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Ryan Smith turned a corporate survey company into a $5 billion sports empire.
Here's the story ๐
Ryan Smith dropped out of college to start a survey company called Qualtrics with his dad.
It was initially just a way for Ryan to spend time with his dad while he battled cancer.
But his dad gradually got better, and the company became massive.
The family initially used savings to bootstrap the business and eventually sold Qualtrics for $8 billion.
But rather than retiring on a beach, Ryan used his money to fund his passion for sports.
Ryan started by purchasing the Utah Jazz for $1.6 billion.
He didnโt even negotiate the deal โ Ryan just pulled out his phone, offered the valuation number on Forbes, and the owner accepted.
But Ryan didnโt stop there.
Ryan has spent the last several years building a holding company around the Utah Jazz.
He purchased MLS club Real Salt Lake for $400 million.
He then acquired the NWSLโs Utah Royals for $2 million.
And he has now purchased a yet-to-be-named NHL team for $1.2 billion.
Ryan is already up a few billion dollars on paper โ but that's not even the best part.
After buying the Utah Jazz, Ryan Smith implemented one of the most remarkable initiatives in all of sports.
For every game the Jazz win, the team awards a full, tuition-free, four-year scholarship to an underrepresented or minority kid.
These kids are often the first people in their families to go to college, and the Jazz have spent millions so far, awarding 114 scholarships over the first two years.
Now that's incredible ๐
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