Finance and ops leader
Vicki Bradley
CEO, Women in Leadership Empowered; former President, Bombay
- Known for
- LeadershipTrust and transparencyTurnarounds
- Works with
- Retail
About Vicki Bradley
Vicki Bradley is CEO of Women in Leadership Empowered, where she coaches presidents and CEOs and hosts a podcast that has passed 140 episodes. She is finishing a doctorate on trust, power and the invisible load every leader carries.
Before that she spent three decades in retail: 380 stores at the Northern Group, a seat at the leadership table at Marks & Spencer, and the presidency of The Bombay Furniture Co. in Canada.
My team didn't go stupid overnight.
Conversations with Vicki Bradley
November 9, 2026 · The 100 Leaders Series
Are you really who you say you are?
Vicki Bradley, CEO of Women in Leadership Empowered and former president of The Bombay Furniture Co. in Canada, explains why you cannot fake trust, what happens when power consolidates, and how a team that had a banner year did not go stupid overnight.
HighlightsAre you really who you say you are? 0:29Transparency, even when it's hard 0:23My team didn't go stupid overnight 0:40Walk your talk 0:48Say yes to the person next to you 0:37