The highly anticipated Sports Executives Association is live. Join in on the excitement today at www.SportsExec.net. I started to receive an a lot of emails from people who wanted introductions to other executives in my network. They also were asking for tips, advanced training on various sports industry topics, and wanted to find partners to help…
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Legends, Sunburst & Silver Chalice Big Players in Partnerships
Legends Hospitality Management The name definitely encapsulates the partners’ reputations in their given leagues and by no stretch the status of their owners as well. By the fall of 2008 the New York Yankees, Dallas Cowboys and Goldman Sachs had formed a food and retail company in Legends Hospitality Management LLC. George Steinbrenner’s Yankees and…
Crossing the Baseline: Social Media Changing Tennis
(This is a guest article by Aaress Lawless) The legacy of the sport of tennis lies steeped in tradition. From the pristine lawns of Wimbledon to the earth of Roland Garros, tennis’ past has governed the game of the present. Change is slow, the old ways are revered, and unlike other sports, tennis has evolved…
All About Sports Agents
The role and compensation of a sports agent is often misunderstood by the public. A sports agent’s job is to market the athlete or the products associated with that athlete to promote the athletes career. The agent works to negotiate contracts that are in the best interest of the athlete. What we don’t see is…
Sports Networker Event in London
Sports Networker returns to the international stage when it teams up with the UK Sports Network for an exciting sports professionals networking event at the Sports Bar & Grill in London. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m on May 17, 2010, and sports professionals will have the opportunity to network in what will be…
Classic Golf Tournament Mistakes
Six tips and suggestions on how to run an affective golf tournament
Economy a Factor In Revenue From Partnerships
Economical shifts in baseball have been in motion since 1997 when MLB officially granted the commissioner the power to unequally distribute the revenues from the Central Fund. Previously they were distributed equally. It was the fall of 2006 when the players association and MLB reached the current five-year agreement in which each team contributes 34%…
Open Letter to NFL Draftees
(This is a guest article by Wesley Mallette) Gentlemen, It’s almost here. Big weekend. Life-changing weekend for you and your families. You are going to hear a lot of things throughout the course of the next several days leading up to the draft, straight through the completion of your first season. Sometime between Thursday and…
Geolocation is a Game-Changer for Sports Business
Imagine this for a second: You head out in the morning to shoot some hoops at your local basketball courts and you decide to “check in” using either Gowalla or Foursquare or any of the new geolocation platforms. Boom! You’re rewarded with free tickets to an NBA game. Later in the day, you head to…
Top 6 Life Lessons from Great Sports Films
The greatest sports films ever to grace the big screen are not purely for entertainments sake. Whether based on true events or fiction, each movie imparts to us some valuable life lessons. Let’s look at six of my all-time favorites: 6. Rocky III (1982) The public loved this movie for its heroism and Rocky Balboa…
Hockey Hall of Fame Great: Luc Robitaille
An interview with hockey hall of fame great Luc Robitaille. Gregg Miller met up with Luc, who now is President of Business Operations for the Los Angeles Kings at their facility in El Segundo, CA. Luc talks openly about his transitions in hockey. He played most of his career with The Kings, yet got traded somewhere…
Social Media In Sports Heads Over Seas
If you think social media in sports is only booming in the United States, think again. Europe’s first sports social media site is now up and running, sportpost.com. A free site that combines the best videos, blogs, news, and debates from the world of sports is now in one central location, where fans have the ability…