The Shoptalk Luxe Elevate Programme

Leading with Humanity: Presence, Kindness and High-Performance in Leadership

Candice brings a global luxury hospitality lens to leadership, shaped by years guiding iconic brands across EMEA and more recently APAC. Her approach blends emotional intelligence, clarity and cultural nuance.
This session will focus on how leaders can cultivate confidence, inspire teams, foster trust, and remain grounded while navigating fast-paced, high-stakes environments.
What participants will take away:
- How to lead with empathy without losing accountability
- Practical insights on cultivating presence and influence in senior rooms, leading across diverse cultures and personalities
- How to create trusting, high-performing team cultures and sustain self-confidence
- How to balance the dualities women leaders often navigate, balancing empathy with accountability, pace with presence, and personal values with professional demands.
- Tools for managing self-doubt and imposter syndrome

Our Elevate Programme is a closed-door, invite-only content series, designed to support and accelerate the advancement of women in both their organisations and their wider careers. It is a three-part, actionable, takeaway-focused programme featuring senior women who have shaped the premium and luxury retail and hospitality landscape across the Middle East and APAC. The series brings together honest perspectives and learnings from fashion, retail and luxury hospitality: sectors where women remain underrepresented at senior levels.