![]() I think there's a mix and I try to be like this with my kids now. And I think same thing at school down here. So maybe it was just the challenge, it wasn't challenging you. And like you said, it was really a switch because before that at Eaglebrook arguably a lot easier than it wasn't a Hotchkiss. Then it became more of a challenge to do that again. So on the first semester I made the Dean's list, first semester, and that was my aha moment where I was like, I guess I could do that again. The switch moment came from when I went to Hotchkiss and I was I think maybe the transition from one boarding school to another, and I just got into my classes and the teachers there were unbelievable, college level teachers. And when I went to Eaglebrook I think this was in middle school, made pretty good grades there as well. So when I was down here, I made good grades or grades that were good enough for my parents to leave me alone. I think a lot of things came to me fairly naturally. So it's a degree that pays dividends because it's much harder to get into now than it was. Well I think Princeton wasn't that easy to get into, then it's a lot harder now. And I can imagine what the answer to this is, when you look back at your history in school, would you consider yourself a good student or was there a light bulb moment somewhere where it switched? Because you don't go to Princeton without good grades and stuff like that. Today's his birthday and then Jenny's four years. One's 12, my wife Lauren, that's our boy and then we have six year old Jackson as of today. I've seen the conversation that your father probably wanted to have. Golly! So you went to Princeton and ended up teaching? I think I was doing it to get back at my dad. And so when you were teaching, was that at Princeton or was that. And then worked as a teacher actually for a few years and then came back to help my father in the business. Went to school at Princeton, graduated with a degree in government of all things which perfectly prepares you for selling shoes. They didn't really want me back in Mobile for awhile. We were talking before Deerfield, Massachusetts then followed up with a boarding school in Lakeville, Connecticut. It depends on my mother's mood whether she thinks that's funny or not, but went to boarding school in Massachusetts. went off to boarding school, we joked my parents shipped me off. There's some stories there, okay, this might be a longer one folks! I don't know if it was a mix between me and St Paul's or St Paul's and me, but I ended up going off to boarding school. So my Mobile Alabama life took over from there, and went to St Paul's for a few years as did some of my siblings. We moved to Mobile Alabama when I was 10 and that's when my father started Shoe Station. So start, I'm originally from Atlanta, Georgia. And I do want to get more into Shoe Station and how it got started and stuff like that, but before we do any of that, why don't you introduce yourself by telling us the story of Brent, where are you from? Where'd you go to high school? If here locally, that'd be great and then did you go to college? Are you married? Just give us some of your backstory. And so I think it's amazing that we have you all here as an asset to the local economy and stuff like that. No, I am a fan of Shoe Station because there are very few companies that are located here. Hi, I'm Brent Barkin President and CEO of Shoe Station. Listen in as we discuss his life, career journey, and how he got into retail shoe sales! Shoe Station may also be known as or be related to Shoe Station.This week on The Mobile Alabama Business Podcast, we sit down with Brent Barkin with Shoe Station. The data presented on this page does not represent the view of Shoe Station and its employees or that of Zippia. None of the information on this page has been provided or approved by Shoe Station. While we have made attempts to ensure that the information displayed are correct, Zippia is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of this information. ![]() Sources of data may include, but are not limited to, the BLS, company filings, estimates based on those filings, H1B filings, and other public and private datasets. The data on this page is also based on data sources collected from public and open data sources on the Internet and other locations, as well as proprietary data we licensed from other companies. The employee data is based on information from people who have self-reported their past or current employments at Shoe Station. Zippia gives an in-depth look into the details of Shoe Station, including salaries, political affiliations, employee data, and more, in order to inform job seekers about Shoe Station.
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