Last year, I went to the Bicycle Leadership conference and discovered that Bicycling Magazine appointed a new Editor-in-Chief, a female Editor-in-Chief, Leah Flickinger. I was excited to see that one of cycling's biggest publications had a female at the top of their leadership. I did more research into who was working at the magazine and noticed something exciting - over half the team was comprised of females. In the bike world, empowering women to ride and to work in the industry is a common topic. I was excited to see that Bicycling took the reins and actually did what a lot of businesses say they are going to do: create equal opportunity for women. When Leah was appointed, she was quoted in BRAIN Magazine, "Cycling in general is becoming more diverse in terms of gender, race, and age. I'm thrilled to lead the Bicycling team as we reflect this growth while continuing to expand the gear and fitness content our existing readers know and love."
We also have Bicycling's Features Editor, Gloria Liu on the show. I met Gloria before I even know she worked at Bicycling - she stood on top of the Enduro Podium every day at the Transsylvania Epic Stage Race. I later found out that she worked at Bicycling as well! It was great to connect with these two very inspiring women.
