Jon Yarbrough

Jon Yarbrough
Jon Yarbrough
Born	1956/1957 (age 62–63)[1]
Nationality	American
Education	Tennessee Technological University
Known for	Founder, Video Gaming Technologies
Net worth	US$2.2 billion (October 2018)[1]
Spouse(s)	married
Children	2

Jon Yarbrough (born 1956/1957) is an American billionaire, the founder of Video Gaming Technologies.

Early life

Jon Yarbrough has a bachelor's degree from Tennessee Technological University.[1] His first entrepreneurial experience was selling with Southwestern Advantage[2]. An aficionado of foosball, he then purchased a foosball table and struck 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][3][4]

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]

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References

"Jon Yarbrough". Forbes. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
"EC Hall of Fame: The Class of 2015". Nashville Post. June 21, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
Fontevecchia, Agustino (September 30, 2014). "Forbes 400 Newcomer: From A Single Foosball Table To A Billion-Dollar Gaming Empire". Forbes. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
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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[Forbes-1] "Jon Yarbrough". Forbes. Retrieved September 24, 2015.

[Nashville_Post-2] "EC Hall of Fame: The Class of 2015". Nashville Post. June 21, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2019.

[forbesagustino-3] Fontevecchia, Agustino (September 30, 2014). "Forbes 400 Newcomer: From A Single Foosball Table To A Billion-Dollar Gaming Empire". Forbes. Retrieved February 4, 2016.

[businessadvicefromaman-4] 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.