Mitlin Money Mindset
From NFL Champion to Venture Visionary with Marques Colston
Key Takeaways
- His transition from NFL athlete to entrepreneur and the pivotal role of self-awareness
- The vision behind Champion Venture Partners and its focus on accessibility in investments
- The parallels between sports and business, highlighting discipline and risk-taking
- How fractional ownership and emerging sports are reshaping the investment space
- The significance of education and empowering new investors for long-term impact
Meet the Guest
Marques Colston
A seasoned business leader, Marques’s business career is shaped by the perspectives and lived experiences gained from his journey to becoming an unlikely NFL standout.
Marques’s journey from small school prospect through a decade-long NFL career taught him how success has to be earned everyday, and sustaining it at the highest level requires humility that allows you to be an active learner, curiosity to explore new ways to unlock value, and confidence built on preparation and repetition.
This philosophy is the foundation of Marques’s post-football journey as an entrepreneur, educator, financial advisor, and executive coach and strategic consultant for dozens of companies – startups to Fortune 100.
His diverse path is connected by the vision to empower underserved and underestimated communities, helping them envision and achieve beyond their current limitations.
CVP represents an opportunity for Marques to leverage his passion, skills, influence, and access to build a firm with the potential to build a legacy of doing well and good, by creating access to wealth building opportunities to a more diverse group of investors.
Show Notes
How do you pivot from a record-breaking NFL career to transforming the investment space?
Marques Colston shares his compelling story of grit, adaptation, and leading with purpose.
In this episode of Mitlin Money Mindset®, Larry Sprung sits down with Marques Colston, a Super Bowl champion and founding partner of Champion Venture Partners. Marques reflects on his journey from being an overlooked draft pick to a trailblazer in democratizing sports investments, emphasizing resilience, operational excellence, and accessibility for all investors.
Resources
Learn more about Larry Sprung's book, "Financial Planning Made Personal."
The JOY and Productivity Journal by Lawrence Sprung
JOYful Finances for Couples
About the Podcast
Welcome to Mitlin Money Mindset®️! With your host, Larry Sprung, CFP®️, Founder and Wealth Advisor at Mitlin Financial Inc®️. With over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur in the financial services industry, Larry thrives to help you achieve your goals while finding JOY in the journey.
Each week, he’ll go deep with engaging guests who provide tangible takeaways and a whole lot of JOY along the way. Here, we don’t just talk about money; we celebrate it as a catalyst for JOY and possibility. Whether you’re saving for the future, planning your next big adventure, or just looking to add some spark to your daily money management, you’re in the right place.
We hope you enJOY these conversations as much as Larry enJOYed having them. And remember to ask yourself, what did you do today that brought you joy?®️