How NFL Legend Steve Young Built a $10 Billion Fund

About this episode

Steve Young discusses his transition from football to building a successful private equity firm.

Steve Young has created a playbook for so many athletes looking to make their way in business and spends a lot of his time paying it forward. HGGC, the private equity firm he started in 2007 with Rich Lawson, currently has an AUM above $10 billion. He also happens to be one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game of football.  In this episode of  The Deal, Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly hit the road to talk to Steve Young at his Palo Alto office. Steve shares why making a clean break from football was one of the best decisions he’s made in his career, why he considers himself “highly fireable” and how he built a fund with a spirit of abundance. He also shares some stories about Roger Staubach, Bill Walsh and his dad, Grit Young. You can also watch this interview on  YouTube . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex Rodriguez, Jason Kelly

Guest: Steve Young

Topics covered

• business
• sports
• private equity
• entrepreneurship
• athlete transition

Keywords

• Steve Young
• HGGC
• private equity
• NFL
• business
• investment
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HGGC

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