And I Would Ride 3,000 Miles
SpinVox CEO Christina Domecq
If you’ve ever driven cross-country, you know there’s a lot of time to think. Perhaps in your musings you’ve wondered how long the trip might have taken had you made it on your trusty ten-speed. Would you ever have guessed eight days? That’s the record that Christina Domecq, founder and CEO of SpinVox, and racing partner Ian Rolls will be looking to break this weekend when they complete the Race Across America (RAAM), the “world’s toughest bike race.”
RAAM is one of the oldest and most respected endurance sporting events in the world. It’s longer than the Tour de France, climbs over 100,000 feet, and is run 24/7. It also raises more than $1,000,000 every year for charitable causes. This year, Christina and Ian’s team, SpinVox Adventurers, will be riding to raise $500,000 for ACCION USA to support our work with lower-income microentrepreneurs.
“As an entrepreneur who has created a trio of businesses in the last ten years I know the struggles that many business owners face in building a company from the ground up,” says Ms. Domecq. (SpinVox is Christina’s latest entrepreneurial adventure; the company has pioneered a way to convert voicemails into mobile phone SMS text messages and emails. We’re so happy she’s discovered ACCION USA!)
Check out Christina and Ian’s blog, spoken via SpinVox!
You can make a pledge to Team SpinVox’s campaign at www.accion.org/spinvox. Or just post a comment below and cheer on Christina and Ian to the finish. Go Team SpinVox Adventurers!
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