Keynote Fireside Chat: In Conversation With: Grace Beverley, Founder, TALA, SHREDDY, The Productivity Method & Retrograde

23 Apr 2026
Supernova Stage
Leadership, Cybersecurity & Economy

The interviewer will ask the interviewee some of the following questions as well as asking the audience to ask some questions of their own:

  • You’ve been a creator for over a decade now.  What advice would you give to retailers who want to make the most out of the social, influencers and building a community?   
  • TALA has recently opened it’s second store.  What key lessons have you learnt from the move from pureplay success to bricks and mortar? 
  • Your fitness tech brand Shreddy turns ten this year and focuses heavily on customer personalisation. What does that look like at Shreddy and how would you recommend  retailers of all sizes to manage their personalisation strategies? 
  • You launched The Productivity Method in 2022 which has already sold over 150,000 planners worldwide.  What has this taught you about maximising productivity and efficiency within your own retail businesses in the face of rising costs? 
  • Your latest business Retrograde focus heavily on AI.  What key use cases do you see for AI in the retail sector and how do you see this developing over the next three years?
  • What other technology innovations are you really excited about currently and why?  
  • What have been the hardest challenges of your entrepreneurial and leadership journey to date and how have you overcome them?
  • Your podcast ‘Working Hard’ has a reach of over 100 million people.  Which of your podcast guests have been the most inspirational to you and why?  
  • You’ve achieved so much in business at a very young age.  What qualities do you think will define the next era of female leadership in the retail space, and how do we build companies that support them?
Host
Kate Hardcastle MBE
Kate Hardcastle MBE, The Customer Whisperer & Broadcaster - Hardcastle Collective 
Speakers
Grace Beverley
Grace Beverley, Founder - TALA, SHREDDY, The Productivity Method & Retrograde