From Valet to COO: Brooks Ellis on Servant Leadership and Growing Evolution Parking

The Inspired Stories Podcast · Apr 16, 2026 · 1h 4m · transcript

From Valet to COO: Brooks Ellis on Trust, Training, and Building Evolution Parking

Brooks Ellis, COO of Evolution Parking and Guest Services, shares his journey from falling into valet parking after a restaurant closed overnight, through 20 years growing at Town Park from the ground up, to helping build Evolution into a 100-plus location hospitality-first parking company with a new self-parking technology platform and a mission to eliminate vehicle claims entirely.

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Started as a valet when a restaurant closed overnight and a friend offered a temporary solution

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