The following interview was conducted by our Assistant Editor, Cameron Chung. Jason Belzer is the founder and president of GAME Inc which specializes in the management and marketing of coaches. Jason is also a sports business contributor to Forbes and an adjunct professor of Sports Management and Law at Rutgers University. You can follow Jason […]
The following post was written by our newest contributor, Tom Grossi. Tom is a young lawyer currently working for 16W Marketing, which represents Howie Long, Boomer Esiason, and Phil Simms. Tom also had the chance to intern for Mike Tannenbaum while he was still at Priority Sports during law school. Tom graduated from Seton Hall […]
Indiana offensive lineman Jason Spriggs and Stanford linebacker Blake Martinez have graduated from their respective schools and begun training for the NFL Draft. Both seniors have also selected Jared Fox of SportStars in New York City as their agent for the upcoming draft. Jason Spriggs is a 6’7, 305 lb offensive tackle out of Elkhart, […]
The following “Six Questions” short interview with Ashley Kerns was conducted by our Assistant Editor, Cameron Chung. Kerns Marketing & Management was founded in 2012 by Ashley Kerns with the goal of providing focused marketing, PR and brand management services for elite professional athletes. Ashley is a seasoned professional in the sports business, specifically professional athlete […]
First Picks Sports, a Los-Angeles based sports agency, has signed three players for the upcoming 2016 NFL Draft. UCLA DT Kenny Clark, WR Jordan Payton, and San Diego State OT Pearce Slater have all signed with agent Jerome Stanley of First Picks Sports. Kenny Clark is one of the top players in this year’s draft […]
We’re currently in the middle of bowl season and this time of year brings plenty of player-agent signings from athletes entering the upcoming NFL draft. One such signing was recently announced by David Canter of DEC Management. Syracuse DE, Ron Thompson Jr., has selected DEC Management to represent him for the 2016 NFL Draft. Ron […]
Every now and then a professional sports draft pits two players against each other in a way that will see them compared throughout the remainder of their careers. In the NFL, we’ve seen it recently through Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III—no longer comparable, and yet still grouped together frequently in discussions. In the NBA, […]
Portland guard Gerald Henderson and the Mavericks’ Raymond Felton have both decided to drop Wasserman Media Group as their representation. Both guards have now signed with Tandem Sports & Entertainment. Veteran agent Jim Tanner founded Tandem in 2013 after building an extremely successful talent representation practice at law firm Williams & Connolly. In addition to […]
Press Release: NORWALK, CT (December 8, 2015) – Octagon, a global sports and entertainment marketing leader, is pleased to announce several promotions across the Marketing North America leadership. Tuck Burch and Ian Hall have been promoted to Senior Vice President, along with Marianne Rotole and Michael Ryan elevated to Vice President. Tuck Burch, Senior Vice […]
Cincinnati Bengals tight end, Tyler Eifert, has found new representation to handle his brand off the field. Eifert recently signed with Kerns Marketing & Management to oversee the development of his marketing, endorsements, PR, and social media. Ashley Kerns is the founder of Kerns Marketing & Management and Eifert’s branding will now be in her […]