Retail Retold · 2026-06-04 · 20 min
What happens when experience becomes perspective? Every year, thousands of retail real estate professionals descend on Las Vegas looking for answers. Where are rents headed? Who's expanding? What's the next opportunity? Which relationships will create the next great deal? But before the meetings begin and before the convention floor opens, there's a more important question worth asking: What actually separates the people and companies that consistently outperform everyone else? Recorded on the eve of ICSC Las Vegas, this special Retail Retold conversation flips the script. Adam Ifshin steps into the host chair and turns the microphone on Chris Ressa , creating a rare opportunity to go beyond the public persona and explore the experiences, decisions, and leadership lessons that shaped his career. Together, they unpack everything from career-defining pivots and hard-earned management lessons to navigating uncertainty, building high-performing teams, and leading through pressure. The result is a candid conversation about what it takes to grow from dealmaker to operator and why leadership matters more than ever in today's retail real estate environment. The timing couldn't be better.
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