Pro Sports is Lousy Training for the Business World
There’s a belief among athletes—unspoken but widely assumed—that success in the big leagues means you’re destined for success in business. After all, you’ve beaten the odds, proven your work ethic, and learned how to perform under pressure. It’s a nice thought, but let’s cut through the noise: professional sports don’t prepare you for the real-world […]
The Toxic Codependency Poisoning American Democracy
The Toxic Codependency Poisoning American Democracy By Jeff Brubaker 11/9/24 In business school, we learn about healthy market relationships: vendors serve clients, suppliers meet customer needs, and competition drives innovation. But what happens when these fundamental relationships become distorted, when the roles of supplier and customer blur beyond recognition, and when the ultimate consumer—the […]
Elementor #28640
What Are You Going to Do Now That You Are a Decade Behind? We get it. You’ve dedicated years to your sports career, and now you find yourself transitioning to a new chapter. But let’s face the reality: you’re a decade behind your peers who have been grinding in the business world while you were […]
sandbox 1
Financial Industry Placement Services
At Players Capital Group, we have a unique perspective on racism, equality and the American dream. We are a group of former and current professional athletes of all races. We’ve all worked together in the ultimate industry of teamwork, where racism was an absolute detriment to our success. No professional team in sports could be […]
Risk Management for Athletes
Do you even have a plan? According to Forbes and ESPN, more than half of professional athletes are broke within five years of retirement. As an investment banking group of former major league athletes, we have unique insight into this problem, and we have the ability to solve it. We’ve been down the same road and […]
Corporate Problem Solving
As a mergers and acquisitions firm, we are constantly evaluating companies for the purpose of preparing their owners for a successful exit. In ideal circumstances, they are mature companies that are profitable and drama-free. But sometimes they’re not. Many times we are approached by owners who haven’t protected themselves from the threats that inevitably come […]
The Manhattan Project
Every dot on this map represents a private equity investment group with over a billion dollars of “dry powder” or immediately investable cash. Some of them have over $100 billion! Many of our partners played here and we frequently entertain the investors that control this capital at Madison Square Garden during New York Rangers home […]
Black Capital Matters
At Players Capital Group, we have a unique perspective on racism, equality and the American dream. We are a group of former and current professional athletes of all races. We’ve all worked together in the ultimate industry of teamwork, where racism was an absolute detriment to our success. No professional team in sports could be […]
Our Rapid Response Team
Recently we received a call from our friends at Iron Claim, the pre-eminent public adjusting firm in the world. Public adjusters represent insured people against their own insurers. Most people don’t realize that when your home or business burns to the ground or is destroyed by some other misfortune you don’t have to automatically accept […]