Matthew Berry

The broke Hollywood writer who became ESPN's fantasy sports star

Matt Berry was a miserable Hollywood screenwriter who quit, went broke, and started blogging about fantasy sports for $100 a post. His writing skill built a huge audience, he launched a paid subscription site, ESPN bought it, and he ended up far happier and richer.

“That guy was a Hollywood screenwriter. He was writing movies and TV shows and he hated his life and he quit that. He's making a ton of money. He quit that. Started writing blog. He just loves sports and fantasy sports. He started blogging about that for $100 a blog post.”