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Before founding Mosaic Global Transportation, Maurice and Rhonda Brewster ran Rollz Royce Limousine ServiceRedwood City, Calif. — After a 2015 that landed Mosaic Global Transportation the 2016 Super Bowl contract and saw it tackling the Bay Area’s employee-shuttle business, the team behind the company is excited to begin celebrating its 14th anniversary of operations.
“Initially, I was thinking that 14 isn’t the year to celebrate—maybe I should wait until 15 or 20. But tomorrow’s not promised—let’s celebrate 14 years,” Mosaic President/CEO Maurice Brewster said with a laugh.
Maurice and his wife Rhonda—Mosaic’s COO—entered the chauffeured ground transportation industry in the early 2000s. With a shared entrepreneurial spirit and Maurice’s passion for classic cars, the couple left their corporate jobs to found Rollz Royce Limousine Service, a retail-based firm that began with a single vintage Rolls-Royce for hire. With their fleet of classic cars expanding to 13, the company soon found a good deal of success in their niche; however, the Brewsters shifted gears and rebranded in 2004, focusing solely on corporate and group work.
Mosaic generated half of its work from affiliate business at the time, which was somewhat unusual then. “We treated our affiliates around the country like we treated our employees,” Maurice says. “We built relationships with those vendors and let them know that our success was dependent on them.”
This philosophy has served Mosaic well. Currently, their second and third largest accounts are on the East Coast, and their international reach includes 440 cities worldwide.
Maurice credits “good old-fashioned salesmanship” for the success of a company that nearly doubled in size in the past year. Rhonda adds that that their values and corporate culture have a strong influence as well.
“You can’t build a successful business until you have good people around you,” she says. “We’re trying to keep our family-business feel and our core values of teamwork, respect, customer service, and philanthropy front and center. We believe in giving back to community, and making it a place where people want to come to work.”
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Atlanta — Cooper Global Chauffeured Transportation recently announced Paul Cooper as its new chief executive officer. The company has also named Michael Dunne as its new president, John Pearman as its chief operating officer, and Marvin Fisher as its chief administrative officer.
In a statement, Chairman Dennis Cooper said that implementing this new leadership structure would not only strengthen the company’s ability to better serve clients but will also build a stronger foundation for future growth in the U.S. and globally. “Cooper Global is building a strong, creative, and strategic leadership team,” he said. “This new leadership model reflects our core belief in delivering elite and quality services to our clients.”
The new management brings more than 65 years of industry experience combined. “Today’s leadership announcement further builds on Cooper’s strong foundation for future growth, and I am delighted to have this incredibly talented team spearheading our operation,” said CEO Paul Cooper.
The company also announced the departure of Larry Cooper, who previously served in the role of president of Cooper Global.
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More than 25 members attended ILA’s open board meeting, which was hosted by Midwest Transit Equipment Kankakee, Ill. — The Illinois Limousine Association (ILA) held its monthly open board meeting January 6 to close the door on 2015 and discuss issues affecting the organization in the coming year. Midwest Transit Equipment hosted the event, which was attended by 25 members, and provided a facility tour and lunch.
ILA President Tracy Raimer of Your Private Limousine discussed 2015’s major accomplishments, which included improving member communications, increasing state and local officials’ awareness of ILA, and streamlining ILA’s office. In 2016, the association will work toward holding continued legislative meetings and making a more aggressive effort to increase membership.
Remaining a hot issue for ILA is the federal lawsuit against Chicago over the city’s unfair treatment of taxis and livery compared to TNCs. The deadline for the city to respond to the complaint was extended to Friday, January 8. The association promises to keep members updated as the lawsuit progresses. To support ILA’s legal fight, throughout the month of January, Arthur Messina of Create-A-Card will donate $100 for every order totaling more than $200 to the association.
Other TNC-related topics discussed at the meeting included licensing, fees, airport traffic, and the potential long-term impact to the qualified professional chauffeur pool.
ILA President Tracy Raimer of Your Private Limousine oversaw the first ILA meeting of 2016 The group also examined new procedures for airport departure. As the paper airport departure tax stamps are being phased out by Chicago’s Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, attendees shared late-breaking issues experienced at O'Hare and Midway airports. It was also confirmed that the city will continue to accept the peel-and-stick stamps until kiosk and application problems are resolved.
Everyone was reminded that the open board meetings are held monthly, and all members and vendors are invited to participate. In-person meetings are scheduled to be held at least once per quarter.
ILA’s next open board meeting will be February 3 and its annual meeting will be held May 11 at Comfort Suites O’Hare Airport Hotel in Schiller Park, Ill.
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