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This is getting out of control. Another [theft/robbery/hijacking] - and it won't be the last. Because right now, there's zero friction for these people to flip stolen product. They grab it, list it, and cash out before anyone even knows it…
Read the post →You: "When's the merch coming back?" Us: "Now." Restocked and ready. Come get it.
Read the post →Does anyone have a contact at Topps? We applied to become an authorized hobby shop. Never heard back. Here's the thing though - I'm not asking for a handout. I just want a conversation. In 10 months, Izzi's Gym has become one of the larges…
Read the post →The Lesson Tax You will get screwed in business. By customers. By employees. By partners. It happens to everyone. The question is: what do you do after? 1. Take the lesson. Drop the story. "They screwed me" is a story. "I had no contract"…
Read the post →You know you're an entrepreneur when you're up at midnight researching how to make a toilet flush more efficiently. Nobody talks about this part. The emails. The payroll. The "why is that light flickering" at 2am. You don't get a manual. Y…
Read the post →Life got busy. The store took off. Somewhere along the way I forgot about my first love: Southern Islands. Then I hit a card show this weekend and it all came rushing back. I'm two cards away from completing the Japanese master set—just ne…
Read the post →The best business advice I ever got came from improv comedy. Two words: "Yes, and." Here's how it works on stage: Your scene partner says something. You accept it ("yes") and build on it ("and"). You never deny. You never block. You take w…
Read the post →"You have bad customer service." No. What you mean is: "You didn't give me what I wanted, so now I'm going to threaten to burn your store down online." Here's the thing people miss: Customer service isn't about saying yes to everything. It…
Read the post →Yesterday was INSANE 🔥 We ran SIX events at the same time: ☑️ Sioux Falls Card Show ☑️ Lorcana Whisper in the Well Set Championship ☑️ One Piece OP-14 Release Event ☑️ Pokemon League Event ☑️ Izzi's FIRST Pizza Party 🍕 AND we hosted a su…
Read the post →So... I'm an idiot. 🙃 I sold some cards on TCGPlayer that I definitely, 100%, absolutely do not have. And I'm already in hot water for missing cards, so this is going great for me. If any kind souls out there have these cards and want to…
Read the post →The founders of HeyGen hated being on camera. So they built a $500M+ AI video company. Here's the genius behind it: Joshua Xu was at Snapchat. Wayne Liang was at Smule. Both built products for creators. Neither could be one themselves. Way…
Read the post →A car crashed into my employee's house. He lost 2/3 of his entire card collection. His first question: "Is the driver okay?" That's the kind of people we hire at Izzi's Gym. And that's the kind of community that showed up for him. We got r…
Read the post →If Dane seems a little off this week, cut him some slack—his 2026 isn't exactly off to a great start. A car ran into his house. Thankfully, no one was home and no one was hurt (that's the important part), but his and Orion's collections to…
Read the post →Tonies announces landmark partnership with Pokémon. The collaboration brings together the worlds of Tonies and Pokémon for the very first time, launching in summer 2026.
Read the post →I need to tell you about my dad. His name was Ted. He was an entrepreneur. Worked harder than anyone I've ever known. But here's what he taught me: Business isn't about the money. It's about what the money lets you do. For him? It was abou…
Read the post →Here's what I learned: You don't have to cure cancer to solve a big problem. You don't need a tech startup. You don't need venture capital. You need to see a problem clearly. Then build something that solves it. I saw lonely people. I buil…
Read the post →What loneliness actually looks like at my store: A 10-year-old who gets bullied at school. Here? He's the best Pokemon player in the room. Respected. A 40-year-old dad who "doesn't have friends anymore." Now he has a Magic night every Thur…
Read the post →I'll admit it… these have been sitting in the back way too long. But they're FINALLY on the floor and WOW are they worth the wait! 🏈 Come see these crazy footballs for yourself. You won't be disappointed!
Read the post →Consistency looks like nothing is happening. Until everything changes. Here's what nobody tells you about success: The first 6 months, you feel stupid. The first 12 months, you question everything. The first 18 months, people ask "why are…
Read the post →At Izzi's Gym, we believe in the power of community and showing up for each other. That's why we want to share something special from our friend PT Dan. 💙 PT Dan's Audio Adventures are created especially for kids facing cancer—and for the…
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