Last week, it was reported that Michael Beasley elected to retain the services of well respected agent Jeff Schwartz. Beasley has stated he wants to take a “more professional” approach to his career and his first step was to secure an agent. Schwartz and his company Excel Sports Management are certainly a great choice considering…
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Oct
06
Michael Beasley Chooses Jeff Schwartz and Excel Sports Management
Oct
06
Reach Everybody With One Text
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIN. Still don’t have a personal and/or business profile/page on these sites? Time to join and pick up a following real quick before you end up well behind everybody else. As these social networking sites continue to pick up more value with increased offerings and publicity, other companies have been vying for a…
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Oct
05
Rookie Duties: Time to Regroup
So the march continues. As predicted, this past week has been a little stressful. Originally, I was hoping that by now I’d be playing offers from two CHL clubs against each other. Instead, it feels like I’m starting from scratch, but in reality it’s even worse. At least before, when I called coaches to pitch…
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Oct
05
Former NBA Agent Disbarred In The State Of Washington
Squeezing clients for fees and bullying them into accepting settlements will easily make you a very unpopular person amongst those you represent. It will also make you a target for competing agents who are always looking for something to use against others in the industry. If you really do some awful things, the consequences could…
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Oct
02
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (10/2/09)
I made it through Yom Kippur this week…barely. I am known to eat roughly six meals per day, so just imagine how tough it was to fast for twenty-five hours. The Gators have a bye week, which is perfect timing considering that Tim Tebow left last week’s game with a concussion. Unfortunately, I know all…
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Oct
02
Dynasty Athlete Representation Announces New Client: James “Buster” Douglas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Darren Heitner Tel: 954-558-6999 Email: [email protected] Dynasty Athlete Representation Announces New Client: James “Buster” Douglas Hollywood, FL- [October 2, 2009], Dynasty Athlete Representation, LLC is proud to announce the signing of former undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion, James “Buster” Douglas. Dynasty will manage Buster’s post-career marketing, broadcasting and product endorsement activities.…
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Oct
01
Product Review: Motorola Endeavor HX1
Traditionally, we have reviewed sports-related products and services on SportsAgentBlog.com (examples: ProPlayerVideo, Church Hill Classics Athletic Framing, Under Armour Speed Trainer); however, that does not mean that our readers are not interested in products from other industries. In fact, based on our demographic data, I would bet that most of you are huge fans of…
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Oct
01
My 5 Question Interview With ProVentures
ProVentures describes itself as a Sports and Entertainment Marketing Intermediary based in McLean, VA that utilizes extensive contacts, experience and insider knowledge to help clients build brand equity. I can’t argue with that. From my limited experience dealing with the company and its excellent managers and employees, ProVentures seems to be on the up-and-up, and…
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Oct
01
Attractive Free Agents, Unattractive Market
With the lack of big name free agents, the conservative salary cap projections for next year, and the well publicized salary cap cutting for the summer of 2010, this NBA off-season has not been the most exciting. However, one of the more intriguing free agent stories of the summer has been that of the New…
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