Julie shares what it was like growing up in Southern California as the youngest child and only girl with three older brothers, how early family dynamics shaped her confidence and sense of humor, and how she first learned to hold her own in male-dominated spaces. From cleaning bathrooms at her father’s Volkswagen repair shop to becoming a student community service officer at UC Santa Barbara, Julie’s path into parking was anything but ordinary.
This episode traces the early chapters of Julie’s career, including her first exposure to law enforcement, campus safety, parking enforcement, automated red-light camera technology, and the operational realities that eventually pulled her deeper into the parking industry. Along the way, Julie reflects on gender roles, risk-taking, leadership, thick skin, and the experiences that helped shape her into the consultant, business owner, and industry leader she is today.
This is the beginning of Julie’s story: the childhood, the chaos, the confidence, the career pivots, and the moments that made Julie Dixon, Julie Dixon. Tune in next week for Part Two.
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Run the Ramp” by Queen of AV, under the Curb Culture Media label.