Join Meg for Strength & Grace: Off The Mat episode 11 as she welcomes co-founder of Poppy Barley, Kendall Barber. After a light bulb moment at a handcrafted boot shop in Bali, sisters Justine and Kendall Barber launched Poppy Barley in 2012. They travelled to León, Mexico in search of a leather shoe factory that prioritized its people and could offer flexibility in sizing and inventory through small-batch manufacturing. Although they were newcomers to shoemaking, Justine and Kendall were raised to be creative, ambitious, industrious and ask a lot of questions. Collaborating with factory owners and artisans, Poppy Barley started producing beautiful footwear and accessories designed for modern life.

Poppy Barley is a Canadian luxury brand that’s rethinking every step of the fashion industry—from design to factory relationships to retail experience. Partnering with family-owned factories in Mexico and Brazil, they ethically craft polished, foundational footwear and chic, functional accessories—selling them at fair prices and donating 1% of sales back into the communities.

Poppy Barley is a certified B Corporation, meeting the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. Certified B Corporations are a forward-thinking businesses that balance purpose and profit. They are legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their workers, customers, suppliers, community and the environment. In the episode Kendall discuss the importance of maintaining B corporation status, ways to support the environment through consumerism, and why she’s so passionate about it.

Kendall offers some great advice for new entrepreneurs and why upholding values is integral if you want to truly make an impact in your community. Intentional in everything she does, Kendall’s transparency and openness to be vulnerably herself is inspiring and we encourage anyone who is looking to truly create conscious change to listen to this episode for tips on how to do just that with more mindfulness and grace.

Poppy Barley website: https://poppybarley.com

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