# Tyrre Burks

> Tyrre Burks is the Minneapolis-based founder and CEO of Players Health, a sports insurance and risk management company. Raised on Chicago’s South Side, he played college and professional football before building businesses around team communication and sports administration. His public work connects entrepreneurship with making sport more accessible, including participation grants and efforts to reduce insurance costs.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Players Health
- **Organizations:** Players Health, Audience of One Meetups, B2THEWORLD
- **From:** Chicago, United States
- **Education:** Harper College, Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Psychology, Winona State University, Master of Business Administration in International Business, Argosy University
- **Known for:** Led Players Health through its $60 million Series C announced in December 2024; total company funding exceeded $100 million., Players Health won Google Demo Day’s top prize in May 2016., Players Health’s 2022 microgrant campaign awarded $51,975 to 75 children in 20 states.

## Career timeline

- **2007-2008** — Played wide receiver for Winona State; helped the Warriors win an NSIC championship.
- **2010** — Graduated from Winona State University.
- **Before 2012** — Played professional football in Germany and the Canadian Football League, including Saskatchewan.
- **2012** — Publicly described himself as founder and CEO of Audience of One Meetups, a sports team communication startup.
- **2015** — Players Health went online; participated in gener8tor’s Milwaukee accelerator cohort.
- **2016** — Players Health won the top prize at Google Demo Day in San Francisco.
- **2022** — Discussed the company’s move into insurance brokerage on By All Means; the company ran participation microgrants.
- **2024** — Players Health announced a $60 million Series C led by Bluestone Equity Partners.
- **2026** — Discussed reducing youth sports insurance costs and expansion into golf in a May interview.

## Achievements

- Led Players Health through its $60 million Series C announced in December 2024; total company funding exceeded $100 million.
- Players Health won Google Demo Day’s top prize in May 2016.
- Players Health’s 2022 microgrant campaign awarded $51,975 to 75 children in 20 states.
- Named among Twin Cities Business’s 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year winners.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — His LinkedIn profile lists a July 2 article titled What Reinvention Actually Costs.
- **2026-06** — Players Health became the presenting sponsor of Youth Inc.’s Crashin’ Practice series, launched June 2.
- **2026-05** — At a Dallas industry meeting, Burks reported just over $100 million in company insurance premium and described seeking capacity for a new golf program.
- **2024-12** — Players Health announced a $60 million Series C led by Bluestone Equity Partners.

## Links

- Website: https://tyrreburks.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyrreburks/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/TyrreBurks
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyrre_burks/

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Last updated: 2026-10-08