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Sports Agent With Political Ambitions

New SportsAgentBlog.com columnist, Zach Miller, loves to talk about the tie-in of politics with sports.  While there are many connections between the two subjects, one rarely hears about a sports agent getting into the world of lobbying and promises (I am talking about politics here!).  When I am asked about my future aspirations, I often jokingly reply that my dream is to become the first Jewish president.  Part of the joke revolves around the fact that I really do not believe that becoming a sports agent is a great precursor to lofty political goals.  Maybe I am wrong…

A sports agent out of Asheville, NC is trying to win a vacant City Council seat.  His name is Brian Woods and apparently he manages several professional tennis players.  Hopefully, Woods wears his best Ari Gold power suit.  Good luck to Woods and any other sports agent with potential political ambitions.

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.

2 replies on “Sports Agent With Political Ambitions”

When you think about the job of an agent, sports or other. It’s all sales and networking. When you think about politicians… it comes down to sales skills and networking.

Wouldn’t be surprised if the next generation of politicians are just good sales people.

I don’t think sports and politics are mutually exclusive – I used to work in politics and now I work in sports. I might run for public office one day and would certainly use my sports background to help me.

@ Joshua Jarvis – i think the generation of politicians who are good sales people is already upon us.

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