Jerry oh! Mcguire!
Fans depend on athletes to score touchdowns, hit homeruns, and win championships, but behind the scenes most successful sports stars rely on a hard-working sports agent to take care of business for them, so they can concentrate on their game. The idea of being able to combine two interests, business and sport, in my career led me to the business initially, there have been so many learning opportunities and great experiences in the industry that I didn’t realize would be possible at the time. ringing telephones and negotiations that are at once high-powered and low-keyed. The main thing a talent agent is good at is simply recognizing talent and figuring out how to promote it. An agent is a marketing wiz, yes, but they are also up to date on current events and are aware of the business side. To connect their own talent roster with their clients’ future needs, and deciding if they need to seek out new talent to round out the agency. Athletes typically hire sports agents to represent t...