Paul Lauria | President & Co-Founder, Mercury Associates

Paul Lauria is a co-founder of Mercury Associates and is the firm’s President. His areas of expertise include alternative financing approaches, fleet management best practices, cost charge-back methodologies, and fleet rightsizing. Over his 30-year consulting career, Mr. Lauria has worked with a wide array of organizations in the public and private sectors touching on virtually every facet of fleet management and operation. He has conducted presentations and workshops on fleet management best practices for almost 50 organizations in 19 countries around the world; directed research studies for entities such as the RAND Corporation and the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies; and served as an expert witness in several class-action lawsuits and arbitration cases. He also has authored articles for a large number of transportation and fleet industry journals.

Prior to co-founding Mercury in 2002, Mr. Lauria held positions as the Vice President and Director of Fleet Management Consulting Services for Maximus, Inc.; Senior Manager in the National Transportation Consulting Group of Ernst & Young; and a transportation analyst with the North Carolina Department of Transportation and Durham (NC) Transit. Mr. Lauria earned his MRP in Transportation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC.

Jimmy Page | Speaker, Trainer, Author, Consultant and Leadership Coach

Jimmy Page is a speaker, writer, trainer and leadership coach and his mission is to inspire and activate the heroic potential and greatness in others. He currently serves as the West Divisional Vice President for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Prior to that, Jimmy was a leader in the health & fitness, medical wellness, and sports performance industry.

Jimmy has coauthored several books including One Word, Life Word, WisdomWalks, True Competitor, PrayFit, and Called to Greatness. He is a frequent speaker for companies, schools, sports teams, and non-profits like the NCAA, National Security Agency (NSA), YMCA, Salvation Army, State Farm, Baltimore Ravens, and many others. He is a featured columnist for Sports Spectrum Magazine and has been interviewed by CBS News, Fox NY and Fast Company. His experience as an operator, entrepreneur, and consultant helps him create high-performing, positive teams.

Jimmy is also the Co-Founder of Believe Big, Inc. He and his wife Ivelisse started this innovative cancer foundation following her victory over cancer, bringing together the conventional and integrative medical communities. As a lifelong athlete, Jimmy still cycles and competes in Spartan races. Jimmy and Ivelisse live in Fort Collins, Colorado and have four grown kids - Jimmy, Jacob, John, and Grace.