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Introducing Kenji Summers

Kenji SummersWhile I am definitely not pursuing the addition of new contributors to SportsAgentBlog.com – I Want to be a Sports Agent, occasionally, a perfect fit falls into my lap and I am unable to say no. While I am happy to be introducing a new contributor, I will unfortunately at the same time be saying goodbye to one of our SportsAgentBlog.com All-Stars. First of all, it is my pleasure to introduce you all to Kenji Summers. Kenji will be mostly focusing on the intersection between sports and entertainment and will add a twist of popular culture to his writings.

He will be taking the place of Erin Kane, who wrote a couple of excellent posts, but was unable to fit writing for SportsAgentBlog.com into her busy life. Luckily for us, she intends to send me a post whenever she gets the time. We will miss her insight.

Anyway, back to Kenji. The guy is a happy man after this weekend, because his native Giants won the ‘ship. He was born in Brooklyn, NY and has always been a student of the court. He grew up playing basketball with the top AAU basketball teams and players in NY. He is 21-years-old and has a degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst Sport Management program. The man also has a lot of experience in the sports industry. He has worked for Madison Square Garden/The Knicks, Game Over Athletic Wear, Viper Records, Converse, and STRATEGIC sports and entertainment marketing agency. Kenji is currently the business director of a modeling company and the creator of the video series, “So you want to be in the Sports Industry?” We are happy to add him to our team.

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By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.