Our Story

Intro

You're here to learn about Offseason. Cool. Before we get there though, let me give you some context on why Offseason even exists in the first place, because while Offseason as an entity is brand new, the story really started 16 years ago.

Baseball

I loved playing baseball as a kid. In fact, if you asked me today what the most satisfying feeling in the world of sports is, I'll still tell you it's a toss up between the snap of a glove around a well thrown ball and the crack of a bat when you hit it just right.

As much as I loved baseball, I quit playing when I was eleven. Why?

It was the first season I played where coaches gave players signs when they were at the plate, and my first at-bat of the season I stepped to the plate, looked at my coach, and got the signal: Bunt.

Bunt? I thought. I don't want to bunt.

Of course, it's at this point in the story that anyone who knows anything about baseball starts to bring up how important bunting is for the game and the strategy behind it and blah blah blah. I get it, and I agree with it. I really do.

But I didn't want to bunt. I wanted to swing for the fences, because that was the only way I knew how to play baseball. Step up, wait for your pitch, then swing like hell.

When that was gone, I chose to walk away.

Basketball

Now, something else you should know about eleven-year-old me is that there was pretty much nothing in my life that I loved more than basketball. Playing it, watching it, learning about it. Outside of being in school and being asleep, I don't think I spent more time doing any one thing growing up than I did shooting and dribbling a basketball.

I practiced tirelessly and for hours at a time, every day, without fail.

You're probably wondering what all of this has to do with Offseason. Pretty simple: Offseason was born because the person I was at eleven and the person I am today are incredibly alike.

I came to a point in my career recently where I felt like I was being asked to bunt at too many at-bats, and despite a very clear understanding of the reasoning and the strategy behind bunting when you're a part of a team, my feelings were the same as they were 16 years ago.

Bunt? I don't want to bunt. I want to swing for the fences.

I also wanted to get back the feeling I used to have every time I picked up a basketball when I was a kid. The feeling of being so obsessed with improving my craft that I worked tirelessly and for hours on end and feeling like every drop of sweat and jammed finger and sprained ankle was in fact a blessing. A privilege.

That's why Offseason exists.

Partner with us

Offseason is building a $100m portfolio of profitable businesses run by good people. Most will read that and focus on the number in the middle. We're focused on the word at the end: People.

If you are someone who is looking for more out of their career, come join us. When you partner with Offseason, it comes with an agreement that both sides are going to do two things: Swing for the fences, and work tirelessly to improve and grow.

If that’s appealing to you, get in touch.