Jon Yarbrough

Jon Yarbrough
Residence Franklin, Tennessee, US
Nationality American
Alma mater Tennessee Technological University
Known for Founder, Video Gaming Technologies
Net worth US$1.7 billion (September 2015)[1]
Spouse(s) married
Children 2

Jon Yarbrough is an American billionaire, the founder of Video Gaming Technologies.

Early life

Jon Yarbrough has a bachelor's degree from Tennessee Technological University.[1] An aficionado of foosball, his first entrepreneurial experience was purchasing a foosball table and striking a deal with a bar in Cookeville, Tennessee (where Tennessee Tech is located): if they would store the table for him, he would split the proceeds earned from games played by the bar's clients.[1]

Career

In 1991, Yarbrough founded Video Gaming Technologies. In October 2014, he sold it to the Australian company Aristocrat Leisure for $1.28 billion.[1][2][3]

As of September 2015, he had a net worth of US$1.7 billion.[1]

Personal life

Yarbrough is married with two children and lives in Franklin, Tennessee.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jon Yarbrough". Forbes. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ Fontevecchia, Agustino (September 30, 2014). "Forbes 400 Newcomer: From A Single Foosball Table To A Billion-Dollar Gaming Empire". Forbes. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ Kennedy, Eleanor (July 8, 2014). "Advice from a man who just sold his company for $1.3 billion". Nashville Business Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
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