Press & Media

Where the work shows up.

Selected coverage of Julie Averill and Chief Impact Officer — national broadcast, business press, and the podcasts where the conversation goes deep.

Media inquiries: Rebecca Proulx, Fortier PR

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$2B → $10B+
Revenue scaled at lululemon
8 Years
Global transformation led
4 Continents
Global teams built
20+ Years
In technology leadership

A track record you can see.

Keynotes, panels, podcasts, and national press — a sampling of where Julie shows up and how she shows up.

Julie Averill on Bloomberg The Close
Video

Bloomberg · The Close

AI's Impact on the C-Suite and Jobs

Julie joins Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld to talk about what AI really changes for leaders, and what it doesn't.

TIME Ideas essay by Julie Averill
Press

TIME · Ideas

How to Make an Impact in the AI Economy

Julie's essay on why the leaders who win with AI develop human capability instead of just deploying tools.

Julie Averill on The Motley Fool podcast
Podcast

The Motley Fool

The AI Headlines You Should Be Most Suspicious Of

Rachel Warren interviews Julie on AI washing, psychological safety, and how to tell a real transformation from a good story.

Julie Averill on NBC Bay Area Press:Here
Video

NBC Bay Area · Press:Here

Chief Impact Officer

A conversation on leading transformation when the hardest part has nothing to do with the tech.

WWD feature on Chief Impact Officer
Press

WWD

Why Real Transformation Is Human

WWD on Chief Impact Officer: culture, psychological safety, and human capability beat the algorithm obsession.

Microsoft Signal Blog feature on Chief Impact Officer
Press

Microsoft · Signal Blog

Building Trust When Everything Is Changing

Why AI adoption fails on trust, fear, and change resistance far more often than on technology.

Chief Executive book excerpt from Chief Impact Officer
Press

Chief Executive

You Don't Need an Innovation Team. You Need Problem-Solvers.

An excerpt from the book on why problem-solvers, not innovation teams, drive real change.

Panel: The Rise of Agentic Commerce
Panel

Nimble

Panel: The Rise of Agentic Commerce

A panel discussion on autonomous AI agents reshaping commerce and how leaders should prepare.

Porchlight Book Company excerpt from Chief Impact Officer
Press

Porchlight Book Company

An Excerpt from Chief Impact Officer

Porchlight Book Company shares an excerpt from Chief Impact Officer.

SGN feature on Chief Impact Officer
Press

SGN

Julie Averill talks AI, DEI, and living as a corporate Lesbian in new book Chief Impact Officer

SGN on Chief Impact Officer: AI, DEI, and living authentically as an out leader in corporate America.

Eric Jacobson on Leadership review of Chief Impact Officer
Press

Eric Jacobson on Leadership

A Playbook for Authentic, Human Leadership

A book review and short author Q&A on leading people through the age of AI.

Julie Averill on Make It Happen Mondays podcast
Podcast

Make It Happen Mondays

Building Cultures That Sustain Transformation

Julie on the human work behind change, and building teams that sustain it instead of performing it.

Real-Time Data and the Modern Enterprise
Podcast

FMCG Guys

Real-Time Data and the Modern Enterprise

A clip from the Nimble podcast on how real-time data changes what's possible for leaders.

2026 Predictions for AI and Retail
Podcast

FMCG Guys

2026 Predictions for AI and Retail

What Julie sees coming in AI adoption, and what most organizations are still getting wrong.

NRF Foundation 2024
Award

NRF Foundation · 2024

"The List of People Shaping Retail's Future" Honoree

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Wequity CIO Luminary Award 2024
Award

Wequity for Women & Technology · 2024

CIO Luminary Award — lululemon India Technology Hub

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Fast Company Queer 50 2023
Press

Fast Company · 2023

Queer 50 — Leaders Shaping Business and Culture

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Forbes CIO Next 50 2021
Press

Forbes · 2021

CIO Next: 50 Innovative Technology Leaders Transforming Business

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Retail Week Tech 100 2020
Award

Retail Week · 2020

Tech 100 — Female Tech Leaders in Retail

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CIO Dive CTO of the Year 2019
Award

CIO Dive · 2019

CTO of the Year — Dive Awards

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Showing Up Authentically reel
Reel

Instagram · Reel

Showing Up Authentically

Why bringing your whole self to leadership is the advantage, not the risk.

AI Is Not a Strategy reel
Reel

Instagram · Reel

AI Is Not a Strategy

AI is not a strategy. It's a tool for strategy.

When Culture Cracks reel
Reel

Instagram · Reel

When Culture Cracks

A 20-hour website outage revealed a weak culture, and what real leadership does next.

Retail Transformers on Retail Razor
Podcast

Retail Transformers · Retail Razor

AI Reveals Your Culture

On broken data, honest leadership, and why AI doesn't fix your culture, it reveals it.

The Voice of Retail podcast
Podcast

The Voice of Retail · Retail Council of Canada

AI's First Inning

Julie joins Michael LeBlanc with Nimble co-founder Menachem Salinas on why retail AI is just getting started.

Let's build something worth saying.

Whether you're planning a keynote, a leadership offsite, or a fireside chat — reach out with the details and I'll get back to you personally within 24–48 hours.

Formats

Keynotes, panel discussions, and fireside chats. Each engagement is tailored to your audience and challenges.

Availability

Select dates available in 2026. Inquire early — the calendar fills quickly around book launch season.

Booking Contact

Rebecca Proulx · Fortier PR
rebecca@fortierpr.com

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