What Have I Been Up To? Part 1 - The Train Has Left The Station
Well hello there my much neglected, but never forgotten, email subscribers and blog readers. We’ve been quite busy at PILLLAR over the past 12 months, thus the delay between writings. I suppose it’s time to bring you all up to speed on what I’ve been up to.
It was a warm May 2021 morning, in St. Paul at Palace pop-up skatepark where I met Brad Hay for an early morning session. Like most times when I skate with Brad, we ended up talking more than skating, and I’m always good with that. The conversation drifted over many different topics when we finally landed on future plans for our respective companies. Brad with ReGenerate Wood and me with PILLLAR. I love these conversations because they allow for your mind to run wild with ideas and dreams which can hopefully one day become reality.
I talked about this idea that I had been carrying around for a while about starting a cafe/skateboard shop for PILLLAR and finished by saying “maybe someday.” When Brad quickly and emphatically replied, “you have to do it!”
The next day I started browsing the internet for commercial real estate.
Knowing nothing about commercial real estate and even less about what it takes to open a coffee shop, I had no idea what was in store for me next.
I found, what I thought, was the perfect location for this new endeavor and I began the process of working with the landlord on signing a lease. I drew up a business plan, put together a budget (what the fuck do I know about budgeting for this kinda thing?), applied for a business loans, found an architect. I’m already in over my head, but this train had left the station.
About 4 weeks of haggling with the landlord over my business plan, negotiating on what improvements he would cover on the space versus what I would have to pay for and discussing financing, I knew this pairing was not a match made in tenant/landlord heaven. After a particularly contentious meeting, I made the decision that I had to move on. I could not continue to work with him.
On my drive home, which was rerouted down Central Ave in Northeast Minneapolis, due to construction, I drove past a freshly painted black building with a “For Lease” sign hanging proudly in the window. I pulled over, pushed my nose up to the glass to see a much neglected office space, which had all the potential in the world, and took down the phone number on the sign.
Three days later I met the leasing agent and as I walked through the narrow hallways, pulled up corners of cheap carpet and popped up sections of the discolored drop ceiling, in my head, this was already my space.
Your comment was posted successfully! Thank you!
https://www.wonderlink.de/avatarfireash https://www.wonderlink.de/avatarfireashrewatch
https://www.wonderlink.de/avatarfireashkoreansub https://www.wonderlink.de/avatarfireash-1vyfmd
https://www.wonderlink.de/avatarfireash-1vyfq5 https://www.wonderlink.de/avatarfireandash-1vyfve
https://www.wonderlink.de/avatarfireandash-1vyfyt https://www.wonderlink.de/avatarfireandash-1vyg28
https://www.wonderlink.de/oncewewereus https://www.wonderlink.de/oncewewereus-fullhd
https://www.wonderlink.de/oncewewereus-rewatch-1vyw2a https://www.wonderlink.de/oncewewereus-rewatch4k
https://en.wonderlink.de/oncewewereus-1vywhc https://www.wonderlink.de/oncewewereuskoreansub-1vywdl
https://www.wonderlink.de/urdgkh https://www.wonderlink.de/gydrc
https://www.wonderlink.de/yttrytytyu https://www.wonderlink.de/oncewewereuskoreanmov
https://www.wonderlink.de/dsfsdgs https://www.wonderlink.de/fdfsfsdg
https://www.wonderlink.de/sfeff https://www.wonderlink.de/bnefd
https://www.wonderlink.de/fgeyy https://www.wonderlink.de/yuyjjg
https://www.wonderlink.de/rgtdfgdh https://www.wonderlink.de/ffghfg
https://www.wonderlink.de/gfhfhfh https://www.wonderlink.de/dfgdfh
https://www.wonderlink.de/ghjjfjg https://www.wonderlink.de/gfhfhf
https://www.wonderlink.de/gdfgdfgdf https://www.wonderlink.de/ghfhfghfghh
https://www.wonderlink.de/avatarfireash https://www.wonderlink.de/avatarfireashrewatch
https://www.wonderlink.de/avatarfireashkoreansub https://www.wonderlink.de/avatarfireash-1vyfmd
https://www.wonderlink.de/avatarfireash-1vyfq5 https://www.wonderlink.de/avatarfireandash-1vyfve
https://www.wonderlink.de/avatarfireandash-1vyfyt https://www.wonderlink.de/avatarfireandash-1vyg28
https://www.wonderlink.de/oncewewereus https://www.wonderlink.de/oncewewereus-fullhd
https://www.wonderlink.de/oncewewereus-rewatch-1vyw2a https://www.wonderlink.de/oncewewereus-rewatch4k
https://en.wonderlink.de/oncewewereus-1vywhc https://www.wonderlink.de/oncewewereuskoreansub-1vywdl
https://www.wonderlink.de/urdgkh https://www.wonderlink.de/gydrc
https://www.wonderlink.de/yttrytytyu https://www.wonderlink.de/oncewewereuskoreanmov
https://www.wonderlink.de/dsfsdgs https://www.wonderlink.de/fdfsfsdg
https://www.wonderlink.de/sfeff https://www.wonderlink.de/bnefd
https://www.wonderlink.de/fgeyy https://www.wonderlink.de/yuyjjg
https://www.wonderlink.de/rgtdfgdh https://www.wonderlink.de/ffghfg
https://www.wonderlink.de/gfhfhfh https://www.wonderlink.de/dfgdfh
https://www.wonderlink.de/ghjjfjg https://www.wonderlink.de/gfhfhf
https://www.wonderlink.de/gdfgdfgdf https://www.wonderlink.de/ghfhfghfghh
https://registry.scalar.com/oi-vita-mia-ita/apis/oi-vita-mia-ita/latest https://registry.scalar.com/oi-vita-mia-ita/apis/oi-vita-mia-4k-it/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/oi-vita-mia-ita/apis/oi-vita-mia-it-cb/latest https://registry.scalar.com/oi-vita-mia-ita/apis/oi-vita-mia-it-hd01/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/oi-vita-mia-ita/apis/oi-vita-mia-it-10k/latest https://registry.scalar.com/oi-vita-mia-ita/apis/oi-vita-mia-it-8k/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/oi-vita-mia-ita/apis/oi-vita-mia-it/latest https://registry.scalar.com/buen-camino-ita/apis/buen-camino-ita/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/buen-camino-ita/apis/buen-camino-it-ita/latest https://registry.scalar.com/buen-camino-ita/apis/buen-camino-4k-it/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/buen-camino-ita/apis/buen-camino-it-cb/latest https://registry.scalar.com/buen-camino-ita/apis/buen-camino-it-hd/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/buen-camino-ita/apis/buen-camino-it-10k/latest https://registry.scalar.com/buen-camino-ita/apis/buen-camino-it/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/avatar-fuoco-ita/apis/avatar-fuoco-ita/latest https://registry.scalar.com/avatar-fuoco-ita/apis/avatar-fuoco-it-ita/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/avatar-fuoco-ita/apis/avatar-fuoco-4k-it/latest https://registry.scalar.com/avatar-fuoco-ita/apis/avatar-fuoco-it-cb/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/avatar-fuoco-ita/apis/avatar-fuoco-it-hd/latest https://registry.scalar.com/avatar-fuoco-ita/apis/avatar-fuoco-it-10k/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/avatar-fuoco-ita/apis/avatar-fuoco-it/latest https://registry.scalar.com/breve-damore-ita/apis/breve-damore-ita/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/breve-damore-ita/apis/breve-damore-it-ita/latest https://registry.scalar.com/breve-damore-ita/apis/breve-damore-4k-it/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/breve-damore-ita/apis/breve-damore-it-cb/latest https://registry.scalar.com/breve-damore-ita/apis/breve-damore-it-hd/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/breve-damore-ita/apis/breve-damore-it-10k/latest https://registry.scalar.com/breve-damore-ita/apis/breve-damore-it/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/norimberga-ita/apis/norimberga-ita/latest https://registry.scalar.com/norimberga-ita/apis/norimberga-it-ita/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/norimberga-ita/apis/norimberga-4k-it/latest https://registry.scalar.com/norimberga-ita/apis/norimberga-it-cb/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/norimberga-ita/apis/norimberga-it-hd/latest https://registry.scalar.com/norimberga-ita/apis/norimberga-it-10k/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/norimberga-ita/apis/norimberga-it/latest https://registry.scalar.com/la-piccola-amelie-ita/apis/la-piccola-amelie-ita/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/la-piccola-amelie-ita/apis/la-piccola-amelie-it-ita/latest https://registry.scalar.com/la-piccola-amelie-ita/apis/la-piccola-amelie-4k-it/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/la-piccola-amelie-ita/apis/la-piccola-amelie-it-cb/latest https://registry.scalar.com/la-piccola-amelie-ita/apis/la-piccola-amelie-it-hd/latest
https://registry.scalar.com/la-piccola-amelie-ita/apis/la-piccola-amelie-it-10k/latest https://registry.scalar.com/la-piccola-amelie-ita/apis/la-piccola-amelie-it/latest
https://conecta.bio/Jujutsu-Kaisen
https://conecta.bio/Jujutsu-Kaisen-Completo
https://conecta.bio/Jujutsu-Kaisen-filme
https://conecta.bio/Sidelined-2-Filme
https://conecta.bio/Sidelined-2-completo
https://conecta.bio/Sidelined-2-HD
https://conecta.bio/Avatar-3-Filme
https://conecta.bio/Avatar-3-completo
https://conecta.bio/Avatar-3-HD
https://conecta.bio/Anaconda-Filme
https://conecta.bio/Anaconda-completo
https://conecta.bio/Anaconda-HD
https://conecta.bio/Five-Nights-filme
https://conecta.bio/Five-Nights-completo
https://conecta.bio/Five-Nights-HD
https://conecta.bio/Nuremberga-completo
https://conecta.bio/Nuremberga-filme
https://conecta.bio/Nuremberga-dubla
https://sparkle.store/Domacipriserky2
https://sparkle.store/Domacipriserky21
https://sparkle.store/Domacipriserky22
https://sparkle.store/AkceMilion
https://sparkle.store/AkceMilion1
https://sparkle.store/AkceMilion2
https://sparkle.store/PosledníViking
https://sparkle.store/PosledníViking1
https://sparkle.store/PosledníViking2
https://sparkle.store/Pomocnice
https://sparkle.store/Pomocnice1
https://sparkle.store/Pomocnice2
https://sparkle.store/Norimberk
https://sparkle.store/Norimberk1
https://sparkle.store/Norimberk2
https://sparkle.store/28YearsLater1
https://sparkle.store/28YearsLater2
https://sparkle.store/28YearsLater3
https://sparkle.store/FourMothers1
https://sparkle.store/FourMothers2
https://sparkle.store/FourMothers3
https://sparkle.store/FalconExpress1
https://sparkle.store/FalconExpress2
https://sparkle.store/FalconExpress3
https://sparkle.store/Lagrazia1
https://sparkle.store/Lagrazia2
https://sparkle.store/Lagrazia3
https://sparkle.store/Princezna1
https://sparkle.store/Princezna2
https://sparkle.store/Princezna3
https://sparkle.store/marty-supreme
https://sparkle.store/marty-supreme1
https://sparkle.store/marty-supreme2
https://sparkle.store/Smutnýsong
https://sparkle.store/Smutnýsong1
https://sparkle.store/Smutnýsong2
https://sparkle.store/RanhojičII
https://sparkle.store/RanhojičII1
https://sparkle.store/RanhojičII2
https://sparkle.store/Rodinakpronájmu
https://sparkle.store/Rodinakpronájmu1
https://sparkle.store/Rodinakpronájmu2
https://sparkle.store/Greenland2:Útěk
https://sparkle.store/Greenland2:Útěk1
https://sparkle.store/Greenland2:Útěk2
Leave a comment