Holly Etlin, partner and managing director with AlixPartners and one of the most accomplished and respected leaders in the world of corporate restructurings, joins host Barry Bobrow to reflect on her 30-year career. Holly specializes in providing high impact consulting and interim management services for companies in the retail, distribution, and consumer products industries. Her projects are most often transaction based engagements involving both operations and capital markets activities.
In this interview, she discusses how she entered the field, her experience guiding high-profile retail and consumer companies through distress, and the evolving challenges facing retailers amid omnichannel complexity, rising returns, and changing consumer behavior. Etlin also shares insights on current restructuring trends, the growing influence of private credit, and the increasing cost and complexity of bankruptcies. As she transitions from full-time restructuring work, she outlines her plans to continue advising selectively while devoting more time to charitable and nonprofit efforts, emphasizing the importance of giving back.
