how did you get started at scarpa?
I was a “college girl” on the sales floor who stayed after graduation because I just couldn’t get enough. I think my title at the end was operations manager (or something that felt very important).

what are you up to these days?
I just can’t shake my retailing roots. I have a small but mighty company, Pedal Retail Advisors, that creates better real estate outcomes for brick-and-mortar retailers.

can you share a favorite scarpa memory?
on my first shift at scarpa, amy handed me a box of about 2,000 2x2 inch earring cards. she told me that some of the cards had printed a bit off center, so my job was to pick through the batch and pull out every card that was off center, because she wasn’t going to pay for misprints. this is a story that I’ve told probably fifty times in my career because it’s a perfect example of the diligence and exacting attention to detail that is so important in retail. I also learned that this is what you can expect when you work for a virgo.

go-to holiday song
"o holy night" (which is probably a little strange considering I celebrate hanukah)

what’s the secret to giving a good gift?
I think listening is the secret. when your gift makes someone say, “oh, you remembered that!,” it doesn’t matter how big or small it is because the receiver feels seen and valued.