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Richard L. Sharp and the price of a simpler deal
Before CarMax had a name, Richard L. Sharp saw a way to bring retail discipline to the used-car lot. The Circuit City chief backed a shared idea, then kept visiting the stores it became.
Carly Gomez Is Teaching a Foam Clog to Tell Stories
Crocs' chief marketing officer built her career from the shop floor up. Now she is turning charms, creators and tiny serialized dramas into a practical lesson in how brands earn attention.
Emily Sly
Emily Sly is a Denver-based marketing executive who became Chief Marketing Officer of TRUEWERK, the performance workwear brand, in late 2025. She spent 13 years at Crocs, rising from a regional account services rep to VP of Global Marketing during the brand's global comeback, then led brand and marketing at Funko and headed marketing at PopSockets before joining TRUEWERK. She is known for helping consumer brands articulate why they matter and for translating brand purpose into consistent experiences across every customer touchpoint.
Crocs, Inc.
Crocs, Inc. is a Broomfield, Colorado footwear company best known for the molded-foam Classic Clog and its snap-in Jibbitz charms. Built on a proprietary closed-cell resin called Croslite, the once-polarizing shoe grew into a multi-billion-dollar global brand spanning clogs, sandals, and sneakers, plus the HEYDUDE casual-loafer label acquired in 2022. Trading on Nasdaq as CROX, the company reported roughly $4.0 billion in 2025 revenue and reaches customers in more than 80 countries through its own stores, wholesale partners, and a large direct-to-consumer digital business.
Paul Nugent
Paul Nugent is Chief Marketing Officer at Peter Millar, the Raleigh-based luxury sportswear and golf apparel brand owned by Richemont. A British-trained brand marketer, he has spent more than two decades building sports and lifestyle brands, most recently as CMO of Crocs-owned HEYDUDE, where he steered high-profile campaigns with Sydney Sweeney and Travis Hunter. Before that he led global brand marketing at Under Armour and reshaped the football heritage of Umbro, with earlier stops at ellesse and Codemasters. He joined Richemont's Peter Millar in 2025.