In the midst of an eventful first season as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, Oliver Marmol hasn’t lost sight of his biggest hobby: business. He and his wife Amber are the founders of VS, a sports education app that taps pro athletes such as Albert Pujols, Fernando T
Featuring high-level workout drills and ultra-specific responses to any question a user may ask, VS is unique in the accessibility it grants inside the life of a professional athlete. “If there’s one word I want you to take away from this it is ‘access,’” the Cardinals’ skipper shared. For him, the access he had to great minds in baseball through his playing and early coaching days led him to one of baseball’s prime managerial jobs, and it’s something he and Amber strive to provide to anyone out there with similar ambitions.
The co-founders spoke with Entrepreneur over Zoom about growing their startup while managing their super busy lives, why treating the talent and clientele kindly goes a long way, and how a trip to Guatemala fueled their desire to give back.
