Ladies Who Launch's Webinar Series Presents:
Scaling Your Small Business
Wholesale & Omni Channel Strategies Featuring Walmart
Do you worry about how your business will find new customers and grow? Unsure of how to set up your small business for wholesale success? Look no further!
On February 22nd, LWL and Walmart teamed up to bring you an expert panel that could help accelerate your growth strategy and have your business flying in 2022. They discussed what it’s really like to prepare for, access, build, and scale wholesale partnerships and explore omni channel merchandising.
Join us, help spread the word, and register today!
What to Expect:
Hear directly from leading experts in the field
Bust myths around what it is like to begin a big-box wholesale partnership
Gain knowledge on how to scale with wholesale while staying true to you and your business
Learn more about omni channel merchandising and why it’s the future
#ScaleYourSmallBiz
Speakers
Sarah Friar
Co-Founder of Ladies Who Launch, CEO of Nextdoor
Sarah Friar is the co-founder of Ladies Who Launch, a nonprofit that celebrates and empowers women entrepreneurs, and the Chief Executive Officer of Nextdoor. Sarah previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Square and has held executive leadership roles at Salesforce, Goldman Sachs, and McKinsey. Sarah sits on the boards of Walmart and Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. III and the advisory board for HOPE Global. Sarah earned her MEng in Metallurgy, Economics, and Management from the University of Oxford and her MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where she graduated as an Arjay Miller scholar. She holds an honorary doctorate from Ulster University and, in 2019, was granted an OBE from Queen Elizabeth II for services to entrepreneurship.
Latriece Watkins
Executive Vice President, Consumables, Walmart U.S.
Latriece Watkins is the Executive Vice President Walmart U.S. consumables division. She is responsible for the strategic positioning and financial performance of one of Walmart’s largest divisions, leading a business that, on its own, would be part of the Fortune 50. Today, a majority of items on every American household shopping list fall in her portfolio. In addition, Watkins leads a team that oversees all omni merchandising strategies for the company’s baby, beauty, over-the-counter pharmacy, household chemical and paper, personal care, and pets business.
Lauren Uppington
Vice President of Omni Channel Merchandising, Walmart U.S.
As Vice President Omni Merchandising of Baby Hardlines, Lauren is responsible for the baby gear, toys, and nursery categories for Walmart stores and walmart.com. Lauren brings her myriad experiences in Marketing, eCommerce, and Merchandising to her role. Lauren is passionate about building and leading high-performing teams and actively mentors to develop “merchants of the future,” emphasizing the broad general management skills needed to run omni channel businesses.
Julie Barber
Senior Vice President of Health and Wellness Merchandising, Walmart U.S.
Julie Barber is the Senior Vice President of Health and Wellness Merchandising for Walmart U.S. She is responsible for over-the-counter (OTC), vitamin, nutrition, and wellness products and services sold in Walmart stores and Walmart.com. She has been with the company for over 15 years and has held roles in Walmart Services and several merchandising roles across Fresh, Frozen Poultry, and Snacks, where she led large growth of healthy snacks. In 2021 she was named one of MMRs Most Influential Women in Retailing and named Merchant of the Year in 2022 by Drug Chain News.