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Want To Break Into Representing NFL Players? Look At The Back Of The Draft.

Andrew Norwell was a 4-star recruit out of high school and played his college ball at Ohio State, starting 39 games across the offensive line from 2010-13. His junior and senior year he was named first team all-Big Ten, helping the Buckeyes set school records for points scored (637) and yards per carry (6.8). He […]

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Relationships Matter The Most In Sports, Says Industry Vet Dr. Lynn Lashbrook

Dr. Lynn Lashbrook just returned from India. He described the trip as part business and part pleasure. Pretty much anywhere he travels around the world could be construed as a business expense. The company he founded, Sports Management Worldwide (SMWW), is over twenty years old and has now worked with individuals based in more than […]

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The SMWW NFL Combine Career Conference Will Make Its Return In Indy

The best part of the NFL Combine for people in the business of sports has nothing to do with the grown men in their underwear running 40-yards or benchpressing 225 lbs as many times as possible. It’s the events that are taking place around the NFL Combine in Indianapolis on an annual basis. One such […]

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SMWW 2015 Baseball Career Conference

What: Sports Management Worldwide 2015 Baseball Career Conference When: December 6-7, 2015 Where: The Inn at Opryland, A Gaylord Hotel 2401 Music Valley Drive, Nashville, TN 37214 Description:  The 2015 SMWW Baseball Career Conference will be held in Nashville, Tennessee. This conference is aimed at individuals who want to gain valuable insight into a variety of careers […]

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SMWW 2015 Basketball Career Conference

What: SMWW 2015 Basketball Career Conference at the Vegas Summer League Games When: July 17-18, 2015 Where: Las Vegas, Nevada Description This conference is ideal to anyone interested in working or currently working in professional sports, but particularly professional basketball. One of the advantages of this conference is the ability to network within the industry […]

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Recap: SMWW 2015 NHL Career Conference

This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend the Sports Management Worldwide annual NHL Career Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Attendees got the opportunity to hear from everyone involved in the hockey business from media to general managers and then attended the actual NHL Draft in Sunrise, Florida. There were two agent panels, one […]

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SMWW 2015 NHL Draft Hockey Career Conference

What: SMWW 2015 NHL Draft Hockey Career Conference When: June 25-27, 2015 Where: Fort Lauderdale, Florida & BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida Description Per SMWW website, join Sports Management Worldwide for the SMWW Hockey Conference at the 2015 NHL Draft as BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida,   home of the Florida Panthers, becomes the center of […]

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SMWW Conference Hits The City Of Brotherly Love For 2014 NHL Draft

The Sports Management Worldwide (SMWW) NHL Draft Hockey Career Conference makes its way to the City of Brotherly Love for the 2014 NHL Draft as Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home of the Philadelphia Flyers, becomes the center of the hockey universe June 26–28, 2014. The conference will take place at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown […]

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Baseball Career Conference at the Baseball Winter Meetings

What: Baseball Career Conference hosted by Sports Management Worldwide When: December 2-3, 2012 Where: Radisson Hotel at Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee The goal of the Baseball Career Conference is to provide members of the sports industry an opportunity to work with and learn from leading industry experts regarding the representation of athletes and the challenges of operating professional […]

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Hard Work Paid Off For Pittsburgh Steelers FB Will Johnson And Agent Advisor Joe Tyler

The starting fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers is relatively unknown, as is his agent, which makes the success for both individuals a compelling story.  Steelers FB Will Johnson won the starting role when David Johnson (they are not related) went down with a season-ending injury.  Will Johnson was the only fullback left on the Steelers roster and […]