Living our best lives isn't always easy. I've enjoyed some highs and struggled through some lows. 

Richard Eason

Hi, Richard Eason

I want to help you live your best life.

My Story

I left my home town of Leeds at 18 and headed further north to study at Newcastle Business School. Inspired by the travel experiences of some of my new friends, during my studies I travelled across America, throughout Southern Africa and around South East Asia.

The next chapter was the Royal Air Force. A six year commission morphed into sixteen years. During that time I completed 9 different tours of duty, stationed around the UK and with tours in  Bosnia and Afghanistan. I worked with some incredible people and was presented with many exciting and challenging opportunities.

It was during a later tour at the Ministry of Defence in London that I decided that it was time for a change. I'd spent my time in London exploring the city by bicycle. I enrolled in a night class called 'the impact of cycling in communities' and became interested in how people move around towns and cities. 

I left the RAF at the end of 2013 and launched myself into the world of start-ups. I spent the next 12 months building my own cycling start-up. Eventually realising what I was trying to build was actually a tech business and that I didn't have the money or the skills for that.

But what I had come to realise is that I was very interested in how people move around towns and cities. There was an opening in a job at the London Borough of Enfield supporting the delivery of their cycling action plan. One thing led to the next and a few years later I was the Programme Director leading a new team implementing sustainable travel projects for the 350,000 people living in our patch of North London.

I still work at the London Borough of Enfield, now leading transport planning, sustainable travel and place shaping project delivery. Together the team is connecting communities to create a more vibrant, greener and healthier Enfield. 

My Mission

I plan to spend the next 20 years de