From Service to Strategy: Leading Fleets that Perform

About this episode

Curt Macysyn interviews Shannon Sawyer about her journey in the student transportation industry and her approach to fleet management.

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop- Executive Director Curt Macysyn welcomes returning guest Shannon Sawyer, Senior Vice President of Fleet & Midwest Bus Sales at Beacon Mobility and Co-Chair of NSTA’s Manufacturers, Suppliers, and Technology (MST) Committee. Shannon opens the episode by sharing her professional journey and how her extensive background in service operations led her into the student transportation industry. Curt and Shannon discuss how she approaches streamlining large-scale ...

People in this episode

Host: Curt Macysyn

Guest: Shannon Sawyer

Topics covered

• fleet management
• student transportation
• service operations
• leadership
• industry insights

Keywords

• fleet performance
• student transportation
• service operations
• leadership
• NSTA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Beacon Mobility, NSTA, NSTA’s Manufacturers, Suppliers, and Technology (MST) Committee

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