Basketball · Retired · USA
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal is a retired basketball player from the USA whose off-the-field ventures include Google, Five Guys, Big Chicken, Papa John's, Sacramento Kings and Real estate entrepreneur. Hydration Break tracks 6 sourced ventures across business, investing, real estate.
Hall of Famer, early Google investor, and fast-food empire builder.
At a glance: 6 ventures / 12 sources / active 2013–2019 / business, investing, real estate
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Ventures
- 2013Investing
Sacramento Kings
Became a minority owner.
Sources: orlandosentinel.com (opens in new tab) Wikipedia (opens in new tab) - 2019Business
Papa John's
Joined the board and invested in nine Atlanta-area stores.
Sources: buzzfeed.com (opens in new tab) Wikipedia (opens in new tab) - ----Investing
Google
An early investor in Google.
Sources: cnbc.com (opens in new tab) Wikipedia (opens in new tab) - ----Business
Five Guys
Owned (later sold) 155 Five Guys restaurants, about 10% of locations.
Sources: cnbc.com (opens in new tab) Wikipedia (opens in new tab) - ----Business
Big Chicken
Owns the Big Chicken chicken-sandwich brand.
Sources: forbes.com (opens in new tab) Wikipedia (opens in new tab) - ----Real Estate
Real estate entrepreneur
Owns car washes, health clubs and a movie theater in Newark.
Sources: latimes.com (opens in new tab) Wikipedia (opens in new tab)