Hi, I am April Sabral, Founder of retailu.ca and your number one cheerleader!
I worked my way up from a Part-Time Salesperson to VP and now own my own leadership development company.
I've had the priviledge of working with brands such as Apple, Banana Republic, and Armani. Today, as a John C. Maxwell Coach and Forbes Contributor, I help managers become leaders who drive team success. My secret? Positive communication.
I’m great at handling tough conversations and teaching others to do the same. I focus on bite-sized, actionable lessons—no fluff, just tools and strategies you can use right away.
The top reasons leaders call me today is for these three specific pieces of advice.
1. To help them hold their team accountable.
2. To have a performance conversation with a team member that they are stressed about, and not sure how to provide feedback while keeping them motivated.
3. How to get more work life balance and stop working 50-60 hours a week. You hired a manager but are still doing all the team management. Or are stuck without a manager and want to scale by hring the right one.
Can you relate?
In my experience (and I have 25 years of it), the top reason teams are succesful is their direct supervisor. This means you the owner, or the manager you hired.
Stop throwing your managers in at the deep end and give them the training they need.
This is a cohort group coaching for small business owners and independant store owners, cafe managers and location based businesses that do not have HR and Training support, but require training for their team leaders.
Watch the assigned Retailu Leadership Online Curriculum
Watch a video lesson weekly
retailu video lessons are under 5 minutes
Audio,Text and Visuallly appealing
Complete a knowledge check
Test your knowledge with a fun fast multiple quiz
Take Action
Complete an activity on the job.These are relevant to managing people, like a coaching conversation, assessment of your team and more.
Bi Weekly - 90 Minute Coaching/Training Call
In total their will be 6 group calls
Your Managers are coached/trained by a retailu coach who will facilitate and develop their management and leadership skills.
Access to 1-on-1 15-Minute Power Coaching
Schedule 2x 30 minute individual coaching calls
Scehdule as needed a 1/1 power coaching call to support your managers manage your team.
Access to AI coaching Tool - get answers immediately to your questions
ASK APRIL - this is a new feature that allows your managers to ask as many questions as they need and get advice and answers on the spot.
"retailu is a great tool that delivers important information without taking lots of time to complete. I’ve been able to identify quite a few areas for improvement in myself just from this resource making me more aware of how I approach certain situations. Love it!"
Claudie Turcotte
DM Ardene QC
"These courses are exactly what we needed and are so consistent with the support. I’m so excited to get back to my team at the store. Thank you retailu for being there for us!”
Amber Hamilin
Store Manager, Pandora, CA
"retailu is the best education program online and also offers an inclusive community of support."
Elise Tremblay
Events Manager
MAC Cosmetics CA
"The courses were great! and easy to navigate. I was able to learn new ways of approaching my team and further my leadership skills. The great thing is that I can choose which courses I'm interested in, take as many as I'd like and not break the bank!
Thanks RetailU!"
Vinny Appa
SM Pandora, CA