Nixland: My Wild Ride in the Inner City Check Cashing Industry - Softcover

Nix, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0988415100 ISBN 13: 9780988415102

Publisher: Nixland, LLC, 2012

Synopsis

Tom Nix fought his way up from the mean streets of San Pedro to revolutionize (and sanitize) check cashing services. While the Beastie Boys* sang about Nix Check Cashing, he was hit with armed robberies, cutthroat competition, the L.A. Riots, and an assassination threat by the Chicago Mob--overcoming it all to serve urban communities. Tom's company became a valued and trusted financial institution across southern California. 

Reflecting on the extreme business environment surrounding him, Tom writes about the crucial decisions of his leadership, and the principles that guided him. Juggling family, financial pressures, heavy drinking and negativity, he changed his life and mind for the positive, and never gave up or gave in. NIXLAND  informs and entertains with hard-won wisdom on every page.

* Beastie Boys, High Plains Drifter, 1989

About this title

About the Author

Tom Nix is the founder of one of the largest alternative financial services providers in California. Along the way he overcame armed robberies, cutthroat competition, and an assassination threat by the Chicago Mob. In 2007 he sold the company to Kinecta Federal Credit Union for 45 million dollars, creating an opportunity for true over-the-counter, traditional banking in under-served communities. In fact, Tom's check cashing stores provided the only banking service available during the 1992 L.A. Riots.

Nixland: My Wild Ride in the Inner City Check Cashing Industry shares Tom's humorous and dramatic stories of how he went from street-fighter to living the life of his dreams. These gripping stories inspire audiences to take control of their lives by using the same easy-to-follow concepts that worked for him. A man of genuine warmth and true to his values of discipline and integrity, Tom inspires readers to overcome whatever challenges they are facing.

From the Back Cover

* * *

"Here's a guy that learned it all over the counter, at the point of sale - who understands what is being exchanged. He is as right and ready with a shotgun in his arms as he is with a sure purpose in his heart and a great idea in his mind. A man like few others."
- John Papadakis, Author, famous restaurateur and most inspirational football player USC Trojans 1971

* * *

"Tom Nix has come a long way since his low rider days growing up in San Pedro and he openly shares the lessons he learned along the way, which can be helpful to anyone."
- Council member Bernard C. Parks, former Chief of Los Angeles Police Department

From the Inside Flap

"An entertaining read that captures the evolution of a family business into an industry leader and champion for doing business the right way for the underprivileged."

--David J. Iannini, CEO,
William & Henry Associates, Investment Bankers

Edition details

• Publisher: Nixland, LLC
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0988415100
• ISBN 13: 9780988415102
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 254