Amish Tolia

Amish Tolia

Amish Tolia is the co-founder and CEO of Leap, a platform that develops and operates retail stores for modern brands. Founded over six years ago, Amish has grown Leap into an omnichannel platform that powers over 100 stores across 12 markets for great brands including ASTR the Label, Dolce Vita, Hanky Panky, Malbon Golf, Ring Concierge, Frankies Bikinis, SET Active, Grown Brilliance, Collars & Co and many more. These brands leverage the Leap Platform to drive growth via branded retail, turnkey with less risk. Prior to Leap, Amish co-founded two other companies and successfully exited both of them in the last 10 years. He graduated from Indiana University and is originally from Detroit, Michigan.

Why International Brands Are Rushing to Open US Brick-and-Mortar Stores

After successfully launching and operating over 100 retail stores for more than 60 brands across the United States, we, at Leap, have the unique opportunity to witness a significant shift in global retail strategy. More and more international brands are turning their attention to the U.S. market, not just for their e-commerce expansion, but to…

How D-to-C Brands Are Redefining the Brick-and-Mortar Experience

It’s that time of year when we start seeing new year sales forecasts roll in and determine which brands will and won’t be retail winners. While some “winners” are easier to predict, I believe there will be a twist this year. In 2020, the retail winners will be direct-to-consumer (D-to-C) brands, many of which most…