What happens when you spend years building your career, step away to have a baby, and are somehow expected to return to work like nothing has changed?

In this episode of Mobility Mavericks, host Brooke Krieger sits down with Heidi Barber, VP of Marketing at Parker Technology, for an honest, unfiltered conversation about pregnancy, maternity leave, postpartum recovery, and the realities of being a working mom in a leadership role.

Both fresh off welcoming new babies, Brooke and Heidi share their experiences navigating pregnancy while managing demanding careers, preparing their teams for maternity leave, and returning to work while juggling sleepless nights, breastfeeding, pumping schedules, business travel, and the never-ending logistics of motherhood.

They also get into the conversations that don't happen nearly enough in professional settings: miscarriage, postpartum mental health, the importance of having a support system, and the pressure women feel to prove they can still do it all.

Beyond their personal experiences, they explore what meaningful workplace support actually looks like, why flexibility matters just as much as maternity leave policies, and how leaders can create environments where women don't have to choose between growing their families and advancing their careers.

It's equal parts professional insight, personal experience, and two working moms comparing notes on the beautiful, exhausting, occasionally ridiculous reality of trying to do it all.

Because motherhood doesn't put ambition on hold. But maybe it's time we rethink what supporting both actually looks like.

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.

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.