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FEATURING• CORK COUTURE •

The San Luis Obispo Collection held its

2nd annual Cork Couture luau-style on

Saturday September 13th, infusing the

Court Street Terrace with an ambience

of the Hawaiian islands. Our whole

community—friends, family, cohorts and

cronies—raised their glasses, savored

nibbles and swayed to the music of local

favorites Fialta. Walking the bamboo

carpet while eager paparazzi snapped

photos, the ladies wore flowers in their

hair, and the gents rocked fedoras and

aloha-print shirts. The terrace glittered

under swags of fairy lights and bright

swaths of sailcloth. Best of all, the event

raised awareness and funds in support of

one of SLO Collection’s favorite causes,

Big Brother Big Sisters of SLO County.

Hope to see you at next year’s fête!

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:World-class office space in the heart of

downtown San Luis Obispo

• THE 805 COLLECTIVE •• POLYPAY •

VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3 FALL, 2014

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805 COLLECTIVE AND THE CANA FAMILYHow a few college friends set their sights on creating their dream office space in downtown San Luis Obispo

Ten years ago a few college buddies got together and

dreamed of finding a way to continue living in San

Luis Obispo while they grew their creative enterprises.

They rented out a warehouse on South Higuera and got

busy creating art: Graphic Design, Video Production,

Painting, Photography, Coding, Woodworking, Music,

and Web Design. As their businesses—805 Collective

and The Cana Family—grew, the friends set their

sights on a studio more centrally located in the city they

loved. Soon enough, they found the perfect downtown

space, and they tricked it out with art sourced from

local artists and unique design elements, like desks re-

purposed from old upright pianos. 805 Collective focuses

primarily on Web Development and Design and works

with all kinds of commercial clients, from Fortune 500

corporations to local companies. The Cana Family keeps

a busy international schedule with both commercial and

lifestyle filmmaking. They also compose and record all

the soundtracks to their films. Both firms embody the

easy-going spirit of San Luis Obispo, focusing on the

important things. (The Cana Family currently holds claim

to ‘best facial hair in the office.’) Their unofficial slogan

is ‘Every hour is happy hour.’ They invite you to drop by

their new office and verify this!

The San Luis Obispo Collection brings together world class shopping, the city’s finest restaurants, upscale retail, museums and theater. San Luis Obispo, named the Happiest City in America, is the cultural hub of the Central Coast, which embodies the California lifestyle and offers locals and visitors alike historic architecture, sweeping vineyards, pristine beaches, charming beach towns and mountain ranges, and is home to Cal Poly University. In this issue of SLO Merchant, we highlight two groups of entrepreneurs who are both bringing their unique flavor and style to the SLO community.

SLO OFFICEKnown for its best-in-class shopping and dining, the San Luis

Obispo Collection also features top-shelf office space.

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INTRODUCING JAMIE BARLETT AND POLYPAYWoman-owned and San Luis Obispo-based, PolyPay—the brainchild of entrepreneur Jamie Barlett—recently relocated to Court Street.

Michigan to Saint Louis to Boston to Los

Angeles to San Francisco and finally—

San Luis Obispo. Ultimately, Jamie Barlett

found the best, like so many other business

owners here.

Jamie is the President and CEO of PolyPay, a

merchant processing business that began late

last year and established its official roots at

999 Monterey Street in the spring of this year.

PolyPay is an Independent Sales Organization

(ISO), wholly owned by Jamie and is one of

only a handful of women-owned ISOs in the

United States. As an ISO, PolyPay can provide

competitive pricing, merchant support and

customized payment processing solutions.

The Merchant Processing business was a

natural fit for Jamie as she has a credit card

services heritage in her background. Her

previous fifteen years of business experience

with a major consulting firm, plus high

tech companies both in Silicon Valley and

Southern California pointed her toward

serving merchants in a hands-on manner with

service at its core. Jamie has always enjoyed

working with data and data analysis and along

with the inherent knowledge of the credit

card industry, PolyPay has emerged both as

a service and a passion. Merchants can be

assured that their businesses receive hands-

on attention with representatives of PolyPay

dedicated to their success: solving issues,

answering queries and keeping merchants

updated with the latest technology—a true

imperative in 2014.

Jamie’s family had moved to San Luis Obispo

in 1999 and her visits after her undergraduate

years continued to draw her back to the area.

When she felt she was totally equipped to

offer the services of a company centered on

serving merchants with every possible tool

for their success, San Luis Obispo was the

perfect location.

All PolyPay employees are Cal Poly graduates

and each is trained, as was Jamie’s goal when

she started PolyPay, to dedicate personal

attention and service to their clients. PolyPay

has also made a commitment to support

community services here and continues

to seek out ways to make PolyPay service-

oriented to customers and citizens.

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Abercrombie & Fitchabercrombie.com

The Apple Storeapple.com

Bali’s Yogurt805-594-1172

Banana Republicbananarepublic.com

Barnes and Noblebarnesandnoble.com

Bull’s Tavernfacebook.com/bullstavernslo

California Pizza Kitchencpk.com

Cal Poly Downtowncalpoly.edu

Chico’schicos.com

Chinos Rock & Tacoschinorocks.com

Expressexpress.com

GAPgap.com

Ian Saude Galleryiansaude.com

Jamba Juicejambajuice.com

Moondoggies Surf Shopmoondoggies.com

The Movie Experiencethemovieexperience.com

Open Air Flowersopenairflowersslo.com

Palazzo Giuseppepalazzogiuseppe.com

Papyruspapyrusonline.com

Pizza Solopizzasolo.com

Pottery Barnpotterybarn.com

Powell’s Sweet Shoppepowellsss.com

Salon Lux-Avedasalonlux.com

Sal’s Paradiseslosals.com

Sephorasephora.com

SloCo Pasty Co.slocopastyco.com

Solstice Sunglass Boutiquesolsticesunglasses.com

Starbucksstarbucks.com

Splash Cafe Seafood & Grillsplashcafe.com

Sunglass Hutsunglasshut.com

Urban Outfittersurbanoutfitters.com

Victoria’s Secretvictoriassecret.com

White House Black Marketwhitehouseblackmarket.com

LEASING INFORMATION:Therese [email protected]

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Banana Republic

Salon Lux-Aveda

Open Air FlowersPottery Barn

White House Black Market

Powell’s Sweet Shoppe

The Movie Experience

Bali’s Yogurt

Chinos Rock & Tacos

California Pizza Kitchen Jamba Juice

Palazzo Giuseppe

Pizza Solo

Splash Café Seafood & GrillStarbucks

Sal’s Paradise

Moondoggies Surf Shop

Urban Outfitters

Victoria’s Secret

SloCo Pasty Co.

Bull’s Tavern

Papyrus

Solstice SunglassesExpress

Shoe Palace

Sephora

Chico’s

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