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 […]
Casey Wasserman, Chairman and CEO of Wasserman Media Group has announced that Arn Tellem will become Vice Chairman of the company and basketball agents BJ Armstrong and Thad Foucher are promoted to Executive Vice Presidents of Basketball. Together, Armstrong and Foucher will lead the group that manages the careers of over seventy-five professional basketball players around the globe. […]
Yesterday, SportsBusiness Journal hosted its yearly Sports Business Awards in New York City. It has been reported that roughly 750 people attended the event. Categories included Sports League of the Year, Sports Sponsor of the Year, and of course, Best in Talent Representation and Management. This year’s winner in the latter category was the very deserving Wasserman Media Group. […]
It has been a very eventful past couple of weeks for me. Quite a bit of stuff is still pending; some I wish to keep confidential and other information I feel free to share. I have accepted a new legal job, which will start in about a week and a half. I have had an […]
The Miami Heat ended their losing streak by defeating the 2010 World Champion Los Angeles Lakers for the second time this season. And order is restored in the world. On Beyond The Game last week, I stated that it is too early for people to start panicking about the Heat. The NBA is comprised of […]
Next Wednesday (February 9) is my birthday, when I will officially turn 26-years-young. I will be on a flight during the day, and arrive in New Orleans on time to attend a reception for the Tulane Baseball Arbitration Competition. Thereafter, I will certainly celebrate at the bars. If you are in New Orleans, come find […]
I have talked about how out of the few agents who actually have a social media presence, many need to learn how to properly use the networks, not only for damage control, but also because building a strong fan/follower/friend base can lead to more money for the agents and their clients. In reality, many athlete […]
It was not all that long ago that IMG was known for its Client Management division, which included many talented athletes not named Tiger Woods. Jonathan Blue was focused on investing in non-sports businesses and Creative Artists Agency (CAA) was known as one of the best Entertainment agencies in the world. Today, IMG only manages […]
Yesterday, SportsBusiness Journal released its annual 50 most influential people in sports business list. Baseball tied Football with locking up the most slots (8 for each), Jacques Rogge (President of the International Olympic Committee) was ranked #1, and six agent types/groups were listed. #26 – George Pyne (President of IMG Sports & Entertainment) #32 – […]
Around this time last year when BusinessWeek released its Power 100, documenting the 100 most influential people in the business of sports, I was interested to see various sports agent related names pop up on the list. Tiger Woods once again tops the overall list, but how did our guys who were mentioned last year […]