Michael is a senior retail advisor and consumer growth consultant, and he has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. He has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels, most recently on the main stage in Toronto at the Retail Council of Canada's Retail Sustainability conference, hosting the CEO of LCBO and P&G Canada, New York, at the National Retail Federation's Big Show & The Lead Innovation Summits, and the RSPA Retail Now event in Orlando. Michael brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, Pandora Jewellery, The Shopping Channel and Retail Council of Canada to his advisory, speaking and media practice.
Michael also produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including Canada's top retail industry podcast, The Voice of Retail; Canada's top food industry and one of the top Canadian-produced management podcasts in the country, The Food Professor, along with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois; and the recently named No.1 retail industry podcast in America, Remarkable Retail. Michael also produces and co-hosts The London Drugs Partnership Podcast. Rethink Retail has recognized Michael as one of the top global retail influencers for the third year in a row, and you can tune into Michael's YouTube BBQ show, Last Request BBQ, for great outdoor cooking year-round!