SSENSE art director and former Hypebeast editor Ashleigh Kim has a brilliant spirit and inherent instinct for what looks good and is emerging in culture, fashion, and beyond.

There isn’t anything Mikey Scott can’t do. The marketing and branding powerhouse has had a successful career in action sports and fashion & lifestyle brands, from being a professional snowboarder to running the global marketing at Herschel Supply for over six years. 

Pearl Lam has an enviable depth of smarts about the world around her. The entrepreneur & creative is co-founder of a number of businesses and projects, from popular food brand Dicky’s Dumps to Vancouver guide District Local to community event series Sanbo Worldwide.

Darya Kosilova has an allure about her that you can’t quite put your finger on, but it makes you want to hear more of what she has to say. The model (for Aritzia, Reigning Champ, Kit and Ace, Mavi), artist, creative director & founder of rapidly-growing ecomm vintage retailer Cherish has lived many, many lives in her life.

Mauvey is someone whose spirit just cannot be denied. The musician, songwriter, artist and creator - who recently signed a major deal with 604 Records - is on the precipice of the world getting to know and hear his music.

Childhood friends & co-founders of The Juice Truck, Ryan Slater and Zach Berman have been in each other's lives since they were eleven. Their friendship has taken them from school days & high school days to a trip around the world, before starting their successful Juice Truck brand together.

Walrus co-founder Caroline Boquist has a warm, intuitive way of connecting with everyone she meets. Her entrepreneurial journey to opening the beloved retail shop in 2009 with business partner Daniel Kozlowski is an unconventional, tenacious one.

New York-based Apolla Echino is a natural storyteller. It’s hard not to be enthralled, listening to this filmmaker speak and watching her videos for clients like lululemon, CIBC, Samsung, 23andme, and The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada.

Jackie Kai Ellis and Joe Chan have a gentle, beautiful cadence together as a couple. An author, entrepreneur, advice columnist & creator, Jackie founded Beaucoup Bakery, The Paris Tours, APT La Fayette, and penned a national best-selling memoir. A partner at Vancouver’s oldest law firm, Joe co-founded the late food blog Vancouver Slop and serves on the board of directors for the Dr Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden.