Pawn Leaders

Beth is the co-founder of Capital Pawn, which she started with her husband, Adam. She was born and raised in Oregon and made a switch from teaching to taking her passions to the next level and becoming a full-time pawn broker. With over 6 years in the business, Beth has already learned so much and is constantly looking for the next thing that can take her business to new heights.   [00:40] Beth was born and raised in Willamette Valley, Oregon, where the idea of reduce, reuse, recycle and renew are parts of her passion, thus starting Capital Pawn in Salem   [00:53] She graduated from Oregon State University with a BA in English and Masters in Teaching and was a Writing & Literature instructor for 16 years before opening Capital Pawn with her husband, Adam   [01:07] Beth and her husband have 3 grown children and consider Capital Pawn as an extension of their family   [3:13] Beth and her husband’s passions, which include teaching, learning, getting good deals and helping people with loans, were used as s

Moris is a third generation pawnbroker, graduate gemologist, entrepreneur, brother and ex-partner of Yigal and founder of CashCo Pawn and Cal Gem Labs. He has over 17 years’ experience in the pawnbroker business and illustrates a good balance of family/work life. [01:30] Moris started working with his father in his pawnbroker business – from the bottom up – and managed the largest location which generated $1 million in a year.   [02:35] CashCo Pawn started 17 years ago in a small area, where Moris worked a year on his own.   [02:58] He received a $100,000 loan from his father for CashCo Pawn.   [03:16] Moris got Yigal to assist with the business side, offered half the business to Yigal and turned CashCo Pawn into $4 mill.   [04:48] What would you do differently if you started a pawnshop today? “If I started a new Pawn Shop today I would not want to do it again.”  There are a lot of regulations and competition. He would however ensure to still treat his customers and employees like gold.   [7:20] What do

Welcome to The Intro episode of the pawn leaders podcast. Hey, everybody, my name is Yigal Adato and I'm a third-generation pawnbroker. My grandfather was a pawnbroker. My father is a pawnbroker. My uncle is a pawnbroker my brother is a pawnbroker. So pawnbroking runs in the family had my own stores for 16 years and I learned a ton about what to do what not to do in business. And so I started the pawn leaders podcast to help you the pawnbroker find different ways to grow your business your customers lead an epic life. So I'll be interviewing some incredible pawnbroker's some amazing vendors and some people that you may never hear about in the industry as well as in other industries that can help you in your business and in your life. So I look forward to having you join me on this journey.