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An Intern(al) Look At Becoming A Sports Agent

My post is back on time this week (Editor’s Note: It was submitted on time, but I have been uber busy). One good piece of news I received this week was that I passed my MPRE exam. That is the ethics portion of the Bar that attorneys must pass in order to be licensed. You […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

Pitcher To Watch: Kyle McPherson

Most people know about the players we represent who are very close to getting the call they are waiting for – that they are needed to add value to their club’s Major League Roster.  Those guys are Pete Parise, Gary Patchett, Clint Robinson, and Johnny Lujan.  But Dynasty also has a group of players who […]

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No Longer A Sports Agent – Now An Athlete Advocate

Yesterday something clicked and made me renounce my title as sports agent.  Since starting in this business, I was never too fond of the phrase.  What exactly is a ‘sports agent’ anyway?  After taking Business Organizations Law as a 2L in law school, I could give you a 5 page definition of ‘agent’.  Instead, I’ll […]

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The Tools To Help Get A Summer Internship

What should be my undergraduate major?  Is law school necessary?  What books should I read on the subject?  What classes should I take?  How do I break into the industry? Those are some of the most common questions I get.  There is no answer to any one of those questions, but one thing that I […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

All Aboard The Dynasty Cruise

At Dynasty, we work hard so that we can play hard.  Why lie?  We love our jobs and we have fun performing them.  Beyond the deals we are able to broker for our clients, we thoroughly enjoy the personal relationships that are built between client(s) and agent(s).  With regular season about to start in baseball, […]

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Being Released Is Not The End Of The Road

For all the joy that I receive as an agent for very talented athletes, I also feel their pain when at some point in their career, they are told that there is no longer a spot for them on a given team’s roster.  My job is to do everything I can do help out players […]

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An Intern(al) Look At Becoming A Sports Agent

This upcoming week will mark three months that I have been an Intern with Dynasty. The amount of knowledge I have gained here is unprecedented. However, I still have one month left and so much more to learn. One quick note – my bracket is busted. I was fairly confident that I could win Dynasty’s […]

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Is a Sport(s) Management Degree worth it?

After reading several articles about young people, especially college grads, attempting to break into the sports or entertainment industry, I have come to the conclusion that it may be more beneficial to pursue a degree in anything but Sport. In addition, through a conversation with a notable Athletic Director, I posed the question: Where are […]

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A Newcomer’s Perspective Part I: How to Break Into the Industry – And Know It’s Not For Me

As many of you may or may not know, I am currently interning for Dynasty Athlete Representation, LLC, under someone who I consider to be a great role model and most importantly a friend – Darren Heitner. Ever since I realized I would not be the ‘shining star’ on the court as I always wanted […]