After years of fractured conversations and visions that wake me in the night, today we achieved an important milestone for Wheel2Wheel – we held our 1st ever official team meeting. A 3 hour conference call with team members scattered across 4 different countries. What became apparent to me on this call was how awesome it […]
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Tonight I attended the ICM (International Care Ministries – www.caremin.com) annual Gala Banquet in Hong Kong. ICM has been doing great work in the Philippines for years and presents as perhaps the best organised small to medium-sized charity I’ve seen. The banquet was attended by 700 Hong Kong people – through a mixture of silent
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A key principle of the initiative was fleshed out today as Jessica Robertson and I talked about the types of charities Wheel2Wheel should shortlist for inclusion and the process for ultimate selection. As an intermediary between capital and charitable organisations, it is of paramount importance to us that the optimal methodology is adopted for selection.
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I picked up my first W2W t-shirt up from Morgan’s mother’s house in Brisbane and it looks terrific. I’ve been wearing it on my morning walks along the Brisbane river to build the brand! Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/Wheel2Wheelchannel Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wheel2wheel Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/wheel2wheelteam
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Today was my last day as president of Taubman Asia. I’m now completely focused on Wheel2Wheel and the work of the Parker Foundation over the next 18 months. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/Wheel2Wheelchannel Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wheel2wheel Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/wheel2wheelteam
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Today was freaky, there I am sitting at work, in what I thought was going to be another routine HR-arranged corporate insurance meeting when the guys from International SOS (www.internationalsos.com) walked through the door. We were scheduled to receive a presentation from SOS regarding a corporate subscription service they provide for companies who have employees
Wheel2Wheel: A Fortuitous SOS Read More »
We’re getting close to making a decision on the logo design. The designer has given us some great options, making it difficult to choose …… Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/Wheel2Wheelchannel Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wheel2wheel Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/wheel2wheelteam
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I joined Morgan for a meeting with the web designer today. I was pretty energised by the meeting. The designers appear to be pretty competent and it feels like the first tangible step in the journey. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/Wheel2Wheelchannel Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wheel2wheel Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/wheel2wheelteam
Wheel2Wheel: Website meeting Read More »
Given the importance of creating a single mass communication portal for Wheel2Wheel, I figure the best solution is to create a website. So today I commissioned Atomic Sushi (www.atomicsushi.tv) based in Hong Kong to produce our site and a logo. The reality is, you can’t really do anything these days without a website! This is
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Every great journey needs a great name. After a few weeks taking friends interested in joining or supporting the ride through a naming process, I’ve taken the vote and picked the name Wheel2Wheel. The name is a direct reference to the fact the adventure is on motorbikes, but also an attempt to capture that comradery
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