At one point-in-time, basketball agent Sam Porter was affiliated with SportStars, the company that led in the number of clients selected in the 2012 NFL Draft with a total of 20 (2 in the first round). Recently, Porter’s practice was acquired by Exclusive Sports Group (ESG), which is run by President and CEO Andrew “Buddy” Baker. […]
Last week, Leverage Agency announced the hiring of Leonard Armato. Leverage, a full-service sports, entertainment and media marketing company founded by Ben Sturner, has appointed Armato as Chairman & Managing Director of the company. The addition of Armato establishes a west coast (California) office for Leverage and brings the company one of the brightest minds in sports […]
In the past few years, I have covered three former basketball agents making the jump from representing players to being one of the key figures with regards to managing basketball operations of an NBA franchise. Lon Babby, formerly an NBPA certified basketball agent/attorney with Williams & Connolly accepted an offer to become President of Basketball Operations with the Phoenix […]
The Higgins Group, formerly led by Mike Higgins and Derrick Powell has been acquired by Excel Sports Management. Excel Sports is a strong, growing agency that represents numerous NBA, MLB and PGA standouts. Adding Higgins and Powell to the team brings in a host of new clients and a new office in Washington D.C. A few of Higgins’ […]
Earlier this year, when Lagardère Unlimited acquired Scottsdale, Arizona-based Gaylord Sports Management Group, it inherited a golf division, baseball division, and football division. That football division was run by NFLPA Contract Advisor Ken Sarnoff. Almost immediately, the Gaylord Sports association was dropped and Sarnoff became a part of the Lagardère team, working in a football division that had been managed […]
The full details regarding the job opening, including background information on Priority Sports & Entertainment, a summary of the position, essential duties and responsibilities, core competencies, and education and experience required are found in the attachment embedded below. Here are some key points: The title of the position is Chief Marketing Officer. Will report to […]
It brings me great pleasure to announce that a former independent contractor of the now defunct sports agency, Dynasty Athlete Representation, LLC (I am no longer a sports agent, and the company name is now Dynasty Dealings, LLC), is being supported by a company that has allowed him to run its newly created baseball division. I […]
A few days ago I read an article on USATODAY.com titled, “Pro athletes often fumble the financial ball.” It discusses how often college athletes become instant millionaires, but squander their riches and end up broke. Is it the sense of entitlement? The hangers-on? Bad advice from athletes’ “management teams?” Not having a “management team?” Players’ […]
Last night, the NFLPA sent a Fraud Alert memorandum to all of its certified Contract Advisors. The memorandum, which was no more than a page in length, directed Contract Advisors to the attention of a man named Bill C. Crafton Jr. who also goes by “Billy Crafton.” The NFLPA, in conjunction with law enforcement, is currently investigating […]
The following article was written by Bryan Jacobs, a financial services representative at MassMutual Financial Group. Bryan Jacobs may be reached at [email protected]. Things happen beyond our control. The most important and overlooked issues are the ones we leave on the back burner that tend to burn us the most when it’s too late. But luckily […]