Transport innovator Jeral Poskey reflects on his extraordinary career journey – from rural Texas and Washington DC, to Stanford and Silicon Valley – and explains his passion for better connecting cities and communities.

In this episode, Swyft Cities CEO Jeral Poskey explains how he turned his personal passion for transport into a formidable career.

While at Google’s real estate division, Jeral began a plan to get people to work conveniently which, in turn, helped the company get the green light to build more office space. “That’s when the light bulb went off for our leadership,” he recalls. “Solving these transportation problems allows you to print more land – and in Silicon Valley, that’s printing money. So now we could come up with all sorts of crazy transportation ideas and [attribute] a return on investment to them.”

At that point, transportation became strategic for Google, explains Jeral. “It wasn’t just an employee service any more it was a strategic element in Google’s real estate plans and office plans … The mandate was there to find a [transport] solution, prove a return on investment, and then make it happen.”

After a process of testing and learning, Jeral and his colleagues introduced smart gondolas with autonomous cabins that travel on fixed cables – moving passengers at a lower cost per mile with fewer carbon emissions than conventional transport alternatives. Jeral and the core team have since left Google and, with Swyft Cities, they are in the process of bringing their innovative mobility to public and private real estate projects across the globe.

Transport innovator Jeral Poskey reflects on his extraordinary career journey – from rural Texas and Washington DC, to Stanford and Silicon Valley – and explains his passion for better connecting cities and communities.
In this episode, <a href="https://swyftcities.com/">Swyft Cities</a> CEO Jeral Poskey explains how he turned his personal passion for transport into a formidable career.
While at Google’s real estate division, Jeral began a plan to get people to work conveniently which, in turn, helped the company get the green light to build more office space. “That’s when the light bulb went off for our leadership,” he recalls. “Solving these transportation problems allows you to print more land – and in Silicon Valley, that’s printing money. So now we could come up with all sorts of crazy transportation ideas and [attribute] a return on investment to them.”
At that point, transportation became strategic for Google, explains Jeral. “It wasn’t just an employee service any more it was a strategic element in Google’s real estate plans and office plans … The mandate was there to find a [transport] solution, prove a return on investment, and then make it happen.”
After a process of testing and learning, Jeral and his colleagues introduced smart gondolas with autonomous cabins that travel on fixed cables – moving passengers at a lower cost per mile with fewer carbon emissions than conventional transport alternatives. Jeral and the core team have since left Google and, with Swyft Cities, they are in the process of <a href="https://swyftcities.com/about-us/">bringing their innovative mobility to public and private real estate projects</a> across the globe.

2023 is shaping up to be a momentous year for business leaders and those who advise them. Across every sector, powerful forces of change will challenge organisations  and create opportunities like never before.
This is a time of economic and political change…
…a time of digital transformation and energy transition…
and a time of rapidly shifting expectations  from consumers, shareholders and employees.

So, amidst all this change, what are the strategic priorities on the global business agenda? How are the best leaders uncovering opportunities for growth and creating value?  

To find out, listen to our podcast: AshurstBusiness Agenda.

Join us, as we tap into Ashurst’s deep industry knowledge and wide network to speak with thought leaders and experts from across the globe. We’ll be covering the key trends and opportunities emerging from advances in data and technology, the energy transition and the changing dynamics impacting banking and finance, real estate & infrastructure and much more.

To ensure you don’t miss a single episode, subscribe to Business Agenda now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your wherever you listen to your podcasts.

2023 is shaping up to be a momentous year for business leaders and those who advise them. Across every sector, powerful forces of change will challenge organisations  and create opportunities like never before.
<ul>
<li>This is a time of economic and political change…</li>
<li>…a time of digital transformation and energy transition…</li>
<li>and a time of rapidly shifting expectations  from consumers, shareholders and employees.</li>
</ul>
So, amidst all this change, what are the strategic priorities on the global business agenda? How are the best leaders uncovering opportunities for growth and creating value?  
To find out, listen to our podcast: Ashurst Business Agenda.
Join us, as we tap into Ashurst’s deep industry knowledge and wide network to speak with thought leaders and experts from across the globe. We’ll be covering the key trends and opportunities emerging from advances in data and technology, the energy transition and the changing dynamics impacting banking and finance, real estate &amp; infrastructure and much more.
To ensure you don’t miss a single episode, subscribe to Business Agenda now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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Transport innovator Jeral Poskey reflects on his extraordinary career journey – from rural Texas and Washington DC, to Stanford and Silicon Valley – and explains his passion for better connecting cities and communities.

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