"Thanks for...
spending so much time with me and answering
all my questions. Your encouragement before I took my pedicab out the
first time really put me at ease."
"I learned...
a great deal from you both and really
appreciate the time you spent with me and sharing your ideas and vision
for Mile High Pedicabs. I hope that Long Beach Pedicab can someday have
the success you have achieved in Denver."
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About Us
Greg Duran and Teri Robnett own and operate Big Tree Pedicab Management.
Big Tree managed the day-to-day operations of Mile High Pedicabs for over two years. When the owners wanted to expand the operation,
recruit more professional drivers, develop a comprehensive training
program, and implement other changes, they relied on the expertise of Big Tree Pedicab Management.
In the first year of operation, Greg and Teri recruited and trained over 60 new drivers. They more than doubled monthly cab days in the first
4 months. In 2006, they increased the size of the fleet to 25 cabs,
created a mobile subfleet and expanded operations to include Boulder,
Breckenridge and other areas of Colorado.
They enjoy a close and collaborative relationship with other pedicab operations around North America and the world and bring professional experience to training and consulting. Their
pedicab blog
offers ongoing opinions and experiences in day-to-day operations of
a pedicab business.
 Greg
Duran
Greg has a significant background in cycling and business which he
brings to the pedicab industry.
- Greg has been a pedicab driver since 2003.
- He is a moderator for Rickshaw Forum.
- He is an Elite Cycling Coach by USA Cycling.
- He is an experienced bike mechanic, working at a bike shop for over 4 years.
- He was the race promoter at the Olympic Velodrome,
planning and promoting local and national events including the National
Cycling Championships and Olympic Trials.
- He founded and directed Colorado Springs Youth
Cycling, a program at the Olympic Training Center teaching youth and
adults to race track bikes. Chris Carmichael of Carmichael Traing
Systems was a member of the Board of Directors. Many of his young trainees
have grown into world-class athletes.
- He worked with local police departments to include
at-risk youth in the cycling program.
- He was a founder of Bicycle Colorado, an organization
to encourage and promote bicycling and provide a voice for cyclists
in Colorado.
- He worked with the Colorado Springs Police and
Fire Departments to distribute bicycle helmets to children.
- He was co-chair of Drive Smart Colorado, working
with schools and the public to reduce traffic crashes and deaths through
education.
- He owned and operated a successful, but time-consuming,
sports photography business.
 Teri
Robnett
Teri has considerable experience in business including management,
marketing, sales, public relations and business development. She brings
this expertise and real-world experience to the pedicab industry as
a manager of Mile High Pedicabs.
- Teri is CEO of Smart Ads Media, a national pedal advertising company based in Colorado.
- She was CEO and owner of Whole Brain Technologies, LLC, a web development and e-marketing company based in Colorado.
- As "Tez", Teri is the administrator of two weblogs: Pedicab Blog and Teri's Brain. She is a regular contributor to numerous other blogs, primarily related to marketing, advertising, business, alternative transportation, and other topics.
- She has been an active member of the Boulder Chamber of
Commerce. She was the 2005 chair of the Brown Bag
and Seminar Council, a member of the Membership Council, a member
of the Business Women's Leadership Group. She has organized, facilitated
and presented many educational programs for the Chamber.
- She is a founding member of ForBenefit and Mission
Drivers, collaborative groups working to support nonprofit organizations.
- She is past Vice President of Free A
Child, a nonprofit dedicated to preventing the sexual trafficking
of children.
- Her memberships include the Colorado Nonprofit Association,
National Center for Community Relations, American Marketing Association, eWomen Network, the daVinci Institute, and LinkedIn.
- Teri has developed and presented workshops and seminars
on topics such as Web Project Planning, e-Marketing, e-Strategy, Networking
101, Cause-Related Marketing, Pedicab Driver Training and Pedicab
Operator Intensive Weekend.
- She is a frequently featured presenter and facilitator for the Small
Business Development Center of the SBA.
- Her previous work experience includes Marketing
Director for a large credit union, Marketing Consultant for the Colorado
Credit Union League, Vice President and Program Director for Colorado Free University,
and administrator of a naturopathic healthcare practice.
- She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University
of Colorado at Boulder, with a specialty in Biofeedback.
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3 things you might not know about Big Tree Pedicab Mgt
1. Not only is the "Big Tree" in front of our house, it's a metaphor for our vision of pedicab operations around the world - green and growing.
2. Over the last 2 years, Big Tree has trained operators from over 25 cities across North America from Fairbanks, Alaska to the Cayman Islands.
3. Big Tree's Pedicab University provides the only comprehensive training for pedicab operators, recognized by manufacturers, insurers, municipalities and lenders.
3 things you may not know about Greg
1. When he's not "Pedicab Dude,"
he is an electronics technician building scientific instruments.
2. He has 4 children ages 15 to 23. He was such an avid cyclist, his
youngest never saw him in long pants until he was 6 years old.
3. He was a full-time bike commuter for 4 years and only drove a car
twice in that time.
3 things you might not know about Teri
1. She is a definative "dog person" with two rat terriers and two American
Eskimo dogs.
2. She has facilitated presentations for celebrities such as Stephen
Covey, Kurt Vonnegut, Barbara Sher, and Jim Lovell.
3. She discovered the limelight at age 4, was singing
opera on stage at age 11, and was performing in dinner theater productions
by 15.
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