KU

Kevin Uhlenhaker

CEO & Publisher of Parking Today Media, Business Coach, Entrepreneur, Start-Up Mentor

Austin, Texas

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Skills

SaaS
Project Planning
SQL
Team Building
Product Management
Sales Engineering
Marketing Strategy
Strategic Partnerships
Executive Management
Business Analysis
Management
New Business Development
Strategic Planning
Leadership
Business Development
Consulting
Executive Coaching
Vendor Management
Start-ups
Start-up Consulting

Education

Work Experience

  • CEO & Publisher

    2024

    Parking Today Media is the leading parking industry media company.

  • Mentor

    2023

    The Austin Technology Incubator is the deep tech incubator affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin. ATI is a unit of Discovery to Impact at UT. Founded in 1989, ATI is also the longest active technology incubator in the United States. ATI’s mission is and has been, for over 30 years, to empower university and community entrepreneurs through a customized approach to effectively commercialize their breakthrough innovations and compete in the global marketplace.

2023

  • Business Mentor

    2023

    *Provide mentoring and advising *Participate in training and community events *Create new network opportunities for founders Mentor and advisor @Gildre a community for innovators, builders, and creators. Our members challenge the status quo, and make an impact in the world across all industries.

  • Member of the Board of Advisors

    2019

    *Provide strategic advising and planning *Assist with executive coaching and training *Consult with ongoing business growth and expansion

2020 - 2024

  • Member Of The Board Of Advisors

    2020 - 2024

    *Provide early-stage and ongoing tactical and strategic advice to C-suite members *Consulted on fundraising activities *Consulted on key executive team hiring *Early stage investor *Advisory board member Founded in 2017, Automotus is building a new way for cities and airports to manage the rapid rise in commercial vehicle traffic and CO2 emissions in our communities.

2021 - 2023

  • SVP, GM of Ungated Solutions

    2021 - 2023

    *Joined as part of the OmniPark acquisition by FLASH, created and led the process for OmniPark to achieve full brand integration, including moving OmniPark to the FLASH Enforcement product offering, team member integration, and more *Provided both strategic and technical advice for the multiple acquisitions that followed, including the development and oversight of integration plans for newly acquired companies *Generated a strategic plan for a new product launch and oversaw its implementation FlashParking was founded in 2011 by a team of avid entrepreneurs and experienced programmers with a mission to perfect parking for the 21st century. Today, FLASH has grown to serve thousands of locations across the United States with industry-leading technology that goes beyond what we used to think of as “parking”.

  • Mentor

    2022 - 2023

    *Mentor to pre-seed through series A startup founders accepted into Newchip's Accelerator Program. Newchip is the #1 online accelerator program with global reach, $1M+ funding & 1000+ graduates. Newchip's Mentors and Advisors represent the top 3% of entrepreneurs – IPOs, millions raised, and M&A.

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2021 - 2021

    *Served as a strategic chief executive hire with an objective to grow and sell the company within 3-5 years *Ran a competitive sales process with multiple bidders. Sold the company in 6 months at a price 50% higher than the highest written offer made for the company in the previous year. Ensured a quick close and a smooth transition into the acquiring company *Successfully transitioned the company from in-person to a fully remote working environment *Completed a comprehensive review and forward-looking plan to reorganize and strengthen the leadership, marketing, sales, product, and HR teams OmniPark is a cloud-based parking software platform available as individual products or as an entire suite. OmniPark offers Enforcement, CallToPark, PermitPoint and PayMyNotice software and services for both new and existing customers. OmniPark also offers accessory products like VRS, MallTrak, Event Parking, and Recovery to expand utilization within its customer group.

2019 - 2019

  • Entrepreneur In Residence

    2019 - 2019

    *Established the Entrepreneur in the residence position at Passport *Provided in-house consulting services to various teams across the company *Provided buy-side strategic and technical advising for the acquisition of Complus by Passport Passport is a mobility software and payments company that builds solutions to centrally manage complexities at the curb. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Passport is trusted by more than 800 cities, universities and agencies, including Chicago, Toronto, Los Angeles and Miami. Passport’s mobility management platform helps cities manage parking and mobility infrastructure, creating more livable, equitable communities. One of the fastest-growing companies on the Inc. 5000 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500 lists, Passport was also the 2021 Fintech category winner for the NC Tech Association’s Industry Driven award.

Women in Parking

2016 - 2019

  • Mentor and Speaker

    2016 - 2019

    *Mentor to up-and-coming female leaders in the Association's Mentoring Program. *National Conference speaker WOMEN IN PARKING is the premier association dedicated to promoting the advancement and achievement of professional women by providing networking, leadership, and career outreach opportunities and support to its members.