink Retail has recognized Michael as one of the top global retail experts for the fifth year in a row, the National Retail Federation has designated Michael as on their Top Retail Voices for 2025, Thinkers 360 has named him on of the Top 50 global thought leaders in retail, RTIH has named him a top 100 global though leader in retail technology and Coresight Research has named Michael a Retail AI Influencer. If you are a BBQ fan, you can tune into Michael’s cooking show, Last Request BBQ, on YouTube, Instagram, X and yes, TikTok.
Michael is available for keynote presentations helping retailers, brands and retail industry insiders explaining the current state and future of the retail industry in North America and around the world.