Throughout 2024, our team had the honor of collaborating on articles, podcasts, blog posts, and panels with industry experts who inspire and challenge us.

We appreciate being generously extended opportunities to highlight our team’s internal expertise and thoughts on leadership, technology, and other topics.

But even more so, we’re grateful for the chance to learn from others, and for the partnerships that make it possible to do so.

Special shout-out to the teams at International Parking & Mobility Institute (IPMI), National Parking Association, & Parking Today Media who continually platform relevant, timely, and illuminating content that helps our industry grow.

Podcasts:

• Driving Innovation: From Valet to Visionary in Parking Tech, Harder Than It Looks Podcast by Parker Technology feat. Ethan Glass & Dan Glass with Brian Wolff

• Introducing: The Parketing Collective and Ultra Distances with New Shoe Day, Harder Than It Looks Podcast by Parker Technology feat. Sarah Becherer, RJ Juliano, & Heidi Barber with Brian Wolff

• The Great Parking Integration Game: Ethan Glass & Ocra vs. the Industry, All Things Parking With Dani & John feat. Ethan Glass with Dani Crain & John D. Conway

• An Interview With Sarah Becherer & A Conversation About The Parketing Collective, The Parking Podcast feat. Sarah Becherer with Isaiah Mouw, CAPP

Publications:

• Parking Origin Stories: Rafael Abanilla, SVP of Operations & Innovation @ Parking Concepts, Inc. feat. Rafael Abanilla, CAPP, CPP by Sarah Becherer (Parking Today, March 2024)

• Parking Origin Stories: Ryan Givens, Regional Account Executive @ Parker Technology feat. Ryan Givens, CAPP by Sarah Becherer (Parking Today, June 2024)

• The Business of Parking: Branding Lessons From A Spork by Sarah Becherer (Parking & Mobility, July 2024)

• Parking Origin Stories: Sarah Blouch, Chief Executive Officer @ CampusParc feat. Sarah Blouch (Parking Today, August 2024) by Sarah Becherer

• Unlocking Untapped Profit Potential: How Innovative Hotel Groups Are Increasing NOI With Parking Revenue by Chris Everton (Parking & Mobility, September 2024)

• Beyond Rooms: How Hotels Are Boosting NOI by Monetizing Parking by Ethan Glass (Hospitality Technology, October 2024)

• See, Understand & Communicate: Leveraging Technology to Boost Customer Retention & Revenue by Sarah Becherer, Christopher Perry, CAPP, Andrew R. LaMothe, Andrew Sachs, & Danyell Little, MBA (Parking & Mobility, November 2024)

• Bridging The Parking Innovation Gap: Aligning Technology Trials With Parking Operator Realities by Todd Tucker, JD, DBA, CAPP, CPP & Ethan Glass (Parking & Mobility, December 2024)

Best of the Ocra Blog:

• Ethan Glass & Nate Dunning, Ocra Co-Founders, Named To Forbes 30 Under 30 2025

• How to Mitigate Risk With a Multi-Vendor Approach to Your Mobility Tech Stack

• Ocra Announces $3.5M Fundraise Led By Parker Technology & MCR Hotels

• International Women’s Day: A Conversation With The Women Of Ocra

• The Benefits & Challenges of Utilizing Third-Party Reservations in Parking

• Living Our Values: How Ocra Leads with Integrity and Innovation

• [Platform Highlight] Event Rate Management for Passive Event Parking Asset Yield

• Introducing Ocra’s Parking Data Division & VP of Strategy & Analytics, Trae Wallace

• Ocra Founder Spotlight: Ethan Glass, Chief Executive Officer

• Ocra Founder Spotlight: Nate Dunning

• Ocra Employee Spotlight: Corey Jennings, Revenue Optimization Manager

• Ocra Employee Spotlight: Meagan McKinnon, Director of Operations

Interested in collaborating on an article or other thought leadership item in 2024? Sarah Becherer would love to hear from you! Reach out: sarah@getocra.com.