The following “Six Questions” short interview with Celebrity/Athlete booking agent Ryan Totka was conducted by Belmont University Law School student and aspiring sports/entertainment agent Mark J. Burns. 1. When did you first realize you wanted to work in the celebrity booking/athlete endorsement space? Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always wanted to pursue some […]
The following article is a guest contribution from Jason A. Davis, Esq. He is new to twitter @JasonDavisEsq1. As an attorney and sports fanatic, I often find myself at the intersection of where sports and law meet. This intersection is not always peaceful and is often times the locale of some bizarre and frightening collisions. One […]
Last week, Philip Johnson of Business Insider wrote an article titled, The 50 Most Influential People Behind The Scenes In Sports. The list includes presidents, owners, managers, coaches, doctors, reporters, and of course, agents. The sports agents listed were Rich Paul, Drew Rosenhaus and baseball agent Scott Boras, who was the highest ranked agent at No. 18 […]
Over the weekend, Brooks Barnes wrote a wonderful article on the chief executive officer of Wasserman Media Group, Casey Wasserman. Nestled within that brief biography is a little known fact – Wasserman is contemplating a bid for IMG Worldwide, which has been well documented as a company that is up for sale and probably going […]
In April 2012, I wrote an article about Birmingham, Michigan-based Compass Management Group, LLC. The relatively young start-up founded by Daniel Sillman had already signed up sixteen prominent NFL and NBA clients and focused on being a full-service business management firm assisting athletes with private banking and bill pay, short and long term budgeting, oversight of […]
Early yesterday morning Sports Agent Blog published an article announcing that Lagardère Unlimited Golf’s senior vice president David Yates resigned from the company. Later that day, Octagon revealed that it had already hired Yates, who will join the company next month as its Managing Director of Golf in Octagon’s Athletes & Personalities Division. Yates will be […]
The following article is a guest contribution from Joshua Gleason. Mr. Gleason is an NFL Draft Coordinator for Pro Football Spot and an award-winning broadcaster. Follow him on Twitter at @JGleas. Roc Nation Sports has launched into the sporting world and made quite the impact in only a short time. This can’t be seen as too […]
In January 2012, Lagardère Unlimited acquired Scottsdale, Arizona-based Gaylord Sports Management Group. Gaylord Sports was well known for its expansive golf division, which included 2012 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Phil Mickelson and 2011 PGA Championship winner and 2011 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Keegan Bradley. The company’s senior vice president, David Yates, stayed on board with Lagardère Unlimited. […]
The following article is a guest contribution from Evan Brennan. Mr. Brennan is a current student at Whittier Law School in Orange County, CA. He holds a Master’s degree in Sports Management from California State University at Long Beach, and a Bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University. He has worked in athlete public relations, marketing, […]
Soccer star Neymar, the most marketable athlete in the world, has just transferred to European powerhouse Barcelona. The 21 year-old has left Brazilian based club Santos in a reported €57m deal. Though the move is not so clear cut. A common practice for soccer players in Brazil is the selling of their economic rights. This […]