Title: CEO and chief manager, PawnAmerica
Age: 47
Home, family: Prior Lake, wife, two sons
Education: Minneapolis Lutheran High School, 1984; undergraduate studies at Augsburg College.
Work: Founded PawnAmerica in 1991 with first store in Robbinsdale. Now has 24 stores in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North and South Dakota.
Favorite charity: Boys and Girls Club of the Twin Cities
Most surprising pawned item: Vintage 1950s Fender Stratocaster guitar that was very valuable.
Would you consider opening on Thanksgiving?: There are already enough days in the holiday shopping season. Thanksgiving is for family.
![Attendees of Frostbike made their way through the convention Saturday at the Quality Bike Products campus in Minneapolis. ] (AARON LAVINSKY/STAR TRIBUNE) aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com Frostbike 2016 was held at the Quality Bike Products Campus on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 in Bloomington, Minn.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/NH2BSHB74ND2V6GF2G2HI5X4MM.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
