WME Sports announced the hire of NFL agent Joel Segal. Segal recently left SPORTFIVE (previously known as Lagardère) where he was CEO of the Americas. This past NFL Draft, Segal represented fourteen (14) players that were drafted including two first-round picks, Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle and Arizona Cardinals linebacker Zaven Collins. Joining Segal […]
Rick Thurman, co-founder of Beverly Hills Sports Council, has relinquished his ownership of the esteemed athlete representation firm. Beverly Hills Sports Council was co-founded in 1984 by Thurman and his legendary partner, Dennis “Go-Go” Gilbert. After divesting his ownership stake in BHSC, principal ownership now belongs to Danny Horwits, who has been with the firm […]
Parker Cain, former Vice President of Marketing at ISE, has joined Excel Sports management as a Marketing Agent for Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) representation clients. He will be leading talent recruitment and marketing endorsement efforts for Excel’s NIL representation roster. He will be working out of Excel’s Los Angeles offices. Cain will be joining […]
Athletes First has hired veteran football agent Sean Kiernan and his colleague, Olivia Green as first announced by Athlete First’s Chief Executive Officer Brian Murphy. Before Kiernan begins his 2nd stint at Athletes First (intern in 2002) he spent the last 7 years at Select Sports Group, representing 100+ high profile NFL players, including First […]
Peter Ariz has been promoted to Director of Football Operations of First Round Management. With the promotion, the twenty-seven year old is the youngest executive in the company. First Round Management has over 50 employees nationwide on the football and MMA side. Prior to his promotion, Peter was a certified NFLPA Agent, and handled the […]
When you speak to Samantha, you realize she is driven to be a force to be reckoned with. She has downshifted, made decisions that will best suit the path she wished to pursue. That adaptability will make her a great sports agent. To be a female in this arena, you understand that there will be […]
Champ Powell wears the hats of many different roles. He is an athlete marketing rep, but also an artist of YaeDaOne and TNL Nate. He is the founder of Designed by Champ, LLC and the Creative Director for Ryan D’Angelo Collection. In addition to these roles, he is also the chairman of Truth Alkaline Water. […]
Ethan Weinstein is an up-and-coming athlete manager in college football from Boca Raton, Florida. He is a rising junior at the University of Wisconsin, but he has not let his age stand in the way of this opportunity. For the past two years, he has served as a Recruiting Assistant for the Wisconsin Badgers football […]
ICM Steller Sports, the sports division for ICM Partners, acquired Select Sports Group. This move greatly expands ICM Partners’ reach and impact on the sport agency industry, specifically football. ICM Partners consists of three superstar NFL agents: Erik Burkhardt, Jeff Nalley, and Reggie Johnson. Burkhardt and Nalley come over from Select Sports Group while Johnson […]
The first thing you notice about Molly is that no matter what, it is paramount that she is helping people. Whether that be fellow agents, aspiring women in the industry, or most importantly, her roster of clients. She is not shy about telling the truth about the sports business, and it is clear she wants […]