The following interview was conducted by Matthew Hochberg. The subject of the interview was Michael Lelchitski of Sports International Group, INC. (SIG). You can follow him on Twitter (@mike_sig). Matthew Hochberg: What made you want to become a sports agent? Michael Lelchitski: I grew up in a basketball gym- always hanging around and associating with […]
The following interview was conducted by Matthew Hochberg. The subject of the interview was Greg Linton of HOF Player Representatives. Linton is an NFLPA and WNBA Certified Contract Advisor who is never afraid to speak his mind and is a fantastic person to follow on Twitter (@AgentLinton). Matthew Hochberg: What made you want to become […]
Tom Little of SFX Baseball Group has a familiar last name. His brothers are Grady Little, a former manager in Major League Baseball, and Bryan Little, advance scout and special instructor with the Chicago White Sox. The Little family seems to be born for baseball. Recently, Tom graciously took some of my questions regarding his practice as a […]
Adam Pensack is one of the owners of the Pensack Sports Management Group, a basketball agency based in the Bay Area of California. His company represents former NBA players and players performing overseas, but currently does not have any clients in the NBA. While he has been in the business for quite some time, Pensack says he is diligently working […]
Roughly 15 years after successfully leaving Cuba and making South Florida his home, baseball agent Carlos Perez controls his own Miami, Florida-based sports agency titled, Miami Sports Consulting. Perez has become known as an advocate for Cuban baseball players who have found a way to escape the island. The following is an interview I recently conducted […]
This Interview with the Agent’s subject is not the typical contract agent who negotiates contracts with teams on behalf of his athlete clients. Instead, Ryan Totka of AthletePromotions.com works with many of those contract agents to provide opportunities off the field/court/ice while the athlete is a professional and well into the athlete’s retirement. Ryan has supported this […]
The film “The Dotted Line” was aired on ESPN roughly a month ago. The documentary about the world of sports agents focused on a few figures within the industry. One of those individuals was Eugene T. Lee of ETL Associates, Inc. Admittedly, I had never heard of Eugene Lee prior to the airing of the film. […]
The NBA Lockout has taken its toll on a lot more people that you may think. Other than owners forfeiting earnings due to missed games and NBA players out of jobs, there are many other team employees looking for work. Scott Lauer, the subject of this interview, was one of those team employees who suddenly […]
NFLPA Contract Advisor Marlon Sullivan may be the only football agent with a CrunchBase profile. Not only does Sullivan represent professional athletes, he also knows his technology and seems to have an entrepreneurial spirit. Recently, I caught up with Sullivan, who was once featured on this website for having his NFLPA Contract Advisor license suspended for six months […]
I first learned about Ken Staninger and Stinger Sports Group over 4 years ago, when I covered the NFL agent and his company in an Agent Spotlight piece on this website. The obvious thing that sticks out about Staninger is that he is based in Missoula, Montana, which is the 2nd largest city in Montana, but certainly […]