Posts Tagged ‘Podcast’
Episode 7: Kevin Mayne
Season 1 Episode 7 For more than a quarter of a century, Kevin has been one of the world’s most senior and successful leaders of cycling advocacy organisations. At the time we spoke to Kevin he was just about to retire after building Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) from small foundations into a large, successful, industry-funded…
Episode 6: Phil Jones
Season 1 Episode 6 Phil Jones is a quietly spoken achiever who has played a significant role behind the scenes in some of the UK’s most important advancements in active travel. Phil lives near Birmingham, UK where he has worked as a Charted Civil Engineer for over 40 years. In 2003 Phil founded PJA (Phil…
Episode 5: Kylie Nixon
Season 1 Episode 5 Kylie Nixon is one of Australia’s most experienced active transport professionals, but also a mum who encourages her kids to walk and ride and of course, worries about their safety. She graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering, followed by a Post Graduate Diploma in…
Episode 4: Lee Waters
Season 1 Episode 4 Over recent years Lee Waters has been one of the most courageous and consequential politicians in the world when it comes to advocating for safer, more sustainable travel modes and questioning the usually unchallenged primacy of private automobiles. As Minister for Transport in the Welsh Government he led bold reforms in sustainable transport…
Episode 3: 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
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
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…