S1:E6 Career Advancement Strategies in Retail: Insights from Ron Thurston Ricardo & Casey welcome Ron Thurston , co-founder of Ossy & author of 'Retail Pride ,' to discuss fostering a career development culture within retail. Ron shares his experiences & insights on mentorship & career development - key to retaining retail employees. He discusses recent statistics on turnover & the significance of addressing scheduling, benefits, & staff shortages. By engaging field teams & creating a culture of feedback & recognition, Ron emphasizes the critical steps leaders can take to improve retention & drive success. Subscribe to our Newsletter : https://retailrazor.substack.com Subscribe on YouTube : https://bit.ly/RRShowYouTube Meet your hosts :: Ricardo Belmar is an NRF Top Retail Voices for 2025 and a RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert from 2021 – 2024. Thinkers 360 named him a Top 10 Retail Thought Leader, Top 50 Management Thought Leader, & Top 100 Digital Transformation Thought Leader, plus a Top Digital Voice for 2024. He is an advisory council member at George Mason University’s Center for Retail Transformation , and is the director partner marketing for retail & consumer goods at Microsoft. Casey Golden , is CEO of Luxlock , a RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert for 2024 & 2023, & Retail Cloud Alliance advisory council member. Obsessed with the customer relationship between the brand & the consumer. After a career on the fashion & supply chain technology side of the business, now slaying franken-stacks & building retail tech! Music provided by imunobeats.com , featuring Swag, Tag and Brag from the album Beat Hype , written by Heston Mimms, published by Imuno.
