Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue II, 2016 | Page 44

MULTI BY KERRY PIPES BRAND PRO ATHLETE Packaging a Punch NFL vet invests in Title Boxing Club F ormer NFL linebacker Bryan Scott has two things on his mind these days: 1) building a successful chain of Title Boxing Club franchises in the Atlanta area, and 2) overseeing the company he co-owns, Noene USA, which sells a line of high-tech, ultra shock-absorbing insoles. If his track record is any indication, he’ll be successful. Scott was a second round draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons in 2003. He spent the next decade in the NFL playing defensive back and linebacker for the Falcons, New Orleans Saints, and Tennessee Titans before winding up his NFL career with the Buffalo Bills. Like most athletes who reach the professional level, he says he loved it and was honored to play successfully for so many years. But unlike many of his peers, Scott knew there was life after football. Following his retirement in 2013, Scott was eager to begin his business career. “Football is not a career, it’s a job,” the 34-year-old likes to say. “The fundamentals of success are the same no matter what field you work in,” he says. “Hard work and dedication will get you where you want to go.” One of his relatives had a chance encounter with the European president of the Swiss company that makes the NoNAME: Bryan Scott TITLE: Owner COMPANY: Title Boxing Club NO. OF UNITS: 2 AGE: 34 FAMILY: Married with 3 girls and a baby girl on the way YEARS IN FRANCHISING: 1 YEARS IN CURRENT POSITION: 1 42 MULTI-UNIT FRANCHISEE IS S UE II, 2016 muf16-2_scott.indd 42 4/2/16 2:33 PM