College football stars shine in private equity

Brothers, college football stars and entrepreneurs, the Weatherfords have decades of success. Up next? Conquer private equity.


  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 6:00 a.m. June 14, 2019
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Will Weatherford co-founded Tampa-based Weatherford Capital in late 2014 with two of his brothers.
Will Weatherford co-founded Tampa-based Weatherford Capital in late 2014 with two of his brothers.
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The second-oldest of nine siblings, it would have been easy for Will Weatherford to make his career mark solo, without being smothered by family.

He was on his way, first in real estate and soon after in politics. On the latter, Weatherford, a Republican, had a meteoric rise: He went from campaign employee to Florida State House representative to Speaker of the House in roughly a decade. He represented Wesley Chapel.

 

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