Magda Szwedowicz

“I had the pleasure of working with Magda for almost 9 years. I remember when she started with the company and made herself available to the field team as soon as she started. She was accessible to store teams and was a tremendous mentor and partner for the district manager team. Magda was able to keep her pulse on stores and even down to the associate level. She personally reached out and formed relationships with GMs to better understand their business and each unique situation. She was present in conversations and was able to dissect complicated issues to identify root causes and help create solutions that were both fair and equitable. I was able to partner with Magda through a range of situations from training and development to highly escalated employee relations issues. Magda always approached situations from multiple angles and helped me personally work through some difficult store team challenges. I was thankful for my professional relationship with Magda and will always consider her a resource for anything that may come up in the future. ”

“Magda stands out from other leaders that I have worked with in my retail career, with her clear vision & decisiveness while also up keeping an incredible ability to follow through and hold accountability. Magda is able to manager her time incredibly well- and still make each meeting feel like you have all the time and attention you need. Her approach to difficult situations is always met with warmth and thoughtfulness, which makes her an outstanding cross-functional partner. I have had the privilege to share many conversations with Magda during our shared time together at WSI — I always feel more well equipped and prepared to handle even the most complex HR issues with her expert guidance. She has helped not only me, but our entire brand grow substantially during her time at WSI. Both Magda and I started around the same time— and our brand store count more than doubled during that timeframe, along with many large scale changes along the way. While her job responsibilities have essentially doubled during her time at WSI, her commitment is to strong leadership and a people first culture always stayed the same. I know I speak on behalf of many, many other business leaders that had the opportunity to work with Magda - that she possesses incredible talent in her field and we are lucky to have spent the time together. ”