No Nightmare Clients this week. Hooray! So here is an Agent Spotlight in the weekly column’s place: Kevin Poston, President and CEO of Professional Sports Planning (PSP), and his brother are interested in making their agency a “way of life.” With a long list of top NFL players and a couple of NBA clients (including […]
The Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) will be hosting its 33rd Annual Conference in Cambridge, MA from May 17-19. Calling all sports attorneys, sports agents, sports law professors, sports law students, and anyone else looking to spend a chunk of change to hear some speeches [Here is the official brochure]. This is the yearly event that […]
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has seen its sports representation branch grow immensely over the past year. What does this mean for the common agent? USA Today has written a piece that shows just how dominant Career Artists Agency has become in representing high-profile athletes [Top athletes follow celebs in picking A-list agents]. The article notes […]
The guy famous for representing Michael Jordan may be coming back with a vengeance. DraftExpress.com reports that former agent, David Falk, may be looking to get back into the game of representing athletes [2007 NBA Draft Early Entry List]. Falk made his name in the industry by representing some guy named Michael Jordan. He has […]
So you just sent in the paperwork to form an LLC. Your agency is going to be a legitimate entity in your state and you start thinking outside of the box. Sure, you will offer your clients contract negotiation expertise, marketing and endorsement opportunities, etc., but what will separate you from the pack? What can […]
Scott Boras is a very successful and controversial Sports Agent. Type in his name in the search tab, and you will see that I have covered stories revolving around Boras quite a few times. Recently, I read an extremely extensive piece on him on The Boston Globe’s website [Why Scott Boras is the best (and […]
Mel Stein’s book How to Succeed as a Sports Agent (2002) takes a different approach to the Sports Agent job. Mel has managed some high profile UK footballers in his time such as Alan Shearer, and his book reads in chronogolical form from setting up an agency, to playing contracts and endorsements. It is a […]
My favorite tennis player of all-time, Pete Sampras has created Pure Sports Management, LLC with his brother Gus serving as President of the company. In the immediate future, Pure Sports Management will only focus on representing Pete Sampras’s post-career in the form of marketing, endorsements, personal appearances, etc. In the long-term, the company hopes to […]
Photo from St. Pete Times Gators win their 3rd consecutive national championship; 2 NCAA basketball championships in a row! (that’s me in the very front) Featured for the 2nd time in a week on Intern-U. I explain how to land an internship in the Sports Agent industry [Internships for Sports Agents]. Featured on Rumors and […]
My life is sports. I love everything about the industry; especially the legal aspects, negotiations, and overall behind-the-scenes facets that enable us to enjoy a good game. I do have some other interests; however, and one of those interests involves the development of stem cells. On September 14th of last year, I declared my intention […]