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#129 – Jay Collins | WEX – Intelligent EV Deployments for Fleets & Simplifying the Business of Running a Business
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Jay Collins leads electric vehicle (EV) and mobility solutions at WEX, a leading global commerce platform. As Senior Vice President of the emerging division, Jay oversees a team focused on helping fleet customers accelerate the integration of EVs into their businesses while reducing their carbon footprint.
Key topics in this conversation include:
- The right (and wrong) ways to introduce EVs into fleets
- The additional complexity of payment management when transitioning to EVs
- The importance of advanced planning for new technology introduction
- Security and efficiency for payment management
- WEX’s role as an enabler for fleet managers
Links:
- Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/jaycollins
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwcollins/
- https://www.wexinc.com/
Jay’s Bio
Jay Collins leads electric vehicle (EV) and mobility solutions at WEX, a leading global commerce platform. As Senior Vice President of the emerging division, Jay oversees a team focused on helping fleet customers accelerate the integration of EVs into their businesses while reducing their carbon footprint.
An entrepreneurial spirit and passion for job creation has guided Jay throughout his diverse, 30-year career, which has included numerous startup companies and new business ventures within WEX.
In his prior role as SVP and General Manager of Small Business, Jay led the team that quintupled the growth rate of WEX’s Small Business division. He also helmed the company’s Fleet entry into Europe as well as Corporate Strategy during his 17-year tenure at WEX.
Jay earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of New Hampshire. He is President of the Maine Cancer Foundation Board and serves on two for-profit boards in the Portland, Maine, business community.
About WEX
WEX (NYSE: WEX) is the global commerce platform that simplifies the business of running a business. WEX has created a powerful ecosystem that offers seamlessly embedded, personalized solutions for its customers around the world. Through its rich data and specialized expertise in simplifying benefits, reimagining mobility and paying and getting paid, WEX aims to make it easy for companies to overcome complexity and reach their full potential. For more information, please visit www.wexinc.com.
Future of Mobility:
The Future of Mobility podcast is focused on the development and implementation of safe, sustainable, effective, and accessible mobility solutions, with a spotlight on the people and technology advancing these fields.
linkedin.com/in/brandonbartneck/
brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/
Edison Manufacturing:
Edison manufacturing is your low volume contract manufacturing partner for build and assembly of complex mobility and energy products that don’t neatly fit within traditional high-volume production methods.
229 episodes
Manage episode 347581151 series 3246229
Jay Collins leads electric vehicle (EV) and mobility solutions at WEX, a leading global commerce platform. As Senior Vice President of the emerging division, Jay oversees a team focused on helping fleet customers accelerate the integration of EVs into their businesses while reducing their carbon footprint.
Key topics in this conversation include:
- The right (and wrong) ways to introduce EVs into fleets
- The additional complexity of payment management when transitioning to EVs
- The importance of advanced planning for new technology introduction
- Security and efficiency for payment management
- WEX’s role as an enabler for fleet managers
Links:
- Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/jaycollins
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwcollins/
- https://www.wexinc.com/
Jay’s Bio
Jay Collins leads electric vehicle (EV) and mobility solutions at WEX, a leading global commerce platform. As Senior Vice President of the emerging division, Jay oversees a team focused on helping fleet customers accelerate the integration of EVs into their businesses while reducing their carbon footprint.
An entrepreneurial spirit and passion for job creation has guided Jay throughout his diverse, 30-year career, which has included numerous startup companies and new business ventures within WEX.
In his prior role as SVP and General Manager of Small Business, Jay led the team that quintupled the growth rate of WEX’s Small Business division. He also helmed the company’s Fleet entry into Europe as well as Corporate Strategy during his 17-year tenure at WEX.
Jay earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of New Hampshire. He is President of the Maine Cancer Foundation Board and serves on two for-profit boards in the Portland, Maine, business community.
About WEX
WEX (NYSE: WEX) is the global commerce platform that simplifies the business of running a business. WEX has created a powerful ecosystem that offers seamlessly embedded, personalized solutions for its customers around the world. Through its rich data and specialized expertise in simplifying benefits, reimagining mobility and paying and getting paid, WEX aims to make it easy for companies to overcome complexity and reach their full potential. For more information, please visit www.wexinc.com.
Future of Mobility:
The Future of Mobility podcast is focused on the development and implementation of safe, sustainable, effective, and accessible mobility solutions, with a spotlight on the people and technology advancing these fields.
linkedin.com/in/brandonbartneck/
brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/
Edison Manufacturing:
Edison manufacturing is your low volume contract manufacturing partner for build and assembly of complex mobility and energy products that don’t neatly fit within traditional high-volume production methods.
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