GMBI 2019 Speaker: Denise Walsh

Denish Walsh
Campus Advisory Services

Denise R. Walsh brings over 30 years of specialty store and collegiate market retail experience. She has a proven track record of achievement in strategic planning, merchandise planning, replenishment, supplier relations, buying, marketing, process analysis, and forecasting. She is a dynamic and passionate leader having held Senior Positions at retailers such as Warner Bros. Studio Stores, J. Riggings, Edison Brothers Stores, Paul Harris Stores, and Follett Corporation. Denise has been responsible for managing/growing retail businesses, supporting a broad group of product categories for soft goods, hard goods, and services such as café’s and print shops. She has led teams through role/responsibility re-structuring, merchandising/operational process changes, and system enhancements & implementations. Denise Co-Founded and was Managing Partner of Bibo-Walsh Retail Consulting Services LLC helping retailers succeed by giving them access to the critical data they need to make smart decisions, ensure profitability, save time, and compete more effectively. Denise founded and was CEO of DRWalsh Consulting LLC which continued to serve and help their clients focus on setting up more formal processes/procedures, implementing key retail principles, and creating external analytical tools to make it easy to manage and measure key performance indicators. Denise is now part of Campus Advisory Services, a division of Nebraska Book Company offering a broad array of retail consulting services, where she supports retailers and suppliers with strategy/tactical development and execution plans to support their businesses more effectively. Denise also serves as a coach and educator to her Clients during engagements to support professional and personal development in retail best practices.

Denise earned her Bachelors of Arts in Business Administrations from North Park University