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Whether we’re talking about the corporate office or store teams, together we’ll uncover valuable tips and advice that you can apply to your own retail career journey . Stay Sharp . Lead Boldly . Stay Human . Subscribe Part of the Retail Razor Podcast Network. https://retailrazor.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter : https://retailrazor.substack.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://go.retailrazor.com/utube Follow The Retail Razor Show LinkedIn : https://go.retailrazor.com/INnews BlueSky : https://go.retailrazor.com/Bluesky Instagram : https://go.retailrazor.com/insta Threads : https://go.retailrazor.com/threads Facebook : https://go.retailrazor.com/Facebook About your hosts Ricardo Belmar is an NRF Top Retail…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-retail-razor-blade-to-greatness-6610900"},"episodes":[{"title":"Future-Proof Skills Start on the Sales Floor","slug":"future-proof-skills-start-on-the-sales-floor","published_at":"2026-05-22T06:50:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-retail-razor-blade-to-greatness-6610900/future-proof-skills-start-on-the-sales-floor","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/retail-razor-blade-to-greatness/2848229","duration_seconds":1201,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-retail-razor-blade-to-greatness-6610900/episodes/future-proof-skills-start-on-the-sales-floor/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-retail-razor-blade-to-greatness-6610900/future-proof-skills-start-on-the-sales-floor.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"Be a Diode: Building High Performing Teams That Foster Innovation","slug":"be-a-diode-building-high-performing-teams-that-foster-innovation","published_at":"2026-04-28T08:31:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-retail-razor-blade-to-greatness-6610900/be-a-diode-building-high-performing-teams-that-foster-innovation","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/retail-razor-blade-to-greatness/2773803","duration_seconds":1065,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-retail-razor-blade-to-greatness-6610900/episodes/be-a-diode-building-high-performing-teams-that-foster-innovation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-retail-razor-blade-to-greatness-6610900/be-a-diode-building-high-performing-teams-that-foster-innovation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"Pride-based Leadership - 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