Carrie McDermott has been with PetPeople, an independent neighborhood pet retailer focused on high quality, natural pet food and supplies since 2018. 

Prior to joining PetPeople, Carrie, was President of Sally Beauty, where she was focused on leading the overall business transformation.  Prior to Sally, she served nine years in roles of increasing responsibility with DSW Inc., where she most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Carrie successfully led the Company’s operations, ecommerce, marketing, and customer experience, including a 300 person call center.  Prior to the COO role, Carrie served as DSW’s Executive Vice President of Sales and Operations, where she was responsible for driving the Company’s omni-channel initiative, launching ship-from-store, and successfully opening over 200 stores.

Prior to DSW, Carrie had leadership roles with other retailers, including Cooper’s, Inc., (a family-owned specialty retail business), The Gap, Inc., and Barnes & Noble, Inc.  Carrie lives in Columbus, Ohio with her husband, three children, and is the pet parent to two rescue dogs, Remi, a mini-Australian Shepard and Colby, an Australian Cattle Dog mix.