Peter Clark, Lorna Jane
Peter Clark is the CTO of Lorna Jane, an Australia-based retail brand founded in 1989 by fitness instructor Lorna Jane Clarkson, one of the first pioneers of the activewear category.
The Endless Aisle Podcast takes an inside look at the world of retail from the people living and breathing it every day. You’ll hear from brand leaders, innovators on the tech side, store associates, and more. Endless Aisle is presented by NewStore.

Peter Clark is the CTO of Lorna Jane, an Australia-based retail brand founded in 1989 by fitness instructor Lorna Jane Clarkson, one of the first pioneers of the activewear category.
Brian is the Director of Operations, Consumer Direct at Burton Snowboards.
Kit is a freelance writer and author of The Retail Leader's Field Guide. She's a voice for the frontline worker, sharing tips and commentary on retail and store operations, leadership, coaching, and more. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kit-campoy-you-got-this/
James is the CIO of AllSaints. Previously, he held similar roles at Deckers Brands and Alfred Dunhill.
Gianfranco works for Natura &Co and is the International CRM and Personalization Lead for Avon. In his career, he's successfully traversed the agency and client-side divide, specializing in CRM, data, and business transformation with a track record for both setting and delivering customer strategy with a focus on the customer, and business objectives.
Gavin is the director of digital and ecommerce at Creed, a luxury fragrance brand. He has extensive product development and sales & marketing experience across a wide variety of business categories, mostly within the luxury and premium sector. During his career, he's worked with brands like Farfetch, Liberty, Creed, The Wine Society, Laithwaites, Harvey Nichols, and Auto Trader.
Chris is the retail director for Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports. In his role, he leads strategy and drives performance in large multi-site operations. The retail landscape is evolving, and he's passionate about delivering real change in the modern retail landscape ensuring customers keep shopping.
Sonal is the Chief Content Officer for The Lead, and the former VP, Content Strategy for Shoptalk. She's also worked on the brand side with eBay and Macy's, and prior to that wass an analyst at Forrester covering the media industry, specializing in paid content, music, radio, and audio devices.
Kris is the Sr. Director, Market Development - RFID at Avery Dennison. Kris is focused on driving RFID market development and strategy through managing relationships with retailers and brands to define, prove out, and implement RFID solutions in their business.
Corin is the director of global profit protection. risk for adidas. He was also the global corporate investigations manager at Burberry. Prior to his life in retail, Corin's background was in law enforcement.
Kaitlin is currently the Sr. Director of Sales and Clienteling at UNTUCKit. She's held similar roles at REISS, and Bloomingdale's, and is a graduate of Parsons School of Design.
Greg is the owner and founder of Easymoc, a shoe company based in Lewiston, Maine specializing in small-batch, handsewn moccasins. He's also the co-founder of Flatwing, a fly fishing company slinging flies and supplies. Previously, Greg worked for brands like Clark's, Huckberry, Timberland, Puma, and more.
Mark is the global operations lead at Faherty Brand. Previously, Mark has held a variety of retail operations roles at Vince, Ralph Lauren, Victoria's Secret, and more.
Niall is the VP, Technology at the LEGO Group. He also sits on the Advisory Board for the MACH Alliance. Prior to LEGO, he worked at ACCO Brands, Toys-R-Us UK, and Uniqlo.
Jeena Sharma covers retail and consumer trends at Retail Brew. She was previously the beauty editor at Paper Magazine and a fashion and beauty writer at Nylon. This Endless Aisle episode was co-hosted with Ian Scott, Retail Rethink Top 100 Influencer, and Consultant.
Ian Scott is a Retail Rethink Top 100 influencer and an independent retail consultant, with over 20 years of experience within the retail display sector. His work has included the design and implementation of retail stores and displays, store research and behavioral psychology, and global innovation and trends.
Thomas Mulreid is the head of sales for Orium (formerly MyPlanet), North America's leading composable commerce consultancy & systems integrator. He is an expert and leading voice on Composable Commerce, Headless Commerce and Data Strategies on LinkedIn.
Polly Wong is the president of Belardi Wong, a leading direct marketing firm, working with more than 300 retailers and best-in-class brands. Previously, she held leadership roles at Williams-Sonoma, RedEnvelope, Eddie Bauer, and more.
Liza Amlani is the principal and founder of Retail Strategy Group. She is the go-to expert in merchandising, product creation, and accelerating speed to market and is one of RETHINK Retail's Top Retail Influencers of 2022. With over 20 years of retail insider experience, we help companies in the retail space dramatically improve profitability and increase organizational effectiveness. (https://www.themerchantlife.com/)
Jennifer is the senior manager, retail platform strategy & commercialization at Orium. Formerly known as MyPlanet, Orium is North America's leading composable commerce consultancy & systems integrator. She is also a strategic advisor for Tomorrow Retail Consulting. Additionally, in her career, she spent time working in various capacities for retail brands like Hudson's Bay Company, Target, Walmart, Mango, and more.
Amanda McLaughlin is the Sr. Manager, Content Marketing at NewStore. She led the launch of the 2023 Omnichannel Leadership Report, now in its eighth edition. The report analyzed over 300 brands and their omnichannel shopping experiences across mobile, online, and in-store. https://www.newstore.com/resource/2023-omnichannel-leadership-report/
Tony is the founder and Chief Cheerleader at Hammitt (https://www.hammitt.com/). After earning his MBA, Tony spent over a decade managing successful businesses in construction, real estate, and home finance sectors. In search of a venture that celebrated his creative passions, Tony took the reins at Hammitt in 2008, overseeing its transformation from a best-kept hometown secret to a digital and retail phenomenon. Tony is a philanthropist, speaker, mentor, and lifelong entrepreneur, but mostly, h...
Andy is the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer for Clutch (https://www.clutch.com/). He's responsible for product vision, corporate strategy, and the overall commercialization of our Consumer Management platform, as well as, its consumer-facing mobile wallet application "CLUTCH Shopping" (iOS & Android).
Thijs is the General Manager, Consumer Apps at NewStore. Previously, he is the founder of Touchwonders, and Highstreet Mobile. At Touchwonders, he built best-in-class apps for tablets and smartphones with the belief that simple, smart and delightful software can make life better. He worked with companies like ING, Rabobank, Volkwagen, Audio, Zoover, and many more. In 2014 he launched Highstreet Mobile: a SaaS mobile retail platform for fashion and lifestyle brands. At Highstreet the mission was ...
August Kuhling is an Operations professional with over 15 years of progressive experience in a variety of high-level roles. August enjoys a challenge and has built a diverse body of experience that spans E-commerce operations, omnichannel retail, large-scale fulfillment/logistics, and high-level brick and mortar retail leadership. In each of these neighboring industries, August has seen success, growth as well as regular increases in scope and responsibility. There are very few leaders with a bo...
Michelle is a retail success manager at NewStore. Passionate, customer-focused, and collaborative retail leader she previously held management positions at Apple and Target.
As a retail leadership executive, board member, and Amazon best-selling author, Ron Thurston loves retail. And he's proud of it. Ron has led the retail teams for some of America's most prominent brands, inspired thousands of store employees, and traveled relentlessly across the country to sit and listen to what they have to say. Ron was also recognized as one of the Top 100 Retail Influencers of 2021 by RethinkRetail and is the Founder of TAKE PRIDE TODAY™, his platform for consulting, speaking,...
Amanda McLaughlin is the Sr. Manager, Content Marketing at NewStore. She led the launch of the 2022 Omnichannel Leadership Report, now in its sixth edition. The report analyzed over 250 brands and 50 omnichannel capabilities. www.newstore.com/resource/2022-omnichannel-leadership-report/
Dustin Jones is a retail leader and recognized omnichannel authority with expertise in directing global consumer-centric brand and retail strategies to drive the growth of major retail businesses, brands, and partners. He's currently the Co-Founder and CEO of Unified Commerce Group, a company whose purpose is to acquire and operate the next generation of incredible Global Retail Brands. Unified Commerce Group targets brands who are driven by purpose, have strong digital characteristics and have ...
Jeremy is a partner at The Maze Group. He is an accomplished omnichannel executive with more than 20 years of experience in digital and ecommerce balancing the art and science of branded commerce. He previously has held roles at The Vitamin Shoppe, Global Brands Group, Michael Kors, VF Corp, and more.