Derek “Drex” Jancar is a pillar of the Toronto community, and his impact now extends to a global scale as CEO of October’s Very Own. As co-founder of The Remix Project, Drex helped power an organization that has provided youth in Toronto with resources, workshops and opportunities. Graduates of the program continue to shape culture in Toronto and all over the world. Drex sees the importance of OVO as an emblem of the city and its successes, and wants to cement it as a legacy brand that is authentically representative of its Toronto roots. “It's where everyone worked on their skills and put blood, sweat and tears into their career paths. It inherently defines who we are. We obviously are global thinkers, but we're always coming from the place of Toronto and Canada.”