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Driver Provider chauffeur Samuel Ezell
Phoenix, Ariz. — It is said that “God created the Grand Canyon and resides in Sedona,” which is the stunning, picturesque town located south of the iconic national park and two hours north of Phoenix. The Driver Provider—which currently operates offices in Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz., as well as Jackson, Wyoming through its most recent acquisition of Alltrans in 2014—announces its expansion to Sedona, better known as “Red Rock Country.”
According to President and CEO Jason Kaplan, The Driver Provider will provide a full array of vehicles including Town Cars, SUVs, Sprinters, minibuses, and motorcoaches for both individuals and groups. Guests and groups arriving in Phoenix will be met and transported on an easy, relaxing 113-mile drive to the town, which has been the go-to place for those seeking spiritual healing as well as nature lovers alike. The city is also host of the annual Sedona International Film Festival as well as Sedona Jazz on the Rocks Festival.
For more information, contact Kaplan at 602.721.0775.
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Minneapolis — Gina Brennan joins an accomplished group of Twin Cites women as a recipient of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s 2015 Women in Business Award. Brennan has served as president and CEO of Corporate Car & Coach since 2006. She continued to grow the company despite the precarious economy; by leveraging both organic growth and acquisitions, she doubled her company’s revenue to more than $2 million.
With the economy on the rebound, Brennan has diversified even more, and recently launched Regal Ride, a retail division of Corporate Car. Regal Ride will provide chauffeured car services for weddings, nights out, prom, sporting events, and more.
Brennan has been honored locally in the past as well. In 2012, she was named one of the “40 Under 40” top Twin Cities business professionals under the age of 40. Corporate Car & Coach was named “US Partner of the Year” by BostonCoach in 2014, and is the only certified woman-owned luxury chauffeured transportation company in the state of Minnesota. Brennan has also served as president of the Minnesota Chauffeured Transportation Association.
Outside of business, Brennan’s community service includes serving as a volunteer for the Mayo Clinic, where she has helped dying patients without family or friends through the end-of-life process. Brennan raises funds for a number of medical causes as well, including the Eagles Cancer Telethon in Rochester, Minnesota, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the Pulmonary Hypertension Association, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. In addition, Corporate Car & Coach donates money and services to St. Anne’s Place and the Jeremiah Program in Minneapolis and Joseph’s Coat in St. Paul.
Visit ridewithcorpcar.com for more information.
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Michael Humbard, Mid-Atlantic Regional Sales Manager
New York, N.Y. — Groundlink, a tech-enabled provider of executive black car service in major cities throughout the world, announced continued growth plans in the U.S. with new corporate regional sales offices in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. This is in addition to the company’s recently opened Atlanta, Chicago, and Dallas regional sales offices and headquarters in New York.
Tim Schwab joins GroundLink as regional sales manager and will lead the Western regional sales office in San Francisco. He most recently was the founder and CEO of Sales Beach, a sales automation company. Prior to that he served as head of business development for Life360, where he established strategic partnerships with General Motors, OnStar, Hundai, Kia, Ford, ADT, and Vivint. He began his career with Travel Guard travel insurance where he received top honors for revenue growth and new business development.
Tim Schwab, Western Regional Sales Manager
Michael Humbard will serve as GroundLink’s regional sales manager for the Mid-Atlantic region. He will be based in Washington, D.C. and will work closely with corporate travel managers throughout the region. Previously, Humbard was with Oracle and Concur and brings travel expense management expertise to GroundLink. Schwab and Humbard will report to GroundLink’s chief sales officer, Michael Mooradian.
“We are thrilled to have such talented sales professionals as Tim and Michael join the GroundLink corporate sales force,” says Mooradian. “With our expanded sales team we are able to better serve our corporate customers and their travelers in key markets across the country and around the world.”
“The ground transportation industry historically has been a fragmented business, often requiring corporate travel managers to work with multiple vendors in numerous markets,” says Dean Sivley, CEO. “Corporate travel managers have shared their desire to simplify the process. They are looking to consolidate all of their evolving ground transportation needs with one qualified supplier who can provide safe, seamless and tech-enabled service wherever their business takes their travelers. With our expanded sales team across the country, GroundLink is well positioned to locally meet the growing needs of clients while providing executive car service globally.”
Visit groundlink.com for more information.
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