Pawn Leaders

Mike Willingham, VP, and COO of iPawn Arkansas and president at Willingham Diamonds speak on using leadership to influence persons to be their best self and work towards their dreams.   [00:24] Mike is an entrepreneur, passionate about leadership, investing and pawnbroking   [00:46] VP and COO of iPawn Arkansas, president at Willingham Diamonds and serves as a board member of National Pawnbrokers Association   [01:07] His true passion is influencing younger men to realize their leadership abilities   [01:54] Mike started pawnbroking with a friend of his, where they used items from their garage   [02:34] Mike currently has 2 stores   [02:46] Before August 2017, Arkansas had no regulations regarding pawnbroking. The law now states interest of 25% per month with a holding period of 30 days   [03:21] Mike pawns jewelry, general merchandise, boats, cars, RVs and much more   [03:29] He opened his first store 8 years ago   [03:47] Finding passionate and ambitious employees is one of the hardest situations Mike has e