VaynerSports has signed rising UFC star Sean O’Malley for full representation. The talent agency co-founded by brothers Gary and AJ Vaynerchuk has been particularly active since bursting into the MMA management circle last July. Lloyd Pierson heads the management’s MMA division which has already contracted former and current champions and Hall of Famers, including Stipe […]
VaynerSports made a splash last week, signing female wrestling star Charlotte Flair for representation. Flair, the daughter of former wrestling legend Ric Flair, is a 10-time WWE champion and a two-time WWE NXT champion. As such, she has won the most titles among any woman in WWE history. During her pro wrestling career, she has […]
Just over a month after expanding into the world of Mixed Martial Arts, VaynerSports announced the signing of UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic. “So happy about @stipemiocic joining us @vaynersports. This is a big deal”, tweeted Gary Vaynerchuk, Co-Founder of VaynerSports. ‘A big deal’ might be one of the understatements of the year as this […]
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyle Sloter has signed with Brian McLaughlin and AJ Vaynerchuk of VaynerSports. VaynerSports was founded by AJ and his brother, social media personality Gary Vaynerchuk. Their budding sports agency has been dubbed “the agency for the modern day athlete.” The third-year quarterback out of Northern Colorado now joins the growing client roster […]
VaynerSports announced that Andrew Brandt has joined the agency as its Executive Vice President. “Brandt provides a unique perspective on league and player negotiations, sports policy, player finance and other key business aspects of sports”, said AJ Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerSports. “We are very excited to welcome Andrew to our team and to take VaynerSports […]
VaynerSports has announced a partnership with consulting company BrightLights to protect its pro athletes from financial fraud. Founded by David Byrne, BrightLights is “dedicated to provide professional athletes an understanding of their finances to decrease the risk of fraud and dishonest practices by the individuals entrusted with their investments and money.” VaynerSports athletes will have […]
It was announced that media mogul Gary Vaynerchuk and his business partners in VaynerX have acquired Reed Bergman’s Playbook Inc. to create a new company, VaynerTalent. The new venture is made up of the existing division of VaynerMedia, VaynerTalent and Playbook, all under the VaynerX umbrella. Reed Bergman, a sports industry veteran with over 25 […]
In news that is sure to make waves in the athlete representation industry, Justin Giangrande is leaving NCLUSIVE to become the Executive Vice President at VaynerSports. Giangrande, the current CEO of NCLUSIVE, co-founded the creative agency in 2011. Giangrande built an impressive client roster while at NCLUSIVE that included numerous NBA and NFL players. Giangrande spoke on […]
Entrepreneur, investor, author, public speaker and social media guru, Gary Vaynerchuk has announced his partnership with a sports agency to create VaynerSports. According to the agency’s website, the company is a “full-service athlete representation agency that guides players through a variety of issues involving their professional career. We are improving the level of service beyond […]