Episode 15 - Pierre Duvelleroy, the founder,njuko - a podcast by Mass Participation World

On today's Aid Station we travel to Biarritz in France to meet Pierre  Duvelleroy, the founder of njuko, one of the industry's leading online  registration platforms.



Pierre  recalls the day the realisation of the likely impact of Covid-19 hit  him. His company provides registration for over 4,000 events a year  which means about 15,000 registrations per day - in the space of 48hours  it plummeted to 150.



One of his key focuses is ensuring the  well-being of his team spread across Europe and Singapore. His daily  routine includes time on a call with a different staff member to  check-in and have a "non work" chat.



One of his realisations  has been "many of us strive for balance, for me that is surfing and the  outdoors but all of a sudden I have had to adapt". For Pierre that has  been the opportunity to experience new things through reading, in  particular a focus on being zen "learning to sleep when I'm tired and  eat when I'm hungry, rather than the busy routine of a typical work  day."



He sees many positives coming out of the situation and  has been inspired by the response of sections of the participant  community donating their entry fees to smaller organisers to help them  survive. "we are part of an amazing community.



Watch the interview with Pierre here https://youtu.be/UxMrk_VhGkA

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