We're kicking off Season 2 of Mobility Mavericks with a familiar face and a conversation we didn't exactly plan.

Host Brooke Krieger welcomes back Adrienne Tucker, President and Co-Founder of Mobility Pathfinders and Director of Parking and Transportation at Kansas State University, to reflect on the organization's first year and what's ahead in 2027.

From mentorship programs and scholarships to industry partnerships and the inaugural Pathfinders Prom, there's plenty to celebrate. But somewhere along the way, the conversation takes a much more personal turn.

Adrienne opens up about navigating unimaginable family tragedy while continuing to lead, work, and show up for the people who depend on her. Together, Brooke and Adrienne explore grief, mental health, motherhood, the expectations placed on women in leadership, and the reality that even the people who seem to have it all together often don't.

It's a conversation about celebrating success while navigating hardship, knowing when to step back, and remembering that there's a whole person behind every professional title.

Because sometimes the most important conversations have nothing to do with parking.

Mobility Mavericks is hosted by Brooke Krieger and produced by Mobility Pathfinders.

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:
Honk – Transforming the parking experience with seamless contactless payments. honk.com
DESIGNA – Leading the way in intelligent, scalable parking systems. us.designa.com
IPS Group – Powering connected parking and mobility solutions worldwide. ipsgroup.com

Intro & Outro Music:
“Run the Ramp” by Queen of AV, under the Curb Culture Media label.

Alex Argudin didn’t set out to build a career in parking. She started working for the City of Miami at 14 years old, answering phones through a summer youth program. Years later, a leap of faith brought her to the Miami Parking Authority. Another opened the door to operations. And eventually, she became CEO.

In this episode of Mobility Mavericks, Alex joins Brooke Krieger for a candid conversation about the career decisions, mentors, relationships, and moments of initiative that shaped her path.

Alex shares why speaking up about what you want can change the trajectory of your career, what she learned by embedding herself alongside frontline employees, and how she built a leadership philosophy around a simple idea: lead people the way you would want to be led.

They also talk about motherhood and ambition, earning respect in a male-dominated industry, building a culture people don’t want to leave, the importance of industry involvement through FPTA and IPMI, and why the next generation of parking and mobility leaders may take the industry places we haven’t imagined yet.

From writing her first parking ticket to leading MPA through COVID and looking toward what comes next, Alex’s story is a reminder that careers aren’t always built according to a plan. Sometimes you have to recognize the opportunity, say what you want, and be ready when the door opens.

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:
Honk – Transforming the parking experience with seamless contactless payments. honk.com
DESIGNA – Leading the way in intelligent, scalable parking systems. us.designa.com
IPS Group – Powering connected parking and mobility solutions worldwide. ipsgroup.com

Intro & Outro Music:
“Run the Ramp” by Queen of AV, under the Curb Culture Media label.

What happens when you stop waiting for the next job and start working like you already have it?

In this episode of Mobility Mavericks, Brooke sits down with Salena Laws, Director of Parking and Transportation Services at the University of North Florida and former President of the Florida Parking and Transportation Association, for a conversation about a career that was anything but carefully mapped out.

Salena shares how she went from waitressing her way through college and earning an unusual e-business degree to accounting at UNF, eventually finding her way into parking and steadily growing into leadership. Along the way, she helped transform UNF's parking operation, embraced new technology, learned to advocate for her own career growth, and discovered an entire industry and professional community she hadn't known existed.

Brooke and Salena also get into self-advocacy, building teams that don't need you to function, learning strategic patience, why women need to brag about themselves a little more, and the value of admitting when you don't know something and finding people who do. Salena also shares why one of her biggest professional regrets is not finding mentorship sooner.

It’s a funny, candid conversation about what can happen when you keep your head up, advocate for yourself and work for the job you want, not just the one you have.

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:
Honk – Transforming the parking experience with seamless contactless payments. honk.com
DESIGNA – Leading the way in intelligent, scalable parking systems. us.designa.com
IPS Group – Powering connected parking and mobility solutions worldwide. ipsgroup.com

Intro & Outro Music:
“Run the Ramp” by Queen of AV, under the Curb Culture Media label.