Jed Collins

🚨 3 QUESTIONS THAT COULD SAVE YOU FROM A PONZI SCHEME!

Travis Kelce is reportedly the latest high-profile victim of a Ponzi scheme.

Unfortunately, these scams are all too common, and his story brings up a lesson EVERY Business Athlete needs to understand.

A Ponzi scheme is an ILLUSION. New investors' money pays old investors.

And it often starts with someone you TRUST.

A friend. A teammate. Someone connected to the lifestyle you want.

The promise of incredible returns makes you STOP asking questions.

Business Athletes, before investing, ask these 3 questions:
1️⃣ WHO? Who brought you this deal, and who has actually earned your trust?
2️⃣ WHAT? What does this company actually do, and how does it generate returns?
3️⃣ WHY? Why does this team have an advantage, and why is the potential return worth the risk?

Your relationships can open doors. They should NEVER replace due diligence.

TRUST the relationship. VERIFY the investment.

$30 MILLION. FIVE FIRST-ROUND PICKS. GONE!

The NBA hammered the Clippers after finding they violated salary-cap rules through outside deals involving Kawhi Leonard.

Here's the thing. I don't have a problem with athletes maximizing their value.

America is built on capitalism. If you create value, you should be able to profit from it.

But this raises a BIGGER question.

If Kawhi was a college athlete negotiating legitimate NIL deals, the rules governing those deals would be different.

In the NBA? Team-arranged outside compensation can violate the collectively bargained salary cap.

I understand WHY the NBA has those riles.
Competitive balance matters.

But here's my question:

WHOW GETS TO DECIDE WHAT AN ATHLETE IS ACTUALLY WORTH?

The league? The team? The sponsors? Or the market?

Your savings account has ONE job: protect your financial future.
But do you know what it’s earning, what it’s for, and how long it could support you?
Business Athletes, give every dollar a job.
COMMENT your savings APY below! 👇

Why would you sign a contract for LESS money?

Sean Tucker just did.

He went from $3.5M to $2.5M with the Bucs.

Bad deal? Maybe not.

You're missing the most important word:

GUARANTEED.

$3.5M on paper vs. $2.5M guaranteed.

In the NFL, every snap carries risk -- and contracts aren't always guaranteed.

Sometimes making less money means protecting more money.

Business Athlete lesson: Don't just ask what the contract is worth.

Ask what's guaranteed.

Take it personal or take it to get better.
How do you take these kind of messages?

At 19, Jaylen Brown learned a money lesson that changed everything for him.

He met a venture capitalist making millions and realized:
🏀 Jaylen had to play to make his money.
💰️ The investor had learned how to make his money work for him.

That's a shift every Business Athlete has to make.

Your talent can create a paycheck.
Investing can turn that paycheck into an employee.

You won't build lasting wealth until you learn how to put your money to work.

Earn with your talent. Employ your money. Build wealth.

Follow the Fullback of Finance for money tips to help you build wealth, not just become rich.

STOP TRYING TO FIT IN.

The part of you they call "weird" might be the most powerful part of you.

If your circle doesn't accept your weird, that's not your circle.

Football taught me that. I had to become a different character on the field -- aggressive, physical, willing to do the dirty work.

That wasn't typically who I was off the field. But it was who I needed to become on the field to compete.

Young athletes: Who is YOUR character when you step between the lines?

Find it. Own it. Embrace your weird.

You don't eliminate uncertainty by thinking.
You eliminate it by DOING.

SpaceX pushes rockets to the point of failure for a reason:

Failure gives data.

It shows you what worked, what didn't, and where your limits are.

F.A.I.L. = First Attempt In Learning.

So stop chasing perfect.

Get the rep. Get the feedback. Make progress.

Push the envelope until it breaks. Then build it better.

FAIL FORWARD. 🚀