{"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\/fr\/sportstyle\/interview-with-ariel-weekes-chair-of-pumas-bbold-employee-resource-group-about-the-new-we-are-legends-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Entretien avec Ariel Weekes, pr\u00e9sident du BBOLD Employee Resource Group de PUMA, \u00e0 propos de la nouvelle plateforme \u201c WE ARE LEGENDS \u201d (Nous sommes des l\u00e9gendes)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/\">Accueil<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/category\/sportstyle\/\">Sportstyle<\/a>\/ Entretien avec Ariel Weekes, pr\u00e9sidente du groupe de ressources pour les employ\u00e9s BBOLD de PUMA, au sujet de la nouvelle plateforme \u201c WE 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\/fr\/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%2Ffr%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%2Ffr%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\/fr\/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%2Ffr%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=\"\" >Ce que vous devez savoir sur WE ARE LEGENDS<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >WE ARE LEGENDS : UNE PLATEFORME DIRIG\u00c9E PAR LA NOUVELLE G\u00c9N\u00c9RATION DE CR\u00c9ATEURS NOIRS DE PUMA<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">4 octobre 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\/fr\/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\/fr\/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\/fr\/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%2Ffr%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%2Ffr%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\">\u201c We Are Legends \u201d est la nouvelle plateforme de narration et de d\u00e9veloppement de produits de PUMA qui c\u00e9l\u00e8bre l'excellence et l'impact culturel des Noirs. Pour vous en dire plus, CATch Up s'est entretenu avec Ariel Weekes. En plus de son travail en tant que responsable merchandising chaussures, Ariel est pr\u00e9sident de notre groupe de ressources pour les employ\u00e9s PUMA BBOLD aux \u00c9tats-Unis. D\u00e9couvrez le travail remarquable de ce groupe et rejoignez-nous pour c\u00e9l\u00e9brer la culture noire d'aujourd'hui avec We Are Legends et la collection \u201c The Yard \u201d.<\/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;\">Pouvez-vous expliquer quand et pourquoi le groupe a \u00e9t\u00e9 fond\u00e9 ? Que repr\u00e9sente-t-il ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Ariel : J'ai commenc\u00e9 chez PUMA en 2019, juste un an avant la pand\u00e9mie. Quand j'ai commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 travailler pour PUMA, j'ai r\u00e9alis\u00e9 que beaucoup de nos ambassadeurs me ressemblaient : Meek Mill, Nipsey Hussle, Rihanna, beaucoup de nos basketteurs, et c'est g\u00e9nial. J'ai ador\u00e9 \u00e7a. J'aime le lien avec la communaut\u00e9, c'est quelque chose qui me touche vraiment. Mais quand je suis entr\u00e9 dans les bureaux, j'ai constat\u00e9 que la r\u00e9alit\u00e9 \u00e9tait tr\u00e8s diff\u00e9rente. Cela ne correspondait pas \u00e0 l'image que j'avais de l'ext\u00e9rieur. Il y avait tr\u00e8s peu de personnes noires et m\u00e9tisses dans les bureaux. Nous avons donc commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir \u00e0 ce que nous devions faire pour promouvoir une culture qui repr\u00e9sentait l'un de nos plus grands groupes de consommateurs.<br\/>\n<br\/>Et lorsque les injustices sociales et ces horribles meurtres ont eu lieu aux \u00c9tats-Unis, la question est devenue encore plus importante. Cela a clairement mis en \u00e9vidence la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 d'un programme. Et c'est ainsi que tout a commenc\u00e9.<br\/>\n<br\/>En mai 2020, nous avons commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 constituer le groupe BBOLD. Au d\u00e9part, nous \u00e9tions huit personnes. En ao\u00fbt 2020, nous avons officiellement lanc\u00e9 le\u00a0<em>Groupe de ressources pour les employ\u00e9s<\/em>\u00a0(ERG)<em>.<\/em>\u00a0C'est le premier ERG de PUMA \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle mondiale. C'est vraiment passionnant ! Nous sommes encore en phase de croissance et n'en sommes qu'\u00e0 nos d\u00e9buts, mais nous sommes sur la bonne voie.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Combien de personnes font partie du groupe ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Ariel : Nous sommes actuellement entre 90 et 100 personnes, et je pense que 20 \u00e0 30 d'entre elles participent activement \u00e0 nos r\u00e9unions mensuelles.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Pouvez-vous citer les principaux objectifs que vous souhaitez atteindre avec le groupe ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Ariel : L'un des principaux objectifs est de veiller \u00e0 ce que le bureau, nos produits et notre travail soient \u00e9quitables. C'est une priorit\u00e9 majeure. L'autre priorit\u00e9 est de veiller \u00e0 ce que nous soyons accessibles aux personnes dont nous nous occupons, \u00e0 savoir la communaut\u00e9 noire et m\u00e9tisse. Mais il faut \u00e9galement veiller \u00e0 ce que le recrutement et le d\u00e9veloppement se fassent au sein de notre entreprise. Si nous avons des employ\u00e9s qui commencent aujourd'hui ou qui souhaitent s'inscrire, je veux m'assurer que le groupe de ressources pour les employ\u00e9s est pr\u00e9sent, afin que ces personnes se sentent \u00e0 l'aise, consid\u00e9r\u00e9es et capables de progresser au sein de l'entreprise.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Comment d\u00e9cririez-vous la culture noire aujourd'hui en trois adjectifs ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Ariel : Je vais parler principalement du point de vue am\u00e9ricain. Je pense que l'une d'entre elles est sans aucun doute la r\u00e9silience. Une autre est la beaut\u00e9. C'est aussi la diversit\u00e9, et je ne parle pas ici de mani\u00e8re figur\u00e9e, mais plut\u00f4t dans le sens \u201c dynamique \u201d. \u00c9voluer comme si nous grandissions et nous construisions constamment, ce qui est probablement une caract\u00e9ristique humaine, n'est-ce pas ? Mais en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral, je pense que nous \u00e9voluons plus rapidement simplement parce que nous sommes en marge. Lorsque vous \u00eates en marge, vous devez cr\u00e9er beaucoup plus rapidement, puis les personnes au centre s'adaptent \u00e0 cette culture. On constate beaucoup de croissance dans ce domaine. Donc, lorsque j'utilise le mot \u00ab \u00e9voluer \u00bb, je ne parle pas n\u00e9cessairement de l'\u00e9volution de l'humanit\u00e9, mais plut\u00f4t dans le sens de l'innovation ou de la cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9.<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\">\u201c Le nom We Are Legends vient de l'id\u00e9e de c\u00e9l\u00e9brer le pr\u00e9sent dans la culture noire. Souvent, lorsque nous c\u00e9l\u00e9brons la culture noire, nous nous tournons vers le pass\u00e9. Cependant, notre collectif a voulu contribuer \u00e0 changer cette tendance en encourageant les gens \u00e0 s'exprimer aujourd'hui avec leur voix la plus authentique, afin de cr\u00e9er leur propre h\u00e9ritage qui deviendra l\u00e9gendaire. We Are Legends met en lumi\u00e8re \u00e0 la fois l'h\u00e9ritage de ce collectif de designers et les l\u00e9gendes au sein de leurs propres communaut\u00e9s. \u201d\u00a0<\/span>\n<br\/><strong>Ariel Weeks, pr\u00e9sidente du groupe ERG PUMA B-Bold et responsable merchandising chaussures\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=\"Lecteur vid\u00e9o YouTube\" 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>Vous venez de lancer un projet majeur avec la plateforme We Are Legends. De quoi s'agit-il ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Ariel : Le nom \u00ab We Are Legends \u00bb vient de l'id\u00e9e de c\u00e9l\u00e9brer le pr\u00e9sent dans la culture noire. Souvent, lorsque nous c\u00e9l\u00e9brons la culture noire, nous nous tournons vers le pass\u00e9. Cependant, notre collectif a voulu contribuer \u00e0 changer cette tendance en encourageant les gens \u00e0 s'exprimer avec leur voix la plus authentique aujourd'hui, afin de cr\u00e9er leur propre h\u00e9ritage l\u00e9gendaire. We Are Legends met en lumi\u00e8re \u00e0 la fois l'h\u00e9ritage de ce collectif de designers et les l\u00e9gendes au sein de leurs propres communaut\u00e9s. \u00c0 l'origine, l'id\u00e9e \u00e9tait de trouver quelque chose aux \u00c9tats-Unis pour le Mois de l'histoire des Noirs.\u00a0<strong>Mois de l'histoire des Noirs<\/strong>\u00a0est en f\u00e9vrier. Et puis il y a aussi\u00a0<strong>Juneteenth<\/strong>, que nous avons commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 c\u00e9l\u00e9brer ici \u00e0 PNA en juin. Nous voulions donner aux gens, \u00e0 tous ceux qui m'entourent, les moyens de comprendre qu'ils sont des l\u00e9gendes et qu'ils ont la possibilit\u00e9 d'\u00eatre aussi l\u00e9gendaires que, par exemple, le r\u00e9v\u00e9rend Martin Luther King Jr. La collection a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9fendue et dirig\u00e9e par des cr\u00e9ateurs noirs et vise \u00e0 donner plus de pouvoir et \u00e0 amplifier la voix de notre communaut\u00e9 noire, nos l\u00e9gendes.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Y a-t-il des projets futurs du groupe PUMA BBOLD ERG dont vous souhaitez parler ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Ariel : \u201c The Yard \u201d est la premi\u00e8re collection sous la plateforme We Are Legends. Elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 lanc\u00e9e mondialement le 1er octobre 2022 sur notre application PUMA et dans notre magasin phare de New York. Depuis le 3 octobre 2022, la collection est disponible sur PUMA.com et chez certains d\u00e9taillants \u00e0 travers le monde. C'est tr\u00e8s excitant. Nous menons \u00e9galement de nombreux projets au sein de notre bureau. Je pense qu'il y a un projet vraiment g\u00e9nial en cours, appel\u00e9 <strong>S'\u00e9panouir<\/strong>, qui se situe entre le BBOLD ERG et notre ERG Mom's Squad rendant hommage aux femmes et au  Mois du patrimoine hispanique (ou latino-am\u00e9ricain) qui s'\u00e9tend du 15 septembre au 15 octobre. Il existe encore une certaine dichotomie qui doit \u00eatre clarifi\u00e9e entre les appellations hispanique et latino-am\u00e9ricaine. \u00a0Flourish organisera une s\u00e9ance de yoga un samedi avec notre Mom's Squad (ERG pour les m\u00e8res qui travaillent), anim\u00e9e par des femmes qui s'identifient comme hispaniques\/latino-am\u00e9ricaines. J'ai vraiment h\u00e2te d'y \u00eatre. La s\u00e9ance a \u00e9t\u00e9 compl\u00e8te en seulement un jour. Samedi, 60 personnes viendront au bureau. En plus du cours de yoga, il y aura des cadeaux et une table ronde. C'est une initiative fantastique qui nous permet de rester en contact avec la communaut\u00e9. Nous organisons \u00e9galement des \u00e9v\u00e9nements pendant les f\u00eates. Un grand brunch est pr\u00e9vu, ainsi qu'une c\u00e9r\u00e9monie annuelle de remise de prix en octobre. L'ann\u00e9e prochaine, nous souhaitons nous d\u00e9velopper davantage. L'une de nos initiatives consiste \u00e0 cr\u00e9er un parcours professionnel pour nos coll\u00e8gues du secteur de la vente au d\u00e9tail afin qu'ils puissent int\u00e9grer notre monde de l'entreprise. Nous avons mis en place un mod\u00e8le en cinq points :\u00a0<em>Carri\u00e8re<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Communaut\u00e9<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Communication<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Culture<\/em>\u00a0et\u00a0<em>Commerce<\/em>. Nous voulons atteindre ces cinq objectifs et nous assurer que nous restons une v\u00e9ritable ressource pour les gens.<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>\u201cLa collection \u201d The Yard \u00bb est g\u00e9niale.\n<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Ariel : Oui. Tous les designers ont travaill\u00e9 dur dessus. Je veux dire, c'\u00e9tait vraiment un travail passionn\u00e9. Malgr\u00e9 la pand\u00e9mie et les d\u00e9fis logistiques, nous avons r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 faire avancer les choses. Il y avait beaucoup de personnes en interne qui ont veill\u00e9 \u00e0 ce que ce projet ne tombe pas \u00e0 l'eau. Elles ont fait en sorte que cette initiative aboutisse. Je leur en suis tr\u00e8s reconnaissante !<br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<br\/><em>Catch up s'entretiendra avec les cr\u00e9ateurs de la collection WE ARE LEGENDS dans les semaines \u00e0 venir et leur posera des questions sur leur motivation et leur ligne directrice cr\u00e9ative. Alors, restez \u00e0 l'\u00e9coute !\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=\"\">lire l&#8217;histoire<\/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>\u201c We Are Legends \u201d est la nouvelle plateforme de narration et de d\u00e9veloppement de produits de PUMA qui c\u00e9l\u00e8bre l'excellence et l'impact culturel des Noirs. Pour vous en dire plus, CATch Up s'est entretenu avec Ariel Weekes. En plus de son travail en tant que responsable merchandising chaussures, Ariel est pr\u00e9sident de notre groupe de ressources pour les employ\u00e9s PUMA BBOLD aux \u00c9tats-Unis. D\u00e9couvrez le travail remarquable de ce groupe et rejoignez-nous pour c\u00e9l\u00e9brer la culture noire d'aujourd'hui avec We Are Legends et la collection \u201c The Yard \u201d.<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":1962,"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. 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.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\u00a0\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-two-columns {\"contentLeft\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong style=\\u0022font-size: 1rem;\\u0022\\u0026gt;Can you explain when and why the group was founded? What does it stand for?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Ariel: I started at PUMA in 2019, just one year before the pandemic. When I started to work for PUMA, I realized a lot of our ambassadors represented what I look like \u2013 Meek Mill, Nipsey Hussle, Rihanna, many of our basketball athletes, and that\u2019s awesome. I loved it. I like the connection to the community, and that\u2019s really something that appeals to me. But when I walked into the office, it was very different. It didn\u2019t look like what I see from the outside. There was a lack of black and brown people in the office. So, we started putting together what we thought we needed to do to advocate for a culture that were one of our largest consumer groups.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;And when the social injustices happened and those horrific murders happened in the U.S., the issue became even more important. It made it laser focus clear, that we need some sort of program. And that\u00b4s how it got started.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;In May 2020 we started formulating the BBOLD group. 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If we have employees here that are starting today or want to matriculate, I want to make sure that the employee resource group is present, so those people feel comfortable, seen, and able to elevate within the company.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;How would you describe black culture today with three adjectives?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Ariel:I\u2019ll speak mainly from the American perspective. I think one for sure is\u00a0resiliency. Another one is\u00a0beautiful. It\u2019s also\u00a0colorful, and I don\u2019t mean that in a pun way, obviously, but more in a \u201cvibrant\u201d way.\u00a0Evolving\u00a0like we\u2019re consistently growing and building ourselves, which is probably a humanity thing, right? But in general, I think we are quicker to evolve just because we\u2019re on the fringe. 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