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Still working through this, but it's a nice breath of fresh air to have people with non-banking backgrounds be on the channel. Adds variety and new flavour! The mental health stuff was important to hear about too, especially from an athlete. I think sport has a long way to go with regards to it. Great interview as always 🙌
0:00 - Introduction 00:02:57 - Can you tell us about your background? 00:10:34 - When did you start to believe you could go pro in football? 00:11:50 - If you hadn’t gone pro, what were your alternative career plans? 00:12:41 - Where did your interest in business originate? 00:13:35 - How did you spend your first NFL paycheck? 00:14:49 - How do you manage your investments and finances now? 00:16:56 - How has your relationship with money changed over the years, and what brings you happiness? 00:23:12 - Can you talk about the influence of your mother and her values? 00:26:09 - How tough was it defend your starting position in the NFL? 00:29:25 - Where did your competitive nature come from? 00:34:10 - What was it like preparing on the morning of Super Bowl 52 against Tom Brady? 00:38:27 - When did you feel like you could win the Super Bowl? 00:40:31 - How did you guys manage your focus against your opponents? 00:44:13 - What were the most important lessons you learned from your time in the NFL? 00:49:45 - What was the atmosphere like on the sidelines in the final moments of the Super Bowl? 00:51:01 - Do you think Patrick Mahomes could potentially become the GOAT? 00:57:38 - How is your health today after what many consider season-ending injuries? 00:58:58 - How has your battle with anxiety disorder affected you, especially on game days? 01:04:39 - How is your relationship with anxiety now? 01:06:47 - What have been some of the most significant lessons or insights you've gained from your therapy sessions? 01:09:29 - What made you decide it was time to retire from the NFL? 01:12:08 - Why did you choose to pursue an MBA at Wharton after retiring? 01:16:20 - What is the nerdiest thing about you? 01:19:53 - What have been your favorite classes at Wharton? 01:23:48 - What were some important lessons that you've learned at Wharton so far? 01:25:31 - Why did you choose investment banking over other career paths post-NFL? 01:29:13 - What kind of projects did you work on during your internship at Goldman Sachs? 01:32:51 - What did you find to be the most challenging aspects of your banking internship? 01:36:19 - How would you describe Goldman Sachs’ culture? 01:39:00 - How will you bring what you learned in the NFL into banking? 01:41:18 - Looking back, what advice would you give to your 20-year-old self and what general career advice do you have for viewers?
I know you know him personally so asking about money might be awkward but his motivation behind Wharton and Goldman still doesn’t make financial sense to me. He made around 60 million dollars in his career after taxes and agent fees that leaves him worst case scenario around 25 million. He says he spend his money wisely so lets say he has a net worth of 20 million. He also says he wants to work at Goldman or atleast the financial industry after graduation. As an analyst you make around 150-200k which is a lot for normies but not for a guy like him. He is a nfl legend if he went into coaching he would make 500k minimum as a lineman coach. So unless he aspires to be a cfo or something near that position I don’t really see the motivation behind it. Not to mention he says he wants to play with his kids, good luck finding time to do so. Don’t get me wrong his story is inspiring but it just leaves me with a lot of questions
Makes 0 sense. He's already worth beyond 99.9% what people spend 30+ years of 80 work weeks to achieve in IB. He should just buy a business. If he retired right now and lived off even 2% withdrawal, that's 400k+ spend. That's the same spend as people who earn 1.5 million+ annually on top of potentially being able to scale a business to exit
the key words are "financial sense". Yes, obviously his decision to pursue IB does not make financial sense. But the interview makes clear what his motivations are.
It's crazy that he has lived with stress-related anxiety, yet managed to carve out an amazing football career before choosing to go into something as stressful as investment banking Side note: It's hilarious that I used to see him on TV in either his jersey or gameday gear, and now he looks like a finance bro haha
Hi @rareliquid! I was admitted into Columbia, Johns Hopkins BME, and brown. I ended up choosing Hopkins bme because I wanted to go into med, but now I’m realizing I don’t think I hope to go into medicine. My initial acceptances to brown and Columbia would not guarantee me transfer acceptance rate. Although Johns Hopkins is a top ten school, it is not a target for investment banking. Would you recommend that I try to transfer or would I still be able to get recruited by large firms at Johns Hopkins? Thanks so much!
Hey ben, can you make an update video on your crypto portfolio? Thats why i subscribed to you on day 1. Id like to know what you think about the outlook of crypto. Thanks a bunch!
