Chris Lindauer

After working for nearly a decade in professional sports, Chris Lindauer, formed Sports Career Consulting to provide unique sports business education opportunities in and out of the classroom. In the twenty years (and counting) that followed, Chris has inspired thousands of students to pursue their passions and explore the career of their dreams.

Here’s Everything We Know About Shaq’s Business Empire, Including 150 Car Washes, 17 Auntie Anne’s, and — at One Point — 155 Five Guys (CE)

Many professional athletes can struggle financially once they retire. One big exception is former basketball star Shaquille O’Neal. It’s no secret that former athletes often experience post-career money problems. In the NBA, for instance, a staggering 60% of players go broke within five years of leaving the sport. Click here to read Read more…

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Mattel made action-figure replicas of doctors, nurses, grocery store workers, and delivery drivers — and it’s donating proceeds from sales of the toys to frontline workers (MC)

The toy giant Mattel is launching a collection of Fisher-Price action figures to celebrate the “everyday heroes” on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, including medical workers, grocery store employees, and delivery drivers, the company said Wednesday.   The collection includes 16 action figures, as well as five Little People Read more…

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