{"id":42609,"date":"2022-10-04T08:24:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T06:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=42609"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:40:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:40:52","slug":"interview-with-ariel-weekes-chair-of-pumas-bbold-employee-resource-group-about-the-new-we-are-legends-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/interview-with-ariel-weekes-chair-of-pumas-bbold-employee-resource-group-about-the-new-we-are-legends-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview mit Ariel Weekes, Vorsitzende von PUMAs BBOLD Employee Resource Group, \u00fcber die neue \u201cWE ARE LEGENDS\u201d-Plattform"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/sportstyle\/\">Sportstyle<\/a>\/ Interview mit Ariel Weekes, Vorsitzender der PUMA-Mitarbeitergruppe BBOLD, \u00fcber die neue Plattform \u201cWE ARE LEGENDS\u201d\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/header-WAL.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sportstyle\/\">Sportstyle<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsportstyle%2Finterview-with-ariel-weekes-chair-of-pumas-bbold-employee-resource-group-about-the-new-we-are-legends-platform%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsportstyle%2Finterview-with-ariel-weekes-chair-of-pumas-bbold-employee-resource-group-about-the-new-we-are-legends-platform%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/interview-with-ariel-weekes-chair-of-pumas-bbold-employee-resource-group-about-the-new-we-are-legends-platform\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsportstyle%2Finterview-with-ariel-weekes-chair-of-pumas-bbold-employee-resource-group-about-the-new-we-are-legends-platform%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Was Sie \u00fcber WE ARE LEGENDS wissen m\u00fcssen<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >WE ARE LEGENDS: EINE PLATTFORM UNTER DER LEITUNG VON PUMA'S NEUER \u00c4RA SCHWARZER DESIGNER<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">4. Oktober 2022 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Interview with Ariel Weekes, Chair of PUMA\\u00b4s  BBOLD Employee Resource Group, about the new \\&quot;WE ARE LEGENDS\\&quot; platform&quot;, \"text\": &quot;\\u201cWe Are Legends\\u201d is PUMA\\u2019s new storytelling and product development platform that celebrates Black excellence and cultural impact. To tell you all about it, CATch Up spoke with Ariel Weekes. In addition to his work as Footwear Merchandising Manager, Ariel is the Chair of our PUMA BBOLD Employee Resource Group in the U.S. Learn more about the group\\u2019s amazing work and join us in celebrating the now of black culture \\u2013 with We Are Legends and \\u201cThe Yard\\u201d collection.\\n\\u00a0\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/interview-with-ariel-weekes-chair-of-pumas-bbold-employee-resource-group-about-the-new-we-are-legends-platform\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/interview-with-ariel-weekes-chair-of-pumas-bbold-employee-resource-group-about-the-new-we-are-legends-platform\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/interview-with-ariel-weekes-chair-of-pumas-bbold-employee-resource-group-about-the-new-we-are-legends-platform\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsportstyle%2Finterview-with-ariel-weekes-chair-of-pumas-bbold-employee-resource-group-about-the-new-we-are-legends-platform%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsportstyle%2Finterview-with-ariel-weekes-chair-of-pumas-bbold-employee-resource-group-about-the-new-we-are-legends-platform%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">\"We Are Legends\" ist PUMAs neue Plattform f\u00fcr Storytelling und Produktentwicklung, die schwarze Spitzenleistungen und kulturellen Einfluss w\u00fcrdigt. Um Ihnen alles dar\u00fcber zu erz\u00e4hlen, sprach CATch Up mit Ariel Weekes. Zus\u00e4tzlich zu seiner Arbeit als Footwear Merchandising Manager ist Ariel der Vorsitzende unserer PUMA BBOLD Employee Resource Group in den USA. Erfahren Sie mehr \u00fcber die gro\u00dfartige Arbeit der Gruppe und feiern Sie mit uns das Jetzt der schwarzen Kultur - mit We Are Legends und der \"The Yard\"-Kollektion.<\/span>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">K\u00f6nnen Sie erkl\u00e4ren, wann und warum die Gruppe gegr\u00fcndet wurde? Wof\u00fcr steht sie?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Ariel: Ich habe 2019 bei PUMA angefangen, nur ein Jahr vor der Pandemie. Als ich bei PUMA anfing, stellte ich fest, dass viele unserer Botschafter so aussahen wie ich \u2013 Meek Mill, Nipsey Hussle, Rihanna, viele unserer Basketballspieler, und das finde ich gro\u00dfartig. Das hat mir sehr gefallen. Ich mag die Verbindung zur Community, das spricht mich wirklich an. Aber als ich das B\u00fcro betrat, war es ganz anders. Es sah nicht so aus, wie ich es von au\u00dfen wahrgenommen hatte. Es gab kaum schwarze und braune Menschen im B\u00fcro. Also begannen wir damit, Ma\u00dfnahmen zu erarbeiten, die wir f\u00fcr notwendig hielten, um eine Kultur zu f\u00f6rdern, die eine unserer gr\u00f6\u00dften Verbrauchergruppen repr\u00e4sentierte.<br\/>\n<br\/>Und als es zu sozialen Ungerechtigkeiten und diesen schrecklichen Morden in den USA kam, wurde das Thema noch wichtiger. Es wurde klar, dass wir eine Art Programm brauchen. Und so fing alles an.<br\/>\n<br\/>Im Mai 2020 begannen wir mit der Gr\u00fcndung der BBOLD-Gruppe. Zu Beginn waren wir acht Personen. Im August 2020 haben wir offiziell den Startschuss gegeben.\u00a0<em>Mitarbeiter-Ressourcengruppe<\/em>\u00a0(ERG)<em>.<\/em>\u00a0Es ist die erste ERG von PUMA weltweit. Das ist wirklich aufregend! Wir befinden uns noch in der Wachstumsphase und stehen noch am Anfang, aber wir sind auf einem guten Weg.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Wie viele Personen sind in der Gruppe?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Ariel: Wir sind jetzt 90 bis 100 Personen, und ich denke, dass 20 bis 30 von ihnen aktiv an unseren monatlichen Treffen teilnehmen.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>K\u00f6nnen Sie Ihre wichtigsten Ziele nennen, die Sie mit der Gruppe erreichen m\u00f6chten?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Ariel: Eines der Hauptziele ist es, sicherzustellen, dass das B\u00fcro, unsere Produkte und unsere Arbeit gerecht sind. Das ist ein wichtiger Schwerpunkt. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt ist es, sicherzustellen, dass wir f\u00fcr die Menschen, um die wir uns k\u00fcmmern \u2013 die schwarze und braune Gemeinschaft \u2013 zug\u00e4nglich sind. Aber auch, dass wir die Rekrutierung und Entwicklung innerhalb unseres Unternehmens sicherstellen. Wenn wir hier Mitarbeiter haben, die heute anfangen oder sich einschreiben m\u00f6chten, m\u00f6chte ich sicherstellen, dass die Mitarbeiterressourcengruppe pr\u00e4sent ist, damit sich diese Menschen wohlf\u00fchlen, gesehen werden und innerhalb des Unternehmens aufsteigen k\u00f6nnen.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Wie w\u00fcrdest du die schwarze Kultur heute mit drei Adjektiven beschreiben?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Ariel: Ich werde haupts\u00e4chlich aus amerikanischer Perspektive sprechen. Ich denke, eine davon ist definitiv Resilienz. Eine weitere ist Sch\u00f6nheit. Es ist auch farbenfroh, und damit meine ich nat\u00fcrlich nicht im Sinne eines Wortspiels, sondern eher im Sinne von \u201clebhaft\u201d. Wir entwickeln uns weiter, als w\u00fcrden wir st\u00e4ndig wachsen und uns selbst aufbauen, was wahrscheinlich eine menschliche Eigenschaft ist, oder? Aber im Allgemeinen denke ich, dass wir uns schneller entwickeln, einfach weil wir am Rande stehen. Wenn man am Rande steht, muss man viel schneller kreativ sein, und dann \u00fcbernehmen die Menschen in der Mitte diese Kultur. Man sieht dort viel Wachstum. Wenn ich also das Wort \u201eEntwicklung\u201d verwende, meine ich damit nicht unbedingt die Evolution der Menschheit, sondern eher Innovation oder Kreativit\u00e4t.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages3 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.666796875  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/22AW_SP_We-Are-Legends_Yard_360_RGB-scaled-1-scaled.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.666796875  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/22AW_SP_We-Are-Legends_Stairs_214_RGB-scaled-1-scaled.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4997070884593  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/22AW_SP_We-Are-Legends_Gate_007_RGB-scaled-1-scaled.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">\u201cDer Name \u201dWe Are Legends\u201c stammt von der Idee, die Gegenwart in der schwarzen Kultur zu feiern. Wenn wir die schwarze Kultur feiern, blicken wir oft in die Vergangenheit. Unser Kollektiv wollte jedoch dazu beitragen, diese Erz\u00e4hlung zu \u00e4ndern, indem es Menschen dazu ermutigt, sich jetzt mit ihrer authentischsten Stimme zu \u00e4u\u00dfern, um ihr eigenes Verm\u00e4chtnis zu schaffen, das legend\u00e4r sein wird. We Are Legends r\u00fcckt sowohl das Verm\u00e4chtnis dieses Designkollektivs als auch die Legenden innerhalb ihrer eigenen Gemeinschaften ins Rampenlicht.\u201c\u00a0<\/span>\n<br\/><strong>Ariel Weeks, Vorsitzende der PUMA B-Bold ERG und Merchandising-Managerin f\u00fcr Schuhe\u00a0<\/strong><br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube-Video-Player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EhoPtyv40V8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><strong>Nun haben Sie mit der We Are Legends-Plattform ein bedeutendes Meilensteinprojekt gestartet. Worum geht es dabei?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Ariel: Der Name \u201eWe Are Legends\u201c stammt von der Idee, die Gegenwart der schwarzen Kultur zu feiern. Wenn wir die schwarze Kultur feiern, blicken wir oft in die Vergangenheit. Unser Kollektiv wollte jedoch dazu beitragen, diese Erz\u00e4hlung zu \u00e4ndern, indem es Menschen dazu ermutigte, jetzt mit ihrer authentischsten Stimme zu sprechen, um ihr eigenes legend\u00e4res Verm\u00e4chtnis zu schaffen. \u201eWe Are Legends\u201c r\u00fcckt sowohl das Verm\u00e4chtnis dieses Designkollektivs als auch die Legenden innerhalb ihrer eigenen Communities ins Rampenlicht. Urspr\u00fcnglich war die Idee, etwas in den Vereinigten Staaten f\u00fcr den Black History Month zu suchen.\u00a0<strong>Monat der schwarzen Geschichte<\/strong>\u00a0ist im Februar. Und dann gibt es auch noch\u00a0<strong>Juneteenth<\/strong>, den wir hier bei PNA seit Juni begehen. Wir wollten die Menschen, alle um mich herum, dazu bef\u00e4higen, zu verstehen, dass sie Legenden sind und die M\u00f6glichkeit haben, so legend\u00e4r zu sein wie beispielsweise Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Die Kollektion wurde von schwarzen Designern ins Leben gerufen und geleitet und zielt darauf ab, die Stimmen unserer schwarzen Gemeinschaft \u2013 unserer Legenden \u2013 zu st\u00e4rken und zu verst\u00e4rken.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Gibt es zuk\u00fcnftige Projekte der PUMA BBOLD ERG Group, \u00fcber die Sie sprechen m\u00f6chten?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Ariel: \u201cThe Yard\u201d ist die erste Kollektion unter der Plattform \u201eWe Are Legends\u201c. Sie wurde am 1. Oktober 2022 weltweit in unserer PUMA-App und im Flagship-Store in New York City ver\u00f6ffentlicht. Seit dem 3. Oktober 2022 ist die Kollektion auf PUMA.com und bei ausgew\u00e4hlten H\u00e4ndlern weltweit erh\u00e4ltlich. Das ist sehr aufregend. Wir f\u00fchren auch viele Projekte in unserem B\u00fcro durch. Ich finde, es gibt ein wirklich gro\u00dfartiges Projekt namens <strong>Aufbl\u00fchen<\/strong>, das zwischen der BBOLD ERG und unserer ERG Mom's Squad stattfindet, um Frauen und den Hispanic Heritage Month (oder Latin) zu ehren, der vom 15. September bis zum 15. Oktober dauert. Es gibt immer noch eine gewisse Dichotomie, die zwischen der Bezeichnung Hispanic und LatinX abgegrenzt werden muss. \u00a0Flourish wird an einem Samstag eine Yoga-Sitzung mit unserem Mom's Squad (ERG f\u00fcr berufst\u00e4tige M\u00fctter) veranstalten, die von Frauen geleitet wird, die sich als Hispanic\/LatinX identifizieren. Ich freue mich schon sehr darauf. Der Kurs war innerhalb eines Tages ausgebucht. Am Samstag werden 60 Personen ins B\u00fcro kommen. Zus\u00e4tzlich zum Yoga-Kurs wird es Geschenke und eine Podiumsdiskussion geben. Das ist eine fantastische Initiative, um sicherzustellen, dass wir mit der Gemeinschaft verbunden sind. Wir haben auch unsere Feiertagsveranstaltungen. F\u00fcr Oktober ist ein gro\u00dfer Brunch geplant, verbunden mit einer j\u00e4hrlichen Preisverleihung. N\u00e4chstes Jahr wollen wir weiter expandieren. Eine unserer Initiativen ist es, eine Karrierepipeline f\u00fcr unsere Teamkollegen aus dem Einzelhandel in unsere Unternehmenswelt aufzubauen. Wir haben ein F\u00fcnf-Cs-Modell etabliert:\u00a0<em>Karriere<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Gemeinschaft<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Kommunikation<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Kultur<\/em>\u00a0und\u00a0<em>Handel<\/em>. Wir m\u00f6chten alle f\u00fcnf Cs erf\u00fcllen und sicherstellen, dass wir eine echte Ressource f\u00fcr die Menschen bleiben.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.797619047619  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/legends-01.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.797619047619  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/legends-02.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><strong>\u201cDie Kollektion \u201dThe Yard\u201c sieht cool aus.\n<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Ariel: Ja. Alle Designer haben hart daran gearbeitet. Ich meine, es war auf jeden Fall eine Herzensangelegenheit. Trotz der Pandemie und logistischer Herausforderungen haben wir es geschafft, dass alles funktioniert hat. Es gab eine Reihe von Leuten intern, die daf\u00fcr gesorgt haben, dass das Projekt nicht auf der Strecke blieb. Sie haben daf\u00fcr gesorgt, dass es eine Initiative blieb. Daf\u00fcr bin ich sehr dankbar!<br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<br\/><em>Catch up wird in den kommenden Wochen mit den Designern der WE ARE LEGENDS-Kollektion sprechen und sie zu ihrer Motivation und ihren kreativen Leitlinien befragen. Also, aufgepasst!\u00a0<\/em><br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Narrow;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sidebar-ariel.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row article teaser 3 -->\n<div class=\"rowArticleTeaser3\">\n\t<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsFull spacing\">\n\t    <div style=\"padding:none\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col articleTeaser\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"secondary\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t        <h4><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"buttonSec articleslider\" href=\"\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t     style=\"height:200px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:2\t\t\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t    class=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t    src=\"\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 0% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\"We Are Legends\" ist PUMAs neue Plattform f\u00fcr Storytelling und Produktentwicklung, die schwarze Spitzenleistungen und kulturellen Einfluss w\u00fcrdigt. Um Ihnen alles dar\u00fcber zu erz\u00e4hlen, sprach CATch Up mit Ariel Weekes. Zus\u00e4tzlich zu seiner Arbeit als Footwear Merchandising Manager ist Ariel der Vorsitzende unserer PUMA BBOLD Employee Resource Group in den USA. Erfahren Sie mehr \u00fcber die gro\u00dfartige Arbeit der Gruppe und feiern Sie mit uns das Jetzt der schwarzen Kultur - mit We Are Legends und der \"The Yard\"-Kollektion.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":42612,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":true,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":2470,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"class_list":["post-42609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sportstyle"],"fullData":{"ID":42609,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2022-10-04 08:24:04","post_date_gmt":"2022-10-04 06:24:04","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2022\/09\/header-WAL.jpg\",\"filesize\":460823,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"header-WAL-300x168.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":19856},\"large\":{\"file\":\"header-WAL-1024x575.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":195808},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"header-WAL-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":9638},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"header-WAL-768x431.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":117338},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"header-WAL-18x10.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":465}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":42612,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/header-WAL.jpg\",\"title\":\"header-WAL\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"What you need to know about WE ARE LEGENDS\",\"content\":\"WE ARE LEGENDS: A PLATFORM LED BY PUMA\u2019S NEW ERA OF BLACK DESIGNERS\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003e\u201cWe Are Legends\u201d is PUMA\u2019s new storytelling and product development platform that celebrates Black excellence and cultural impact. 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WE wanted to empower people, everyone around me to make sure they understand they are legends and have the opportunity to be as legendary as, say a, Rev. Dr Martin Luther King Jr. The collection was championed and led by black designers and strives to empower and amplify the voices of our Black community \u2013 our legends.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\u00a0\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Any future projects of the PUMA BBOLD ERG Group you want to talk about?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Ariel: \u201cThe Yard\u201d is the\u00a0first\u00a0collection under the We Are Legends platform. It released globally on\u00a0October 1, 2022, on our PUMA app and\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0New York City\u00a0Flagship store.\u00a0Since\u00a0October 3, 2022, the collection is available\u00a0on\u00a0PUMA.com and select retailers worldwide.\u00a0That\u2019s very exciting. 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