Beddoe was born in Dorking[1] and grew up in the neighboring town of Leatherhead in Surrey, England.
[2] Beddoe first started flying gliders at Epsom College in England during his teenage years.
[3] He moved to Calgary in late 1970, working for Marathon Realty and the Cascade Group.
[5] In 2000, WestJet's founders, Beddoe, Mark Hill, Tim Morgan and Donald Bell were honored as 'The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year' for Canada and Beddoe was honored at the international Entrepreneur of the year awards in Monaco.
On Tuesday, 24 July 2007, Beddoe announced that effective 4 September 2007, he would relinquish his duties as chief executive officer, with then-president Sean Durfy taking the role.