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Karen Wiener and
Brett Thurber, co-founders of The New
Wheel Electric Bikes
The New Wheel is the Bay
Area’s electric bicycle shop.
With locations in Marin County
and San Francisco, we provide
solutions for commutes, errands
and outdoor fun. In our stores
we offer a curated selection
of high-quality electric and
folding bicycles, courteous and professional service, and an unwavering
commitment to customer satisfaction.
What is your competitive edge?
At The New Wheel, we are focused on electric bicycle solutions and
committed to enhancing each customer’s long-term experience. Our
competitive edge is our years of experience with how people use electric
bicycles and in-depth knowledge of how the technology performs over
time. We know our products inside and out, and we work hard to help
people pick the best product to improve their lives.
Briefly describe your business philosophy.
Our business philosophy centers on a promise to heighten the experience
and significance of choosing to cycle. We pay attention to the details
so that your experience purchasing an electric bike is just the first step
toward an optimistic future.
Which product or service (that you offer) is your favorite?
At The New Wheel, electric bikes are our raison d’être. Riding an electric
bike is the most joyous mix of age-old and cutting-edge technology. A
bicycle, seamlessly combined with a small electric motor, is like your very
own secret super power. Go places you never dreamed of, see familiar
sites from new perspectives, and find a renewed joy in getting to (any)
where you need to go.
What makes your work worthwhile?
It is endlessly exciting to take part in the growing movement of electric
bicycle riders, people who choose to ride where they need to go instead
of driving. Every day we work with customers who are doing more with
less and living better for it.
THE NE W WHEEL ELECTRIC BIKES, 14 E. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BOULEVARD,
LARKSPUR; 420 CORTLAND AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO; 415.524.7362,
NEWWHEEL.NET
Jennie Dito, owner of Mill Valley Potter’s Studio
Mill Valley Potter’s Studio is a ceramic arts education center. The studio
offers adult classes, after-school youth classes, open studio time for adult
members to practice outside of class, parent/child classes, private parties,
and a variety of workshops taught by in-house instructors and guest
instructors. We also have a second location in Tam Valley for advanced
members that focuses on commercial work.
What is your competitive edge?
We are incredibly health conscious and keep our studio exceptionally
clean; we offer awesome glazes; and we can tout the most experienced
instructors in the county.
Which product or service (that you offer) is your favorite?
We offer a drop-in Friday Night on the Wheel class for people with no
experience, on the second Friday of each month. This is a great activity to
share with friends and family or on a date night. There aren’t many evening
activity options in sleepy Mill Valley, so this is a fun and unique thing to do
out on the town. We also offer some exciting hands-on workshops with
alternative firing techniques such as raku and pit fires at Dillon Beach.
What makes you excel at what
you do? My staff. I have the best,
most hardworking, inspired,
committed and loyal employees.
I couldn’t do this without them.
What makes your work
worthwhile?
Making people happy and
inspiring them to explore their
creativity is the best part of
running this center.
Five years from now, what changes will your business experience?
Steady growth and hopefully the emergence of an online pottery store.
We have a new private studio called the Wheelhouse for our advanced
students and members who are interested in selling their work. It would be
nice to sell our artisan items to local shops and restaurants.
MILL VALLEY POTTER’S STUDIO, 254 SHORELINE HIGHWAY, MILL
VALLE Y, 415.888.8906, INFO@MILLVALLE YPOTTERSSTUDIO.COM,
MILLVALLEYPOTTERSSTUDIO.COM
