Spin It Green: The Story of Marissa Muller

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🗓️ 2 September 2010

⏱️ 60 minutes

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The evolving status of women in the world today will be explored at The Commonwealth Club throughout the month of August in the series The Ascent of Woman. Through speakers, panels, films and art, we will examine this transformational period in women's history, this dramatic shift from the expectation of our mothers' choices, to how we work and live today in ways that reach out through our families and communities to reverberate throughout the nation. The Ascent of Woman series will illuminate women's lives today, where women are redefining what a 'woman's place' will be. Women Changing the Way We Eat Spin It Green: The Story of Marissa Muller Marissa Muller, Solar-Powered Bicycle Pioneer After graduating from business school in Spain, Muller returned home to California and worked with her family in building her vision: a solar powered electric bike. During her 1,000-mile solo adventure on the roads of California, she visited 14 high schools, offering a seminar on solar and electric vehicles, and sparking a dialogue with the students to start brainstorming ways to combat our energy and environmental challenges. Though the ride is over, her goal of reaching 1,000 clean ideas is ongoing. Meet this amazing young woman and hear her message of clean power. This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club on August 19, 2010 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	There once was a woman who lived in a shoe. A size too snug, but what could she do? But that's not where her story ends. Thanks to a little help from her Experian friends, she got her score into much better shape and relocated to a box fresh new place, with room to grow and a mortgage to suit. Now, she lives in a spacious four-bedroom cowboy boots.
0:23.3	Better your Experian credit score to help get mortgage ready.
0:26.5	Experian, better your score, better your story.
0:30.7	How will we power our future?
0:32.8	Can we create a healthy and clean economy?
0:35.7	Climate One at the Commonwealth Club is at the forefront of the
0:38.6	global debate about energy, economy, and the environment. Bringing together the brightest and
0:43.6	most provocative leaders of our time, Climate One is the place where big ideas get heard. It's
0:49.0	our future. It's time to come together. Good evening and welcome to today's meeting of the Commonwealth Club of California.
0:58.0	I'm Carrie Curtis, a member of the club's Environment and Natural Resources Forum and your chair for today.
1:04.0	We also welcome our listening audience and we invite everyone to visit us online at commonwealth club.org.
1:09.0	It is now my pleasure to introduce our distinguished
1:11.9	speaker, Marissa Mueller. Marissa grew up in the Bay Area, attended UC Berkeley in mass
1:18.2	communications, Gober's, and worked as a journalist in New York City in Atlanta and Berlin, before
1:26.3	seeking her MBA at EASA, Barcelona,
1:29.7	which is one of the world's famous international MBA programs.
1:34.2	She completed that this year.
1:36.5	When she finished her MBA, she and her father got the idea of building a solar bicycle,
1:41.8	and I'll let her tell you the rest herself.
1:45.3	Marissa Mueller.
1:53.6	All right.
1:54.7	Welcome to my Somba, my solar motorized bicycle adventure.
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