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Well, in other news, it’s a new month, and we have a new employee 🥁 🪄 We’re thrilled to welcome Arooj Nusret as HQ's account manager.  Arooj will be the point of contact for our Fortune 500 clients in New York and across the US,  ensuring long-term client satisfaction that aligns with our mission to deliver an unparalleled ground transportation solution 🔵 🟡

With the end of the year near, you can still *save* up to 20% on your ground transportation budget with HQ 🚕 We work with the world’s leading Fortune 500 Companies to provide them with a ground travel program that focuses on savings and the traveler experience, and we can help you... Don’t let this opportunity drive by—contact us today 🚦🚗 🚙 Didi Hovav Susan Lichtenstein Jeff LaFave

Tomorrow, our Co-Founder & CEO, Amiad Solomon, will be in Vegas for Money20/20 as we were invited by American Express Business to participate in the “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Business Payments Needs” panel 🗣 🟡 Amiad will join panel chair Trina Dutta of American Express and fellow panelists BC Krishna of Centime Inc. & Talia Mashiach of Eved 🔵 The panel will discuss business-to-business payments through the lens of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. 🟡 Amiad will share how HQ SummitGround streamlines ground travel with our end-to-end booking, billing, and payment platform. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e4Wf7X9F

This week, our Managing Director, Jeff LaFave, visited Poland to meet our HQ team members in Lodz. Jeff then headed to Warsaw for client and supplier meetings and continues to Belgrade, Serbia, tomorrow for an event hosted by our supplier partner, Limos4. The photograph below includes our Polish colleagues during some quality face time 🇵🇱 Wojciech Kowalczyk Piotr Kopczyński Krzysztof Slazak Dmitry Skurikhin

Are you attending Money20/20 USA in #LasVegas, Nevada next week? Join Trina Dutta from #TeamAmex and our partners from HQ, Centime Inc., and Eved for a fascinating conversation about business-to-business payments through the lens of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. #Money2020USA #AmexBusiness

Since we’re in the business of bringing people together, it’s only apt that we celebrate when our HQ people are together! Last week in New York, our Managing Director, Jeff LaFave, Senior Vice President, Aaron LaFave, VP of Sales, Susan Lichtenstein & Operations Manager, Gislaine Girotto, were all in town for client meetings and our final Quarterly Peer Group of 2024.  Thank you, Manhattan, for taking our breath away with these epic vistas of the New York skyline, and to Aaron for capturing these incredible images 🍎 🏙 🚕

Come and see myself, Amiad Solomon, BC Krishna and Talia Mashiach next week at Money20/20! We’ll be breaking down B2B payments through a familiar framework: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. #TeamAmex

In exactly 1 week, our Co-Founder & CEO,  Amiad Solomon, will be in Las Vegas for the Money20/20 show as we were invited by our partner, American Express Business, to participate in the “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Business Payments Needs” panel 🗣🗣🗣 🔵 Part of the Moving Money track on the Briefing Room Stage, this panel will explore business-to-business payments through the lens of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. 🟡 Amiad will join panel chair Trina Dutta of American Express, and panelists BC Krishna, Founder & CEO at Centime Inc., and Talia Mashiach, CEO, Founder, and Product Architect of Eved. 🔵 During the discussion, Amiad will share how our HQ SummitGround platform is streamlining ground transportation, unifying the once fragmented parts into a unified platform from booking and billing to payments and expensing. 🟡 Heading to Money20/20 too? Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e4Wf7X9F

Did you know that double-decker buses briefly ran on NYC streets in the 1970s? 🚌 Though double-decker buses were common in the first half of the 20th century, they were retired from service in 1954. More than two decades later, a Metropolitan Transportation Authority pilot program sought to reintroduce them. 🔵 Eight Leyland Atlantean double-decker buses, manufactured in England were purchased and tested beginning in 1976. 🟡 However, they did not last long on city streets. 🔵 Like their predecessors in the 1950s, they had mechanical issues and struggled to manage uneven pavement.  🟡 The buses were also too tall and sometimes bumped into tree branches along Riverside Drive and ran into traffic lights. 🔵 After only two years, the buses were taken off the road once again in 1978... Photograph below is from East 42nd Street in 1972 🎞 📷

Last year, 35% more companies were committed to more sustainable corporate mobility options for their employees - a quadruple increase compared to 2019 according to the Olympus Mobility 2023 Database 🌿 🚕 Companies from every industry are facing increasing calls from their consumers, investors and employees to play a greater role in accelerating the journey to more sustainable business future. Where to begin, you may ask? 💬 Scroll down ⤵️ ⤵️ ⤵️ 🟡 Consolidate Reporting Implement a unified calculation methodology across all mobility providers, including ride-hailing and taxis, to gain a comprehensive view of ground travel emissions. 🔵 Build a Sustainable Travel Policy Customize travel policies and booking parameters to proactively manage and reduce emissions. 🟡 Surpass Sustainability Goals Set clear targets for emissions reduction, monitor progress regularly, and optimize strategies for tangible results. 🔵 Engage Employees Provide insights into the environmental impact of different ride options and vehicle types to encourage more sustainable travel choices among employees. 🟡 Prioritize More Sustainable Rides Ensure access to greener ride options, such as electric and hybrid vehicles, at the time of booking with HQ SummitGround. 🔵 Lead with Transparency Increased transparency not only allows businesses to make more clear choices about sustainability it also supports better reporting, which is becoming a requirement. 🟡 Get Ahead of Regulatory Requirements Anticipate new regulations, such as the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which will eventually be required by every large company. 🔵 Transform, Build, Evolve To lead a transformation to a more sustainable business, leaders need knowledge paired with a clear action plan. Read more about HQ's approach to sustainability: https://lnkd.in/eDCKVWER