Beyond the Ice: Closing the Girl Gap with Kristen Campbell and Dr. Toogood
14-minute readHow sport, mindset, and mental wellbeing are changing the game for the next generation of girls Poppy Barley has pledged $100,000 over three years through...
Articles by Justine Barber
Beyond the Ice: Closing the Girl Gap with Kristen Campbell and Dr. Toogood
The Tea: Working With Your Sister
The Tea: Working With Your Sister
3-minute readBy: Justine Barber, Poppy Barley Co-Founder In 2012, I started Poppy Barley with my sister, Kendall. People are always so curious about running a business...
Future Fund Ambassador: Kayla Alexander
Future Fund Ambassador: Kayla Alexander
17-minute readProfessional basketball player and Olympian, Kayla Alexander, found her confidence on the court. Off the court, she is committed to helping girls and women find...
Future Fund Ambassador: Janine Rogan
Future Fund Ambassador: Janine Rogan
7-minute readJanine is an author and financial expert empowering women to build wealth through financial literacy. When girls are empowered with financial knowledge, they have the...
Future Fund Ambassador: Mallory Rowan
Future Fund Ambassador: Mallory Rowan
6-minute readMallory knows what it takes to build a thriving business—three of them, in fact. As a serial entrepreneur, personal development content creator, and business coach,...
Future Fund Ambassador: Laura Stacey
Future Fund Ambassador: Laura Stacey
6-minute readLaura Stacey is a two-time Olympian and a member of the Canadian women’s national ice hockey team. She comes from a lineage of accomplished hockey...
Future Fund Ambassador: Larissa Franklin
Future Fund Ambassador: Larissa Franklin
6-minute readLarissa Franklin started as a young aspiring athlete and became a professional softball player and Olympian. Between practices, Larissa is completing her Master’s in Management...
A Day in the Life: Store Manager and Retail Training Lead, Sunny
A Day in the Life: Store Manager and Retail Training Lead, Sunny
4-minute readMeet Sunny, Poppy Barley’s Retail Training Lead and Calgary-based Store Manager! Discover how she pivoted from working full time in the fitness industry to training...
Designing Our Vancouver Store: Creating a Unique Retail Experience
Designing Our Vancouver Store: Creating a Unique Retail Experience
6-minute readOn May 5, 2023, we opened the doors to our first (highly anticipated!) store in Vancouver! Read on to learn about how we applied our...
Picking Poppy Barley's Vancouver Store Location: A Guide to Finding the Perfect Retail Space
Picking Poppy Barley's Vancouver Store Location: A Guide to Finding the Perfect Retail Space
4-minute readOn May 5, 2023, we opened the doors to our first (highly anticipated!) store in Vancouver. Picking the perfect location for our YVR store was...
A Day in the Life: Product Designer, Kalie
A Day in the Life: Product Designer, Kalie
5-minute read Follow along with Poppy Barley's product designer, Kalie, as she takes you through her role in designing footwear and accessories. Discover the path that led...
10 Best Sustainable Brands in Vancouver
10 Best Sustainable Brands in Vancouver
2-minute read At Poppy Barley, we’re excitedly planning and prepping to open our first Vancouver store. Joining an incredible community of like-minded businesses on the west coast...
Building A Sustainable Business: Podcast Round-Up
Building A Sustainable Business: Podcast Round-Up
2-minute readThe Poppy Barley team is sustainability-obsessed. So, it's no surprise that we love chatting about it with other people. Take a listen below as Poppy...
Step Inside PB: Our Heritage and Where We’re Going Next
Step Inside PB: Our Heritage and Where We’re Going Next
11-minute read Our heritage makes us who we are today. It spans from our triumphs, failures, and milestones, to our traditions, people, culture, and the stories we...
Happy 10 Years, Poppy Barley: A Timeline
Happy 10 Years, Poppy Barley: A Timeline
1-minute readHere, a (not entirely comprehensive) timeline of Poppy Barley’s decade of rethinking the footwear industry. To another 10 years!
How to Find a Shoe Factory
How to Find a Shoe Factory
4-minute readWe share our journey to sourcing a new footwear factory in Spain. Designing the shoe is the easy part. Finding factories has always been a...
Supply Chain Craziness
Supply Chain Craziness
8-minute readPoppy Barley’s perspective: What is behind the supply chain craziness? Anyone who has tried getting a bike, a fridge, a couch or Poppy Barley’s best-selling...
Small Businesses to Support this Holiday
Small Businesses to Support this Holiday
4-minute readAt Poppy Barley, one of our brand values is inspiring connections – and we are always working to connect with our community and the incredible...
Our Founders' Favourites: Spring Edition
