Episode 3: Melinda Hanson

Portrait of Melinda Hanson

Season 1 Episode 3 Melinda has dedicated her career to sustainable transportation. Her impressive qualifications and career record are only matched by her high energy levels and huge capacity to make a difference. She is recognised as an international change-maker in urban mobility (winning a ‘Remarkable Women in Transport Award from GIZ/Transforming Urban Mobility Initiative…

Beam Mobility CEO Shares Remarkable Story

Portrait of Tom Cooper with an e-scooter wearing Beam shirt

Just five years ago, Beam Mobility established operations in Australia. Today it operates bike and scooter share schemes in 38 locations across Australia and New Zealand and employs a team of approximately 400 people. Throughout that time, Tom Cooper has been Australia New Zealand General Manager of Beam. In our second Micromobility Report Podcast, we…

Episode 2: Tom Cooper

Tom Cooper portrait

Season 1 Episode 2 Tom Cooper is the Australia New Zealand General Manager of Beam, a global micromobility company undergoing impressive growth in the APAC region. With 20,000 vehicles and a team of almost 400 in Australia and New Zealand alone, Tom’s insights into Beam’s success, as well as the challenges along the way, make…