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RESEARCH LISTS
The Foremost 50 | 2020
High-growth D2C brands reinventing & redefining the future of fashion, retail, & consumer.
The Foremost 50 | 2019
2019's digital native and direct-to-consumer brands that are reinventing & redefining the future of ...
The Defiant 25 | 2018
The leaders, risk-takers & visionaries leveraging innovative technology to transform their business.
FLAGSHIP EVENTS
The Lead Summit 2022
Returning to Brooklyn June 2022 — a two-day innovation festival with 100+ stand-out speakers ...
The Lead-Direct 60 Forum— Where ALL brands get great at direct-to-consumer
Where all brands get great at D2C. Learn from fashion & retail industry leaders, ...
The Lead Forum 2020
Preview of tomorrow's fashion & retail industry built on research, vision talks, & peer ...
THE LEAD CONTENT
Ones to Watch | Fall Winter 2021
Spotlighting future front-runners in fashion & retail — Jones Road, Kinfield, & Huron
Ones to Watch | Summer 2021
Spotlighting future front-runners in fashion & retail — Jones Road, Kinfield, & Huron
Interview Series | The Lead Classroom
Authentic & Candid Conversations on the Future of the Fashion, Retail, & Consumer industries.
Ones to Watch | Spring 2021
Spotlighting future front-runners in fashion & retail — Banza, Bomani, & Three Wishes
Interview Series Thurston & Taubman
Authentic & Candid Conversations on the Future of the Fashion, Retail, & Consumer industries.
TLQ 1.3 | 1-to-1: Faryl Morse & Cassie Rosenthal
On navigating 2020, leading with compassion & transparency, and the importance of inclusivity.
BRIDGING THE FASHION, RETAIL, & CONSUMER INDUSTRIES WITH THE GLOBAL SILICON VALLEY.
