All Things Parking with Dani and John John D. Conway, Dani Crain

Today’s guest is Brian Wolff, a sales-oriented leader and an angel investor with in-depth knowledge about parking, life sciences, and cloud technology. He’s also licensed to fly a plane and is the CEO of Parker Technology.
In this episode, Brian and your hosts Dani Crain and John D. Conway get into:
* The future of parking and mobility with technology and innovation.

* The goal of parking operators is to make parking seamless and unnoticeable for customers.

* Parker Technology’s two-way video solutions for parking facilities.

* Third-party arbitration services to resolve disputes between parking operators and customers.

* Making it easier for people to park their vehicles.

* The importance of technology in closing the gap between customer service representatives and customers.

* The importance of hard work and collaboration in the parking industry.

Thanks to our sponsors for supporting this show:

* Parking Revenue Recovery Services (PRRS), bringing you a new standard in parking compliance: https://www.parkingprrs.com/

* Asura Technologies, an automated license plate recognition (ALPR) and video analytics company: https://asuratechnologies.com/

* Parking Whisperer: https://parkingwhisperer.com/

Thanks to Brian Wolff for being on the show!

Connect with Brian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wolffbriane/

Learn more about Parker Technology: https://www.parkertechnology.com/

Connect with the hosts:

* http://www.parkingtalk.com

* Dani Crain: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dani-crain-3754a3178/

* John D. Conway: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-d-conway-b55a7025/

* info@parkingtalk.com

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* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parkingtalk-com/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkingtlk

Chapters in this episode:

(0:02) Complexity in the parking industry.
(4:02) Parking management challenges and strategies for success.
(8:03) Parking technology.
(26:33) Parking industry challenges and potential solutions.
(32:09) Parking technology and customer service challenges.
(40:11) Marketing and technology integration in the parking industry.
(43:28) Parking industry collaboration and technology innovation.
(1:00:03) Parking industry insights and data-driven decision-making.

This episode was produced by Story On Media & Marketing: https://www.successwithstories.com.

At times, having a career in the parking industry can be a touch embarrassing. In this episode, Dani and John explore particularly awkward or mortifying moments in their careers when they’ve had to explain to people that, yes, they do actually work in the parking industry.
In this episode, your hosts Dani Crain and John D. Conway get into:
* Dani sometimes struggles to explain her job in parking to friends and family who don't fully understand it.
* John downplays his job in parking to avoid frustration from explaining it to uninterested listeners.
* What it’s like to be asked the dreaded question, “What do you do for a living?” And then having to say, “Oh, I’m in parking.”
* The evolution of some parking professionals who start off in their career being slightly ashamed of their job, then later in their career being proud of it.
* Dani struggles to explain exactly what she does to people who aren’t in the parking industry.
* Preferences for paid parking over free parking, citing convenience, safety, and supporting local businesses.
* Parking's role in urban planning and economic indicators.
Thanks to our sponsors for supporting this show:
* Parking Revenue Recovery Services (PRRS), bringing you a new standard in parking compliance: https://www.parkingprrs.com/
* Asura Technologies, an automated license plate recognition (ALPR) and video analytics company: https://asuratechnologies.com/
* Parking Whisperer: https://parkingwhisperer.com/
Connect with the hosts:
* http://www.parkingtalk.com
* Dani Crain: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dani-crain-3754a3178/
* John D. Conway: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-d-conway-b55a7025/
* info@parkingtalk.com
Subscribe, like, and follow:
* Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/44KScHB
* Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3rKBJVn
* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ParkingTalkwithDaniJohn-hb9ku
* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parkingtalk-com/
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkingtlk
This episode was produced by Story On Media & Marketing: https://www.successwithstories.com.

Imagine you’re the CEO of a parking technology company with 40 opportunities you could chase. You know some will be worthless and might destroy your bottom line, but some might resonate with your customers and add to your growth. How would you go about deciding which to focus on and which to ignore?  
Today’s guest is Todd Tucker. Todd worked his way up in the industry from running a parking garage to overseeing parking operations to leading a parking technology company. Now the Global President of Parking Logix, Todd joins your hosts Dani Crain and John D. Conway as they get into: 

* Todd and John discuss their military service. 

* Todd describes how he and his fellow US Marines were lucky to survive after their ship hit a mine. 

* John recounts how his unit intercepted a boat with cocaine and marijuana.

* The benefits of a career in parking, including travel and meeting new people.

* The charity, Veterans in Parking and Transportation: https://vetsinparking.com/   

* Todd’s career in parking management, including working at companies like Central Parking, Arrive, Flash, and Towne Park.

* How one person can make a massive difference in a company. 

* How focusing on growth and the top line can lead to neglect of other important details, making it harder for executives to find purpose.

* Staying disciplined and focusing on core strengths while building a business.

* The parking industry should be open to smart partnerships, even if it cedes some ground to other firms.

* Cities and municipalities want parking firms to cooperate with each other so that they can diversify their technology choices.

* How camera technology can replace expensive infrastructure.

* The importance of being technology agnostic when selecting event technology vendors.

Thanks to our sponsors for supporting this show: 

* Parking Revenue Recovery Services (PRRS), bringing you a new standard in parking compliance: https://www.parkingprrs.com/ 

* Asura Technologies, an automated license plate recognition (ALPR) and video analytics company: https://asuratechnologies.com/ 

* Parking Whisperer: https://parkingwhisperer.com/ 

Thanks to Todd Ticker for being on the show. Connect with Todd: https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-tucker-jd-dba-capp-cpp-1740084/ 

Learn more about Parking Logix: https://parkinglogix.com/ 

Connect with the hosts:

* http://www.parkingtalk.com  
* Dani Crain: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dani-crain-3754a3178/ 
* John D. Conway: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-d-conway-b55a7025/ 
* info@parkingtalk.com

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Everyone has had a horrible experience at a parking lot. In this episode, Dani and John laugh, commiserate, and swap their worst horror stories from parking their cars.  
In this episode, your hosts Dani Crain and John D. Conway get into:
* Parking tickets. 
* Painful and annoying parking experiences. 
* Prioritizing paid parking for convenience, avoiding neighborhoods with free parking.
* John shares his worst parking experience, where his car was stolen after he parked.
* John and Dani discuss their experiences with towing in different cities, with Dani sharing a story about her car being wrongfully towed in Denver.
* Towing regulations. 
* The frustration of receiving a ticket for parking in a lot without proper signage.
* The importance of industry collaboration to address the challenges brought by technology, particularly in the realm of data-driven innovation.
* The need for a standardized language to facilitate communication between different software and API's in the parking industry.
Thanks to our sponsors for supporting this show: 
* Parking Revenue Recovery Services (PRRS), bringing you a new standard in parking compliance: https://www.parkingprrs.com/ 
* Asura Technologies, an automated license plate recognition (ALPR) and video analytics company: https://asuratechnologies.com/ 
* Parking Whisperer: https://parkingwhisperer.com/ 
Connect with the hosts:
* http://www.parkingtalk.com  
* Dani Crain: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dani-crain-3754a3178/ 
* John D. Conway: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-d-conway-b55a7025/ 
* info@parkingtalk.com
Subscribe, like, and follow: 
* Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/44KScHB 
* Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3rKBJVn 
* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ParkingTalkwithDaniJohn-hb9ku 
* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parkingtalk-com/ 
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkingtlk 
This episode was produced by Story On Media & Marketing: https://www.successwithstories.com. 

Ethan Glass is a self-proclaimed parking nerd who helped build a centralized management platform for parking operators. In the parking industry, it’s ambitious to even attempt to build one single place for parking operators to log in to do all of their tasks. But that’s what Ethan and his team at Ocra have done. 
In this episode, your hosts Dani Crain and John D. Conway, and their guest Ethan, get into:

* Starting a parking app business and transitioning to B2B software. 

* Parking management and the challenges of managing multiple disparate technologies.

* The need for a unified platform to manage inventory and maximize revenue, which led Dani and John to partner with Ethan and his team at Ocra.

* How the Ocra platform allows for centralized management of inventory and data from different channels, providing a single dashboard for parking operators.

* John’s frustration with the lack of data sharing in the parking industry. 

* Visualizing parking data in Ocra. 

* The challenges with integrating with other companies, including lack of open API infrastructure and unwillingness to admit limitations.

* Staying in one's lane as an entrepreneur.

* The value of mentorship and dividing tasks to achieve growth.

* The flywheel effect of using information from outside the business to grow the business.

* Acquisition opportunities and pass-ups, with a running joke about almost every week someone offers to acquire Ocra.

* Setting realistic expectations for a parking startup's growth. 

* Ethan shares that Ocra has been cautious in selecting investors who are aligned with the business's goals and values, and have turned down money from investors who are not the right fit.

* The challenges of integrating parking reservation systems with existing hotel systems.

Thanks to Ethan Glass for being on the show!

* Connect with Ethan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethanglass/  

* Learn about Ocra, the Centralized Management Platform for Parking Operators: https://getocra.com/ 

Thanks to our sponsors for supporting this show: 

* Parking Revenue Recovery Services (PRRS), bringing you a new standard in parking compliance: https://www.parkingprrs.com/ 

* Asura Technologies, an automated license plate recognition (ALPR) and video analytics company: https://asuratechnologies.com/ 

* Parking Whisperer: https://parkingwhisperer.com/ 

Connect with the hosts:

* http://www.parkingtalk.com  

* Dani Crain: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dani-crain-3754a3178/ 

* John D. Conway: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-d-conway-b55a7025/ 

* info@parkingtalk.com

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Which cutting-edge innovations in the parking industry are worthy of our time and money? And which so-called innovations are just hoopla that we should ignore? 
In this episode, your hosts Dani Crain and John D. Conway do a deep dive into which innovations are effective in operations. Some of what they get into include:
* Innovation alone can replace the value of an operator’s knowledge and experience about the parking industry. 
* The shift from cash-based parking to digital payments with innovations like pay stations. Yet some operations managers still only accept cash. 

* Some operators want to be more innovative, but they don’t yet have knowledge about all of the various options.

* The difficulty operators face with not always understanding various parking technologies.

* Focusing on what a business is good at, rather than trying to be a jack-of-all-trades in the complex parking industry.

* AI in the parking industry.

* The lack of signage and directions at some parking garages. 

* Using technology to identify issues with parking payments.

* Using camera technology and behavioral data to improve pricing and enforcement, allowing for more seamless and efficient parking experiences. 

* The future of interactions between businesses and parking operations in mountain towns. 

Thanks to our sponsors for supporting this show: 

* Parking Revenue Recovery Services (PRRS), bringing you a new standard in parking compliance: https://www.parkingprrs.com/ 

* Asura Technologies, an automated license plate recognition (ALPR) and video analytics company: https://asuratechnologies.com/ 

* Parking Whisperer: https://parkingwhisperer.com/ 

Connect with the hosts:

* http://www.parkingtalk.com  

* Dani Crain: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dani-crain-3754a3178/ 

* John D. Conway: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-d-conway-b55a7025/ 

* info@parkingtalk.com

Subscribe, like, and follow: 

* Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/44KScHB 

* Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3rKBJVn 

* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ParkingTalkwithDaniJohn-hb9ku 

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parkingtalk-com/ 

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkingtlk 

This episode was produced by Story On Media & Marketing: https://www.successwithstories.com.