Tom Cooper

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 for interesting listening.Tom shares in detail about Beam’s journey to date and plans for the future. He speaks frankly about the challenges in growing micromobility in Australia and elsewhere. Tom also goes into detail about some of the new technologies they’ve developed to help overcome these challenges.Our conversation also covers everything from negotiating with governments through to behaviour change and even the Brisbane Olympics.Visit our Micromobility Report Podcast page to read the transcript of this episode and view more content.Our Micromobility Report website contains hundreds of micromobility articles that we’ve published since launching in 2020. Subscribe to our free bi-monthly newsletter!The Micromobility Report Podcast will entertain and inform you through conversations with change makers working in all aspects of micromobility across business, government, academia and advocacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.