Doug Stephens, mastermind behind Retail Prophet, is an influential futurist and keynote speaker. Listed as one of the top 10 retail influencers of 2019, his books, The Retail Revival and Reengineering Retail, are considered to be the holy grails of consumer behaviour. Retail Prophet, the business, offers expert keynote speeches for elite clients, while Retail Prophet, the podcast, is top-rated on iTunes. Taking to the speaking circuit himself, Doug has presented to several Fortune 500 companies, providing cutting edge predictions on the future of retail, consumerism and buyer behaviour. An expert on branding, he can revolutionise how a business projects itself to the digital world.
Following a 20 year long career in prestigious retail roles, Doug founded Retail Prophet. The hub of retail knowledge provides keynote speeches to such clients as Google, Walmart and BMW, offering them an invaluable insight into the world of consumerism. Retail prophet has become the go-to consultancy firm, due to their accurate ability to predict future retail trends. Highly regarded on the speaking circuit, Retail Prophet are renowned for their humorous, visually engaging and always entertaining presentations that offer relevant strategies tailored to their audience. An event featuring Doug and his team of speakers will be a surefire success.
In 2013, Doug released his first book, The Retail Revival: Reimagining Business For The New Age of Consumerism. A hit with critics and readers alike, the book argues that the current sustainability and popularity of the retail sector is due to the "unique social and economic conditions" of the 21st century. Doug's radical ideology is considered fact by many within the industry, who view the speaker as an authority on the subject. His second book, Reengineering Retail: The Future of Selling in a Post-Digital World, was published in 2017. It identifies the rapid growth of ecommerce, and explores "new economic model[s] for the retail industry".
A common figure in the media, Doug has featured in such elite publications as Forbes, Toronto Star and Canadian Business. One of the most popular speakers on the circuit, Doug holds the key to some of business' most critical issues, both in traditional forms and the new, advanced digital age. An expert in ecommerce, he can transport his audience to the future of retail, an unprecedented insight very few are privileged to.
How to hire Doug Stephens
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When at corporate events, Doug is known to cover the following topics:
- The most important metric in retail: making sense of the next decade of consumption
- Re-engineering retail: the future of selling in a post-digital world
- Millennial shoppers: connecting with a new generation of consumers
- Big data and the retail revolution
- The future of consumerism
