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Podcast: By All Means
Episode: 91. Players Health founder/CEO Tyrre Burks
Description: “I didn’t have a business model. I had an idea. And I refused to give up.”
Former pro athlete Tyrre Burkes is on a mission to make youth sports safer. His Minneapolis based company, Players Health, provides a platform for coach credentialing and training, injury reports, management, and abuse investigations. The company has raised $30 million since its 2016 formation. But Players Health really hit its stride just a couple of years ago when Burkes realized a huge opportunity in becoming an insurance brokerage.
In 2021, Players Health sold $7 million in insurance policies; this year it expects to top $40 million. Already one of the...