article thumbnail

6 great athlete-entrepreneurs and what they accomplished

crowdSPRING Blog

As a brand unto himself, he not only acted as a spokesman, endorsing numerous other brands, but is also the owner of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats, which he bought for around $175 million in 2010. In 1999 Foreman sold the rights to the George Foreman Grill for $137 million. George Foreman. Venus Williams.

article thumbnail

America’s founding entrepreneurs: revolution at work

crowdSPRING Blog

As a brand unto himself, he not only acted as a spokesman, endorsing numerous other brands, but is also the owner of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats, which he bought for around $175 million in 2010. In 1999 Foreman sold the rights to the George Foreman Grill for $137 million. George Foreman. Venus Williams.