How can parking technology principles apply to freight logistics?
In this episode, Dani and John speak with Zach Souder about freight logistics, leadership, team-building, and why curiosity and culture drive innovation. From parking garages to trucking yards, this conversation highlights how lessons from one industry can reshape another.
Zach Souder grew up in the parking industry, working alongside his father at Mountain Parking before carving out his own path in leadership and tech. Today, he’s with Outpost, helping bring smarter parking and logistics solutions to the trucking world.
Zach and your hosts Dani Crain and John D. Conway get into:
(5:49) Beginnings and Family Roots
* Zach recalls growing up in parking, working alongside his dad, and his early career lessons.
(16:00) Building Teams at Mountain Parking
* Balancing operations, sales, and hiring strategies to shape company growth.
(32:00) Tech Innovation
* How Zach’s passion for variety—sales, engineering, and product roles—kept him engaged.
(48:00) Outpost and Truck Parking Challenges
* How Outpost leverages real estate, tech, and AI to address parking shortages for trucks.
(1:04:00) Lessons and Stories
* Zach’s funny and formative stories from job sites and early parking work.
Thanks to Zach Souder for being on the show! Connect with Zach on https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-souder-51184b124/
Thanks to our sponsors for supporting this show:
* SpotHero: Parking made easy, wherever you go: https://spothero.com/
* Parking Revenue Recovery Services (PRRS): bringing you a new standard in parking compliance: https://www.parkingprrs.com/
* LAZ Parking: making a difference, one car at a time: https://www.lazparking.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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This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.successwithstories.com.
