The Path to the C-Suite with Jodi Hart

In this episode of Mobility Mavericks, Brooke Krieger sits down with Jodi Hart, Chief Financial Officer of the Pittsburgh Parking Authority, for a conversation that starts with money and parking and quickly becomes something much bigger.Jodi’s path to the C-suite was anything but linear. She went back to school as a nontraditional student, took a major pay cut later in her career to earn the experience required to become a CPA, trained for a marathon in her 40s, moved across the country, found her way into parking almost by accident, and even decided to learn golf after realizing how much business was happening in rooms, and on courses, where women weren’t always included.Now firmly in what she calls her “feral 50s,” Jodi talks candidly about learning to take up space, letting go of people-pleasing, trusting her team, and recognizing that sometimes women can’t wait to be invited to the table. Sometimes, you have to kick in the door.Brooke and Jodi also explore the unique role of a CFO in public-sector parking, why Jodi thinks of herself as a “Chief Future Officer,” the stories hiding behind the numbers, mentorship and paying it forward, and what it means to keep reinventing yourself long after the world expects you to have everything figured out.It’s a conversation about ambition, resilience, leadership, and becoming more yourself with every chapter.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.comIntro & Outro Music: “Run the Ramp” by Queen of AV, under the Curb Culture Media label.