A New Approach In Footwear

Grounded People Apparel is a sustainable vegan shoe company based in Vancouver, Canada, dedicated to reducing the harmful impact of the global fashion industry. Recently featured in Forbes Magazine and Marie Claire, our shoes are made from recycled materials and almost entirely handmade in the world's only 100% vegan shoe factory in Sao Palo, Brazil. 

We are listed on the CSE: SHOE, the FWB: K1G and the OTCQB: GPAFI

Max Justus

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Justus entered the fashion space in 2011 by founding a design and production company specializing in custom designed garments. While traveling abroad Mr. Justus experienced the negative environmental impacts of the fashion industry first hand. Mr. Justus joined the Company to further his passion for fashion and commitment to environmentalism. Mr. Justus’ time as a private business owner has furnished him with the experience to oversee and develop all operations of design, production and fulfilment.

Geoff Balderson

Chief Financial Officer & Director

Mr. Balderson has over 20 years of capital market experience Mr. Balderson is president of Harmony Corporate Services Ltd. and leads a team that provides bookkeeping, accounting, filing and corporate secretarial services to publicly listed companies Mr. Balderson is an officer and director of other TSX Venture listed companies. Mr. Balderson is a former Investment Advisor with two Canadian securities dealers, and a graduate of the University of British Columbia. Mr. Balderson will devote approximately 20% of his time to the affairs of the Company.

Joel Shacker

Director

Mr. Shacker has worked extensively in the cannabis and finance space over the past six years and has sat on several boards of publicly traded companies. He has been in charge of leading the expansion of publicly traded companies into international cannabis markets and has overseen and developed cannabis operations from the ground up. Mr. Shacker is currently the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Core One Labs Inc., an emerging biotechnology research and development company in the psychedelics as alternative medicines space. Core One Labs Inc. is focused on life sciences and on bringing psychedelic medicines to market through novel delivery systems and psychedelic assisted psychotherapy. Mr. Shacker holds an Honours Business Administration degree from Ivey Business School specializing in finance (2013). 

Nima Bahrami

Director

Mr. Bahrami has extensive experience in management, business development and entrepreneurship in the finance and natural health space. He has successfully founded and established natural health and wellness corporations and product lines and focused on consulting with publicly traded companies to integrate these well developed and ready to sell product lines. Mr. Bahrami holds an MBA with Distinction from Cardiff University.

Patrick Morris

Director

Mr. Morris is an entrepreneur and capital markets executive with 20 years of experience raising funds for microcap companies in a number of industries including pharmaceutical cannabis, resource exploration, blockchain technologies, finance and business related to the future of food. Mr. Morris served as CEO and Director of Eat Beyond Global Holdings Inc. (CSE: EATS) Canada’s first publicly traded investment issuer specifically focussed on investing in the future of food from its inception in late 2019 to July 2021. Mr. Morris also co-created and co-produced Canada’s first nationally syndicated radio show about growth stock opportunities which was broadcast on 14 of the top-rated news talk stations across Canada. Mr. Morris will devote approximately 20% of his time to the affairs of the Company.

Company Head Office

Grounded People Apparel Inc.
Suite 800 – 1199 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 3T5
Contact : Investor Relations
Email: investors@groundedpeople.com
Phone: +1-(844) 673-6753

Registered and Records Office

Grounded People Apparel Inc.
Suite 2200 - 885 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada, V6C 3E8

Auditors

Crowe MacKay LLP
Suite 1100 - 1177 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC
Canada, V6E 4T5

Registrar and Transfer Agent

     Endeavor Trust Corporation Vancouver, BC
Canada
+1-(604) 559-8880

Directors

Max Justus
Joel Shacker
Patrick Morris
Nima Bahrami
Geoff Balderson

Officers

Max Justus, CEO
Geoff Balderson, CFO

Solicitors

Cassels Brock and Blackwell LLP
Suite 2200 - 885 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada, V6C 3E8  

Share Listing

CSE: SHOE
FWB: K1G
OTCQB: GPAIF