30 UNDER 30
NAME: James Braid COMPANY: Wiggle
NAME: Joe Poyzer COMPANY: Moore Large
NAME: Johnny Elia COMPANY: Factory Media
Not only is Braid Wiggle’s recently promoted customer services team leader, but he’s also one of Wiggle’s sponsored staff riders. The busy man also blogs prolifically on his rides for the firm.
Poyzer joined Onza five years ago, then part-time at Moore Large. Since then he’s become full time as area sales manager for the firm as well as handling Onza, sourcing bikes and deciding specs for the brand.
Elia is Ride UK online editor and joined Factory from a spell with (now) CSG UK. Specialising in edit production, often clogging up events with copious equipment, he’s been key in the social media sphere for Factory too.
NAME: Jon Woodhouse COMPANY: Singletrack
NAME: Lauren Smith COMPANY: Moore Large
NAME: Lauren Vanderplank COMPANY: Moore Large
In a long association with Singletrack, Woodhouse came out on ST’s early rides before working at bike shops, and for Bike Verbier. The aggressive rider has won plaudits for his riding skills and is now online editor for ST.
NAME: Laurence Boon COMPANY: Cyclescheme
After a spell with Cycle Derby as Cycle Coach – and 14 years of BMX racing – Smith joined Moore Large as brand manager of Barracuda, Bumper and Freespirit, developing them, plus working on their sales and marketing strategies.
Vanderplank looks after marketing for 20 brands (she started with 12), planning, executing and evaluating all activites for them at Moore Large. With a marketing background, she also handles events and PR.
NAME: Martin Astley COMPANY: Hotlines
NAME: Matt Pryke COMPANY: Fisher Outdoor Leisure
In Boon’s first year at Cyclescheme he spent 188 days on the road, spreading the word to clients and scheme participants. He now works closely with brands and dealers as Cyclescheme’s relationship manager.
Before he took the reins as marketing manager, Astley had worked at everything from trail building to journalism and bike shop work. Now he looks after marketing for Hotlines’ brand and he rides for Hotlines-Lapierre.
BIKEBIZ.COM
In his eight years at Fisher, Pryke has moved from service and warranty to product manager, working hard at the new Eastway bike brand, which was showcased at Expo in Feb and will be launching in the autumn.
BIKEBIZ JULY 33
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