Sean Makovsky with his role as Business
PCG International Pawn Symposium
Ladies and Gentleman in Pawn Land!
There have been many developments since our announcement for the return of the Pawnshop Consulting Group’s International Pawn Symposium.
2025 Theme – In search of lost knowledge and treasure, in the ancient city of Atlantis!
Dates are October 12th – 17th and will be hosted at the World Class Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas.
These events are not trade shows nor conventions. They are high level inter-active educational seminars conducted by numerous experts within and outside the Pawn Industry.
These events also center on close interaction of ALL of the participants by keeping them together for all of the functions, seminars, food, and ALL social functions which are a primary component of the event itself.
In effect, High Level education and social networking on steroids.
AS for exclusivity, we keep attendance at a controlled level to insure maximum benefit of time with our educators, presenters, participants, and sponsors. All of which are required from our experience to obtain the best of the best, from the best!!
This event is limited to 100 attendees and is only $1495 per head – which includes all meals, social functions and the seminars being presented at this world class resort.
We are currently accepting paid participation to guarantee slots on the roster. We have about 80+ participants on the list currently and paid reservations are coming in now. SECURE YOUR SPOT NOW BY CONTACTING JERRY WHITEHEAD DIRECTLY
We have also procured a room-block at this EPIC resort of Atlantis for only $149 a night plus their resort fees.
WE DO HAVE A ROOM BLOCK AND A PASS KEY FOR MAKING RESERVATIONS AT THE HOST PROPERTY
This year’s PRESENTERS provide a wide-range of expertise and subject matter, once again making the International Pawn Symposium THE event to attend for Pawn Professionals seeking to advance their business acumen and more. Any one take away benefits YOUR business forever in most cases.
At this years event PCG will be hosting an expanded board of Pawn Professionals to provide an Open “Ask US anything” panel of pawn experts unmatched anywhere in the World today, another do not miss opportunity!
VENDOR – SPONSORS – PRESENTERS
Pawnshop Consulting Group is proud to be participating with Surreal Diamond as the largest grower of Lab Diamonds on the Planet. Together we have created a brand specifically for the Pawn industry and it is call “SmartGrown”! They are one of our topline sponsors, providing high-level knowledge, skills, unlimited quantities and information on the lab diamond business from the worlds’ largest lab grower today. Their participation will be coupled with a range of show specials and some treasure hunting on top of hearing it up-close and upfront from the largest producer on the planet of LGD goods!
Bravo Systems – Steve and Tally Mack will be both presenting on a number of high-level topics — future of the industry as we know it, the next generations of technology and the benefits thereof. These two are without a doubt two of in the industry’s leading technology guru’s operating the largest technology platform for pawn on planet earth. Bravo is also one of our high-line sponsors for this year’s event.
Mid-States Recycling – Jack Brown will be providing some high level introspect into the metals business, the trade itself, along with all the processes related to maximizing your returns and insuring your investments in metals and beyond. Jack is also a long-term Industry supporter! Jack will be doing a one-off presentation for this year’s Symposium as one of our high line sponsors and long term supporter of PCG.
Pawnshop Consulting Group – Jerry Whitehead will be providing a range of input, support, and education throughout the entire event. Starting with a grand overlook as to how the industry is trending currently and where we see it heading today and a whole bunch more!
2a.com – Sean Makovsky – High level educational and fully interactive seminar of current status, future, and how to make more business and money in the high-end luxury handbag business and more. Sean is also a highly skilled, long-term multi-unit Pawn Management specialist who can provide high level perspectives based on results driven data and how these programs can be integrated to also maximize results and returns for your Pawn business.
PawnLeads – Jeff Trimble will provide introspect into high-level web technology, digital marketing, ad campaigns, text marketing, and so much more. Another interactive session and input on how to maximize benefits from utilization of text technology, email marketing, direct marketing and maximizing customer contact through constant contact and social media marketing and more on steroids.
Sam Read (pawnbroker, engineer, software designer, Marine, gold maven & more) – Sam will be providing a one-off multi-part Comprehensive Bullion Trading & Training program on steroids presented over several seminars at our event, worth every cent to show up for just this one!
Special Guest – EZ Corp – Nick Cohen – Director of Acquisitions (Special Projects) – This year’s symposium will be blessed to have Nick Cohen presenting at our event as well. He will be providing a high-level seminar on perspectives, projects, challenges, and related subject matter of the public company side of our business as well as engaging our participants in a wide range of open dialogue and subject matter. Another do not miss opportunity to hear it from one of the worlds’ largest pawn operations and what they see today in their multi-national business and then some.
Simple Pawn / LA Familia – John Thedford – John will be providing very successful and high-level views from the executive standpoint of ALL of the components they have successfully developed and implemented on building winning cultures in numerous organizations. John has successfully built numerous large scale multi-unit pawn operations in his career from Value Pawn, LaFamilia, Smart Financial, and now the Simple Pawn organization operating with more than 120 stores in multiple countries. John out of accounting school started out with Cash America and was involved in the pre-IPO for Cash America with Coopers & Lybrand back in the day and EZ Corp as well.
Eyeson – Roberto Doering – Eyeson has developed some of the most comprehensive surveillance and fully interactive POS system integrations technology on the market today. Hear it from the global leader of the next generation of surveillance technology and much more. These systems have the ability to fully integrate into POS systems, provide valuable store traffic data, flow, and manage comprehensive view and analysis of the physical store assets.
Jeff Wilhelm – Entrepreneur / Consultant – Providing a wide range of perspective from a long-term multi-store operator and his perspectives on team building, culture, compensation, and multi-unit management and more as one of the industry’s leading consultants today. Jeff is another multi-decade well-seasoned pawn professional who will be providing some introspect into some of the most successful pawn operations on the planet today. Hear it from the professional and meet and greet up close and up front.
Justin Whitehead – Recent Graduate from TCU with his straight A – Masters, my son, and a long-term 3rd generation pawnbroker inside, having grown up around our various family pawn operations and the Pawnshop Consulting Group for decades. Justin will be providing a philosophical look at our industry from a historical point, sighting input from numerous philosophers and pointing in on our real mission in Atlantis – seeking knowledge, wisdom, and lost treasure in the lost city of Atlantis. Justin will be providing a deep reflection of all that it is we do as an industry and the human race today.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION – TO BE ANNOUNCED FROM ANOTHER LONG-TERM HIGHLY RECOGNIZED PAWN PROFESSIONAL AND ENTREPRENEUR, STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TWO MORE HIGH LEVEL VENDOR PRESENTERS!
Jerry Whitehead – Pawnshop Consulting Group – International Pawn Symposium
PAWNSHOPCONSULTINGGROUP@GMAIL.COM
954-540-3697