Marlon Green

Financial Services Professional & Financial Literacy Advocate

Personal Notes

As the founder of Prosperous Athletes, my purpose is to build a community where we teach financial principles and provide career awareness to high school and collegiate athletes with diverse backgrounds by providing them with basic tools, concepts and resources that will sustain them beyond the arena of athletics. Throughout the course of their careers, athletes are well equipped with skillsets such as leadership, communication, teamwork, discipline and time management that are building blocks for a prosperous future. Our financial education program promotes basic concepts that will prepare athletes to become confident stewards of their resources that will enable them to become financially independent and secure.

Bio

Marlon Green is the founder of the Prosperous Athletes financial education and career awareness program for high school & collegiate athletes. As a former athlete, I am passionate about paying it forward to others by sharing my personal journey and experiences as it relates to financial literacy and life decisions. Marlon has over 20 years of Accounting & Finance experience in which he has worked in various industries such as Chemical, Oil & Gas and the Consulting industry. Marlon holds an Undergraduate degree in Accounting & Business Administration from Houston Baptist University. Marlon also obtained his MBA in Finance & Investment Management from the University of Houston Downtown. Marlon is a certified Diversity, Equity and Inclusion expert via Cornell University. He is also a Certified Financial Education Instructor via the National Financial Educators Council who specializes in providing financial wellness education and training. Marlon attributes his personal and professional successes to his background as a student athlete where he learned the importance of discipline, team work, communicating, collaboration, time management, leadership and perseverance at an early age.

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