The following interview is a guest contribution by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. Haynes is a former Division 1 Basketball Player at Oral Roberts University and currently practices law in the State of Florida. SugarTime Inc. is a Miami, FL based sports agency founded by CEO David Sugarman in 2010. Sugarman is a former Vice President at several prestigious […]
The following interview was conducted by Matthew Hochberg. The subject of the interview is Andre Pacheco, Founder/CEO of Nexus Sports Group. Matthew Hochberg: How did you originally get into the sports agent industry? Andre Pacheco: Originally, I was a college soccer player at Hartpury College. I went back to Bermuda, where I was born and […]
Jeremy Snyder has gone from walk-on kicker at Syracuse to working in private equity before working in the NBA’s marketing department, helping a start-up agency get off the ground and then building his own company – The Factory Agency. Snyder’s agency has a heavy focus on the representation of Olympics and Paralympics athletes, which can […]
Germany-based agency Scorers 1st’s CEO and FIBA/NBA agent, Gerrit Kersten-Thiele, has built his agency from the ground up over the course of the last ten years. Kersten-Thiele’s passion and dedication to both the agency and the players he works with have drawn many people, including current employees, to his agency. Recently, I chatted with Kersten-Thiele to provide a better understanding […]
Baseball agent David Sloane has been in the business of representing professional athletes since 1974. He takes pride in the service he offers to his clients, which includes a focus on making sure they all receive the personal attention he would expect if represented by an agent. Sloane has advised many players throughout his career, […]
The following article is a guest contribution by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. Haynes is a former Division 1 Basketball Player at Oral Roberts University and currently practices law in the State of Florida. Kelli Masters Management (KMM) is an Oklahoma based sports agency that was founded by Kelli Masters in 2005. Kelli is former Miss Oklahoma from 1997 […]
MDR Sports Management is the only baseball representation firm in Puerto Rico and Latin America representing Hispanic players. Baseball agent Melvin Roman founded the company in 2006 after serving as Vice President of Latin America Baseball for the now defunct CSMG Sports in Chicago, Illinois. At CSMG, Roman assisted in negotiating mega contracts for MLB players like Edgar […]
The following interview was conducted by Matthew Hochberg. The subject of the interview is Jim Tanner, a sports agent/attorney with Williams & Connolly LLP. According to HoopsHype.com, Mr. Tanner currently ranks as the 7th best NBA agent (based on the aggregate amount of his clients’ contracts). Over the years, he has received numerous awards and honors, […]
The following interview was conducted by Matthew Hochberg (@thebigHoch_). Matthew Hochberg will be attending Ithaca College in the Fall, studying Sport Management. The subject of the interview is Pedro Power. After three years of playing professional soccer, Mr. Power became a sports agent and is currently the Vice President of TXB Basketball. Matthew Hochberg: What […]
The life of a baseball agent is a constant grind. Tony Ciccolella of Excess Sports would likely put up no resistance to the making of such a statement. Ciccolella is a happy graduate of the Sports Management Worldwide (SMWW) program who has been able to achieve a fair amount of success on his own. I recently discussed his […]