From NFL fullback to Certified Financial Planner with Jedidiah Collins

Send us Fan MailThis week on Here's What We Know, our host Gary sits down with former NFL fullback Jedidiah “Jed” Collins, now a financial educator, author, and founder of Money Vehicle. From playing with the New Orleans Saints to launching a financial literacy movement, Jed shares what it means to lead with purpose both on and off the field.​​If you're a football fan or just trying to get smarter with your money, this one's for you.In This Episode:The NFL Days: Stories from Jed's time with the Saints, team culture, and what it was really like to play with legends like Drew Brees.The Fullback Mindset: Why the most underrated positions can teach us the most about teamwork and grit.Failing Forward: How the NFL taught Jed to embrace failure and channel it into growth.Building Legacy Over Lifestyle: Why top athletes and all of us should be thinking about impact, not just income.A Saints Fan for Life: Gary shares his childhood fandom and why the Saints always felt like more than just a team.Money Vehicle Mission: Jed’s passion project teaching students how to make smart financial decisions early.Why Financial Literacy Matters: Especially for athletes entering sudden wealth, real talk on fraud, fame, and responsibility.Entrepreneurship & Life After Sports: The parallels between athletics and business, and how resilience shows up in both.This episode is sponsored by: Tranont  Dignity MemorialBio:Jedidiah Collins, CFP®, is a former NFL fullback, Amazon best-selling author, adjunct professor, and Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) with a passion for financial education. His journey to financial empowerment didn’t begin with a textbook but with personal experience—after being cut 12 times, he persevered to become the #1 fullback in the NFL.While living the dream of playing professional football, Jed faced a harsh reality: he was unprepared for the financial opportunities that came with success. Determined to change that, he pursued his CFP® certification while still in the league. After transitioning from football, he gained real-world experience in wealth management but soon realized his true passion wasn’t in helping people end their financial journey—it was in empowering those who had never spoken the language of money to begin theirs.To fulfill this mission, Jed founded Money Vehicle, an education technology company providing schools and students with a roadmap to financial freedom through an engaging and accessible financial literacy curriculum.Today, Jed is a passionate advocate for financial awareness, helping professional athletes capture their dreams while also guiding young professionals to start theirs.Website: https://yourmoneyvehicle.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fullbackoffinance/Connect with Gary:Gary's WebsiteFollow Gary on InstagramGary's TiktokGary's FacebookWatch the episodes on YouTubeAdvertise on the PodcastThank you for listening. Let us know what you think about this episode. Leave us a review!