Bronwen Thornton's guest appearances

Bronwen Thornton

Jeff Weigh

Fast Forward

Sarah Williams

Heath Armstrong

Scott Smith

Javier Muñoz

Seleta Reynolds

Ben Marcus

Parag Khanna

Nick Littlehales

Gabe Klein

Jordan Gross

Winston Ben Clements

Mark Metry

Alissa Walker

Harry Campbell

Bradley Tusk

OwlTail

On this episode I share my interview with Bronwen Thornton, Chief Executive Officer of Walk21 an international charity dedicated to ensuring the right to walk...everybody does it, nobody thinks about it. Bronwen and Jim (as you'll hear on this podcast) often smile when asked what it is they do. In short the answer is they promote walking. People want to work with Bronwen and Walk21 because they fundamentally believe in it and people pick up on her passion. On work-life balance; We (Jim and I) work from one list. We don't have separate lists for work and life. We work together and we work from home. We juggle it together. Sometimes you might work hard for a couple of weeks and then you have to re-balance that.  Where it all began It sounds a little cheesy, but I can only tell it how it was. I had an epiphany.  I was in Australia, working in the transport sector and a friend of mine mentioned the Walk21 conference that was coming to Perth in 2001. Bronwen was initially surprised that there was a conference about walking but through talking more about decided that she really wanted to go. So they went together. Sat in the conference for 2 days, Bron felt that she had finally found her path. In her words, she'd always admired people who had a singular passion. This was more than transport; This was about who we are as people and the spaces and places that we build within which to be and live our every day lives.  Key decisions Following on from Bron's epiphany she made 2 key decisions at that point;  That it was all about walking and she had to start working in walking To move to the UK in order to make that happen  Nobody was doing anything about walking in Australia at the time and so Bron looked at where walking was already established and happening. People were working on projects and ideas about it in London. It's worth noting that the UK was leading this arena at the time as well. Walking is something you may have taken for granted The thing about walking is that it is for all of us. Bron says; It's greatest strength is also it's greatest weakness. It's greatest strength is that it's intensely inclusive and it's all of us. It's greatest weakness is that everybody does it, nobody thinks about it. Ultimately it's enabling people to be part of their communities. Find out more Finally if you would like to start a conversation with Bronwen, you can find her on; Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Alternatively, find out more about Bronwen by reading the latest Ignite blog; Leading the walking movement More details can be found about Walk21 on their website. If you enjoyed this episode you can leave the show a rating and review on iTunes or the platform that you use to listen to podcasts.  ---   Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perfectimbalance4/message

On this episode I share my interview with Bronwen Thornton, Chief Executive Officer of Walk21 an international charity dedicated to ensuring the right to walk...everybody does it, nobody thinks about it. Bronwen and Jim (as you'll hear on this podcast) often smile when asked what it is they do. In short the answer is they promote walking. People want to work with Bronwen and Walk21 because they fundamentally believe in it and people pick up on her passion. <h3>On work-life balance;</h3> <blockquote>We (Jim and I) work from one list. We don't have separate lists for work and life. We work together and we work from home. We juggle it together. Sometimes you might work hard for a couple of weeks and then you have to re-balance that. </blockquote> <h3>Where it all began</h3> <blockquote>It sounds a little cheesy, but I can only tell it how it was. I had an epiphany. </blockquote> I was in Australia, working in the transport sector and a friend of mine mentioned the Walk21 conference that was coming to Perth in 2001. Bronwen was initially surprised that there was a conference about walking but through talking more about decided that she really wanted to go. So they went together. Sat in the conference for 2 days, Bron felt that she had finally found her path. In her words, she'd always admired people who had a singular passion. This was more than transport; <blockquote>This was about who we are as people and the spaces and places that we build within which to be and live our every day lives. </blockquote> <h3>Key decisions</h3> Following on from Bron's epiphany she made 2 key decisions at that point; <ol> <li>That it was all about walking and she had to start working in walking</li> <li>To move to the UK in order to make that happen</li> </ol> Nobody was doing anything about walking in Australia at the time and so Bron looked at where walking was already established and happening. People were working on projects and ideas about it in London. It's worth noting that the UK was leading this arena at the time as well. <h3>Walking is something you may have taken for granted</h3> The thing about walking is that it is for all of us. Bron says; It's greatest strength is also it's greatest weakness. It's greatest strength is that it's intensely inclusive and it's all of us. It's greatest weakness is that everybody does it, nobody thinks about it. Ultimately it's enabling people to be part of their communities. <h3>Find out more</h3> Finally if you would like to start a conversation with Bronwen, you can find her on; <a href="https://twitter.com/bronwenthornton?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bronwen-thornton-0b996580/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Walk21Network/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> Alternatively, find out more about Bronwen by reading the latest Ignite blog; <a href="https://igniteperformance.co.uk/leading-the-walking-movement/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leading the walking movement</a> More details can be found about Walk21 on their <a href="https://www.walk21.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website.</a> If you enjoyed this episode you can leave the show a rating and review on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/perfect-imbalance-podcast/id1381364085?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or the platform that you use to listen to podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perfectimbalance4/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/perfectimbalance4/message</a>

55. PI #55: Bronwen Thornton - everybody does it, nobody thinks about it 

Greg Lindsay

Episode 66. Greg Lindsay sits down with Bronwen Thornton, CEO at Walk21 Foundation, to discuss the ways that the UK is investing in revamping its transportation across the country, focusing on walking and cycling, and reducing the demand on public transport during the pandemic. Greg also chats with Jonah Bliss about Elon Musk's embattled attempt to reopen his California Tesla plant, GM's canceled e-bike, Uber's desire to buy Grubhub, and other happenings of the week.

The UK's Transportation Revolution - Greg Lindsay chats with Bronwen Thornton