Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
I am back home in Hollywood, FL. enjoying a little time off from school and working hard as ever on existing and new business opportunities. If you trust me to read one article, read this one. It is amazingly inspiring and a terrific piece. So, I own stock in Blackberry (RIMM). It has received a…
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Yesterday, I reported that Athletes First led the pack of agencies in terms of number of clients drafted this year with a total of 16 players taken in the 2 days of the NFL Draft. Its President/CEO is David Dunn, who I have discussed on the blog a long time ago and recently had the…
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Neil Stratton runs an excellent web site, InsideTheLeague.com. Daily, Neil discusses the latest agent/player rumors in the NFL. Also, right around NFL draft time, Neil provides solid information regarding what players are signed with which agencies. Recently, he put together a list of agencies ranked by how many of their clients were drafted in April. …
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I am a big believer in brand creation. Not only should you be consciously aware of and constantly promoting and enhancing your own brand, you should consider your business as its own separate/ancillary brand. In my case, I work on building Darren Heitner’s brand, Dynasty‘s brand, and each of Dynasty’s clients’ brands. Each one feeds…
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Here’s a crazy story for all of you who want to know some of the more interesting parts about this business. On Sunday, I reported that Dynasty added Gary Amato as a client to its growing baseball division. Interestingly, we first started talking to Gary because one of his teammates on the West Virginia Power…
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CAA is the old IMG, shot up with a dose of corporate steroids. Its football division is leaps and bounds above its competition, in a sport where new entrants come into the fold every day trying to take some of CAA’s share (with not much success). Its baseball division is right up there with names…
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While almost every Minor League game north of Georgia was canceled yesterday (it feels like months since Potomac has actually played a game), the weather was beautiful in the state of Florida. Yesterday morning, I got in a good workout, packed up a few things, and headed south from Gainesville to meet up with my…
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As mentioned yesterday, Dynasty client and bowling sensation, Jason Belmonte, will be on E:60 tonight on ESPN at 7:00 p.m. EST tonight. Yesterday, it was also announced that Belmonte is the 2008-09 PBA Rookie of the Year. The 25-year old from Orange, Australia made the match play field six times and cashed in eight of…
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