Former NFL Star Brandon Marshall Talks Business Lessons After Football
Forbes Talks
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5 • 4 Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Brandon Marshall, a six-time NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver, joins Forbes senior writer Jabari Young at Nasdaq MarketSite to discuss a new partnership for his media platform, I AM Athlete. During the interview, Marshall reflects on his 13-year career, shares insights on overcoming a business fallout with friends, and describes how he has grown as the CEO of House of Athlete.
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| 0:00.0 | He holds the NFL record for most catches in a game. |
| 0:04.0 | Some called him baby T.O. Others credit him with sparking a new era of athlete empowerment. |
| 0:10.0 | And now he's repositioning his media platform. |
| 0:13.0 | Talking business and sports, Brandon Marshall, coming up at the NASDAQ. |
| 0:19.0 | Hello everyone, this is Jabari Young, Forbes singer writer, here at the NASDAQ. And I just. This is Jabari Young, Forbes singing writer here at the NASDAQ. |
| 0:23.6 | And I just told you I'm ready to talk to, right? |
| 0:25.6 | Brandon Marshall, former NFL wide receiver, played 13 seasons with the Denver Broncos, Miami, |
| 0:30.6 | Dolphins, Chicago Bears, Jets, Giants. |
| 0:33.6 | You never wanted to play for my cowboys, man? |
| 0:35.6 | The Cowboys, I couldn't do it. You couldn't do it. You couldn't do it? |
| 0:38.3 | It was violation. |
| 0:39.3 | I couldn't do it. |
| 0:40.3 | I couldn't do it. |
| 0:41.3 | I was really comfortable in Chicago. |
| 0:42.3 | I thought I was going to retire in Chicago beer. |
| 0:45.3 | And I started to do full-time broadcasting. |
| 0:48.3 | First athlete do full-time broadcasting. |
| 0:50.3 | They asked me to stop, and I had to stand on business. And so I said, I'll get closer to the biggest media market. And that's how I got to the jet. So that was very strategic. And now instead of flying in on my off days on Tuesdays into the city, I actually drove a sprinter from Brooklyn to 57th and 12th. And I was on inside the NFL for a long time. So, um. |
| 1:11.8 | But no Dallas, no Dallas. |
| 1:13.7 | No Dallas. |
| 1:14.7 | Everything for me was, like I love football. |
| 1:17.9 | Yeah. |
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