EXCLUSIVE: Women Execs of Retail, Wall St., Silicon Valley Form ‘DealmakeHers’

“DealmakeHers,” a new invite-only executive community of “leading female dealmakers” shaping consumer behavior, launches today with a long list that includes unicorn founders — Stitch Fix’s Katrina Lake and Rent the Runway’s Jennifer Hyman — as well as others in the retail and private funding spaces. Selected inaugural members include Iris Apfel, 97-year-old businesswoman, interior designer and tastemaker; Ankiti Bose, cofounder and chief executive officer of Zilingo; Karen Katz, former chief executive officer of Neiman Marcus Group; Kay Koplovitz, chairman and cofounder, Springboard Growth Capital; Tracy Sun, cofounder and senior vice president, new markets, Poshmark; Diya Talwar, principal, Vestar Capital Partners; Marigay McKee, cofounder and general partner of Fernbrook Capital Management, and Heidi Zak, founder and ceo, ThirdLove, among others. The community was founded by three executives who have helped foster deals in the space for years: Stacy Berns, president of Berns Communications Group; Stacey Widlitz, president and chief international store hunter, SW Retail Advisors, and Mary Ann Domuracki, managing director, MMG Advisors. The National Retail Federation will mark the DealmakeHers launch and members at its upcoming Big Show, which begins Jan. 12.   DealmakeHers is to be celebrated at the NRF’s Big Show.  Courtesy Image “Despite heightened awareness and coverage of women leaders who have

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