Strategic advisory across sport, family offices, and capital

One practice.
Two worlds.
One standard.

48X sits where sport, business, and capital meet. We connect the right people, and we translate between worlds that rarely speak the same language.

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What 48X does

Where talent meets capital.

The people 48X works with, athletes, founders, and the brands around them, build real value, often at the moment they are least equipped to protect it. On the other side sit family offices, investors, and operators looking for exactly that: reach, trust, and a story worth backing. 48X stands between the two. We make the introductions that matter, and we translate, so both sides understand the opportunity, the person, and the long game. We work across all sports, men's and women's, and across business, from NIL and early ventures to the years well after the game.

i

Capital connection

We build the room. Family offices, private investors, and brand partners, convened around an athlete or an opportunity, with the right people present and every introduction made with care.

ii

Life after sport

Preparation that begins well before the final game: clarity of purpose, financial literacy, protection, and the structures that allow wealth to outlast a career.

iii

Brand and consumer partnerships

Aligning athletes with consumer brands and ventures where the fit is genuine and the value moves in both directions, drawn from seventeen years of relationships.

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Private convenings

The settings where capital and sport meet in person: dinners, houses, and the Wealth Beyond The Game series. Considered, discreet, and by invitation.

How we work

Independent by design.

When 48X brings people together, our only incentive is the quality of the room. There is no commission waiting on the other side of an introduction, which is precisely why a serious person can trust it.

  • Flat retainer engagementsScope is defined in advance and billed as a flat retainer.
  • No commissions or success feesWe never earn a percentage of a transaction.
  • Not a placement agentWe advise and we connect. We do not sell securities or place capital.
Upcoming events

Where the room comes together.

Nov 30Time TBD

The Allocator’s Table

Seattle, WA

A private dinner for athletes, founders, and investors during Sports Venture Week. Invite only.

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Dec 57 to 9 PM

The Allocator’s Table

Dana Point, CA

A private dinner for athletes and family offices. Invite only.

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Jan 2311 AM to 3 PM

Wealth Beyond The Game — Title Week Edition

Las Vegas, NV

Details coming soon.

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Feb 11 and 12Registration info coming soon

Fifth Quarter House

Los Angeles, CA

A Wealth and Wellness lounge with public and private sessions for athletes, fans, VIPs, and more.

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The companion work

The 48 & Forward Foundation

Some of the most meaningful work does not belong on an invoice. The 48 & Forward Foundation, a 501(c)(3), exists to help athletes through one of the hardest turns of their lives: the transition out of the game. When a career ends, by choice, by age, or by injury, an athlete can lose income, identity, and structure all at once. The foundation is built to meet that moment.

Its programs give the mission substance. Wealth Beyond The Game prepares athletes financially for life after sport. A wellness path refers athletes and their families to sports specialized clinicians, with the cost covered by the foundation. Community work extends the same support to underserved youth and to students whose paths were interrupted by injury or hardship.

The foundation is a companion to 48X, and is never billed under a client retainer.

Athlete transition and community impact
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Contact

48X works with a select number of clients at a time.

Athletes, family offices, and partners who value a room built with care. If that describes you, we would welcome the conversation.