Jason Hill

I used to go to my father. He was my ultimate mentor. He passed away in 2023. Just growing up, he had a store in New York City called Captain Hooks, and he would have me go into his store at a young age, like four or five years old, I'm talking, and go beyond the counters and communicate with people. I was running the cash register. I think I made a mistake.

I used to go to my father. He was my ultimate mentor. He passed away in 2023. Just growing up, he had a store in New York City called Captain Hooks, and he would have me go into his store at a young age, like four or five years old, I'm talking, and go beyond the counters and communicate with people. I was running the cash register. I think I made a mistake.

I used to go to my father. He was my ultimate mentor. He passed away in 2023. Just growing up, he had a store in New York City called Captain Hooks, and he would have me go into his store at a young age, like four or five years old, I'm talking, and go beyond the counters and communicate with people. I was running the cash register. I think I made a mistake.

I wasn't charging people tax at one point. I had no idea what I was doing. Somehow, people were giving an eight or nine-year-old at the time money and paying for items, and it was funny looking back, but he really trained me. He dragged me into flea markets and garage sales back then that That's how you got merchandise, right? There was no eBay. There was no Amazon.

I wasn't charging people tax at one point. I had no idea what I was doing. Somehow, people were giving an eight or nine-year-old at the time money and paying for items, and it was funny looking back, but he really trained me. He dragged me into flea markets and garage sales back then that That's how you got merchandise, right? There was no eBay. There was no Amazon.

I wasn't charging people tax at one point. I had no idea what I was doing. Somehow, people were giving an eight or nine-year-old at the time money and paying for items, and it was funny looking back, but he really trained me. He dragged me into flea markets and garage sales back then that That's how you got merchandise, right? There was no eBay. There was no Amazon.

And he had a famous store in New York City and the South Street Seaport was famous. That's where everyone took the boats to go out to the Statue of Liberty, for example. And I just learned so much through him. on how to communicate to individuals and start with a relationship versus always soliciting.

And he had a famous store in New York City and the South Street Seaport was famous. That's where everyone took the boats to go out to the Statue of Liberty, for example. And I just learned so much through him. on how to communicate to individuals and start with a relationship versus always soliciting.

And he had a famous store in New York City and the South Street Seaport was famous. That's where everyone took the boats to go out to the Statue of Liberty, for example. And I just learned so much through him. on how to communicate to individuals and start with a relationship versus always soliciting.

He would go into places and just talk and actually have a conversation with someone, learn about them. And by the end, they're giving him free stuff for his store or they're inviting him to a Mets or Yankee game. And I just was amazed about how much stuff he got for free all the time just by being a good human and asking people about them. So he was my ultimate mentor, not so much on the tech side.

He would go into places and just talk and actually have a conversation with someone, learn about them. And by the end, they're giving him free stuff for his store or they're inviting him to a Mets or Yankee game. And I just was amazed about how much stuff he got for free all the time just by being a good human and asking people about them. So he was my ultimate mentor, not so much on the tech side.

He would go into places and just talk and actually have a conversation with someone, learn about them. And by the end, they're giving him free stuff for his store or they're inviting him to a Mets or Yankee game. And I just was amazed about how much stuff he got for free all the time just by being a good human and asking people about them. So he was my ultimate mentor, not so much on the tech side.

He was never a tech individual, but he was always a relationship individual. And it was cool to witness him run a mom and pop store and get to a wealthy area. We lived in Sands Point, New York. Sands Point is on the North Shore of Long Island. It's very well known in New York City where a lot of wealthy folks on Wall Street or own businesses would live.

He was never a tech individual, but he was always a relationship individual. And it was cool to witness him run a mom and pop store and get to a wealthy area. We lived in Sands Point, New York. Sands Point is on the North Shore of Long Island. It's very well known in New York City where a lot of wealthy folks on Wall Street or own businesses would live.

He was never a tech individual, but he was always a relationship individual. And it was cool to witness him run a mom and pop store and get to a wealthy area. We lived in Sands Point, New York. Sands Point is on the North Shore of Long Island. It's very well known in New York City where a lot of wealthy folks on Wall Street or own businesses would live.

And I was just always amazed and so proud of him for being able to get there through hustling. A mom and pop store of selling merchandise that was really bought at a garage sale flea market through his store. And it was like a museum. And then after that, I would say the people from my podcast show. So I've had the opportunity to do one-on-one interviews every single week for the last six years.

And I was just always amazed and so proud of him for being able to get there through hustling. A mom and pop store of selling merchandise that was really bought at a garage sale flea market through his store. And it was like a museum. And then after that, I would say the people from my podcast show. So I've had the opportunity to do one-on-one interviews every single week for the last six years.

And I was just always amazed and so proud of him for being able to get there through hustling. A mom and pop store of selling merchandise that was really bought at a garage sale flea market through his store. And it was like a museum. And then after that, I would say the people from my podcast show. So I've had the opportunity to do one-on-one interviews every single week for the last six years.

So for six years, I've barely missed a week. People think I'm crazy, right? They're like every week, like, how are you pulling this off? You never miss a show. There's always a guess. And we've been very consistent. We get a cancellation. I look at my cancellation list and I bring someone in. And I look at it as such an opportunity if I get to go there every single week to run a show.

So for six years, I've barely missed a week. People think I'm crazy, right? They're like every week, like, how are you pulling this off? You never miss a show. There's always a guess. And we've been very consistent. We get a cancellation. I look at my cancellation list and I bring someone in. And I look at it as such an opportunity if I get to go there every single week to run a show.