Pursuing Financial Excellence with Romone Penny

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I first met Romone Penny at the barbershop we both go to here in Washington, DC. At the time, Romone was a senior on the American University basketball team. His team had just come off an appearance in the 2008 NCAA tournament and Romone was doing great work giving back to his community in his hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota. After graduating from American, Romone joined the global accounting firm Ernst & Young.

Fast forward ten years (yes, hard to believe). Romone now heads Pursuit Sports Group, a strategic consulting firm based in Washington, DC. Pursuit Sports Group focuses on financial education and planning, reputation management and business development for professional athletes, teams, sports leagues and organizations.

In this episode of Beyond The Whistle, Romone and I discuss:

• Romone's journey from college basketball player to accounting professional and entrepreneur
• Best ways for coaches to manage their personal finances working in what can be a nomadic and transient profession
• Pursuit Sports Group's "Pay Yourself First" financial education program for collegiate athletic departments and teams
• Pursuit Sports Group's Financial Excellence Weekend 2018 in Los Angeles during NBA All-Star Weekend

Mentions in this episode

• John Rice, Management Leadership for Tomorrow
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
• NBA All-Star Weekend 2018

Connect with Romone Penny and Pursuit Sports Group

• Pursuit Sports Group - Website
• Pursuit Financial Excellence Weekend - Website
• @AlwaysnPursuit - Twitter
• alwaysnpursuit - Instagram