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Podcast: Over Fifty Starting Over
Episode: O50 Special Guest 1: Marques Ogden -- former NFL player, rags to riches and back again
Description: Marques Ogden, drafted into the NFL in 2003.Retired after 5 years to pursue a career in construction and contracting.
At 27, Marques founded Kayden Premier Enterprises and in 2010, Marques won The African American Subcontractor of the Year Award in the state of Maryland.
Though he soon went bankrupt, losing almost 2 million dollars on one project in a matter of 90 days. During his darkest hours, Marques pulled himself together, got a part-time job as a custodian and with hard work and determination became an inspirational keynote speaker, executive coach, best-selling author and marketing leader, helping to build the succ...