The Hero's Journey - 425 Magazine Women to Watch Interview with Lindsay Angelo

The Hero's Journey - 425 Magazine Women to Watch Interview with Lindsay Angelo

Lindsay Angelo found herself in a dream career with Lululemon, but it wasn’t until she struck out on her own that she began to see the world in technicolor.

Innovation Leader Features Consumer Thought Leader, Lindsay Angelo on Innovation Trends

Innovation Leader Features Consumer Thought Leader, Lindsay Angelo on Innovation Trends

My prediction for 2019: the blurring of sectors will gain steam. We’ll see more sectors colliding and combining to create something bigger and more impactful than each could do on its own. Think co-working spaces meet retail, art meets yoga, burgers meet shoes. In fact, as I write this, I sit at WeWork with a live Christmas retail marketplace happening around me, representing the coming together of two concepts in a not-so-obvious way.

Lindsay Angelo Named to Inside Outside Innovation's top 56 Innovation Leaders to Follow

[Excerpt from Inside Outside Innovation]

”Over the past decade of working in the world of collaborative innovation, I’ve had the great pleasure to meet, interview, and work with a fantastic group of innovation leaders helping companies build the tools, techniques, and talent required to compete in the changing world of technology and innovation.

Here are 56 innovation gurus, that you should know, making waves in 2019. The list includes those who are working in the trenches, as well as those providing thought leadership to help us understand what’s working and what’s next in business innovation…”

Click here to read more

Boston's Front End of Innovation wraps!

I was asked to share my insights on the link between yoga and strategy at the Front End of Innovation in Boston, MA earlier this year. Having spent seven years working in the athletic apparel space, six of those with the market leader in yoga apparel, this is something to which I've dedicated hours if not days of mind share. To what end? There are three things I believe they have in common - growth, alignment and core. Curious to hear more? Look for my next post and catch some additional FEI highlights below!

The FEI arena!

The FEI arena!

No Boston trip would be complete without "Chowda"! No need to reinvent this retail concept - their product is an experience in itself. #selfactualizing

No Boston trip would be complete without "Chowda"! No need to reinvent this retail concept - their product is an experience in itself. #selfactualizing

Game time!

Game time!

Co-founder and President of Pixar and Disney, Ed Catmull on Creativity

Co-founder and President of Pixar and Disney, Ed Catmull on Creativity

A glimpse into Future Stores, Seattle, WA

A glimpse into Future Stores, Seattle, WA

Coming off of another mind-bending year at Future Stores, I left inspired and energized at what the future of retail has in store! What better way to capture than through the power of visuals - see below for the highlights:

Media House, Innovation Leader gets Behind the Scenes with Lindsay Angelo

Media House, Innovation Leader gets Behind the Scenes with Lindsay Angelo

It’s challenging to list all of the things causing angst for the retail sector, from Amazon to new startups to the death of once-popular malls around the country.

But according to Lindsay Angelo, a former Strategy Manager at Vancouver-based lululemon athletica, all that disruption creates the imperative to think differently and take risks. (Angelo left the company earlier this month, and is now a growth strategy consultant.)

The Front End of Innovation in Review - a Fascinating Talk that Turns Maslow's Tired Hierarchy of Needs on its Head, Boston, MA

The Front End of Innovation in Review - a Fascinating Talk that Turns Maslow's Tired Hierarchy of Needs on its Head, Boston, MA

"I’m going to be honest, I went to Lindsay Angelo’s talk, Betterment, the Future of Retail & Maslow, mostly because Lindsay works for Lululemon and I’m a sucker for dropping a lot of money on a pair of Lululemon Wunder Under yoga pants. I wanted to judge the company that made yoga apparel mainstream more than I wanted to learn about the actual subject matter of Lindsay’s speech. Shame on me, I know. But here’s the thing, once I was in the room, I paid attention to the actual subject matter and it was really fascinating – Lindsay turned Maslow’s tired hierarchy of needs on its head...