Hutchinson: Transitioned from NFL quarterback directly to 100-hour analyst weeks
Chad Hutchinson · Chad Hutchinson – Professional Athlete to Professional Investor in Sports (EP.351) · Nov 20, 2023 · at 29:22
Chad Hutchinson, partner at Arctos Partners, describes retiring from professional football at age 28 to start over as an entry-level private equity analyst.
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“I was NFL quarterback one year, and then I was crunching spreadsheets, hundred-hour work weeks, making coffee the next year, making no money.”
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