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Interview With The Agent: Leland Hardy
Leland Hardy is far from your typical sports agent. In fact, I had never heard of the extremely impressive innovator and scholar until the gentleman who set me up with B.J. Armstrong for his interview connected Leland and myself for an hour of insightful conversation. Scratch that. I had actually heard of Leland Hardy for [...]
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- Wally in Interview With The Agent: Leland Hardy: Darren I agree with -insidetheleague.com- thanks for the follow up question...
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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up
I love Jewish Jordan, this site loves Jewish Jordan, and lets face it, you love Jordan Farmar too. How could you not, when the guy decides to use his summer vacation to try to bring peace to the Middle East? He will be heading to Israel next month to run summer basketball camps that host [...]
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Norm Duke Wins Bowler Of The Year ESPYBetter being a couple of days late on this story than never announcing it. A member of Dynasty’s family won an ESPY! Congratulations to Norm Duke for winning an award that he definitely deserved. Here is the press release put out by the PBA:
Norm Duke won the Bowler of the Year Excellence in Sports Performance [...]
Sports Agents
Agent Spotlight: Hugh DodsonThe landscape of sports and entertainment management can change quickly, but it’s precisely this fluidity and competitive environment of consolidation and adventure that ensures its longevity, while also identifying the leaders and visionaries of tomorrow.
Take Hugh Dodson, for instance. Dodson had been chief operating officer and chief financial officer of The Gersh Agency in [...]
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Kudos, Joe LintaLast week, we saw Joe Linta negotiate a 5 year deal for his client and Ravens first round draft pick, Joe Flacco. This signing will also allow Flacco to compete for a wide open starting quarterback job.
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Oliver Adds OSU As A DefendantJust when you thought that Andy Oliver was suing the world, he adds his future Alma Mater to the fold. As a site that has been dedicated to the coverage of the ongoing Andy Oliver affair, SportsAgentBlog.com had received first word that Oklahoma State University is now one of the Defendants on the second amended [...]
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Marketing For A Sports AgentOver at MarketingProfs.com (great website, by the way), there is an interesting thread titled, Marketing For a Sports Agent. The topic was started by a person who potentially may pick up a Sports Agent client and he/she wonders what advice should be given in terms of marketing strategy. I believe that the best response was [...]
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