From the 2nd post ever on I Want to be a Sports Agent (made on January 1, 2006) to this day, I have stressed the importance of having an internship in the sports agent industry if this is truly the job that you envision yourself having in the future. I have mentioned it in many […]
Ricky Nixon is one of the most popular and trusted Sports Agents in Australia. The former VFL/AFL player has his own full service agency Flying Start International, which specializes in representing AFL talent. Ricky Nixon has a star studded list of clients including Simon Black, Ben Cousins and Lance Whitnall. His list also extends to […]
I am back from Biloxi, Mississippi, and short a few dollars. Oh well, back to the world of blogging for pennies! Here is an Agent Spotlight: Andre Buck played basketball at the University of Delaware, where he majored in finance. He also received a law degree from Widener. He first got his chance at being […]
Leigh Steinberg has gone from the most prominent NFL agent to maybe just another option in a field dominated by young, passionate personas. Steinberg first began representing athletes living as a Resident Advisor (RA) in his college dorm at UC Berkeley when he represented Steve Bartkowski. He quickly rose to the top, representing big name […]
Yesterday, I read a piece over at NFL Fanhouse that looked into whether or not Larry Johnson will hold out from being involved in any plays with the Kansas City Chiefs until his rookie contract is re-evaluated [So Will Larry Johnson Hold Out?]. He still has three years left on his rookie contract, a contract […]
Jason Levien has a lot of things going for him. He goes after orange and blue blood (that means UF players, for you non-Gators), he lives in Miami, and he recently broke away from Greenberg Traurig to start up his own agency, Levien Sports Representation (LSR). It has not always been peaches and cream for […]
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 […]
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 […]
by Jason Wulterkens One agent’s career change is a lesson for all would-be sports agents: don’t be afraid of risk. Some would call it an epiphany. For Brian Balsbaugh, it was the greatest risk he had ever taken. Balsbaugh, a graduate of the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington and now 34, found himself […]
Western Montana offers great hunting, great horseback riding, and an agent with 14 NFL clients and 5 CFL clients. For about 30 years, Sports Agent Ken Staninger has been representing football players from his home in Missoula, Montana. Not surprisingly, he mostly works with players from the Pacific Northwest. When you hire Staninger, you get […]