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The Lavin Agency Speakers Bureau

A speakers bureau that represents the best original thinkers,
writers, and doers for speaking engagements.

What Your Dyson Vacuum Cleaner Can Teach You About Retail Storytelling (2:29)

Why AI Will Change Every Aspect of Retail (3:53)

How Can Retailers Win the AI Revolution? With “Beautifully Human” Creativity. Lavin’s Doug Stephens, Retail Futurist

A bestselling author and one of Lavin’s most-requested speakers, Doug has a uniquely prescient view of how whip-fast advancements in Artificial Intelligence will revolutionize everything about your brand and how you can maintain a competitive edge in the age of ChatGPT.

The Retail Revival

Reimagining Business for the New Age of Consumerism

Reengineering Retail

The Future of Selling in a Post-Digital World

Resurrecting Retail

The Future of Business in a Post-Pandemic World

The 4 Reasons Why 2017 Is a Tipping Point for Retail

Retailers need to focus on customer lifetime value for long-term success

FreshCo, Old Navy, Rexall: Joe Jackman helps retailers get their mojo back

Why Traditional Retail Reinvention Doesn’t Work (22:24)

Retail Isn’t Over. It’s Time To Reengineer.

Why Asia is Leading the Way in Retail

Customer Relationships in the Next Wave of Retail

How Can Marketers Embrace Digital Retail?

Retail Prophet: The Future is Bright

Why Traditional Retail Reinvention Doesn’t Work

Doug Stephens: Is Retail Really Over As We Know It?

Doug Stephens on The Future of Retail: Online and Offline

How Is Retail Following the Music Industry?

Is E-commerce Killing Retailers?

The Future of Retail | Doug Stephens | #BoFVOICES 2017

Making Retail Less Predictable

Retail Speaker Joe Jackman: Don’t Start Over. Reinvent and Stay Relevant.

Ady Floyd | The Future of Retail

Are Retailers Under Siege by E-Commerce?

Doug Stephens: How To Build Customer Experience in Retail

Retailers Are Under Siege by E-Commerce

Retail Futurist Doug Stephens Weighs In on the Crash of an Industry — and Prepares For Its Rebirth

In Resurrecting Retail (OUT TODAY!), internationally renowned futurist and bestselling author Doug Stephens not only explores the massive upheaval happening in retail today; he also outlines an inspiring and actionable plan for its future in the post-pandemic world.   A gripping exploration, researched in real-time from inside the crisis, Resurrecting Retail offers a comprehensive view […]

Joe Jackman’s The Reinventionist Mindset Gives Retail Leaders a Competitive Edge

Retail veteran Joe Jackman has helped revive countless ailing retailers—from Old Navy to Duane Reade—back to growth and relevance in the 21st century. His new book, The Reinventionist Mindset, crystallizes his decades of experience into a guidebook for leaders grappling with tremendous change.  The status quo is the “serial killer” of great companies, Joe Jackman […]

Curious About the Future of Retail? Two of Lavin’s Retail Experts Will Answer Your Questions.

The retail industry has undergone a massive, unprecedented transformation in the last few years, and it shows no signs of slowing down. Retail Reinventionist Joe Jackman and Retail Futurist Doug Stephens join forces to answer your most burning questions about the industry and where it’s headed.   Joe Jackman is a master of retail reinvention. […]

Retail Maverick Bonnie Brooks Formally Named CEO of Chico’s

As the first female President and CEO of the Hudson’s Bay Company, Bonnie Brooks restored the aging institution back to its former glory. More recently, she has been acting as interim CEO of Chico’s—the international women’s fashion retailer—following the abrupt departure of Shelley Broader. Today, the Financial Post announced that Brooks will take on the […]

Doug Stephens

The past few years have transformed shopping forever, but if retailers can adapt to AI and our changing supply chains, they’ll survive—and thrive.

Joe Jackman

It’s about more than retail. It’s about total reinvention.

Lavin’s Top Women & Leadership Speakers Are Breaking Barriers—and Inspiring Others to Do the Same

In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re shining the spotlight on our Top Women & Leadership Speakers. These women are all powerhouses in their fields—from business and law to STEM and sports. They’re reshaping the worlds they work in, and as speakers, their stories and expertise empower other women to do the same.      […]

Connecting to Today’s Consumers: Lavin’s Top Ten Marketing Speakers

The last decade has seen a complete transformation in the way we do business. Lavin’s Top 10 Marketing Speakers expertly navigate us through the changing tides, and help leaders and organizations win the hearts of tomorrow’s consumer.   Sarah Kaplan Corporate social responsibility has morphed from a nice-to-have into an absolute must-have. In her talks, […]

Lavin’s Top CEO Speakers Reveal the Secrets of Inspiring Leadership

Being a CEO means more than having a fancy title and corner office. It means being able to lead under pressure, and in times of crisis; being able to inspire and mobilize a team; and lastly, being able to execute strategy with vision. Lavin’s Top CEO Speakers have walked the walk, and now they’re sharing […]

Manjit Minhas Opens Up About Her Path from Fledgling Entrepreneur to Beer Baroness

After starting a business with her brother Ravinder at the tender age of 19, Manjit Minhas became the President, CEO, and sole owner Minhas Breweries—the tenth largest brewery in the world. In a new feature in Menu, she opens up about the challenges she faced in the industry, and how she grew a successful business […]

How Do You Manage Change? By Booking the Best Innovation Speakers

The world is changing—fast. You want the best innovation speaker to help you navigate your future. The Lavin Agency represents the best innovation speakers—great minds on the front lines of their industry, working to make the world a smarter place.     Jeremy Gutsche is “an intellectual can of Red Bull” (Association Week), a New York Times bestselling author and one of our most booked […]

Top 10 Business Keynote Speakers

Great companies start with great leaders. Leaders who recognize incredible talent, even when it’s hard to see; leaders who can spot, manage, and prevent risk; leaders who build successful teams, adapt to change and create cultures of innovation. These business keynote speakers blend personal, compelling leadership stories with years of immersive research, interviews and anecdotes […]

Top 10 Innovation Keynote Speakers

The world is changing—fast. Innovation and creativity are becoming the most valuable assets a company can hire for, encourage and cultivate. But how does innovation actually happen? What does it really look like in action? These innovation keynote speakers are professors, entrepreneurs, scientists; they’re working on the front lines of innovation, helping you to better […]

Fresh, Powerful Perspectives: Say Hello to Our Women in Leadership Speakers

Innovative ideas come from diverse leadership. That’s a fact. Minette Norman, VP of Engineering at software leader Autodesk was the only person who could demolish the silos restricting progress; Maureen Chiquet led Chanel and Banana Republic through a decade of retail disruption; and Margot Lee Shetterly is the author of the #1 bestseller Hidden Figures, about the black […]