The AML Gurus
Name of Company
The AML Gurus
How long have you been a pawnbroker?
since 1996
How long have you been a member of CAPA?
5 years
Why did you join CAPA?
To help provide Anti-money laundering resources to CAPA members. Having been an officer of the Oregon Pawnbrokers Assn from 1999-2015, I fully understand the importance of association membership; both for pawnbrokers AND vendors. We are ALL stakeholders
What do you enjoy most or you like most about being a member of CAPA?
Hands down the networking opportunities that exist whether it is online seminars or in person conferences, the dialogue and camaraderie is amazing!
What do you love most about being a pawnbroker?
Helping my customers was always the best part for me. I missed it so much after I sold my shop that I got back into business in a way that I could still provide help.
Who inspires you?
Yigal Adato
If you could choose anyone as a mentor, who would you choose?
Yigal Adato. He tells it like it is. No sugar coating. He is not afraid to be vulnerable in his coaching. You know he has your best interests at heart.
What’s one thing – either industry-related or not – you learned in the last month?
Not learned yesterday, but reinforced several times lately. “Some will, Some won’t, So what?” I can’t care more about a pawnbrokers business than they do so I have to let them struggle on their own if that is their choice. I will patiently wait for them to come around. Perhaps they will, and perhaps they won’t. But I choose not to let that get in the way of helping folks that actively want help and have their hand up.
What’s something about you (a fun fact) that not many people know?
I am one of a select group (less than 10 people) that were born inside Yellowstone National Park. They have the equivalent of a clinic that treats broken bones and flu etc. They are certainly not equipped to birth children especially if they are 6 weeks early just so they can also be born on Labor Day.
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