Inside This Former Dallas Cowboy's Growing Ramen Business

NFL Pro Bowl linebacker Jaylon Smith joins Forbes senior writer and editor Jabari Young at the Nasdaq MarketSite to discuss his investments and interest in restaurant franchising . The former Dallas Cowboys star also updates his NFL career and recaps his time playing for "America's Team," a franchise that Forbes values at $9 billion.
0:00 Introduction
0:57 What Jaylon Smith Is Looking Forward To Career Wise
2:10 Jaylon On His NFL Career
3:15 Jaylon On His Ramen Business And Why It Was A Delicious Investment
5:37 Jaylon On Balancing Serial Entrepreneurship And His Athletic Career
8:37 Jaylon On Working In Fast Food To Owning A Restaurant
13:50 Jaylon Smith On Resilience
19:04 Jaylon Talks Numbers, How Much Has He Invested?
21:24 Jaylon On His Business Mentors
25:45 How Does Jaylon Smith View Leadership?
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[@cmoe39lm]

Much respect to you Jalen!!! Keep up the Amazing work Bro!!! 💯🙏🏾

[@Tru_Love81]

Happy for you brother. Beast at Dame. Good for the Cowboys but happy for his journey. Good dude.

[@OptimisticKTV]

I'm so proud of you Jalen.

[@RonnieM90]

I like that he mentioned Junior Bridgeman. More people should look to him for inspiration.

[@wokemovement5732]

Great segment....WE NEED MORE OF THESE PEOPLE REPRESENTING US ON TV

[@Tank9266]

Great interview I hope Jaylon success at whatever he does. I really would love to see him back in Dallas tho.

[@sutats]

Ramen is life.

[@julianlaing2514]

excellent vibes, energy and conversation from these brothers 🤝🏾

[@solomoncooper6491]

Amazing interview! Very inspirational!

[@keno024]

Amazing interview and super intelligent brother

[@mazomazo9323]

Would love to see you back with Dallas

[@LinkRocks]

Why?

[@mazomazo9323]

He played like there was no tomorrow I miss that energy

[@001Khy]

You trippin 😂😂

[@juanzamora3865]

I would like to have him back too

[@NickMavromatis]

Explosive material 🔥

[@KimRivers-uz8el]

Great work blessed 💯

[@ghanjahman]

Respect ✊🏽

[@thegirlsclub24]

Great interview!

[@infiniteexistence3544]

Jyna is the best!! We have 2 locations in Atlanta and I go there all the time

[@otfcleaning1617]

Good interview

[@snypav]

Crazy

[@Dmac87]

🙏🏽

[@peoplehistoricallyovercomi1300]

🔥

[@carlton2361]

He was a monster on the field

[@Marcuschanged]

Would've been better than Parsons if he never had that terrible injury in college.

[@LinkRocks]

LOL that's silly.

[@Marcuschanged]

@@LinkRocks ur silly jaylon Smith was a way better college player than Parsons. He was just as fast as parson. The man ran 4.48 on 1 foot. Jaylon Smith was a monster before his injury in college. You're brain only knows 1 foot jaylon Smith. The man had drop foot and still running in the 4.4s

[@MonStarVillain]

@@Marcuschanged your wrong just stop

[@plunkymorris1346]

Man we should have keep that dude

[@madtownangler]

Would like to someday see low salt ramen that could be stored. I know you can make homemade ramen without sugar and a whole pile of salt

[@yahsplanandfamily]

it'll be a blessing if I can get an approval on a business loan. I already have a business that's 14 Months old.

[@_WillieB]

So what’s the name of the business?

[@oliverytgamerz9551]

I am 14 year from India

[@oliverytgamerz9551]

I am next

[@oliverytgamerz9551]

Before 2040

[@oliverytgamerz9551]

World first $1000trillinior i am

[@adrianenriquez2544]

Put the crack pipe down.

[@crunkbeast]

I love interviews like these, thank you!