Lead Like Her LIVE

CBUS Retail is back with an afternoon designed to bring the retail community together—men and women alike—for real conversations.

Lead Like Her LIVE

11:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Presented by The Robin Report | Sponsored by CBUS Retail

Open to both men and women in retail leadership.

Join us for an afternoon of candid, no-nonsense conversation about what it actually takes to lead in retail today. Lunch will be provided.

Lead Like Her LIVE brings together executives, founders, emerging leaders, and students—across genders and roles—to engage in honest dialogue around leadership, growth, and the realities of today’s retail environment.

While the content centers on women in leadership, this is not a women-only event.
It’s a conversation about leadership, and the best conversations happen when everyone is in the room.

This is not a conference.
No stages. No slides. No performative storytelling.

Just:

• Round tables
• Straight talk
• Real insight that actually moves you forward

Retail Exchange + One Degree

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Presented by CBUS Retail | In Partnership with Ohio State’s Fashion & Retail Studies Program

As the afternoon conversation concludes, the energy continues with CBUS Retail’s Retail Exchange at One Degree.

Also open to both men and women across the retail ecosystem.

This is where strategy meets connection.

Industry leaders, founders, operators, and emerging talent come together on The Ohio State University campus for meaningful networking, shared learning, and recognition of the next generation of retail professionals.

You’ll experience:

• Cross-functional conversations
• New relationships across the ecosystem
• Insight into the future of retail talent and leadership while we celebrate the FRS scholarship winners & ambassadors for the 2027 school year.

This isn’t transactional networking.
It’s relationship building.

Because the future of retail in Columbus depends on how well we connect:
→ Experience with ambition
→ Leadership with pipeline
→ People with opportunity

One Experience. Two Moments.

Lead Like Her LIVE fuels the leadership conversation.
Retail Exchange + One Degree expands it.

Attend one—or stay for both.

Who Should Attend

• Retail executives & founders
• Marketing, merchandising, and operations leaders
• Emerging leaders and students
• Anyone shaping—or interested in shaping—the future of retail

Men and women are equally encouraged to attend.

Register Now

Spots are limited to maintain the integrity of the experience.

Please indicate which event(s) you plan to attend during registration so we can plan accordingly.

If you are registering only for the evening One Degree + FRS Retail Transformation, you may register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1984966266537?aff=oddtdtcreator