Meet Jen, from Merchandise Planning!

what are you most passionate about?

Absolutely without a doubt I am most passionate about my husband. He is my favourite person! We have a blast playing and travelling together. We are also very real; we talk it out when we have to. I have so much passion in making our relationship the best that it can be. I am also very passionate about reminding the people in my life just how awesome they are.

Jen and her husband in Egypt, touring the pyramids of Giza.

what is the scariest thing you've ever done? Are you glad you did it?

Jumping out of an airplane was the scariest thing I have ever done. I was absolutely terrified during our ascent in the plane. I couldn't speak. And I’m fairly certain that I screamed for the entire freefall. Oh yes, I am glad I did it. Oh no, I will never do it again.

what is your favorite way to sweat?

I am a big fan of sweating. The sweatiest I have ever been is during a hot sweaty Bikram yoga class. I L-O-V-E yoga. Currently I am drawn to the very deep and restorative types of yoga. But I go through phases where I am all about the muscle-y power yoga or the hot-hot-hot yoga. I also love the feeling of a run in the sunshine, and I absolutely dig surfing, scuba diving, backpacking & snowboarding.

Jen finishing the famous Oregon Hood to Coast, 180 mile (290k), 12 person team relay.

what is the best place you've travelled to (or the place you'd love to go to)?

It is so incredibly difficult to choose one place, but I have to say the island of Bonaire. My experience snorkeling and diving around that island was so dreamy, the memories are so vivid. And there is a sea turtle swimming those waters right now that still holds a very special place in my heart. Runners up are Thailand, Sydney, Australia, and my oh-so-dreamy honeymoon in Belize. Next on the list is somewhere in the Pacific Islands.

Jen snorkeling on the Island of Bonaire, 80km of the coast of Venezuela.

coolest thing about being a merchandise planner?

The coolest thing about merchandise planning is that we really dig into the biz. We know how the business did last year. We know what our targets are as a company for the future. And we know how we are tracking to those targets. We are always waist-deep in what is working and what is not. It’s cool to know all that stuff and apply our learnings to the future. Plus, partnering with the merchants we are always close to the product, which of course we are all wild and crazy about.

Attention all passionate, fun, energetic, constantly aspiring embodiments of greatness: you could be the next Jen. If you think you have some greatness to bring to the Merchandise Planning team, check out the lululemon careers page.

Let me introduce you to our amazing team of blog artists.

Janice, blog artist and Regional Community Guru for Eastern Canada.

Something you may not know about our team of writers: we all work at lululemon! We're in our stores around the world, we're on the end of the phone when you call the Guest Education Centre, and we work at the Store Support Centre in Vancouver.

Shawna, blog artist and Online Community Coordinator in Vancouver.

In addition to working at lululemon and being a member of the blog team, we are yogis, runners, triathletes, swimmers, dancers, parents, students, travellers, and goal setters.

Blog artists Lauren (on the left), from lululemon Carlsbad, and Jenna from the GEC.

Our blog team is committed to extending the culture of lululemon online - through stories, product fit sessions, and photos.

Here's a breakdown of our team, by region:

British Columbia

Alana - Online Content Specialist, Store Support Centre

Allison - Elite Athlete Coordinator, Store Support Centre

Carolyn - Online Community Manager, Store Support Centre

Elim - Educator, Guest Education Centre

Elim: blog artist and GEC educator

Elissa - Communications Specialist, Store Support Centre

Elissa is a blog artist and Communications Specialist at the Store Support Centre

Jenna - Educator, Guest Education Centre

Jenny - Educator, Guest Education Centre

Kelsey - Educator, Guest Education Centre

Liz - Educator, Guest Education Centre

Melissa - Store Manager, lululemon Lab

This is Melissa, blog artist and manager of the lululemon Lab! Notice anything unusual about her photo? (Hint: sdrawkcab)

Paula - Educator, Guest Educator Centre

Shawna - Online Community Coordinator, Store Support Centre

California

Abbie - Contributor

Eileen - Educator and ambassador, lululemon Walnut Creek

Eileen, blog artist, educator and ambassador, with her BFFs.

Jocelyn - Key leader, lululemon Grant Ave (San Francisco)

Kirsten - Key leader, lululemon Carlsbad Forum

Lauren C - Key leader, lululemon Carlsbad Forum

Tori - Educator, lululemon Plaza El Segundo

Tori from El Segundo!

Whitney - Educator, lululemon La Jolla

Hawaii

Marisa - Educator, lululemon Ala Moana (Honolulu)

Illinois

Billie - Educator, lululemon Evanston

Billie, blog artist from Chicago, who works at lululemon Evanston!

Michigan

Kristina - Online Community Assistant

Kristina on a recent visit to the SSC in Vancouver.

New York

Ariel - Educator, lululemon SoHo

Ontario

Fouj - Educator, lululemon Vaughan Mills

Janice - Regional Community Guru, Eastern Canada

Lara - Educator, Rideau Centre (Ottawa)

Tiffany - Key leader, lululemon Kingston

Tiffany from lululemon Kingston in blogartistdancer pose.

Washington DC

Elyse - Educator, lululemon Logan Circle

Washington

Alison - Store Manager, lululemon Pacific Place

Our BHAG

Our big, hairy audacious goal is to be the best company blog in the world. How are we going to get there? With your feedback. Tell us what you think about our blog. What moves or inspires you? What could we be doing better? Leave us a comment so we can get to know you, too!

p.s. We are growing - look for a follow up post in the next few months to meet the rest of the team!