Rob Mcpherson Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Joyride is a connected mobility software platform, enabling sustainable electric vehicles like golf carts, ebikes, and scooters to become IoT-connected, keyless, shareable, and trackable. Joyride's core offering is comprised of a branded user-facing app, backend fleet-management dashboard, and a connected IoT device to help fleet owners gain operational efficiency in managing their vehicles. All together, the Joyride platform has powered more than 25 million miles travelled on lightweight electric vehicles, contributing to more than 3.7 million kg in greenhouse gas offsets.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

- First sales hire to join pre-seed founding team in commercializing a connected vehicle hardware solution- Led all business development efforts with manufacturing partners, resellers, and dealers- Qualified >200 new leads/mo through outbound efforts including conferences, cold calling, and networking

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Bootstrapped an electric bike and scooter business to $1MM in sales, and profitability in Year 2- Prospected, engaged, and negotiated fleet and wholesale deals, accounting for 35% of revenue- Managed a multi-channel strategy, selling across 7 different platforms, lowered CAC by 53% in Year 2- Opened a 3,300 sq ft flagship retail store in downtown Washington, DC, growing revenue by 34% YoY- Ran a customer-obsessed culture with a 5 star avg review rating on Google through 2 years and 71 reviews- Hired new management in 2023 to enable founder exit

Washington, Dc

- Owned P&L for 5 markets for Y-Combinator & Initialized Capital backed connected hardware startup- Launched the first permitted dockless scooter sharing operation in the US (DC), followed by Austin & SD- Operated 2,300 shared vehicles daily throughout the DC region, over 1MM annual rides- Managed a team of over 100 operations coordinators, technicians, drivers, and 200+ contractors- Developed and fostered relationships with government and external partners to secure competitive permits- 2nd Full Time Employee hired. Acquired in 2021 by Helbiz. Stayed for 3 months to lead team transition.

Washington, Dc

- Founded a dockless bike sharing company that launched on 4 college campuses including Texas A&M and JMU- Designed and managed development of an iOS and Android mobile application- Prototyped and manufactured a Bluetooth enabled bike lock that automated our operations

Amsterdam

- Top International Salesperson in 2014 (#2 company-wide) at 119% of quota, individually closing $856K in ARR- Tasked by Revinate's founders to open the European Headquarters in Amsterdam and build out sales operations in the Europe and Middle East regions.- Hospitality focused SaaS company with over 30K hotels as clients, backed by Benchmark & Formation 8- Pitched solutions to VP and C-Level executives at brands, management companies, REITs, and asset managers- Prospected, cold called, and networked at major conferences to maintain a pipeline of 5x quota- Excelled at competitive and takeaway sales by entering a territory with 3 established competitors- Joined the company following seed investment as the 4th sales hire and 16th overall

San Francisco, Ca

San Francisco, Ca

Sales and marketing at the company's earliest stage (under 5 employees).

Washington, Dc

Project management for corporate build-outs and small development projects

New York, Ny

Ba, Foreign Affairs, Urban Planning

High School