The Player’s Impact (TPI) was founded with a specific purpose in mind: empower athletes, current and former, through a hub for business-minded pro athletes seeking to achieve business success, preserve and build wealth, and leave a legacy beyond their sports careers. Led by Tracy Deforge and a team of accomplished advisors, TPI has built a […]
I heard that two days ago Florida was the only state in the United States to not have fresh snow on the ground. I sure hope Florida schools are selling that to their recruits. Cancelling school for Snow Days is fun, but it’s not fun when in slightly better conditions you have to trudge through […]
There are many different paths and ways to break into the sports agent field. Whether you decided to become a sports agent when you were a kid, during college, or even during grad school, you will most likely follow a fairly common plan…attend law school or a graduate business program and then try to work […]
I am up in New York for the weekend, staying in Scarsdale, but I will be in the City all day today. A lot of business meetings scheduled. Saturday will be a true day of rest, as I celebrate a friend’s birthday. Can’t beat the fact that one of my clients will be at the […]
The Sports Agent Directory is the most comprehensive sports agent directory in the world. Sure, we provide links to various agency websites in our Sports Agencies feature, but the Sports Agency Directory, which is offered by Sports Agent 411, LLC provides everything you could possibly need in terms of information regarding athletes and their agents. […]
One common misperception of many of the largest sports agencies is that they only focus on, or even spend a majority of their time and earn most of their revenues through, the representation athletes in their contractual negotiations. For instance, IMG, which was founded in 1960 as a company that focused on representing athletes, has evolved into […]
Yesterday something clicked and made me renounce my title as sports agent. Since starting in this business, I was never too fond of the phrase. What exactly is a ‘sports agent’ anyway? After taking Business Organizations Law as a 2L in law school, I could give you a 5 page definition of ‘agent’. Instead, I’ll […]
I have just received very interesting information from my friend Tassos Kaburakis, who is an attorney and Assistant Professor of Sport Law and Sport Management/Director of Sport Management Graduate Program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. My Greek friend wanted me to pass on the news that the International Sport Law & Business Conference (ISLBC) has set a […]
Jason Kyle has little to complain about. The 6’3, 242 lb, 37-year-old long-snapper is in his 15th season in the NFL and is currently playing for his 6th team since entering the league. That team, the New Orleans Saints, is 12-0, and Jason has played in all 12 games. He works hard on and off […]
Sports have always been a big part of Joey Kirk’s life. From covering Bob Knight basketball at Texas Tech for the student newspaper to long nights of designing the sports section of the newspaper in Phoenix, Arizona, he found himself completely immersed in sports. It wasn’t until after a year of establishing his first business, […]