Comments on: Should Sports Agents Network With Their Competition? http://www.sportsnetworker.com/2009/08/17/should-sports-agents-network-with-their-competition/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ryan Sammut http://www.sportsnetworker.com/2009/08/17/should-sports-agents-network-with-their-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-5374 Ryan Sammut Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:50:19 +0000 http://www.sportsnetworker.com/?p=750#comment-5374 To whom it may concern,<br>I am Ryan Sammut from MT. Pleasant, Michigan, a 22 year old aspiring sports agent. In my case i am currently not attending a college or university. the truth is, i went to college freshmen year and did not know what i wanted from school. now with some considerable time i have my goals set. I am writing in hopes to possibly attain an internship opportunity, any internship information or any helpful information to proceed in the sports management field. I know that this is probably a long shot, but i would not know if i did not try. My life revolves a lot around sports and i would love to have a career in sports management. I hope with this email i can either receive more important information about pursuing my degree in this field or ultimately having the chance to pursue hands on experience in this field. any and all information you can send to me at this point would be greatly appreciated and immense help. <br> Thank you for your time, <br> Ryan M. Sammut To whom it may concern,
I am Ryan Sammut from MT. Pleasant, Michigan, a 22 year old aspiring sports agent. In my case i am currently not attending a college or university. the truth is, i went to college freshmen year and did not know what i wanted from school. now with some considerable time i have my goals set. I am writing in hopes to possibly attain an internship opportunity, any internship information or any helpful information to proceed in the sports management field. I know that this is probably a long shot, but i would not know if i did not try. My life revolves a lot around sports and i would love to have a career in sports management. I hope with this email i can either receive more important information about pursuing my degree in this field or ultimately having the chance to pursue hands on experience in this field. any and all information you can send to me at this point would be greatly appreciated and immense help.
Thank you for your time,
Ryan M. Sammut

]]> By: Michael Hilliard http://www.sportsnetworker.com/2009/08/17/should-sports-agents-network-with-their-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-2692 Michael Hilliard Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:55:38 +0000 http://www.sportsnetworker.com/?p=750#comment-2692 Hi Darren – I agree 100% with what you are saying. Being a jerk is not a long-term success strategy. This short-sighted behavior results in eventually been outed and ostracized by your colleagues, clients, and industry. I am not a Sports Agent but I work with them and their athletes (I am President of a company – Inbounds Athletics - those main focus is to provide athletes access to sports nutritional products that have been specifically lot tested for banned-substances) and it is easy to see someone’s true motives by how they treat people. Bottom line; jerks care only about what is in it for them, whereas professionals who “get it” by treating all members of the C4 (Competitors, Clients, Colleagues, Customers) with respect understand that ultimately their actions will come back to benefit themselves in some form. Let me know if I can be of any assistance to you and your athletes. It sounds like you are exactly the type of person we seek to align our ourselves with. Hi Darren –

I agree 100% with what you are saying. Being a jerk is not a long-term success strategy. This short-sighted behavior results in eventually been outed and ostracized by your colleagues, clients, and industry.

I am not a Sports Agent but I work with them and their athletes (I am President of a company – Inbounds Athletics – those main focus is to provide athletes access to sports nutritional products that have been specifically lot tested for banned-substances) and it is easy to see someone’s true motives by how they treat people. Bottom line; jerks care only about what is in it for them, whereas professionals who “get it” by treating all members of the C4 (Competitors, Clients, Colleagues, Customers) with respect understand that ultimately their actions will come back to benefit themselves in some form.

Let me know if I can be of any assistance to you and your athletes. It sounds like you are exactly the type of person we seek to align our ourselves with.

]]> By: Darren Heitner http://www.sportsnetworker.com/2009/08/17/should-sports-agents-network-with-their-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-2473 Darren Heitner Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:57:57 +0000 http://www.sportsnetworker.com/?p=750#comment-2473 The guy who told me, “If you’re an agent, don’t be friends with other agents,” is unsurprisingly the only agent who has "stolen" a client away from me. Unbeknown to him, the player still talks to me regularly and told me that he is just using the agent to fund his equipment. People with that type of attitude end up suffering in the end. There's just no point in acting that way. The guy who told me, “If you’re an agent, don’t be friends with other agents,” is unsurprisingly the only agent who has “stolen” a client away from me. Unbeknown to him, the player still talks to me regularly and told me that he is just using the agent to fund his equipment.

People with that type of attitude end up suffering in the end. There’s just no point in acting that way.

]]> By: Jimmy Kibble http://www.sportsnetworker.com/2009/08/17/should-sports-agents-network-with-their-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-2440 Jimmy Kibble Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:14:34 +0000 http://www.sportsnetworker.com/?p=750#comment-2440 Darren, I think you have made some great points. Networking among companies does not have to be conflict of interest and very few companies actually do or produce the same or exact services, products and so on... and referrals are worth so much these days. Personally, if I must call someone an 'enemy' in this business, then they probably did something to hurt my business or my company. I think in the world of social media and online networking, there is 'enough to go around'. Again, Great Article! Darren,
I think you have made some great points. Networking among companies does not have to be conflict of interest and very few companies actually do or produce the same or exact services, products and so on… and referrals are worth so much these days.
Personally, if I must call someone an ‘enemy’ in this business, then they probably did something to hurt my business or my company. I think in the world of social media and online networking, there is ‘enough to go around’.

Again, Great Article!

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