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title: "Forbes: Why Athletes Are Perfect Candidates For Franchise Ownership"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/9b47a26b-2861-4c3c-9a3d-6b668cbfa2ff
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/forbes-why-athletes-are-perfect-candidates-for-franchise-ownership-2709933
category: "Franchisors"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Franchisors"
topics: ["Emerging brands"]
published: 2019-05-10T20:15:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:35:17.983Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/799bad5a3b514f096e69bbc4a7896cd97335.jpg
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# Forbes: Why Athletes Are Perfect Candidates For Franchise Ownership

**TL;DR:** Forbes highlights the potential for athletes to succeed in franchise ownership, citing examples of successful sports stars turned entrepreneurs. Athletes like Hank Aaron, Shaquille O'Neal, and Max Montoya have found success in the industry.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-05-10. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/forbes-why-athletes-are-perfect-candidates-for-franchise-ownership-2709933).*

## Story

When a retiring professional athlete looks for their next big opportunity, franchising can be a natural fit, according to a recent article by Forbes. Sports stars like Hank Aaron, Shaquille O’Neal and Max Montoya—the latter a Penn Station East Coast Subs franchisee—have found success in the industry.

“Athletes have been coached by others their entire lives, so the transition to being coached/trained by a franchisor is natural,” writes Forbes. “They are accustomed to learning the game plan and then going out and executing it. Many athletes are also natural leaders, and they take these qualities to the business field as they guide their employees and make important decisions about the franchise.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- franchise ownership (topic)
- Forbes (company)
- Penn Station (company)
- Shaquille O'Neal (person)
- athlete entrepreneurs (topic)
- sports stars (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/forbes-why-athletes-are-perfect-candidates-for-franchise-ownership-2709933). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/9b47a26b-2861-4c3c-9a3d-6b668cbfa2ff).