Amidst all the news about Lebron’s “decision” and the dream-team being created in Miami, another organization 2,500 miles away is attempting to finally breathe life into their club that once, long ago, had 6 playoff appearances and 1 championship in 7 years – the Golden State Warriors. At the forefront of this impetus is current […]
Category: Sports Business
I knew that Warren Moon was interested in this area of the sports business. Leigh Steinberg told me so back in April 2008, when he said that he felt that Moon would help Steinberg build a firm that would encompass representation and content supply. How could you argue that point with Steinberg? After all, he […]
Sports agents are not “stuck” carrying that title for their entire lives. Case in point = Jason Levien. Before becoming the Sacramento Kings Assistant General Manager at the end of 2008, Levien represented Kevin Martin in his contractual negotiations with the Kings. At Levien Sports Representation, he also advised many other basketball players, including Courtney Lee, […]
This is a special contribution from Dynasty Athlete Representation‘s Human Resources Director, Justin Herzig. What you do know: Lebron left Cleveland. What you may not know: Owner Dan Gilbert made a rather unexpected response. I suggest you read his letter before continuing on with this post. The immediate reactions to this letter have undoubtedly been […]
How much is a degree worth in the business of sports? How about for a sports agent? And does an undergraduate Major selection even matter at all? There is no denying that the number of posts per week has been down at SportsAgentBlog.com as of late. There are a variety of factors leading to the […]
The Florida State University’s 12th Annual Sport Management Conference (to be held September 30 – October 1, 2010), is accepting abstracts for oral presentations and poster presentations. Abstracts of no more than 1000 words should be submitted by August 15, 2010 to Dr. Yu Kyoum Kim. Authors will be notified via e-mail mail of acceptance and additional […]
We all know about Lagardere’s recent purchase of Blue Entertainment Sports Television from the hands of private investment firm, Blue Equity. Interestingly, BEST was not the only company looking for an infusion of cash and a potential exit from the world of representation, event management, and sports/entertainment marketing. Juggernaut, Creative Artists Agency may also be […]
One common misperception of many of the largest sports agencies is that they only focus on, or even spend a majority of their time and earn most of their revenues through, the representation athletes in their contractual negotiations. For instance, IMG, which was founded in 1960 as a company that focused on representing athletes, has evolved into […]
An interesting job opportunity was passed along my way, which I thought that I would share with the readers of this blog who may not have their hearts 100% set on being a sports agent, but know that they want to have a career in the business of sports. The opening is for a position […]
For eight years, action sports icon Shaun White has worked with agent Mark Ervin and IMG. This was a successful and lucrative pairing that saw White become one of the most recognizable faces in sports, but like they say, all good things eventually come to an end. Last week, White dropped Ervin for the services […]