On The Map With Free Agent Wearhouse Pier Five got the chance to meetup with local legends Rob Echevarria & Kim Barrera of Free Agent Wearhouse, Toronto's premier apparel design and decoration company, in their downtown Toronto showroom for an awesome chat about business through the pandemic, empowering local designers, the value of Canadian-made products and staying dedicated to your craft. Having worked with dozens of Canada's top brands and designers as well as a special project for one of Toronto's most loved Raptors, there's a good chance that you've walked past someone wearing something made by Free Agent Wearhouse and the stories they had were endless. Read through the conversation below and check out the sound bites to hear from Rob & Kim first-hand. Hey Rob & Kim! Thanks for having us in your showroom today. For those who aren't familiar with you and Free Agent Wearhouse, can you tell us a little bit about this all? Rob: I'm Rob, the owner of Free Agent Wearhouse. We specialize in premium quality clothing production and decoration, probably best known for our intricate embroidery. Kim: I'm Kim. If I had to give myself a title it would probably be lead designer or maybe assistant project manager. I kind of do a little of everything since it's just the two of us here. I connected with Rob during the pandemic through a mutual friend and have been helping him with the business as it's been scaling. What do you think sets Free Agent Wearhouse apart from the other design and decoration companies in Toronto, or maybe even all of Canada? Rob: Our biggest focus right now is on helping smaller fashion brands get the look and feel of the bigger brands. While what we do is not necessarily innovative, when it comes to design, decoration and production quality, there aren't a lot of companies out there that will put in the time and attention like we will and I think that has gone a long way with our clients and the brands that choose to work with us. Kim: We're always thinking about the future and how one project can lead to the next. We're more than just an embroidery company. We can advise on design work, help the brands out with their concepts, make connections to other brands or suppliers and so much more. In that sense we're almost like an agency and are always making sure that we are putting our best foot forward with every single client. How did the pandemic affect the business? Rob: Things were crazy in the beginning. We transitioned to face masks for a while and that was very busy. That's when Kim came in to help out. The pandemic really just created more of a desire to work within the community and do things locally. There's a lot of buzz around "Made In Canada" in fashion. Why is this important and how does Free Agent Wearhouse fit into it all? We're all about this (of course)! As consumers, we've all bought bigger brands for the logo or design but you know "that sweater" is just ok when it comes to the quality. There's a reason why people are proud to wear Canadian-made. It's because you know the quality is there and it's really made to last. The idea for us is to bring that type of high-value production back into Canada as much as possible. FAW x Adidas For Kyle Lowry Recently you got to work on a very special project with Adidas for Kyle Lowry. What was that like? Rob: This one was different because we really had full creative control over the entire project. For a big company like Adidas to give control to a smaller design company really exercised every aspect of our capabilities. Kim: It was amazing. Witnessing Kyle win a championship, leave and then be a part of something that was presented to him when he returned; that was really special! We were able to add those little personal touches that paid homage to him, not only as a Raptor but as a world champion. (Listen to more below) What advice would you give to someone looking to get into this business? Learn every skill that you might need. If you can do it yourself, you'll always go further than if you have to lean on somebody else. Just keep creating. Make something wack? Who cares! Stay dedicated and learn from your mistakes. The thing that you think might be the worst thing you've ever made might be the best thing in someone else's eyes. Now that the world is opening back up, we imagine you must have some big plans in store? Definitely! We're setting up a much bigger space which will be great for clients to be able to come by, see the work and hang out. We'll hopefully have some other big projects come up soon and we really want to get more and more into cut and sew. Lots to come. Rob: At the end of the day though, even if we shut down again, the grind doesn't stop. I need to always be doing something. Even if the money's not flowing, you can catch me in the factory. There's always going to be something to learned and to do. Kim: We're looking forward to all of it! Make sure to keep up with Free Agent Wearhouse on Instagram and keep it locked to Pier Five for more conversations with the coolest entrepreneurs, designers, artists, activists and more out there.

A Conversation With Florence Tang of Lot Stock & Barrel Florence Tang is a co-founder of Lot Stock & Barrel, one of LA's premier design studios and clothing stores with a specialty in chain stitched designs and vintage garments. Florence is a Toronto native with a background in graphic design and relocated to California to continue her studies and pursue a career as a visual merchandiser for Levi's before starting LSB. @florencewtang // @lotstockandbarrel LSB has put together some really cool projects over the years. What are your 5 favourite you've worked on? The most interesting projects would be: Coachella LSB x Mastercard Collaboration ASOS x LSB Collaboration Lucky Brand x LSB Collaboration Nike x Carhartt launch Each of these projects were so interesting, combining all of our teams' talents with product that really shined. What are 5 keys to a successful collaboration? Theres only ONE and that is letting each team do what they're best at! Meaningful collaborations combine talents to create innovative product, and should be the ultimate goal. We have been lucky enough to work with some great partners that have allowed us to showcase our craftsmanship and have respected our creative processes. Besides all of the great stuff LSB does, who are 5 designers or brands you're really into right now? This one is really hard, there are some great brands out there, doing really innovative stuff! Heavy hitters that continue to impress are Stone Island, Jacquemus and Sacai. Nicole Benisti has beautiful quality outerwear and I'm also a huge fan of Ruslan Baginskiy headwear. Who are 5 brands that you would you love to work on a project with next? The dream client pool is large, but top 5 would include: Prada Maison Margiela MSGM Alyx Proenza Schouler Lastly, everyone starts small but it seems like you have figured out a thing or two. What are your top 5 tips for growing your business? Be clear in your vision Be able to adapt quickly Treat everyone with respect Foster and cultivate your team. Your company is only as good the people who make it what it is. Don't be discouraged when things don't go as planned. Put your head down and keep working!

The Tale Of A Sneakerhead Who Found Running A couple months ago I had a sneakerhead epiphany. I have too many shoes. This happened around the time I secured one of my grails, the Nike Air Max 90 ‘Bacon’ and then only wore them twice in the preceding month. I waited a full year (since the rumored 2020 release) for this shoe, got them out of luck, and then only wore them twice! Why was this? Well, only one reason. I have too many shoes. Since I've always been a bit of a collector, having a lot of things never bothered me much. The issue with sneakers is how much less each pair gets worn as I continue to buy more pairs. I grew up loving the cycle of beating a new pair of sneakers down and then replacing them only once my toes stuck through the front. Nowadays, I can’t remember the last time I’ve actually worn a pair into the ground and yet the new pairs keep on coming in. I can tie my sneaker consumption habit to a few causes. The first is that I’m a big nerd for design. The technology keeps on getting better and the fact that I do get to wear something, albeit minimally per pair, that I consider almost like art, is awesome. Secondly, I love the hunt which is a huge part of sneaker collecting. Lastly there’s a bunch of other reasons that I’m not as proud of like “hype made me do it” and the occasional “flip”. Yes, I admit that I occasionally resell sneakers, but all of these factors are what has fuelled the obsession that I, along with many others, have for sneakers. So, what does this have to do with running as mentioned in the title? Well, around the same time I was questioning all my decisions regarding footwear, I was also getting more into running. I learned that if I transferred all of my obsessive characteristics to running, I was instantly more fulfilled. The design and tech aspects were obviously there, it was a new hunt for a product I had no idea about and I could regain that satisfaction of really wearing my shoes like they were meant to be worn. It also got me outside way more and made me feel healthier and happier. Running was my ultimate saving grace as a “struggling” sneakerhead and I am riding that wave like no other. The thing with running though, is that while it’s a simple activity at its core, it can be intimidating. It took some time to learn and get into the right groove to really start loving it. So, in hopes of helping other sneakerheads (or anyone for that matter, but this story be most relevant to sneakerheads) who may be interested in exploring this culture that I’ve recently become obsessed with, I reached out to other more experienced runners to share their knowledge on the sport, community and gear. The Guests: Mario LoConte Mario is a co-founder of vintage convention ThriftCon and streetwear label Station. He is a big time runner and is a part of a running team with 48forchange, a non-profit that raises funds for underprivileged and marginalized communities through run challenges. His team is currently sponsored by ON Running. Jes Woods Jes is a running legend! Day-to-day, Jes is a Nike Running coach in New York and also serves as a trainer and coach for Brooklyn Track Club and Chaski Endurance as well as manages a Mile High Run Club location. Jes recently came second in a solo-run, three-hundred mile race from Los Angeles to Las Vegas which she completed in under six days. Daniel Navetta Dan, also known through his social media as The Air Vegan, is an NYC based director and content creator. He is the founder of video production company BRYGHT YOUNG THINGS and fashion sustainability platform news FutureVVorld. Dan is an avid runner and vegan sneaker collector and brings a fresh perspective to the sport and culture. Q1: Why do you like running & how does it make you feel? Mario: Firstly, running is a great way to explore your own city and see it in a different light. I also think that it's fairly easy to progress, but in your progress, the ceiling just keeps moving up and up, so it's a great way to stay motivated. The thing that I might appreciate most about running however is the fact that it isn't enjoyable sometimes. It's hard, it hurts and it makes you want to quit, but you find ways to push through, and I think that ultimately translates to other areas of your life. Jes: How much time do we have? [laughs]. Running makes me feel accomplished. There’s goal setting and working hard to achieve that goal but at the same time, running doesn't always have to be that serious. It’s also a social thing that I get to enjoy with my friends. If you're doing it right, running can be and should be enjoyable. Daniel: I like running because it gives me a break from the outside world. There is a state of "flow" that has become easier to achieve during my runs, and that's the feeling I find myself seeking. When everything is clicking, there is a euphoria and bliss that I don't access in other areas of my life. I also love the community aspect of it. Q2: Are you a collector of running shoes? Mario: I see my running shoes as work boots. I get a new pair and I instantly start setting mileage goals for them - 350-500 - and wonder how fast I can get there. I want them to be completely spent by the end of those miles and I want them to look like it too. Daniel: I wouldn't say that I collect running shoes, because all of my running sneakers get used. I think there's definitely more "collectible" running sneakers than ever before, but I seek them out to put miles on them. Jes: I genuinely don't consider myself cool enough to collect lifestyle sneakers, so my collection is very much running sneakers focused with a dash of lifestyle. Oh, and maybe the Bad Bunny Crocs too! Q3: Many are shifting spending from hype to more technical footwear. Have you seen your behaviour shift like this at all over the last year? If yes, why do you think this is? Daniel: Yes. I think everyone has suddenly discovered a greater appreciation for the outdoors and a small shift away from “hype for the sake of hype”. I'm grateful that I learned this lesson years ago, because I've spent my free time and expendable income on travel and experience as opposed to coveting a bunch of sneakers that sit in storage. Jes: Yes! Thank goodness technical gear is now considered fashion because it's the only thing I'm wearing 99% of the time. Hopefully this shift sticks around for some time. Mario: I would say so. I am starting to think more about the actual composition and construction of all of my clothing and see others doing so as well. I’m making an effort to be more mindful with my purchases and surround myself with more functional, timeless products to cut down on my own waste and consumption. What are you wearing on the road? Mario Shoes: ON Running Cloudflow Apparel: ON Running Lightweight Shorts , Performance T , Performance Long T Jes Shoes: Nike ZoomX Invincible Run Apparel: Jordan Track Cargo Pants , Nike Trail Gear Daniel Shoes: ZoomX Vaporfly Next% Apparel: District Vision Air-Wear Longsleeve , Satisfy Running Gear , Nike NSRL Transform Jacket What are you listening to on the road? Mario: If it's a short distance run I’ll throw on some rap or a random metal playlist (which I never listen to) because it's nice to just have some wild music playing in the background that I can push to. For longer runs, I’ll do something more mellow:, rap, pop, 90s/00s stuff. I'll even throw on a podcast every once in a while to try and learn something while I run. Jes: Here we go! The Greatest Showman soundtrack. On repeat. Over and over again. Sometimes for upwards of 9 hours (on a 50 mile run). Daniel: Wild story - For the first marathon I ran, there was a rule against headphones, so I had to run in silence...that was quite an experience. Nowadays, I listen to everything from the DJ Premiere/RZA Verzus playlist, to "War on Drugs", to the NY Times "The Daily" podcast, to books like, "Power of Now" and "Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself". I'm always trying to dial in the right mood, for the right day, to achieve the perfect run. Final Thoughts from Pier Five The purpose of this story was not to tell you all to stop buying shoes. I can’t honestly say that I am going to stop and I am not the right person to tell you to. If you do want to learn how you can think about your consumption more responsibly, Daniel’s FutureVVorld is an amazing platform for this. Ultimately, this story was meant to inspire you to try something new. For me, it was running but there are a million activities that exist that we can bring our compulsive sneakerhead characteristics to that can make you happier. Finally, if you made it this far and you’re still no more excited to try something new, then all I can say is the next time you overpay for some kicks on StockX, at least wear the damn shoes more than twice a month! For more on Mario, Jes & Dan, check out their IG and keep it locked to Pier Five for more stories and interviews with the best in fashion, art, business, sports, food & more. Mario: @imnotmars Jes: @jeslynnyc Dan: @theairvegan

A Conversation with Sylvia Hoang of Studio S Over the last 12 months, creativity has been on the rise and DIY projects became the new norm. For this special interview, we caught up with Toronto based artist and one of Complex Canada’s Top 30 Female Designers Sylvia Hoang, owner of Studio S, a creative brand founded on the ethos of “doing it yourself”. Coming off of a strong launch with her streetwear inspired concrete home goods collection and most recently a tasteful apparel release perfect for the spring & summer months, Sylvia has been on a roll and has a positive attitude that is taking her to great heights. @studio.sylvia Hey Sylvia! For those who may not be familiar, tell us a bit about yourself. Hey! So excited to be speaking with you. So, I’m Sylvia and I’m a fashion student at Ryerson University in Toronto, a freelance graphic designer and the founder of Studio S, my home goods and now fashion brand. My entire life I’ve been surrounded by art and started studying art in my early teens. I’ve had incredible opportunities to explore clothing & product design, event planning, retail & merchandising and so much more which has allowed me to work in so many different mediums and led me to where I am today with Studio S. Right now I’m really excited about sculpture and working with concrete which is what kicked off Studio S and I just launched an apparel collection called “The Forest Hill Collection”. I also love biking in the city and my favourite ice cream flavour is Vietnamese coffee ice cream! Oh so good! Most people that start brands might begin with something more common like t-shirts or hats. Why was it important for you to do something unique like concrete home goods right out of the gate? While I studied fashion, I took a lot of art history and architecture courses which spawned a huge interest in industrial design. After working with print and digital for so long, I wanted to work with a new medium and making functional and aesthetic 3D objects was really exciting to me. I hadn't ever worked with concrete but I had some conversations with Toronto creative Natalya Amres who is amazing and she really pushed me to give it a shot. With this brand I really just want to experiment with all mediums and this one was a ton of fun to learn about and work on. Speaking of creatives, who are you inspired by and how, if at all, did that influence your first collection? First and foremost, my grandfather has always been a huge inspiration to me. He’s a self taught artist who grew up in China and taught himself how to paint, draw and play five different instruments. From a young age, I’ve always looked up to him. I mentioned her before but Natalya Amres is always a big one being from Toronto. She’s been an awesome contact to have as I start my journey. Daniel Arsham and Matt Williams of Alyx are also huge inspirations for me; Daniel Arsham for his large scale sculpture works and MW for his sleek, dark aesthetic. Lastly, the entire creative community in Toronto that I’ve watched and met parts of is so inspiring. Seeing everyone do their own thing and make their own lane is exactly what I want to be a part of. We’re sure people are interested, so can you walk us through the process of creating your concrete collection? Absolutely! Firstly, I knew I wanted it to be sneakers and streetwear inspired which is how I landed on the nike swoosh, Murakami flowers and more recently the Nike and Jordan sneakers. To make it all happen: Drawing . I drew the concepts a bunch of times first to get an idea of what I’d want to make. Clay modelling . I used modelling clay to make the 3D shapes so I can get a good feel for the pieces. It usually takes a lot of clay iterations until I’m happy with the design. 3D Printing . I was luckily able to find a great local 3D printer who I work with to make the prototypes. Usually there are a couple iterations but I try to prep with clay and work on digital renderings to reduce the number of 3D printed models which can be expensive to make. Making the molds . Once the 3D prints are done I bring them to my friend who can help me make molds of the pieces. Lastly, once I have the molds I fill the molds with concrete and let the pieces sit to dry. This usually takes anywhere from a couple hours for the small pieces to a couple days for the big ones. It was fun experimenting with the different types of concrete mixes to find the perfect one from a texture and colour standpoint. This is super interesting and we love to see the process. On to the apparel launch, tell us about the inspiration for your recent Forest Hill Collection. This was actually my first time getting into apparel and it was a lot of fun and learning. This collection was dedicated to personal growth and for me it served as another reminder that it’s ok to keep trying new things. I started planning the collection in January and it took some time to find the right suppliers and understand the supply chain for apparel first hand. Luckily my roommate runs an embroidery business so that helped with the decoration part but it wasn't easy at first to source all the apparel I wanted. Design wise, I wanted to make something fun and a little different than classic colours like black, white and grey, even though that’s my normal aesthetic. I love forest green and wanted to make something lively for spring and summer and thought the green/gold aesthetic was great for that! Love that! Any tips or things you learned along the way that others might find useful when starting their own brand? The first thing I learned is that communication skills are key . The Studio S projects were the first time I really started working with other people like printers, other artists, suppliers, etc and I had to learn how to speak their language to get things done. I also think patience is important , understanding that new things take time and practice. Things won’t always be perfect on the first try or maybe suppliers won’t always have what you need but being patient and testing a lot will get you where you want to be. Trust the process and have fun with it. This is great advice! Lastly, while you’re just coming off of a big launch, any idea what’s next for Studio S? When we get closer to the fall I really want to start experimenting with outerwear like maybe a varsity jacket. I think that would be a challenging project but I love those vintage varsity jackets and the BBC Ice Cream varsities so I think making one of those would be really cool. I also have been ideating a personal project that will involve the community and concrete at a large scale. This one is in the ideation phase right now so I can’t share too much but if I can rally some people, it will be very cool and bring concrete and plants to a new level! To keep up with Sylvia & Studio S, check out her Instagram and latest drops available on her website and keep it locked to Pier Five for more interviews and stories with the coolest designers, artists, activists, entrepreneurs and more.

A Conversation With Tristan Banning Tristan Banning is a leader in spreading culture. In 2008 he founded Sidewalk Hustle, a music podcast which has since transformed Canada's premier media platform for all things music, fashion, food and art. When he's not overseeing interviews with some of the worlds leading musicians and designers, Tristan is probably cooking up the next stellar fit pic or adding to his more tan impressive collection of rare Supreme accessories. @tristanbanning // @sidewalkhustle From Ziplock bags to Oreos and ping pong paddles, you’re known to be an avid Supreme accessories collector. What are your top 5 Supreme accessories that you own or really want? LOL oh man! Well that all happened by accidentally tbh. I started collecting as kind of a reverse collector, meaning, I really like coffee, and I really like ramen (for example) so when I saw the supreme coffee mugs or the ramen noodle bowl I was like “I want that 😍😍”. So if I were to list my top 5 it would go like this (in no particular order): Honorable Mentions: Although phone cameras are essentially pocket-sized DSLR’s these days, you’re an advocate for film photography. What are 5 tips for anyone looking to shoot with film? Woof… good question. One reason I like film so much is that it’s not instant. In a world of instant gratification we want to take a picture, post it on social and get the likes right away. It spikes our endorphins and makes us happy but also makes us want more. You take a 100 pics and then pic which one you like the most from that and edit it or what have you. With film, you need to slow down. You need to consider framing, lighting and distance to subject. You need to hold still, you need to breathe. Then after that you need to wait to take the film in, develop it and then see if any of the pics worked. So you need to have confidence in yourself and what you’re doing. And sometimes it still doesn’t work out. But then at least you learned something. So my advice... Get a cheap film camera, a disposable from the local drug store and head out and shoot. Shoot. Shoot. Shoot. Then learn from your shots. If you dig the process and the outcome you can start looking for “better” cameras on eBay or in film photography groups. Enjoy the ride. It’s a pretty fun journey if you’re down. In addition to Supreme, you’re a big sneaker collector. What are 5 sneakers you couldn’t ever live without? You know the funny thing is I love sneakers and as a result I guess I’m a collector. But I don’t really identify that way because I like to wear my sneakers. So I don’t buy or keep (if gifted) sneakers I won’t wear. So my favourites are… My Nike Air Max 1 bespoke’s I made at 21 Mercer NikeLab. They are literally 1 of 1 and are my dream shoe. Atmos Elephant Air Max Adidas Ultraboost v1 or Ultra 4D v1 Yeezy 700 Waverunner Rhude Vans Old skool / Converse chuck taylor Oxfords. BUT ALSO: Anything in a low with safari print. A classic white Air Force 1 The puma Thunder Spectra Jordan 1 Low 2020’s been a crazy year. What are your 5 favourite moments in pop-culture from this past year? To me, there were 4 that stole the show... I liked when Travis Scott performed in Fortnite not because it was an amazing performance or anything but because it changed the dichotomy on how we consume entertainment. Someone (Travis?) understood where his audience is. Strangely the release of The Last Dance, The Michael Jordan documentary. For me it was cool to see the whole world, give or take, finally get to experience the magic that was Michael Jordan. To understand why he is part of the cultural lexicon. I am old, so I watched Michael play in his prime, so even I got to learn something that I didn’t know about. It was cool to see everyone talking about it together. I also really enjoyed when Post Malone did a live concert from his house that was all covers of Nirvana. For many this was probably the first time they actually heard Nirvana songs, plural. And it opened that music up to a new fan base. And it’s always nice to see artists re-interpret and interpret their influences. I also enjoyed when everyone all of a sudden started playing Animal Crossing, and you would see fashion brands making clothes for the game, record labels etc. Even my mom was playing. Who have been your 5 favourite interviews that you’ve ever conducted? In my travels and adventures I have had the chance to interview a lot of people who I respect and admire. Although I have personally taken a step away from the interviewing, I have found that I am still meeting and talking to people, a little less this year. But last year I was on a preview of an art exhibit in Brooklyn and in the preview I talked to the guy giving us the tour. He gave me a lot of insight into the art and we started talking. I came back the next day to get a tattoo from a well know Brooklyn artist, and while getting the tattoo we talked about how he ended up here. It was a fascinating story that really delved into his experience but also the experience of many around him. It was great. While he was working on my tattoo a member of the band Blink 180 showed up, I also talked to artist Shepard Fairey. So while those aren’t interviews I have had the privilege of talking to and meeting some incredible people. When I was interviewing: Travis Scott (7 years ago) Bloc Party Foals Felipe Pantone (Artist) Tinashe Mayer Hawthorne Cut Copy Finally, this is an important one for us, what are 5 tips for conducting a great interview? ...maybe we should have asked this first [laughs]. Ha! Easy. Do a little research (which you did) Actively listen Actively respond. That will make for a good interview. HOWEVER, the real trick is, if possible, try to get in there and do a little small talk with the person to help break the ice and make it more conversational. Like how a comedian as someone “warm up the room” first. Or an opening act at a concert. Do your best to make a personal connection.

Mastercard and Pier Five are working together to empower small businesses. Mastercard and Pier Five are working together to empower small businesses. Since 2022, Pier Five and Mastercard have worked together to empower small business owners across Canada. Together, they’ve launched the annual Small Business Fund. Now in its 3rd year, Mastercard is providing $100,000 CAD in funding to women-owned small businesses. Through this initiative, along with networking events and educational content, both brands remain committed to supporting and uplifting small business owners across all industries. Mastercard x Pier Five Small Business Fund Mastercard and Pier Five launched the Mastercard x Pier Five Small Business Fund to help close the gender funding gap in Canada. Women owned small businesses in Canada receive 150% less funding than male owned small businesses and through the fund, Mastercard & Pier Five have worked to identify high-potential recipients, with Mastercard distributing $10,000 CAD in funding to each recipient. In addition to funding, recipients are given access to resources and a Priceless experience with mentors and business experts! Small businesses like yours are the foundation of our local communities, and we’re here to help you do more. At Pier Five, we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and leveraging the power of our people, resources and network to be a force for good in the communities that we serve. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. Discover Past Recipients 2024 2023 2022 Fund Recipients 2024 ImaginAble Solutions Lianna Genovese Remix Snacks Isabelle Lam Shawish Market Amanda Bernard Mahara Mindfulness Sheba Zaidi & Genevive Savundranayagam Paintillio Jess Devenport & Lyssa Kayra LESLEY HAMPTON Lesley Hampton Bruized Monique Chan & Justice Walz BocoBoco Lauren Rochat Folds Wear Nina Kharey The Magpie Cakery Libby Brewer-Dulac & Maggie Frith Fund Recipients 2023 Joni Linda Biggs Loba Kate Bouchard Spice Girl Chai Rebecca Pereira Dandylion Carolyn Chen Zing Jannine Rane Inoki Bathhouse Helen Yin Guests On Earth Jackie Prince Cubed Style Christine, Candace & Camille Oliver U Grow Girl Crystal Wood & Leha Marshall Colour The Trails Judith Kasiama Fund Recipients 2022 Barbet Andrea Grand Aaniin Retail Inc. Chelsee Pettit Rise Arts Co. Shivani Sen Apricotton Jess Miao & Chloe Beaudoin Parkerview Brews Kombucha Amy Kaban Priceless Experiences Mastercard and Pier Five offer in-person programming for small business owners to help them connect and learn from one another, as well as small business mentors and experts. From founders dinners to roundtable discussions, our goal is to build long lasting relationships and empower a community of energetic and ambitious entrepreneurs. Read about the 2024 Priceless Experience here. To learn more about how to get involved in Pier Five & Mastercard small business programming, join our mailing list and follow us on Instagram at @pier.five and @mastercardca .

Making It Personal w/ Watch Parts Motorcycles by Pier Five Staff Writer Are you a fan of watches, art, sneakers and/or vinyl toys? If you’ve answered yes to any or all of the above then you very well might be into sculpture artist Dan Tanenbaum, aka Watch Parts Motorcycles. Over the last ten years, Dan has been honing his craft meshing watch parts and pop culture to create some of the wildest sculptures out there. With no two pieces being the same, Dan has created hundreds of watch part encrusted works for collectors, gallery curators, friends and family and celebrities such as rapper Chief Keef and DJ Steve Aoki. Dan has also amassed an impressive following of nearly one hundred thousand people on social media. With an attention to detail that is unmatched and a unique style, each of Dan’s sculptures come with a story. His work is revered by many and coveted by collectors, sneakerheads, artists and the like around the world. Dan started his career as an art director in his twenties and moved on to become a serial tech entrepreneur in his thirties which he still does full time. Early after the transition to tech, Dan started feeling his creative side taking a back seat and sought out to change that, leading to what is now a major endeavour in the art space. “I’ve always had art in my bones and once I stopped working as an art director, I felt myself missing that ability to create and design in that way.” Dan explains. “Then one day I took a trip out to one of my watch dealers in London [Ontario] and came across this box of hundreds of old watch pieces which the dealer said was his box of garbage… so I was like “I’ll take it!” While some of Dan’s most famous sculptures today are his watch encrusted Kaws and KidRobot Dunny figures, it didn’t originally start there. He initially used the pieces he sourced to make cufflinks and then graduated to, you guessed it, mini motorcycle sculptures which is where the name Watch Parts Motorcycles came from. “Once I started gaining traction from the motorcycles, I thought that was it. I was getting really immersed in the motorcycle groups and it was so cool seeing what these pieces meant to some of those people” Dan explained. “Besides using the art as an escape, I think the reveal and seeing the buyer connect with the piece was what I really loved about this and made me keep going”. From day one, Dan has focused on making sculptures that hold a lot of meaning and sentimental value. His favourite sculptures to make are the ones that are customized specially for the collector and this is why every piece that Dan makes, other than his recurring Time Bomb series, is made to order and a unique one-of-one. “I love consulting with a collector to make something relevant to their life.” Dan says. “Oftentimes, I’ll get messages for a Dunny or a Jordan sneaker but I’ll ask them about what else they collect and see if we can think of something that will be more personal to them.” Most recently, Dan encrusted a ski boot for a father to remind them of their time on the slopes and before that, a three foot tall Star Wars stormtrooper to add to an LA collector’s 8-piece stormtrooper collection from artists around the world. In addition, Dan likes to take personalization to another level by often including special watch parts into the piece. Whether it’s a dial from a client’s childhood watch or a strap that belonged to their grandparent, Dan will always go the furthest to make each piece as tailored to the customer as possible. What does a new tailored suit or a handmade bag have in common with Dan’s art pieces? For all of them, there’s always an amazing feeling that comes with getting something that you know took countless hours to make specially for you. From the initial consultation to the documented journey with Dan as he creates a piece for you and only you, the work of Watch Parts Motorcycles is almost more experience than art. “While I might go into the studio and work for four hours at a time without any breaks, I do try to keep the buyer in the loop. I think it’s cool to document the process and I think it adds a lot of value to the final product.” Dan explains about his works. Most of the time, it’s even hard for Dan to part ways with his work after it’s completed. “The hardest part for me is letting it go. Once they’re gone they’re gone.” Dan explains, thinking about some of his recent creations. “I’ve always marvelled at the idea of making multiples so that I could keep one but I don’t think I ever would.” he continues. So, if you own one of Dan’s pieces, consider yourself lucky because he likely had a tough time handing it over. If you don’t, the first thing to do is check out his socials and follow along as Dan encrusts the world in millions of watch parts, one piece at a time. Who knows, maybe one day he’ll turn that Mickey Mouse watch from your childhood trip to Disney World into the coolest thing you’ll ever place on your shelf. For more on Watch Parts Motorcycles, check out Dan’s Instagram below and keep it locked to Pier Five for more stories and interviews with the best in fashion, art, business, food & more. Watch Parts Motorcycles Instagram

Events Recaps of the latest Pier Five events designed to bring creatives and entrepreneurs closer together. Pier Five Turns Five: A Landmark End-of-Year Celebration and the Launch of Pier Five Studios The AI Studio: How Pier Five and HP Canada Empowered Canadian Small Businesses with AI Pier Five’s Mental Health Mixer: A Space to Reset, Reflect, and Connect Mental Movement Day with Pier Five and Puma Brings Toronto’s Creative Community Together for Yoga, Wellness, and Open Conversation A Spring Clean-Up Day to Remember Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Mastercard x Pier Five's 2024/25 Priceless Experience Pier Five’s 2024 End-of-Year Celebration Celebrating Creativity and Community at the OOAK Show '24 Pier Five Community Dinner Vol. 2 - Financial Foundations Toronto Community Court Day Recap: A Slam Dunk Success

Studio S Where: Toronto, ON What: Designer / Artist Sylvia Hoang is the maker behind Studio S, a Toronto-based brand which explores artistic items that serve a functional purpose as well. Her main medium used is concrete, drawing on her love for industrial materials. We've known Sylvia since her early days (and ours), watching her fanbase grow as she continues to drop amazing pieces for the home. We got the chance to speak with her about the beginnings of her journey which you can read here and whipped up something special for the grant project. Why are you excited to be a part of the grant project? I feel really honoured to have been asked to participate in the grant project. I still consider myself a very new creative. I think it's really important to amplify new creatives and create opportunities for those that don't have all of the needed resources and invest in them because it will help us go further as an entire community. Can you tell us about the pieces that you've made for the grant? For the Pier Five x Studio S collaboration we went with the Jordan 3 which is one of the most iconic silhouettes in sneakers and dyed the concrete green which is something that I've never done before. It was a really interesting experience and took a lot of trial and error but in the end, we came out with something very unique that will add a nice hit of colour to any room. See All Designers Lookbook (Coming Soon) Shop (Coming Soon)

2023 Recipient: Spice Girl Chai Introducing Spice Girl Chai, one of the ten recipients of the Mastercard x Pier Five Small Business Fund 2023! Who: Rebecca Pereira Where: Toronto, ON Instagram / Website After noticing that commercially available chai products lacked the depth of flavour and overall spice that she was looking for, Rebecca Pereira worked with her mother to create their own Chai concentrate in-house. With the recipe’s success, Rebecca launched Spice Girl Chai in 2021, and has landed her Chai concentrate into over a dozen restaurants and retailers in Toronto, numerous high-volume trade shows and in the hands of over 100,000 customers. The brand, rooted in Rebecca’s culture and Indian traditions, has seen major success through specialty collaborations and samplings. She makes enjoying authentic chai at home as easy as brewing a cup of coffee. How will you use the $10,000 CAD for your business? One of the biggest challenges is keeping up with demand from existing and new retail and restaurant partners interested in bulk orders. With all of our product created at a shared commercial kitchen, we are limited in the volume that we can produce. The $10,000 will help us work with a co-packer facility to produce ten times the volume that we can daily. This will allow us to quickly expand our distribution, exponentially increase revenue and give me time to focus on other parts of the business like marketing and sales that have taken a back seat. What is your big goal for the future of the business? My long-term dream is to establish our very own facility for producing our Chai Concentrate and upcoming canned Chai drinks. We have significant revenue projections to hit in the next five years that would allow us to open this facility and build a team of incredible women who love Chai as much as I do. One of those women who I would love to bring on full-time is my dedicated mother, who has been with me every step of this entrepreneurial journey. It's a bold goal, but my unwavering dedication makes it an achievable one. Learn more about the Mastercard & Pier Five Small Business Fund, and discover the other 2023 recipients here .

Politique de confidentialité (cliquez ici pour l'anglais) Dernière modification : Décembre 2022 INTRODUCTION Pier Five et nos sociétés affiliées et filiales (« Société » ou « Nous ») respectent votre vie privée et s’engagent à la protéger en se conformant à cette politique. Cette politique décrit comment nous collectons, utilisons, divulguons et protégeons les informations personnelles de nos clients et des utilisateurs du site Web (« vous »), décrit les types d’informations que nous pouvons collecter auprès de vous ou que vous pouvez fournir lorsque vous visitez le site Web www.pier-five.com (notre « site Web »), et nos pratiques de collecte, d’utilisation, de maintenance, de protection et de divulgation de ces informations. Nous n’utiliserons vos informations personnelles que conformément à cette politique, sauf disposition contraire de la loi applicable. Nous prenons des mesures pour nous assurer que les informations personnelles que nous recueillons à votre sujet sont adéquates, pertinentes, non excessives et utilisées à des fins limitées. Les lois sur la protection de la vie privée au Canada définissent généralement les « informations personnelles » comme toute information sur une personne identifiable, qui comprend des informations pouvant être utilisées seules ou avec d’autres informations pour identifier, contacter ou localiser une personne. Les informations personnelles n’incluent pas les coordonnées professionnelles, y compris votre nom, votre titre ou vos coordonnées professionnelles. Cette politique s’applique aux informations que nous recueillons, utilisons ou divulguons sur nos clients et les utilisateurs du site Web : · Sur ce site. · Dans les courriels, textes, et autres messages électroniques échangés entre vous et ce site Internet. · Lorsque vous interagissez avec notre publicité et nos applications sur des sites et services tiers, si ces applications ou cette publicité incluent des liens vers cette politique. · Sur nos pages et profils de médias sociaux, y compris Facebook et Instagram. Le site Web peut inclure des liens vers des sites Internet tiers, des plugiciels, des services, des réseaux sociaux ou des applications. En cliquant sur ces liens ou en activant ces connexions, il est possible que des tiers puissent collecter ou partager des données vous concernant. Si vous suivez un lien vers un site Internet tiers ou utilisez un plugiciel tiers, veuillez noter que ces tiers ont leurs propres politiques de confidentialité et que nous n’acceptons aucune responsabilité pour ces politiques. Nous ne contrôlons pas ces sites Internet tiers et nous vous encourageons à lire la politique de confidentialité de chaque site Internet que vous visitez. Cette politique ne s’applique pas aux informations collectées par un tiers, par le biais d’une application ou d’un contenu (y compris la publicité) pouvant créer un lien vers ou être accessible depuis ou sur le site Internet. Veuillez lire attentivement cette politique pour comprendre nos politiques et nos pratiques de collecte, de traitement et de stockage de vos informations. Si vous n’êtes pas d’accord avec nos politiques et nos pratiques, vous choisissez de ne pas utiliser notre site Internet. En accédant ou en utilisant ce site Internet, vous indiquez que vous comprenez, acceptez et consentez aux pratiques décrites dans cette politique. Cette politique peut changer de temps en temps (voir « modifications de notre politique de confidentialité »). Votre utilisation continue de ce site Web après que nous ayons apporté des modifications indique que vous acceptez et consentez à ces modifications, veuillez donc vérifier régulièrement la politique pour les mises à jour. Informations que nous recueillons à votre sujet Nous recueillons et utilisons plusieurs types d’informations provenant de vous et vous concernant, notamment : · Les informations personnelles que nous pouvons raisonnablement utiliser pour vous identifier directement ou indirectement, telles que votre nom, votre adresse postale, votre courriel, votre numéro de téléphone, votre âge, votre profession, votre sexe, votre revenu, vos intérêts, vos identifiants de médias sociaux, votre adresse de protocole Internet (IP) utilisée pour connecter votre ordinateur à Internet, votre nom d’utilisateur ou tout autre identifiant similaire, vos informations de facturation et de compte, et tout autre identifiant que nous pouvons utiliser pour vous contacter en ligne ou hors ligne (« informations personnelles »). Nous offrons à tout utilisateur la possibilité de se désabonner de notre infolettre ou de se désabonner à des fins de marketing, y compris les invitations à des événements et des sondages, sur une base continue en accédant à notre site Web ou en utilisant le mécanisme de désabonnement au bas de nos courriels. · Des informations non personnelles, qui ne révèlent pas directement ou indirectement votre identité ou qui ne sont pas directement liées à une personne identifiée, telles que des informations démographiques ou des informations statistiques ou agrégées. Les données statistiques ou agrégées n’identifient pas directement une personne spécifique, mais nous pouvons dériver des données statistiques ou agrégées non personnelles à partir d’informations personnelles. Par exemple, nous pouvons agréger vos données d’utilisation pour calculer le pourcentage d’utilisateurs accédant à une fonctionnalité spécifique du site Web. · Informations techniques, y compris vos informations de connexion, le type et la version du navigateur, le réglage du fuseau horaire, les types et versions de plugiciel du navigateur, le système d’exploitation et la plateforme, ou des informations sur votre connexion Internet, l’équipement que vous utilisez pour accéder à notre site Web et les détails d’utilisation. · Détails non personnels sur vos interactions avec le site Web, y compris les adresses URL complètes, le flux de clics vers, via et depuis notre site Web (y compris la date et l’heure), les produits que vous avez consultés ou recherchés, les temps de réponse des pages, les erreurs de téléchargement, la durée des visites sur certaines pages, les informations d’interaction de la page (telles que le défilement, les clics et les passages de souris), les méthodes utilisées pour naviguer en dehors de la page ou tout numéro de téléphone utilisé pour appeler notre numéro de service client. Il faut obtenir le consentement de la personne concernée avant de recueillir des informations personnelles à son sujet et d’utiliser ou de communiquer les informations recueillies. Afin que nous puissions recevoir des informations personnelles de votre part et nous permettre de vous fournir un produit ou un service demandé, votre consentement pour nous permettre d’utiliser ces informations personnelles conformément à la présente politique de confidentialité sera obtenu avant la soumission de ces informations personnelles. Lorsque vous saisissez des informations sur un formulaire de notre site Web, vous devrez confirmer en cochant une case que vous avez lu et accepté les conditions de la présente politique de confidentialité. Ce n’est qu’après avoir coché cette case que vos informations personnelles incluses dans le formulaire nous seront fournies. Si vous devez fournir des informations personnelles sur d’autres personnes, vous devez d’abord obtenir leur consentement à ces fins avant de nous les divulguer. Vous seul pouvez décider de nous communiquer ou non vos informations personnelles. Lorsque vous faites appel à nos services, nous vous prions de bien vouloir nous fournir les informations nécessaires pour que nous puissions vous assister de la meilleure manière possible. Vous nous autoriserez à utiliser et à conserver ces renseignements personnels aussi longtemps que cela est nécessaire aux fins décrites dans la présente politique. Votre consentement reste valide même après la cessation de votre relation de travail avec nous, à moins que vous nous avisiez, par écrit, du retrait du consentement. Vous devez être conscient que si vous retirez votre consentement ou si vous ne l’accordez pas en premier lieu, vous pourrez limiter notre capacité, voire nous empêcher de vous fournir à vous ou à une tierce partie autorisée (telle qu’un employeur) le produit ou le service demandé. COMMENT COLLECTIONS-NOUS LES INFORMATIONS VOUS CONCERNANT? Nous utilisons différentes méthodes pour collecter vos informations, notamment pas le biais : · D’interactions directes avec vous lorsque vous nous les fournissez, par exemple, en remplissant des formulaires ou en correspondant avec nous par téléphone, courriel ou autrement. · Contributions des utilisateurs. Vous pouvez également nous fournir des informations à publier ou à afficher sur des zones publiques du site Web ou à transmettre à d’autres utilisateurs du site Web ou à des tiers. · Technologies ou interactions automatisées, lorsque vous naviguez sur notre site Web. Les informations collectées automatiquement peuvent inclure des détails sur l’utilisation, les adresses IP et les informations recueillies par le biais de témoins, balises Web et autres technologies de suivi. Les informations que vous nous fournissez Les informations que nous collectons sur ou par l’intermédiaire de nos sites Web peuvent inclure : · Les informations que vous fournissez en remplissant des formulaires sur notre site Web. Cela inclut les informations fournies au moment de s’abonner à notre infolettre ou à notre magazine, de publier du matériel ou de demander de plus amples informations sur nos services. Nous pouvons également vous demander des informations lorsque vous participez à un concours ou à une promotion parrainé(e) par nous, et lorsque vous signalez un problème avec l’application. · Des enregistrements et des copies de votre correspondance (y compris les courriels et numéros de téléphone), si vous nous contactez. · Les réponses aux sondages que nous pourrions vous demander de remplir à des fins de recherche. · Les informations sur les transactions que vous effectuez par l’intermédiaire de notre site et l’exécution de vos commandes. Vous pouvez être amené à fournir des informations financières avant de passer une commande sur notre site Web. · Vos demandes de recherches sur le site Web. Informations que nous collectons via des témoins et d’autres technologies de collecte automatique de données Lorsque vous naviguez et interagissez avec notre site Web, nous pouvons utiliser les technologies de collecte automatique de données pour collecter des informations sur votre équipement, vos actions de navigation et vos configurations, y compris : · Les détails de vos visites sur notre site Web, y compris les données relatives au trafic, les données de localisation, les journaux et autres données de communication et les ressources auxquelles vous accédez et que vous utilisez sur le site Web. · Les informations sur votre ordinateur et votre connexion Internet, y compris votre adresse IP, votre système d’exploitation et votre type de navigateur. Nous pouvons également utiliser ces technologies pour collecter des informations sur vos activités en ligne au fil du temps et sur des sites Internet tiers ou d’autres services en ligne (par exemple, le suivi comportemental). Pour en savoir plus ou pour vous désinscrire de la publicité personnalisée, veuillez consulter l’outil de désinscription de l’Alliance de la publicité numérique du Canada pour savoir comment vous pouvez vous désinscrire du suivi comportemental sur ce site Web et comment nous réagissons aux signaux du navigateur Web et à d’autres mécanismes qui permettent aux consommateurs d’exercer leur choix en matière de suivi comportemental. Les informations que nous collectons automatiquement sont des informations statistiques et peuvent inclure des informations personnelles et nous les conservons ou les associons à des informations personnelles que nous collectons d’autres manières, que vous nous fournissez ou recevez de tiers. Ces informations nous aide à améliorer notre site Web et à fournir un service meilleur et plus personnalisé, y compris en nous permettant : · D’estimer le nombre de visiteurs et les habitudes d’utilisation. · De stocker des informations sur vos préférences, ce qui nous permet de personnaliser notre site Web en fonction de vos centres d’intérêt. · D’accélérer vos recherches. · De vous reconnaître lorsque vous revenez sur notre site Web. Il se peut que les technologies que nous utilisons pour cette collecte automatique de données contiennent : · Les témoins (ou les témoins de navigateur). Un témoin est un petit fichier placé sur le disque dur de votre ordinateur. Vous pouvez refuser d’accepter les témoins du navigateur en activant le paramètre approprié sur votre navigateur. Cependant, si vous sélectionnez cette option, vous pourriez ne pas pouvoir accéder à certaines parties de notre site Web. À moins que vous n’ayez réglé les paramètres de votre navigateur afin qu’il les refuse, notre système produira des témoins lorsque vous vous connecterez sur notre site Web. · Témoins flash. Certaines fonctionnalités de notre site Web peuvent utiliser des objets stockés locaux (ou témoins Flash) pour collecter et stocker des informations sur vos préférences et votre navigation de, à partir de et sur notre site Web. Les témoins Flash ne sont pas gérés par les mêmes paramètres de navigation que ceux utilisés pour les témoins de navigation. Afin d’obtenir davantage d’information sur la gestion de vos paramètres de confidentialité et de sécurité pour les témoins Flash, consultez la rubrique Choix concernant les méthodes que nous appliquons pour utiliser et divulguer vos informations. · Balises Web. Les pages de notre site Web et nos courriels peuvent contenir de petits fichiers électroniques comme des balises Web (aussi appelées GIF invisibles, pixels-espions et pixels invisibles) qui permettent à la Compagnie, par exemple, de compter les utilisateurs qui ont visité ces pages ou ouvert un courriel et les autres statistiques du site associées (par exemple, l’enregistrement de la popularité de certains contenus du site Web et la vérification d’intégrité du système et serveur). COMMENT UTILISONS-NOUS VOS INFORMATIONS Nous utilisons les informations que nous recueillons à votre sujet ou que vous nous fournissez, y compris des informations personnelles : · Pour vous présenter notre site Web et son contenu. · Pour vous fournir les informations, produits ou services que vous nous demandez. · Pour remplir les finalités pour lesquelles vous avez fourni les informations ou qui ont été décrites lors de leur collecte, ou toute autre finalité pour laquelle vous les fournissez. · Pour vous fournir des notifications concernant votre compte/abonnement, y compris les notifications d’expiration et de renouvellement. · Pour remplir nos obligations et faire valoir nos droits découlant de tout contrat avec vous, y compris pour la facturation et la collecte ou pour se conformer aux exigences légales. · Pour vous informer des modifications apportées à notre site Web ou des produits ou services que nous offrons ou fournissons par son intermédiaire. · Pour améliorer notre site Web, nos produits ou services, notre marketing ou nos relations et expériences avec nos clients. · Pour vous permettre de participer à des fonctionnalités interactives, des médias sociaux ou des fonctionnalités similaires sur notre site Web. · Pour mesurer ou comprendre l’efficacité de la publicité que nous vous montrons, et que nous montrons aux autres utilisateurs, et pour vous proposer des publicités pertinentes. · De toute autre manière que nous pouvons décrire lorsque vous fournissez des informations. · Pour toute autre raison avec votre consentement. Nous pouvons également utiliser vos informations pour vous contacter au sujet de biens et services [nos propres et ceux de tiers] susceptibles de vous intéresser, comme le permet la loi. Si vous ne souhaitez pas que nous utilisions vos informations de cette manière, veuillez utiliser le mécanisme de désabonnement en bas de nos courriels. Pour plus d’informations, voir Choix concernant la manière dont nous utilisons et divulguons vos informations. DIVULGATION DE VOS INFORMATIONS Il se peut que nous divulguions sans restriction des informations agrégées à propos de nos utilisateurs ainsi que des informations qui n’identifient personne. Nous pouvons divulguer des informations personnelles que nous collectons ou que vous fournissez tel que décrit dans les dispositions de cette politique de confidentialité : · À nos filiales, sociétés affiliées et partenaires commerciaux · À des tiers pour vous commercialiser leurs produits ou services si vous ne consentez pas à ces divulgations. Pour plus d’informations, voir Choix concernant la manière dont nous utilisons et divulguons vos informations. · Aux sous-traitants, fournisseurs de services et autres tiers que nous utilisons pour soutenir notre entreprise (tels que les fournisseurs d’analyses et de moteurs de recherche qui nous aident à améliorer et à optimiser le site Web) et qui sont contractuellement tenus de garder les informations personnelles confidentielles, utilisez-les uniquement pour les fins pour lesquelles nous les leur divulguons, et de traiter les informations personnelles avec les mêmes normes énoncées dans la présente politique. · À d’autres fins divulguées par nous lorsque vous fournissez ces informations. · Avec votre consentement. Nous pouvons également divulguer vos informations personnelles : · Pour se conformer à l’ordonnance d’un tribunal, une loi ou une procédure judiciaire, y compris pour répondre à une demande gouvernementale ou réglementaire. · Pour faire appliquer ou appliquer nos conditions d’utilisation et d’autres accords, y compris à des fins de facturation et de collecte. · Si nous croyons que la divulgation est nécessaire ou appropriée pour protéger les droits, la propriété ou la sécurité de la société, de nos clients ou d’autres personnes. LE TRANSFERT DE VOS INFORMATIONS PERSONNELLES Nous pouvons transférer les informations personnelles que nous collectons ou que vous fournissez comme décrit dans cette politique aux sous-traitants, prestataires de services et autres tiers que nous utilisons pour soutenir notre activité (tels que les fournisseurs d’analyses et de moteurs de recherche qui nous aident à améliorer et optimiser le site Web) et qui sont contractuellement tenus de garder les informations personnelles confidentielles, de les utiliser uniquement aux fins pour lesquelles nous les leur divulguons et de traiter les informations personnelles avec les mêmes normes énoncées dans la présente politique. Nous traitons et stockons actuellement vos informations personnelles au Canada. À l’avenir, cependant, nous, ou des tiers à qui vos informations personnelles ont été fournies conformément à la présente politique, pouvons traiter, stocker et transférer vos informations personnelles dans et vers un pays étranger, avec différentes lois sur la protection de la vie privée qui peuvent ou non être aussi complètes que la loi canadienne. Dans ces circonstances, les gouvernements, les tribunaux, les forces de l’ordre ou les organismes de réglementation de ce pays peuvent être en mesure d’accéder à vos informations personnelles par le biais des lois du pays étranger. Chaque fois que nous engageons un fournisseur de services, nous exigeons que ses normes de confidentialité et de sécurité respectent cette politique et la législation canadienne applicable en matière de confidentialité. Vous êtes invités à nous contacter pour obtenir de plus amples informations sur les politiques de l’entreprise concernant les fournisseurs de services à l’extérieur du Canada. Voir Coordonnées et Conformité contestée. En soumettant vos informations personnelles ou en vous engageant avec le site Web, vous consentez à ce transfert, stockage ou traitement. LES CHOIX CONCERNANT LA FAÇON DONT NOUS UTILISONS ET DIVULGUONS VOS INFORMATIONS Nous nous efforçons de vous offrir des choix concernant les informations personnelles que vous nous fournissez. Nous avons créé des mécanismes pour vous fournir le contrôle suivant sur vos informations : · Techniques de suivi et publicité. Vous pouvez configurer votre navigateur pour qu’il refuse tous ou certains témoins ou pour vous avertir lorsque des témoins sont envoyés. Pour savoir comment vous pouvez gérer vos paramètres de témoins Flash, consultez la page de configuration Flash player sur le site Web d’Adobe. Si vous désactivez ou refusez les témoins, veuillez noter que certaines parties de ce site peuvent alors être inaccessibles ou ne pas fonctionner correctement. Pour plus d’informations sur les technologies de suivi, consultez la section Informations que nous recueillons via les témoins et autres technologies de collecte automatique de données. · La Publicité des tiers Si vous ne souhaitez pas que nous partagions vos informations personnelles avec des tiers non affiliés ou non agents à des fins promotionnelles, vous pouvez vous désinscrire en utilisant le mécanisme de désinscription dans nos courriels ou au bas de cette page. · Offres promotionnelles de la société. Si vous avez choisi de recevoir certains courriels de notre part, mais que vous ne souhaitez plus que votre adresse électronique soit utilisée par la Société pour promouvoir nos propres produits ou services ou ceux de tiers, vous pouvez vous désabonner en utilisant le mécanisme de désabonnement dans nos courriels ou au bas de cette page. Si nous vous avons envoyé un courriel promotionnel, vous pouvez vous désabonner en cliquant sur le lien de désabonnement que nous avons inclus dans le courriel. Cette exclusion ne s’applique pas aux informations fournies à la Société dans le cadre d’un achat de produit, d’un enregistrement de garantie, d’une expérience de service produit ou d’autres transactions. · Ciblage de la publicité. Si vous ne souhaitez pas que nous utilisions les informations que nous collectons ou que vous nous fournissez pour diffuser des publicités en fonction des préférences de l’audience cible de nos annonceurs, vous pouvez vous désinscrire en utilisant le mécanisme de désabonnement dans nos courriels ou au bas de cette page. SÉCURITÉ DES DONNÉES La sécurité de vos informations personnelles est importante pour nous. Nous utilisons des mesures physiques, électroniques et administratives conçues pour protéger vos informations personnelles contre la perte accidentelle et contre l’accès, l’utilisation, la modification et la divulgation non autorisés. Nous faisons l’effort de former nos employés et de les sensibiliser à l’importance du maintien de la confidentialité des informations personnelles. Nos employés sont tenus de préserver la confidentialité et ne peuvent utiliser les informations à des fins non autorisées. Seuls nos employés devant avoir connaissance des informations dans le cadre des affaires, ou dont les tâches l’exigent raisonnablement, sont autorisées à accéder aux informations personnelles d’une personne. La sûreté et la sécurité de vos informations dépendent aussi de vous. Lorsque nous vous attribuons (ou lorsque vous choisissez) un mot de passe vous permettant d’accéder à certaines parties de notre site Web, vous assumez la responsabilité d’en préserver la confidentialité. 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Staying Curious With Patrick Stangbye Photo: Patrick Stangbye & Johannes Rummelhoff When it comes to the outdoors, there is nobody that we know more adventurous than Patrick Stangbye. Growing up in a small town in Norway, just inches away from the forest, Patrick grew up exploring the woods and the mountains and picked up snowboarding, hiking and trail running, a sport he now pursues professionally. A life outside and curiosities around product and technology led him into the fashion scene and after a number of different roles, landed Patrick the role as Brand Manager for ROA Hiking, one of the hottest brands at the moment amongst both fashion enthusiasts and hikers. We got a chance to catch up with Patrick to chat about all things sports, fashion, gear, entrepreneurship and much more. Scroll below for some of the highlights! ROA: A Hybrid Brand Oriented around the landscape. Made in the same factories as the best performance footwear. An approach to design unlike than any other. What does the Brand Manager role entail? A little bit of everything! Working with the sales team to present new collections Working with the design team on product development that strengthens the brand identity Financial planning assistance Designing campaigns with marketing Coordinating collaborations "My job is really just to make sure that the brand is always working." "I'm interested in movement. Many of my learnings are had through connecting with my friends over an activity" Buying performance gear from performance brands... "Many times fashion is moving so fast that nothing is ever tested. So, it might be that you're buying €600 trousers from a catwalk brand and the fabric is great...but it's not made to last and also nobody tested to see if that was a fabric that should be used on a trouser. But this is something you know when you buy something from a climbing brand or something related to an activity. These people needed the stuff to work for them." The convergence of performance and lifestyle... Photo: Satisfy Running On taking your fate into your own hands... "If you really want to do something, more than anything, be curious. Talk to people. Try to meet people. Try to have a conversation and be openminded. If you really want to make bags and a huge backpack brand is not going to hire you then start making your own backpacks. Buy a sewing machine and learn how to do it. Just got for it because if you believe it, I'm pretty sure you could do it." Make sure to follow Patrick on Instagram for a sneak peak into all things ROA, gear and trail running and keep it locked to Pier Five for more conversations with the coolest entrepreneurs, designers, artists, activists and more out there.