Voices of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University
Nicole Walters is the store manager of Kate Spade New York on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Prior to joining the Kate Spade team, Nicole held a variety of leadership positions with Nordstrom for seven years. These leadership positions included: department manager of Men’s Sportswear on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, assistant buyer of Men’s Sportswear in Seattle, and store manager of Nordstrom Rack in Cincinnati. She currently resides in Manhattan with her two dogs, Oliver and Leo the Lion. Her favorite things to do are visit her family in her hometown of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., barbequing in the backyard and playing volleyball. Since living in Seattle, she has become a Barre3 workout addict.
Nicole Walters is the store manager of Kate Spade New York on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Prior to joining the Kate Spade team, Nicole held a variety of leadership positions with Nordstrom for seven years. These leadership positions included: department manager of Men’s Sportswear on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, assistant buyer of Men’s Sportswear in Seattle, and store manager of Nordstrom Rack in Cincinnati. She currently resides in Manhattan with her two dogs, Oliver and Leo the Lion. Her favorite things to do are visit her family in her hometown of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., barbequing in the backyard and playing volleyball. Since living in Seattle, she has become a Barre3 workout addict.
My freshman year at Syracuse University, Pete Nordstrom, co-president of Nordstrom, Inc., visited the campus as part of the Genet Lecture Series. Professor Amanda Nicholson selected me and nine other students in the retail management program to be a part…