EPISODE · Sep 1, 2026 · 24 MIN
He Got Rejected From Wall Street… Then Built & Sold Multiple Companies | Sean O'Brien
from Growth House · host Jesse Ray
Sean O’Brien is the CEO of Athlete Agent, the world’s largest platform for connecting brands and businesses with professional athletes and their teams.In this episode, Sean shares how getting rejected from Wall Street pushed him into entrepreneurship, what it really took to build and sell multiple companies, and how he’s now building Athlete Agent into a major sports-tech platform.We talk about:Rejection and early entrepreneurshipMultiple company exitsThe unglamorous grind behind successBuilding powerful relationships and networksHow to actually reach high-level peopleAthlete Agent’s $100M visionAI, Google, and the future of sports accessSean also breaks down one of the biggest mistakes people make in networking: trying to get into the room before becoming someone people actually want to meet.Connect w/ Me via Text!Subscribe To Our Weekly Youtube Channelwww.youtube.com/@GrowthHouseTVFollow Me As I Travel & Build:IG: TheJesseRayLI: www.linkedin.com/in/jesserayc/Growth HouseIG: TheGrowthHouse
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Sean O’Brien is the CEO of Athlete Agent, the world’s largest platform for connecting brands and businesses with professional athletes and their teams. In this episode, Sean shares how getting rejected from Wall Street pushed him into entrepreneurship, what it really took to build and sell multiple companies, and how he’s now building Athlete Agent into a major sports-tech platform. We talk about: Rejection and early entrepreneurshipMultiple company exitsThe unglamorous grind behind successBu...
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