I like writing about successful University of Miami alumni [Some Miami Hurricanes Actually Do Good..]. In this case, I would like to highlight Ryan McNeil, someone who should get more credit off the field than he ever received playing football (although he was an All-American).
Ryan McNeil is genuinely concerned about athletes and their ability to manage the millions of dollars that they make as professionals. He has created PBFN – Professional Business & Financial Network and OverTime (OT) Magazine in an effort to make athletes more financially responsible.
Membership in the Professional Business & Financial Network costs $195 per year. The aim is to make the transition smooth for athletes to go from battling it out on the field to being a successful businessperson.
OT Magazine claims to be the first and only magazine specifically geared towards athletes. The magazine hopes to focus on the important business and lifestyle interests of past, present and future professional athletes. Non-athletes can subscribe to the magazine for $29.95 per year.
”What you are doing is very important,” retired football player Mike Siani recently wrote in a letter to OT Magazine, “because many of us former athletes flounder once our athletic careers are over.” [NFL star helps colleagues move on].
Sports Agents should take this as a wake up call. Representing an athlete does not start and end with your client’s on-field struggles. It should continue once the player is retired. Along with suggesting reading material to your clients (like OT Magazine) and referring them to financial advisers, an agent should be alongside their players whenever needed. Not only will commissions still be made, but it falls into the fiduciary duty to do whatever you can to benefit your client.
p.s. – I’m off to ATL for the SEC Championship to root on UF against the Razorbacks. Let’s go Gators!
-Darren Heitner
3 replies on “A Good Type Of OverTime..”
Ryan McNeal is a fraud. He copied the idea of that magazine by having one of his associates acquire the business plan through another company. He is a fraud. You should check your facts first.
Instead of telling me to “check my facts first,” show some proof yourself.
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