Shannon Flanagan
Founder & CEO
Retail, Tech
Berkeley, CA, USA
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Shannon Flanagan is the Founder & CEO of Retail Connections (dba) Retail Women in Tech, a community dedicated to empowering women and allies who are passionate about retail and technology. She is a recognized top retail expert on AI, leadership and workforce transformation. Drawing on a career across retail, consulting and technology, she writes and speaks about building organizations where technology expands human potential. She is also the author of Choose – don’t chase – Your Career, a book about finding work that fits, fuels and fulfills.
RWIT:
RWIT was born from a simple truth: women power retail’s workforce and purchasing decisions, yet remain underrepresented in leadership roles across all sectors of our industry.
So we’re building something different. Not another paywalled networking group, but a nonprofit reshaping how retail builds community to grow careers, bridging people, pathways, and purpose.
We unite women, and the allies who champion them, at every career stage to build the next generation of leaders through belonging, mentorship, visibility, and opportunity. Without a new system for leadership development and access, the industry’s pipeline breaks. RWIT exists to rebuild it.
Shannon Flanagan is also featured on our premiere Features Page, and you can read the Podcast Interview Transcript.
