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New York, N.Y.--David Eckstein, President and Founding Partner of Valera Global in New York City, officially announced on July 4 that this summer’s Wounded Warrior Project Cross Country Motorcycle Benefit Tour will kick off on July 19 and end between August 12 and 18. Eckstein plans to ride across 48 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces via motorcycle to raise awareness and generate donations for the Wounded Warrior Project.
The Wounded Warrior Project is a non-profit organization whose stated aim is to serve “veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound, co-incident to their military service on or after September 11, 2001, and their families.” Eckstein intends for his trip to honor and support the Wounded Warrior Project’s efforts and welcomes anybody to join or contribute to the cause. Anyone interested in following Eckstein’s journey or accompanying him on his ride will be able to find and track him in real time via Google Maps from his website, limoure.com.
“It is all about bringing attention to the cause,” says Eckstein, “so that we can all reach deeply into our pockets and donate as much as we can to aid this extremely worthwhile organization.”
Visit www.limoure.com for more information.
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Jacksonville, Fla.--East Coast Transportation has been named the official limousine partner for the Jacksonville Jaguars. The company will provide vehicle options for the team and staff including luxury sedans, SUVs, executive vans, and stretch limos.
This partnership comes at a time of growth for East Coast Transportation with their recent expansion into a new facility and addition of fleet maintenance to its services. East Coast transportation is also the exclusive chauffeured services provider for local resorts including the Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Club and Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village.
“We have always been big supporters of the Jacksonville Jaguars and always invested in the team by being season ticket holders,” says managing partner Mike Sobol. “Now that we are a partner, we can take our support to the next level and showcase our services to the Jaguars community.”
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Atlanta, Ga.--Fred Rich, formerly the president of Cooper-Global, resigned his position at Cooper and has teamed up with Johan DeLeeuw and Olympus Worldwide Chauffeured Services. According to Rich, he was initially going to start his own company, but was then approached by a couple of local companies about joining them, as well as some national companies about possibly setting up an Atlanta branch office. After exploring his options, Rich decided to join Johan DeLeeuw as chief executive officer at Olympus Worldwide.
“I had many discussions with Johan,” says Rich. “This was a very important decision for me as I really was planning on starting my own company. But after spending a lot of time with him, I discovered an infrastructure that was exactly what I was looking for. The culture, the incredible software system, the chauffeurs, the dispatchers, the opportunity to help build another company … it was a perfect fit.”
Rich has been in the industry since 2003, when he purchased Starlight Limousines. In 2006 he joined Cooper-Atlanta and was a part of the team that grew Cooper into the largest limousine company in Atlanta, and helped them become a global provider. Rich believes in building lasting relationships and believes that people buy people, not companies.
“The sky is the limit at Olympus. Johan and I both believe that there is no substitute for impeccable customer service, and that is being seen in the consistent steady growth of the company,” says Rich.
Johan DeLeeuw came to the United States from Holland in 1998 and became a chauffeur at Olympus. He also worked as a dispatcher and a reservationist. In 2005, Johan purchased the company and rebuilt it. Under his ownership, it has become one of the top providers in the country in just a few short years. Olympus was named as one of America’s fastest growing companies in 2011 and 1012 by Inc. 500 Magazine.
According to DeLeeuw, “I will continue to be over all aspects of operations. Fred is going to come in as CEO and help build our sales team and take over all marketing initiatives. We are excited about the future of Olympus Worldwide…our entire staff is!”
Visit 1olympus.com for more information.