I’m a first generation pawnbroker owning multiple stores in the last 25 years.
By leveraging online marketing strategies and Topshelf customer service methods we have doubled our retail business in just 2 years.
I really enjoy vintage cars as much as I enjoy giving excellent customer service.
Considered the “OG of Cannabis Security”, Tony has been in the cannabis industry since 2013 and has worked with over 600 cannabis clients in 35 states and Canada. Tony has spoken at over 100 cannabis business conferences across the United States and is considered one of the leading security authorities in the state/city application license process, physical security build-outs, and standard operating procedures. He has helped open more than 1,000 high-risk businesses in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
For over 30 years, he has been a Senior Executive, possessing strategic and tactical security experience in the multi-unit retail industry with companies like Sears, Federated Department Stores, and EZCorp. Tony received his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from New Jersey City University, and is a published author on security and safety planning.
Tony is the Managing Partner for Sapphire Risk Advisory Group, which is considered one of the top security firms in the cannabis industry. Tony was recognized this year by High Times Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Cannabis People.
Lisa Kennedy is a GIA subject specialist in gemology including the areas of diamond and colored stone identification. She started in the jewelry industry as a sales associate for a fine jewelry store. While completing the GIA Graduate Gemologist program and the Gem-A Gemmology Foundation course, she joined GIA as a gemologist focusing on fancy colored diamonds and diamond identification. She went on to become a gemology instructor and subject specialist at GIA, writing new gemology curriculum and sharing her passion for gems by imparting her knowledge to students. In this role, Lisa has led seminars and webinars to foster continuing education and training for trade members. Lisa holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with an emphasis in crystallography.
Cathy Gish has 22+ years in the pawn business. She graduated with honors, from Texas A&M with a bachelors in Business Administration. She is a HRCI certified Human Resource Professional, Society for Human Resource member, and San Antonio HR Management member and mentor. She enjoys employee relations and pawnshop operations. She has a passion for lifelong learning and continuous process improvement. She is also a loving wife and mother of two in her spare time.
Ms. Jamie M. Hasty is a Vice President with SESCO Management Consultants, Richmond, Virginia. Jamie graduated from East Tennessee State University with a BBA in Human Resources Management. Jamie is a Generalist consultant in all areas of human resource management with specialties in affirmative action, policy development, wage and hour accounting, employment regulation compliance, training and development, compensation and performance management systems, employee satisfaction assessments, executive screening and placement, and general human resources consulting.
