Dumbest in the Room with Jason Hawkes - Skate Shop Owner

Steven Crocker is the Dumbest in the Room as Jason Hawkes, the owner of Cardinal Skate Shop, talks about taking over the business in 2009, the skate shop's move to Norfolk, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected business. Follow Dumbest in the Room on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram:   / dumbestintheroom     / dumbestitr     / dumbestitr   Follow Steven Crocker:   / steven.crocker2     / stevencrocker     / stevencrocker   Follow Cardinal Skate Shop:   / cardinalskateshop   www.cardinalskateshop.net Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5y6hgtJ... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/dumbestitr Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... Email: [email protected] Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:18 Jason's background 00:03:20 Acquiring Cardinal 00:10:10 Cardinal's community 00:12:25 Skateboarding and failure 00:13:52 Moving the shop from Virginia Beach to Norfolk? 00:16:35 Moving woes 00:21:30 Working with accounts 00:23:30 COVID-19's effects 00:33:15 Employees and delegation 00:35:55 Skate shops vs. surf shops 00:39:10 Having a vision 00:41:00 Business ownership toll on family 00:44:00 Day to day business tasks 00:45:30 Living day to day and learning from the woes 00:47:35 Shopping local 00:48:45 Cardinal's future 01:00:00 Close