Roberta Townes

Roberta Townes is a retail industry expert, podcast host, and champion for indie brands breaking into big shelves. As the author of Shelf Talks, she shares the real-world strategies, insights, and lessons that product-based founders need to successfully get into retail stores—and stay there.

With years of experience as a merchant in the retail space, Roberta has sat on the other side of the shelf and knows what it takes to turn a great product into a retail-ready brand.

She’s also the host of the Shelf Talks podcast, where she sits down with fearless female founders to unpack how they launched their brands and landed in major retailers. If you love founder stories and want to hear what it really takes to grow on shelf, the podcast is the perfect companion to the book.

You can find Shelf Talks wherever you listen to podcasts.