“As a very satisfied business partner of EZ Gold Exchange, I highly endorse them and the results they have delivered from our partnership”….
 
 
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About Us
 

Courtland (Corky) L. Logue, Jr.

CEO & Co-Founder

 

Corky is well known as a highly successful serial entrepreneur and throughout the financial services and pawn industries as an industry pioneer.  In 1974, Corky opened his first pawnshop, EZ Pawn.  As founder, CEO, and President, Corky took EZ Corp public (NASDAQ: EZPW) in 1991, raising over $100 million and expanding to 226 locations by 1994.  Corky also served as Chairman of ABG Corp. from 1996-97, and is currently CEO and Chairman of Courtland Financial Corp., National Pawn, Maricopa County Financial, and Pima County Financial.  Corky was named Ernst and Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” for Greater Austin in 1992 by Inc. Magazine.  Mr. Logue holds a BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas.

 
 

Steven C. Owen

President & Co-Founder

 

Steven is responsible for business strategy, business development, and overall operations for EZ Gold Exchange, LLC. Previously, as an IBM Account Executive, Steven led sales and IT consulting efforts for IBM’s systems group to more than two dozen Fortune 500 clients, generating more than $97 million in revenue over a 5 year period. Prior to joining IBM, Steven served as a strategic consultant of ecommerce strategies at MarchFirst.  Steven holds a B.S. in Management Science Engineering from Southern Methodist University (SMU) and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

 

Larry Pali

Director of Operations

 

Larry is a well known pawn and jewelry industry veteran with over 30+ years experience.  Larry leads EZ Gold Exchange’s training and jewelry processing operations.  Previous to joining EZ Gold Exchange, Larry served as President and General Manager of National Pawn and Jewelry, a 25 store chain in which he is a partner.  From 1995-2000, Larry headed up training operations for Doc Holiday’s.  From 1980-1995, Larry developed and ran EZ Corp.’s Central Jewelry Processing facility, overseeing all jewelry and gold-buying operations for all EZ Corp. locations.

 

 

Shane Wolf

Director of Business Development

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Mr. Wolf is responsible for Business Development, Strategic Partnership Management, and Corporate Marketing Strategy.  Mr. Wolf has amassed almost 20 years of experience in alternative financial services; gold buying; prepaid and credit cards; money transfer; the unbanked and underbanked; and supplemental insurance.  His experience includes:  Serving as Director of Product Development for Advance America, the country’s largest provider of non-bank small dollar lending services. Serving as Senior Director of Strategic Accounts for MoneyGram International, the world’s second largest money transfer business. Serving as Vice President of Business Development for Transamerica Life and Protection, a division of AEGON providing supplemental insurance products through direct marketing channels. Responsible for the strategic partnership management of key partners, including JP Morgan Chase, Capital One, and Bank One.  Also responsible for identification, market entry strategy development, product development, and strategic partner securitization in the Alternative Financial Services marketplace including the check cashing, payday lending, prepaid card, and money transfer industries.