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The Safari

The Safari is a guided tour around the retail, brand and consumer landscape. We interview the brightest and most innovative industry leaders who share how they are shaping and evolving the industry in the years to come. Guests come from all corners of the industry from retail, beauty, fashion, CPG, academia, agencies, real estate, investing and more. At Traub we have the privilege of working broadly across these numerous fields and collaborating with these talented leaders.

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41:31

The Godfather of Beauty: Fekkai and Bastide’s,...

The Safari ·

2020/01/07

Frédéric Fekkai is the Executive Chairman of Blue Mistral: co-founder of Bastide and founder of his namesake brand Fekkai. His first atelier at Bergdof Goodman served as his launching pad and gave him a platform to showcase his impeccable detail to service, innovative approach to beauty, and eye for luxury. His perspective of seeing beauty through the lens of the customer has continued to help Fekkai push the envelope on the luxury and beauty landscape while staying relevant to the lifestyles of

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34:36

Digital native brands. 2015-2019: A discussion with...

The Safari ·

2019/12/31

In the spirit of continuing a TRAUB tradition, this year we revisited our previous US New Davids report for our fourth and final annual study. In this year's study we curated a selection of 350+ digital native brands across five key categories: fashion, accessories, beauty, wellness and home. We talk about: ways in which New Davids are expanding into multiple distribution channels including retail and wholesale, how brands are built today, changes in what consumers look for, favorite digital native

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39:28

The Real Estate Thought Leader: CBRE’s, Anthony Buono

The Safari ·

2019/12/17

Anthony Buono is the Global President of Retail at CBRE, leading the implementation of global retail strategy in the Americas, Asia Pacific, and EMEA. His perspective of seeing retail through the lens of data and design has continued to help CBRE push the envelope on the retail and real estate landscape. We talk about: how retailers turn to more agile use of spaces, adaptive reuse of big-boxes, the relationship between CBRE and Streetsense, the influence of retail science in confirming instincts,

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36:06

The Rental Innovator: CaaStle’s CEO, Christine Hunsicker

The Safari ·

2019/12/10

Christine Hunsicker is the Founder and CEO of CaaStle, a B2B technology platform empowering retailers and fashion brands to participate in the rental economy. She has channeled her 18 years of experience in B2B, data and technology startups in order to strengthen the rental industry and help fashion brands evolve their business models. We talk about: the concept of "clothing as a service", rental's role in increasing customer retention, the relationship between rental and sustainable fashion, the

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41:56

The Placemaker: Related Urban’s CEO, Ken Himmel

The Safari ·

2019/12/06

Ken Himmel is the President and CEO of Related Urban, the nation’s leader of large-scale mixed-use developments. With over 30 years of experience, he has spearheaded multiple successful projects, all of which unite urban planning, residences and offices with exciting shopping, restaurants, and art venues. His ability to draw inspiration from local culture and lifestyle while also introducing innovative new concepts makes his projects vibrant and memorable destinations. We talk about: the convergence

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38:08

The Department Store CEO: Bloomingdale’s Tony Spring

The Safari ·

2019/11/26

Tony Spring is the Chairman and CEO of Bloomingdale’s. With experience in marketing, direct-to-consumer, and restaurants, he is one of the most well-rounded CEOs in retail. We talk about: the power of cross-functional thinking, the strategy of quantifying the media value of department stores, his vision to evolve the shopping experience into something distinctive, the reimagination of Bloomingdales' stores, and more. Interviewed by Mortimer Singer.

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40:26

The Indie Beauty Founder: Milk Makeup’s Mazdack Rassi

The Safari ·

2019/11/19

Mazdack Rassi is the Co-Founder of Milk Studios, Milk Makeup, and Camp David. Over the last decade, Milk has gone from being a production and events space to a full-service creative beehive doing work in print, physical, and digital domains. Above all, however, the power of Milk has been its ability to cultivate a proactive and engaged community. We talk about: the codes and inclusive DNA of Milk, the duality between content and commerce, the evolution of fashion shows, the importance for brands to

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43:40

The Law and the Order: Goulston & Storr’s David...

The Safari ·

2019/11/12

David Rabinowitz is the Co-Chair of Goulston & Storr's retail, restaurant, and consumer group. With his 30 years of experience, there are few people who know as much as he does in counseling non-U.S retailers with their expansions into North America and advising developers in connection with acquisitions. Geoff Lurie is the President and COO of Traub. We talk about: how companies should launch themselves into their direct-to-consumer initiatives, the strategies of optimizing a business, how to

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44:45

The Design Collective: Streetsense’s Brian Taff and...

The Safari ·

2019/11/05

Streetsense is a leading design collective focused on activating, transforming, and creating brands and places. Streetsense’s CEO, Brian Taff, and Senior Design Director of Interior Architecture, Brian Miller, join us today to discuss: the role placemaking plays in driving value for real estate; the importance of community building in design; the valuable partnership between CBRE and Streetsense; the blurred lines between hospitality and real estate, and more! Interviewed by Mortimer Singer.

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01:01:08

The Mastermind of Luxury Travel Retail: Value...

The Safari ·

2019/10/29

Scott Malkin is the Founder and Chairman of Value Retail, the company behind the must-visit international destination, The Bicester Village Shopping Collection, that specializes exclusively in the development and operation of luxury shopping Villages across Europe and Asia. Each Village offers brands exceptional growth, the development of new markets and an introduction to new, young, affluent, traveling customers. We talk about: service as a software; the creation of environments that produce

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34:00

The Global Digital Catalyst: Flow’s Rob Keve

The Safari ·

2019/10/22

Rob Keve is the CEO and co-founder of Flow, the turnkey platform for brands to go global by converting brands' international demand into sales. Flow seamlessly addresses the challenges of entering new markets by acting upon the complexities of selling products online. We talk about: the new strategies for brands to go global, the pain points of selling internationally, how to drive traffic to sites, software as services platforms, tools for localization, and more!

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35:26

The CPG CEO: Signature Brands’ Jared Konstanty

The Safari ·

2019/10/15

Jared Konstanty is the CEO of the 140 year old Signature Brands, a business centered on celebrations large and small. Its most current innovation focuses on making the act of decorating simple and compelling for families via some of their notable brands such as Betty Crocker decorating, PAAS and Pumpkin Masters. We talk about: the importance of consumer behavior, the strategies of crafting family memories, how to build a purpose driven company, building consistent brand messages, risk mitigation vs

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36:46

The Wholesale Innovator: NuORDER’s Heath Wells

The Safari ·

2019/10/08

Heath Wells is the CEO and co-founder of NuORDER, a digital showroom that is evolving an antiquated wholesale process. With over 500,000 retailers on the platform, NuORDER is only scratching the surface of how it can impact the wholesale space. We talk about: the shift in consumers’ buying incentives, the partnership between retailers and brands, the transition into new points of sales, DTC brands’ retail and wholesale strategies, trade shows, and more! Interviewed by Mortimer Singer.

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38:18

The Marketplace: Orchard Mile’s Jennie Baik

The Safari ·

2019/10/01

Jennie Baik is the co-founder and CEO of Orchard Mile. Few people have as direct a view into how businesses in luxury are doing on line. We talk about: what works on line and what doesn’t, What brands should do to amplify their DTC business, personalization, loyalty, the young luxury consumer, network effects and the future of retail in a “digalogue” world. Interviewed by Mortimer Singer.

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22:41

The Investment Banker: Threadstone’s Billy Susman

The Safari ·

2019/09/05

Billy Susman helps bridge the left and the right brain in the industry of design, beauty and retail. Billy has been in banking for over 30 years. Billy runs one of the best known consumer focused boutique investment banks, Threadstone Advisors. He advises brands of all shapes and sizes on how to handle the often hard to navigate consumer corporate finance world. We discuss valuations, strategic vs financial partners and the future of investing in brands. Interviewed by Mortimer Singer.

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38:32

The Licensor Marketer: Beanstalk Group’s Michael Stone

The Safari ·

2019/09/05

Michael Stone is one of the oracles of branding and is the Chairman and founder of the Beanstalk Group, one of the world’s most storied licensing agencies who has helped build, through licensing, some of the world’s most storied brands ranging from Coca Cola to the Olsen twins. We discuss “customer entanglement” via licensing as well as segments from his new book: The Power of Licensing: Harnessing Brand Equity. Interviewed by Mortimer Singer.

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49:19

The Academic: The New School’s Joel Towers

The Safari ·

2019/09/05

Joel Towers is one of the most progressive thinkers in modern academia having instituted strict sustainability guidelines into the curriculum at Parsons over a decade ago. Joel is University Professor at The New School and the beloved former Executive Dean of Parsons. We speak about sustainability, the Anthropocene, polarizing times and design in the “board room” Interviewed by Mortimer Singer.

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35:43

The Talent Agent: Next Model Management’s Faith Kates

The Safari ·

2019/09/02

No two people know where the puck is going better than this talented duo. Faith Kates is the founder of Next Model Management. She is joined by her colleague Jennifer Gavin who heads up their influencer division. We discuss modeling, influencers, branding in the age of the internet, photography and “Gen Z” Interviewed by Mortimer Singer.

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05:03

Welcome to the Safari

The Safari ·

2019/08/26

The Safari is a guided tour around the retail, brand and consumer landscape. We interview the brightest and innovative industry leaders who share how they are shaping and evolving the industry in the years to come. Guests come from all corners of the industry from retail, beauty, fashion, CPG, academia, agencies, real estate, investing and more. Tune in to hear from some of the guests we'll be talking to in the months to come. Interviews conducted by Mortimer Singer.

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