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Not mentorship. Not charity. Veterans and athletes as equal learning partners, building business skills in public. That's the story. Write info@capitalforgeleague.com or use the form.
The story
Traditional programs pair athletes with mentors. CFL pairs veterans and athletes as equals — collaborative learning partners, not a hierarchy.
Veteran discipline + athlete drive — the same people who ran missions and the same people who ran scoreboards, learning company operations together through sports-tech projects. In public. In Florida. Right now.
That is not a charity pitch and it is not a mentorship brochure. It is an educational model you can film, quote, and fact-check.
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Army Signal + FAMU point guard. Marine infantry + NFL practice squad. Equals building a company, not a mentee sitting across a workspace.
“Your last game will end. Your last business doesn't have to.”
MacDill, the bases, and pro / NCAA rosters in the same state. Tampa, Miami, and Orlando teams learning in public — Florida talent, Florida structure.
“Florida has the talent. CFL gives them the structure.”
NIL changed the paycheck. CFL teaches the company behind the name — literacy and operations, not just a deal sheet.
“Don't just monetize your name. Understand the business behind it.”
When the roster cut comes, the next chapter is a learning partnership — recently retired pros paired with veteran operators.
Skills that outlive a career. Interviews available on request.
Teams move down a virtual field on traction and community marks. Live stadium energy, public leaderboards, education-first scoring.
Competition you can watch. Votes are educational — not investment advice.
Florida's Invest Local Act (§517.0612) lets hometown investors back hometown ventures. Mark Jones built the state's first registered intermediary. Registration does not imply that such person has been sponsored, recommended, or approved by the state or an agency or officer of the state or by the United States or an agency or officer of the United States.
CFL teaches. StateCF is separate — see the lock below.
Entity lock: Capital Forge League is a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit. It does not broker securities, take commissions, or hold equity in participant ventures, and it offers no pathway to capital formation. StateCF is a separate legal entity. Do not describe CFL as a fund, portal, or broker-dealer, or as a route to either.
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Founder, Capital Forge League
38 years as a crew chief at American Airlines. Founded CFL to pair veterans with athletes as collaborative learning partners. Built Florida's first registered crowdfunding intermediary (StateCF.com) as a separate entity. Registration does not imply that such person has been sponsored, recommended, or approved by the state or an agency or officer of the state or by the United States or an agency or officer of the United States.
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Cleared for print and broadcast. Attribute once: Mark Jones, Founder, Capital Forge League — topic tags below are themes only, not separate bylines.
Your last game will end. Your last business doesn't have to. CFL pairs veterans with athletes as co-equal founders — not mentors, not protégés — to develop skills that outlive careers.Skills that outlive careers
Don't just monetize your name. Understand the business fundamentals behind it. That's the difference between NIL deals and long-term business literacy and career readiness.NIL literacy & career readiness
Veterans don't need transition assistance. They need educational partners. Athletes don't need mentors. They need operational partners. That's what CFL delivers.What CFL delivers
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