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    The International Retail Academy

    The only International Retail Training Development Academy.

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    Kayleigh Faran

    Founder & Owner of The International Retail Academy

    "I am on a mission to inspire, develop & retain talented individuals within the Retail Industry."

     

    The International Retail Academy (TIRA) was set up in 2020 to help retail professionals grow and become the most happiest and productive teams on the planet!​

     

    TIRA offers a range of services that cater for individuals at all stages of their Retail career, and for Retail businesses.

    • A 1:1 service including interview techniques and practice, and bespoke CV help creation.
    • Career Coaching to support you on your personal development path.
    • B2B service to train retail staff and to give them the confidence they need within their roles.
    • Self-study courses to provide flexible training (coming soon).​​
    • team building workshops

    The International Retail Academy will actively champion Retail careers; promoting the positives of working within retail and highlighting the incredible opportunities that people can have within the sector.

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    The Happiest Retailer on the Planet!

    Hi I'm Kayleigh! An international leader and coach in all things retail.

    I have worked on the sales floors of fast-paced lifestyle and premium brands progressed to lead multi-cultural teams in my operational leadership role across the Middle East and have served as a Franchise Retail Leader from an office role in Europe.

    Having 20 years of real ground experience into large format multi-site leadership, I have a holistic view of retail and know first-hand how to understand people, roles and responsibilities to unleash the greatest potential of individuals and teams.

    I am a Mum, Wife, Wellness and Fitness enthusiast and have just started growing my own vegetables. Originally from the UK, I currently live in The Netherlands.

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    Co - Author of Women Who Inspire

    Women Who Inspire is a book featuring powerful female leaders across the globe. In my chapter I wanted others to be inspired by my journey and how I have overcome adversity through strength and mindset, leading to a successful and fulfilling life.

    The book will be published in the next few weeks across the UK, Middle East and Australia.

  • Founding Faculty Member of The Real School

    I am incredibly honored to be a founding faculty member of The Real School. I have already had the opportunity to deliver a lesson to their attendees and I will continue delivering lessons once a month.

     

    What the attendees said:

     

    "The most energising session I've ever been to."

    "I really needed this. I've learnt so much in this hour."

    "The Energy and delivery was incredibly engaging."

     

    A MENA Speaker

     

    A regular speaker for MENA and delivered a speak to a US Company on Mental Health & Stress Management.

  • Career Coaching

    Succeed in getting your next role in Retail with our Career Coaching Service!

    Carving out your career path is not easy, and often we fall from one role into the next and the next and beyond.

     

    Having a well-matched career coach will help you take intentional action and get you to that next point faster.

     

    Career Coaching, why would you benefit?

    You want to level-up your career?

    You want to pivot and move into a different sector?

    You want to change roles but not sure how to get there?

    You want to progress faster?

    You want to gain more practical skills?

    You want to learn from someone who has walked the path you want?

     

    If you answered yes to any of these questions, I am delighted to help you reach your future goals

  • The Blog

    Thoughts, musings, and ruminations.

    Our stress management workshops are the perfect workshop for any team that fall behind on...
    Join our team building workshops to unlock the potential of your retail teams without "Death by...
    Retail Store Team Consulting  Mind the gap!  Is one store dragging down the area? Is one area...
  • What We Do

    Consumers of the NOW want to be inspired by YOUR people.
    We take good teams and make them outstanding!

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    Mind the gap!

    Is one store dragging down the area? Is one area dragging down the region?

    Let's reveal the gaps and get to work on resolving them with our retail consulting!

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    • Feeling stressed becomes feeling 'I can handle this'
    • Know the GOOD stresses.
    • The biological impact of too much stress.
    • Building mind resilience
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    Get your team energised, focused and engaged with our workshops that have a lasting impact!

    Motivated and happier people; better business.

    We unleash the greatest potential of your retail teams, through our industry leading team building workshops.