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Eliot Wertheimer is the CEO at Lavoie, a new premium mobility brand born from McLaren Applied on a mission to redefine personal transport through luxury automotive and motorsport-inspired design, engineering, and electrification. Bitten by the curiosity bug early, Eliot studied Aerospace Engineering, graduating top of his cohort with a thesis on proof-of-concept radioisotope thermoelectric generators – nuclear batteries for nanosatellites. His research was awarded the Reaction Engines prize and led to him pursuing a Masters of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management at Imperial College London. He is pushing the envelope of what emobility can achieve by launching LAVOIE – from design to manufacture, delivery to customer experience. He’s on a mission to break the status quo, challenge the perception of personal electric transportation, and rewrite the rules on urban mobility of personal electric transportation, and rewrite the rules on urban mobility.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • American Collectors Insurance • Autogeek • Linkage Magazine • Techforce Foundation • RPM Foundation
INSPIRATION
Eliot’s father and step father were both entrepreneurs who encouraged him to take risks. His business partner Nick Frye is a strong form of mentorship and inspiration.
CHALLENGES
His thesis was to work on a nuclear battery, to find a way to move away from plutonium, which was a great challenge.
SPECIAL VEHICLES
Chinese mini dirt bike he had at 15 years of age and then a Fiat Panda
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogandanda
WORDS OF INSPIRATION
It’s important to pursue something that excites you and that make you dream but is pragmatic. Create a strong work/life balance.
“have a capacity to accept your suffering.” – Eliot Wertheimer
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Positive, enthousiastic, moving forward, fostering dreams and still taking the time to hint his philosophy of life…
What a character !
Thank you for introducing Eliot !