Ep. 28: Head of Sports Partnerships at Cameo, Darius Fleming: How Prepping for Rodeo and Bowling in the Junior Olympics Prepared Him for the NFL and Life After Football - a podcast by Grit Player Services

from 2020-06-04T23:18:58

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How the f**k did Darius Fleming go from playing football in the NFL to creating special moments for fans all over the world through the company, Cameo? Today we are talking with Darius Fleming about football, transitions and how to best educate yourself about systemic racism and injustice right now. Darius grew up in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Notre Dame University where he also played linebacker for the school’s legendary football program. He went on to play professionally for the San Francisco 49ers and picked up a Super Bowl win with the New England Patriots. After leaving the world of playing football, Darius worked in media relations and sales back in Chicago. Today, he is in strategic partnerships with one of the hottest companies in the media space, Cameo. So how did Darius go from football player to successful salesman so quickly? And how do we educate ourselves about social injustice without being an opportunistic cloud chaser?

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