"After his junior year, he turned down a six-figure bonus offered by the Colorado Rockies. After his senior year, he accepted a six-figure bonus to sign with the Dodgers, only to blow out his elbow after one season in the minor leagues. He was 24. He was at peace. He called home. "I think the right thing to do is to say I did this baseball thing and go start my life," he told his father."
"Instead of giving up on baseball when he needed Tommy John surgery, his father encouraged Stripling to use the yearlong rehabilitation process as a way to explore what a future without baseball might look like. His grandfather set him up with an internship at an investment firm. Five years ago, Stripling and his mentor from that firm founded their own financial services company, called Skyward Financial."
"Now, 21 months after Stripling threw his last pitch in the major leagues, he is throwing a new one: Hey, young athletes coming into a lot of money, I've lived in that world, and I'll show you how to protect your money and build toward generational wealth. "It's not me trying to become the next Wolf of Wall Street," Stripling said. "This is genuine. I want to help kids and their families out in a space that has gotten out of hand in a hurry.""
Ross Stripling entered baseball by accident while studying business finance at Texas A&M. He declined a six-figure bonus from the Colorado Rockies after his junior year, then accepted a six-figure deal with the Dodgers after his senior year. After one season in the minor leagues, he blew out his elbow and later faced Tommy John surgery. He chose to rehabilitate and consider life beyond baseball, supported by his father and an internship arranged by his grandfather. After founding Skyward Financial with a mentor, he now advises young athletes who receive large sums, focusing on protecting money and building generational wealth rather than personal financial hype.
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