Daniel Casteel, the President and CEO of Gone Pro, knows a thing or two about the power of athletics. A former University of Alabama football player, Casteel played under the legendary Coach Paul “Bear Bryant,” and was the last class Coach Bryant ever coached. A member of the 1978, 1979, and 1981 national championship teams, and a part of Coach Bryant’s celebrated “315” win, Casteel’s love for athletics is a deep rooted tradition. It was during this time where Casteel bonded with his teammates, on and off the field, and forged friendships that would last a lifetime.
It was these relationships that inspired the idea of Gone Pro, a career management service aimed to help former collegiate and professional athletes optimize their professional careers. Casteel understood the importance of teamwork, and the fraternal bond athletes have for one another, and saw the need for providing this group the feedback and coaching in their professional lives that they had been accustom to in their years of competitive sports. And, a former human resources executive, he also saw the demand for former athletes by corporations who prize the personal characteristics of dedication, determination, enthusiasm, effort and teamwork that are developed after years of training in their chosen sport. With this, Gone Pro was born.
Along with Gone Pro, Daniel serves on the Board of Directors for The National Football Foundation, Middle Tennessee Chapter, and well as for the American Cancer Society. He is involved with “Volunteers of America,” where he helps put on a annual golf tournament, pinning former University of Alabama players against those from the University of Tennessee.
For more information about Daniel Casteel, please visit our webpage at http://gonepro.com/bios/DanielCasteel