Steve Dennis

Steve Dennis

Top 5 Global Retail Influencer, Forbes S

TX, US
Learn how to transform your customer experience in the age of Amazon and digital disruption from a top 5 global retail influencer, Forbes contributor and former C-level executive

Steve Dennis is a consultant, keynote speaker and author focused on retail growth and innovation. He has been named a top global retail influencer by multiple organizations and his thoughts on the future of shopping are regularly shared in his role as a Forbes Senior Contributor. His best-selling book is "Remarkable Retail: How to Win & Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption." He is also the host of the Remarkable Retail podcast.

During a 30 year career as a senior executive at two Fortune 500 retailers–and more recently as a strategic advisor–Steve has worked with dozens of retail, consumer, luxury and social impact brands to inspire, catalyze and design their journey to remarkable results.

As a sought-out keynote speaker, Steve has delivered talks on six continents, sharing his unique perspective on what it takes to reignite customer growth in a world of constant change and shifting consumer preferences.

He has contributed commentary to Bloomberg/Business Week, the BBC, CNBC, CNN, the Harvard Business Review and the Wall Street Journal, among many others.

Steve is currently the President of SageBerry Consulting. Prior to founding SageBerry, he was the chief strategy officer and SVP, multichannel marketing for the Neiman Marcus Group.

Steve received his MBA from Harvard and a BA from Tufts University.

Steve Dennis is a consultant, keynote speaker and author focused on retail growth and innovation. He has been named a top global retail influencer by multiple organizations and his thoughts on the future of shopping are regularly shared in his role as a Forbes Senior Contributor. His best-selling book is "Remarkable Retail: How to Win & Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption." He is also the host of the Remarkable Retail podcast.

During a 30 year career as a senior executive at two Fortune 500 retailers–and more recently as a strategic advisor–Steve has worked with dozens of retail, consumer, luxury and social impact brands to inspire, catalyze and design their journey to remarkable results.

As a sought-out keynote speaker, Steve has delivered talks on six continents, sharing his unique perspective on what it takes to reignite customer growth in a world of constant change and shifting consumer preferences.

He has contributed commentary to Bloomberg/Business Week, the BBC, CNBC, CNN, the Harvard Business Review and the Wall Street Journal, among many others.

Steve is currently the President of SageBerry Consulting. Prior to founding SageBerry, he was the chief strategy officer and SVP, multichannel marketing for the Neiman Marcus Group.

Steve received his MBA from Harvard and a BA from Tufts University.

"A Really Bad Time To Be Boring: Reimagining Retail in the Age of Amazon"

25 - 45 minute keynote
Technical / Specific

"Physical Retail: Definitely Different, Far From Dead."

The retail apocalypse narrative is nonsense, but the middle is collapsing and boring, undifferentiated retail is inching ever closer to the precipice.
RetailEducational / Informative

"Omni-channel Is Dead: It's Time for Harmonized Retail"

The line between shopping channels are blurring. It's all just commerce now, and the customer is the channel.
RetailEducational / Informative

"The Fault In Our Stores: The 8 Essentials of Remarkable Retail"

Physical retail isn't dead. But boring retail is. In the age of Amazon and digital disruption retailers must find new ways to remarkable. In this keynote Steve Dennis lays out a framework to reinvent and reimagine retail brands.
RetailEducational / Informative

"Do Not Cross This Line: The Truth About Innovation"

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. Brands that watched the last decade or so happen to them need to walk through their fears and get into action.
InnovationEducational / Informative