Vicente Fernandez is a cool story of a transition from student athlete to CEO.  He grew up in Miami, Florida and spent most of his childhood playing or watching sports. His dream was always to be a sports broadcaster and although he never quite made it to that, he was right with the industry he thought he would make it into one day.  He played football throughout high school and continued his career at the University of Chicago. While there he worked as the sports editor for the school newspaper.

This is when his idea began to take form.  He started a sports organization called the Sports Business Team as a resource for students with an interest in the field.  This led to an internship program with the Chicago Bulls. After learning that he no longer wanted to go into sports broadcasting.  Shortly thereafter his mom told him that she wanted to start a sports website with his help. After a short conversation with his mom and some long brainstorming sessions of his own, SportsManias was born.

SportsManias is a website/app that is designed to deliver 24/7 professional beat writer journalism with team and player tweets. It is for the ultimate die hard fan.  Its concept is projected as the straight from the guys who get it, sportsmanias gets it to you. It highlights beat writers as the best source for inside scoops on teams. They have partnered with some notable NFL players such as receivers Julio Jones and Jeremy Maclin.  The thing i like most about this idea is that it is a need that Vicente wanted himself and went and fulfilled it. He knew there was a market and people for it because him and his friends and teammates were all some of the people that would have and do use the product. I also enjoyed his story because i can very much relate to a lot of his passions and what he enjoys.