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Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer

Health compromises are not an option, even when traveling: localeikki is a trip planning tool & active travel guide designed to help the millions of active individuals that travel for business & leisure each year. Our database, currently accessible via our website & iPhone/iPad app, helps active individuals make informed decisions on where to play & where to stay based on recommendations from peers: athletes helping athletes.

Have you ever been traveling & just wanted to find a good place to run, walk or ride? Or maybe you had a workout to do and would enjoy jumping into a local group’s training session if only you could find one? 

We have, and did the usual—Google searches, pieced together routes from other sources, jogged aimlessly around a neighborhood only to turn a corner near the end of the run & see a great trail that was RIGHT THERE—if only we (or the hotel concierge!) had known!

That’s why we created localeikki. We want to help people be active no matter where they are. localeikki is a database of recreation locations that are publicly accessible and locally recommended. Input an address & your activity choice and localeikki will find local running/cycling locations others have shared. Not only will you know where to go, you'll also know what it looks like & what amenities are available (e.g., bathrooms, drinking water, parking). Want to find a regularly scheduled ride or run? We have that information too! You can find us on the web (localeikki.com) and as an app for your mobile devices (iPhone/iPad now available for download; Android early 2014).

Our initial focus is on outdoor endurance activities: run, walk, hike, mountain bike, road cycling. Hopefully folks will find value in this concept and we can expand our recreation offerings in the future!

Great places to play exist in communities across the country--localeikki can get you there.

Helped to found localeikki. localeikki provides active individuals with a straightforward tool to help them find great places to train wherever they are traveling. localeikki is an active travel guide & trip planning tool designed to help the millions of active individuals that travel for business & leisure each year.

•	Lead sales associate in flagship location.
•	Assisted in product selection for both bikes and accessories.
•	In charge of in store merchandising and staging for sales floor. 
•	Worked as part of the bike fit team to provide expert fit analysis.
•	Represented Absolute Bikes at races, charity rides, and community events.
•	Established industry connections to facilitate partnerships.
•	Organized rental fleet and rental sales department. 
•	Organized and led sales training for existing and new staff.
•	Worked closely with Specialized Bikes on product development and testing


Sales Associate

I was brought on to the team at the The Bicycle Shoppe for my experience in sales and marketing. My time there saw an increase in sales as well as establishing The Bicycle Shoppe in the cycling community. Through community events that included group activities and races The Bicycle Shoppe was able to increase their sales and re-establish themselves as leaders in the cycling community.

As manager of the Trek Bicycle Store of Mount Pleasant I helped facilitate and grow cycling culture throughout the greater Charleston area. I helped to grow our brand within the community to become the premier destination shop in the area. This was accomplished by engaging the community in a variety of events to establish allegiance to our brand and location. One of the primary methods of engagement was through group rides. I grew our exposure through several weekly rides, including one women's only ride that saw tremendous growth over my time with Trek. My marketing efforts were focused on targeting the local community and becoming the go-to resource for every type of cyclist. Through unwavering focus on customer service and brand building the Trek Bicycle Store of Mount Pleasant became a successful hub that the entire community grew to trust.

Manager of concept store

I managed and directed commercial and residential construction projects across the Southeast. I brought together and managed crews of workers and sub contractors to execute a variety of projects. During my time with Structure Builders I also documented cases for construction litigation projects, where Structure Builders was brought in as expert witnesses to analyze and examine developments. A keen eye was paid to organization and detail in order to complete the job, and portray Structure Builders as experts in the industry.

Project Manager

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Taylor Thomas: Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer in San Diego, CA

Taylor Thomas

localeikki

Absolute Bikes

The Bicycle Shoppe

Trek Bicycle Corporation

Structure Builders

College of Charleston