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Want a business that fills your soul AND your bank account? Retail Strategist Salena Knight, shares information, inspiration and interviews with business leaders, to help you create a more profitable, sustainable and dynamic retail or eCommerce business.
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The Business of Retail

Christine Cowan, David Ian Gray, George Minakakis, Gary Newbury, Craig Patterson

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Canadian discussions - a global retail perspective. As the world entered lockdown in March 2020, a small, diverse group of Canadian thought leaders gathered virtually to speculate, collaborate and share their insights on the waves of disruption facing retailers. "The Business of Retail” podcast emerged as an unflinching strategic alternative to the conventional discourse. Listen or watch as root causes are revealed and new paths forward for the wider retail ecosystem are explored.
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Retail Is Your Business is a weekly podcast covering the intersection of innovation/technology and business strategy in the world of retail (online and offline, across all industries) -- with a focus on consumer experience. As informed hosts dive deep with insiders -- from industry leaders to cutting edge startup founders -- crucial insights, career journeys, trends, new ideas, and the state and trajectory of the retail industry become accessible with a fun and comfortable morning radio vibe.
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Are you starting a small business or buying an existing business? Do you know that personal circumstances may differ, but broad business patterns are same as ever? Then, what better way to begin than by leveraging knowledge from people who have navigated the road ahead of you? This podcast - ’Small Business Startup School’ shares perspectives using the psychology of retail and financial awareness – all with a reasonable dose of optimism. This show promises to give startup solopreneurs insigh ...
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Fashion Is Your Business is a weekly show about FASHIONTECH, the intersection of fashion business and fashion technology. Guests include the world's foremost fashion technology and retail technology pioneers, discussing everything from textiles to retailtech to e-commerce, and everything in between. We cover business news from startups to conglomerates, with a fun and accessible morning radio vibe. FIYB is produced by MouthMedia Network, a premium business podcast production company in New Y ...
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BoF’s hit podcast series Retail Reborn returns for a second season to investigate the consumer of tomorrow, and how their changing lifestyles and expectations will drive evolution in the retail industry today. Podcast host and founder of Retail Prophet, Doug Stephens, is joined by 14 global authorities, including industry thought-leaders, fashion and retail executives, and academic experts, sharing their insight and analysis on the next-generation consumer. Presented by Brookfield Properties ...
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Welcome to Deathground Marketing's Retail Podcast. The Mobshow. In 2012 I walked out of prison. I began my 30th year, with £49 in my back pocket, no home, no job and little prospect of getting one. 6 years later I had founded chain of 27 stores across the UK on a shoestring and a backpack full of stock. We have multi million pound revenues each year and if I can do this, then you can achieve your own entrepreneurial dreams too. With the ease today of setting up a website, social media profil ...
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In this one, I'm spilling all my secrets on properly compensating yourself as a business owner. Too many of us fall into the trap of constantly reinvesting profits without paying ourselves - don't be that business owner! I share my formula for setting clear financial goals that will motivate you AND your team. Plus, learn my tactics for calculating…
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In this episode, I'll be sharing some overlooked strategies for finding new customers that don't involve expensive ads. Discover how to leverage LinkedIn, partner with suppliers, and host virtual events to access untapped audiences - all with minimal cost. ** Sign-up for the challenge here.Salena Knight
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Back when I first opened my business, the economy looked a lot like it does now. It was the Global Financial Crisis, people were tightening their belts, interest rates were rising… But there were still things that would sell. And for me, it was these super cool wet/dry bags that i used to import from America (fun fact, nearly 20 years later I STILL…
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I remember it like it was yesterday (how can I ever forget). I was drowning in debt, exhausted from pouring everything I had into my struggling business. How did it all go so wrong? Back when I first started out, I was so naive about finances. Despite growing up poor, watching every penny come into and leave my bank account, that all went out the w…
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Too scared to dream big? This episode takes you on a wild ride following Stephen Pastor's entrepreneurial journey. Starting out as a DJ in Australia, Stephen stumbled into the neon sign business by chance. You'll hear how he turned a side gig into a full-time venture, finding the courage to take his business international. Stephen shares gripping t…
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Discover the one weird trick freight companies DON'T want you to know! Logistics expert, Carolina Montanez, reveals how to uncover THOUSANDS in hidden shipping costs draining your profits every year. Find out how optimizing your supply chain could transform your bottom line WITHOUT any extra work. Listen now to learn the freight industry secrets th…
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TayTay has left the building, but is it too late to capitalize on her tour? Heck NO! Truth is, if you’re NOT leveraging TS right now, then you’re missing a huge opportunity. I don’t care if you sell clothes, furniture, beauty, shoes, or even adult toys! (not that I’m suggesting Ms Swift owns the latter…) Billionaire Swifty can sell your products - …
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The episode features a compelling conversation with our special guest, Dalene Allen, the Executive Director of BNI in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and PEI. Dalene shares her personal journey using affirmation cards and provides an insight into the power of recognizing personal pains, standing against limiting beliefs, and stepping out of comfort zon…
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Join the Small Business Startup School podcast as host Ola Williams engages with Colin Alexander, founder of Conduit Voice Media, in this insightful episode titled " Leveraging Voice and Media To Drive Customer Engagement". In this digital era of accelerated content consumption, the episode brings to the forefront the importance of maintaining auth…
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Scale your retail business with marketing secrets from Lululemon and Pottery Barn! Learn how to plan campaigns across channels, focus on newness over discounts, and steal strategies from big brands. Jessica Shirra shares insider tips from working with top retailers. Discover how to stand out from the crowd and drive sales with intentional, multi-ch…
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Welcome to another enlightening episode of Small Business Startup School. In this episode, our guest speaker, Samuel Adeniyi - Founder, Kierep and Winner of the December 2023 Volta Pitch Competition - strips back the details of establishing 'Kierep', a startup fuelled by its purpose to combat the shortage of caregivers in Canada. He elucidates the …
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In this podcast, I reveal how to avoid buying the wrong products and wasting money through strategic inventory planning and analyzing sales data, trends, and customer requests. Learn my secrets for negotiating the best deals from suppliers and stocking inventory that actually sells fast.Salena Knight
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If contracting one of the rarest remaining diseases early in my business taught me anything, it’s this: nobody’s safe from the 4 B’s of Business. Bottleneck. Burn-out. Breakdown. Bankruptcy. It’s common for one to follow the other. If you’re starting to see the warning signs of one, it’s time to urgently find a solution… because the others are clos…
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Tired of small profits and imposter syndrome? In this podcast, learn how Kristine went from barely breaking even to increasing revenue by 2000% by facing her fears and learning her numbers. Discover her simple tactics for doubling conversions, boosting margins, and way more - all without losing your creative spirit. It's time to stop playing small …
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Whether you're launching a startup or taking over an existing business, understanding balance sheets is critical to your success. This concluding part of the series spotlights an often-overlooked aspect of business finance – receivables. Perspectives were shared on the importance of regularly reviewing accounts owed to you and scrutinizing long-unp…
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Welcome to another exciting episode of Startup Your Small Business and Learn. Hosted by Ola Williams, this podcast aims to enable budding entrepreneurs with the psychology of retail and enhance financial awareness, all while staying positively optimistic. In this episode, we continue to delve into the world of balance sheets, explaining how you can…
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This episode features an answer to one of the questions I received on the series. I concluded the answer to practical tips for improving balance sheet without getting into complex financial jargon. This episode is part of an ‘8-series’ show on ‘how to read and interpret a balance sheet’. This is part 6. Do you have questions or comments? Your feedb…
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This episode features an answer to one of the questions I received on the series. I shared practical tips for improving balance sheet without getting into complex financial jargon. This episode is part of an ‘8-series’ show on ‘how to read and interpret a balance sheet’. This is part 5. Do you have questions or comments? Your feedback ensures that …
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Are you still looking to take your retail or e-commerce business to the next level this year? This episode might be the one you need. When it feels like everything has just snowballed and you've got a lot of things to do, how do you know which one to focus on?Salena Knight
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In the balance sheet, equity is usually presented in the form of the owner’s money brought into the business and any profits or losses the business has accumulated over time. Listen in for details of how you can interpret it and what it may mean for a business. This episode is part of an ‘8-series’ show on how to interpret balance sheets. This is p…
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You see when you want to buy a business, you want to take a quick snapshot of the balance sheet. This is so that - at least, when your professional advisers such as accountants are discussing with you, you can follow reasonably. Even when you already have your business, it doesn’t hurt to from time to time review your business balance sheet. So far…
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Do you find accounting intimidating? Or even boring? But then, hardly can we do any business without accounting. And of course, you can hire the right staff to do the technical bit for you. But, you may still find it beneficial to at least understand how to interpret some accounting/financial reports. And, believe it or not, it’s far more approacha…
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As my business have grown, my views on spending has definitely changed. In this episode, I share some thoughts from a Facebook Live I did while waiting for a flight to an event. I chat about the treats I now indulge in. I also explain why these splurges provide great return and help me take things to the next level. Hoping this gives you some inspi…
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Do you find accounting intimidating? Or even boring? But then, hardly can we do any business without accounting. And of course, you can hire the right staff to do the technical bit for you. But, you may still find it beneficial to at least understand how to interpret some accounting reports or shall we say financial reports. And, believe it or not,…
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What’s cheaper - keeping a returning customer or finding a new one? Keeping customers coming back to shop with you again and again is SO much easier (and cheaper!) than the marketing you need to bring in a constant stream of new customers. And around here, we do things the easy, smart way, not the difficult, expensive way. I first shared this conve…
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Imagine a car with no gas gauge- this means you buy gas and use it with no tracking of usage. What do you think will happen if you miscalculate and your car stops due to zero gas while on your way to an important appointment? Yes! You guessed right! That’s not a situation we all want to be in. Same principle applies to the opportunity to track your…
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Some of my favourite retail and eCommerce origin stories go like this: Someone stumbles across a problem when they’re trying to buy a product. They search high and low, but they can’t find a solution to what they’re looking for. So… … They make the solution themselves! Today’s podcast guest, Dionne Keen, did just that. When she couldn’t find any cl…
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For over 5 years now, I’ve been researching how to save time by tracking personal finances. And my thought process is this: if we can track gas in our cars, which saves us time by letting us know how much gas we have in tank before embarking on a trip, then why shouldn’t we track personal finances? And I’m particularly interested in personal financ…
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I'm sorry to tell you this, but you aren't good enough to build a multi-mullion dollar business on your own. Growth comes when you find your key people. And once you find them, you need to encourage them to stay. In today’s episode, I’ll be sharing with you what I’ve been doing over the years and how it has evolved when incentivising your team.…
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For those of us who own retail and eCommerce stores, December’s all about demands and pressures. Plus, so many of us have found 2023 rough… and it’s so easy to let these situations hold you down. But what I’ve learned is that while you can visit the misery and the frustration, you can’t live there. Visit, sure. Live, no. In today’s podcast episode,…
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In the ever-dynamic world of entrepreneurship, staying ahead means being in the know. Are you looking for some chatbot discussions, artificial intelligence podcasts, or simply a GPT podcast? Well, you’re in the right place! Listen in as we dive into some exciting AI conversational talks - with Jesse Boudreau - about how to use ChatGPT in your busin…
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Ok, I’ll admit it: I’m a total TikTok skeptic… … At least, I was until today’s episode, when my guest Tom Moult changed my mind for good! If you can’t decide whether or not TikTok is right for your business, this is THE next thing you need to prioritise on your to-do list - because if you’re a skeptic like me, you could be leaving serious money on …
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