New York Yankee great Alex Rodriguez has been booked and busy since retiring from the game. Along with his punditry job for Fox Sports, Rodriguez has dabbled in several business ventures and even utilizes his time as a guest instructor, teaching up-and-coming entrepreneurs.
In two Instagram stories on Tuesday, Rodriguez showcased his "7th year of guest teaching" at the famed Stanford Graduate School of Business. A few notable alumni of the prestigious school are Microsoft CEO and LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, Nike founder Phil Knight and former U.S. president John F. Kennedy.
Clad in all-black attire, Rodriguez was photographed chatting with young students in front of the Knight Management Center inside the Stanford University campus.
It's been reported that the baseball legend has been chiming in on business classes related to strategic pivoting. The subject tackles the diversion of a company's direction as a response to the ever-changing needs of consumers and the market. The tactic is mainly used by a company to raise further profits and for its survival in the market.
Alex Rodriguez's ventures away from baseball
Multi-time MVP Alex Rodriguez has been one of the shining examples of professional athletes who utilized their money and success for useful means. Since stepping away from the game, the Yankee great has been a figurehead in several companies.
Apart from the A-Rod Corp., which he established in 2003 as a holding firm, the multi-time All-Star founded Slam Corp., Mojo and Jump.
Slam Corp is an acquisition company that aims to purchase the industry leaders in sports, media and entertainment. Mojo, meanwhile, is a company whose goal is to predict the markets in sports and sports betting. Finally, Jump was founded as a platform for sports franchises and venues to bring the game closer to fans through virtual applications.
Aside from co-founding Jump and Mojo with businessman Marc Lore, Alex Rodriguez is also currently a minority owner of the NBA team Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA's Minnesota Lynx alongside Lore.
He has also invested in Presidente, a beer company owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev, and NRG Esports with Jimmy Rollins and Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal.