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A sports agent procures and negotiates employment and endorsement contracts for an athlete. Agents are responsible for communications with team owners, managers, coaches, and other individuals. Primarily, agents are used to broker and negotiate contracts for their clients. Also, they are responsible for making recommendations in regard to the athlete's options. In addition to finding income sources, agents often handle public relations matters for their clients. In some large sports agencies, such as IMG, Creative Artists Agency, and Octagon, agents deal with all aspects of a client's finances, from investment to filing taxes.
Sports agents may be relied upon by their clients for guidance in all business aspects, and sometimes even more broadly. For example, hockey agents start recruiting clients as young as 15, allowing the agent to guide the athlete's career before the NHL draft, which happens usually at 18 years of age.
Due to the length and complexity of contracts, many sports agents are lawyers or have a background in contract law. Agents are expected to be knowledgeable about finance, business management, and financial and risk analysis, as well as sports. It is important for a sports agent to follow trends in sports. Other skills an agent must possess are excellent communication and negotiation skills. Agents must be highly motivated, willing to work long hours, and have the ability to multitask. It is very common for agents to be in negotiations on behalf of several clients at one time.
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known by his stage name Jay Z (formerly Jay-Z), is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and investor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America. In 2014, Forbes estimated Jay Z's net worth at nearly $520 million. He is one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 100 million records, while receiving 21 Grammy Awards for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations. Consistently ranked as one of the greatest rappers ever, he was ranked number one by MTV in their list of The Greatest MCs of All-Time in 2006. Three of his albums, Reasonable Doubt (1996), The Blueprint (2001), and The Black Album (2003), are considered landmarks in the genre with all of them featured in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
As an entrepreneur and investor, Jay Z co-owns the 40/40 Club, and is the co-creator of the clothing line Rocawear. He is the former president of Def Jam Recordings, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records, and the founder of Roc Nation. He also founded the sports agency Roc Nation Sports and is a certified NBA and MLB sports agent. As an artist, he holds the record for most number one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200 with 13. Jay Z also has had four number ones on the Billboard Hot 100, one as lead artist. On December 11, 2009, Jay Z was ranked as the tenth-most successful artist of the 2000s by Billboard as well as the fifth top solo male artist and fourth top rapper behind Eminem, Nelly, and 50 Cent. He was also ranked the 88th greatest artist of all time by Rolling Stone.
Actors: Allen Maldonado (writer), Allen Maldonado (director), Allen Maldonado (actor), Allen Maldonado (editor), Allen Maldonado (producer), Allen Maldonado (writer), Allen Maldonado (producer), Damien Leake (actor), Dan Sutter (actor), Brenda Lee (actress), Steve Huang (actor), Daniel Mentz (actor), Douglas N. Hachiya (actor), Hymnson Chan (actor), J. Patrick Kanehann (actor),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Short,Actors: Allen Maldonado (writer), Allen Maldonado (director), Allen Maldonado (actor), Allen Maldonado (editor), Allen Maldonado (producer), Allen Maldonado (writer), Allen Maldonado (producer), Damien Leake (actor), Dan Sutter (actor), Brenda Lee (actress), Steve Huang (actor), Daniel Mentz (actor), Douglas N. Hachiya (actor), Hymnson Chan (actor), J. Patrick Kanehann (actor),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Short,Actors: Allen Maldonado (writer), Allen Maldonado (director), Allen Maldonado (actor), Allen Maldonado (editor), Allen Maldonado (producer), Allen Maldonado (writer), Allen Maldonado (producer), Damien Leake (actor), Dan Sutter (actor), Brenda Lee (actress), Steve Huang (actor), Daniel Mentz (actor), Douglas N. Hachiya (actor), Hymnson Chan (actor), J. Patrick Kanehann (actor),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Short,Actors: Allen Maldonado (writer), Allen Maldonado (director), Allen Maldonado (actor), Allen Maldonado (editor), Allen Maldonado (producer), Allen Maldonado (writer), Allen Maldonado (producer), Damien Leake (actor), Dan Sutter (actor), Brenda Lee (actress), Steve Huang (actor), Daniel Mentz (actor), Douglas N. Hachiya (actor), Hymnson Chan (actor), J. Patrick Kanehann (actor),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Short,Actors: Jim Iyke (actor), Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde (actress), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (actor), Jide Kosoko (actor), Ali Nuhu (actor), Ali Nuhu (producer), Ben Nugent (editor), Luke Corradine (composer), Obi Emelonye (producer), Obi Emelonye (writer), Charles Thompson (producer), Obi Emelonye (writer), Obi Emelonye (director), Uche Odoputa (actor), Tunde Babalola (writer),
Plot: Based on true events. A set of everyday Nigerian travelers's board the last Flamingo Airways flight scheduled to fly from Lagos to Abuja on a fateful Friday night in 2006. The plane cruises at 30,000 feet, tranquil and on schedule. But like a bolt out of the blue, through a mixture of human error, technical failure and sheer bad luck, the plane rapidly develops major difficulties that sends it teetering on the brink of disaster. As the pilots fight with the controls of the stricken plane, a series of flashbacks unravel the twists, turns and leaps of fate that put each passenger on the fateful flight. Young lovers, an elderly couple, a corporate party, a sportsman on the threshold of greatness; all the passengers are caught up in the nightmare scenario and sense the final moments of their lives approach. All... except one! What does he know?
Keywords: nigerian-cinema, nollywood, obi-emelonyeActors: Scott Trimble (miscellaneous crew), Will Arnett (actor), James Van Der Beek (actor), Tava Smiley (actress), Caren Rose-Mellman (miscellaneous crew), Paul Hargrave (miscellaneous crew), Skoti Collins (actor), Mark Waters (producer), Mark Waters (director), David Denman (actor), Kevin Falls (writer), Kevin Falls (producer), Kevin Falls (writer), Jack Clements (producer), Kat Foster (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Merrick McCartha (actor), David Lim (actor), Sacha Allen (actor), Cean Houston (actor), Niccolo H. Bodner (director), A.I. Wobenh (actor), Jekiel Garvey (actor), Guy Robbins (actor), Quincy Williams (actor), Danny McFadden (composer), Ivan Mudingo (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Clint Howard (actor), Sinbad (producer), Vanessa Bell Calloway (actress), Sinbad (actor), Alex Thomas (actor), Caryn Ward (actress), Shedrack Anderson III (actor), David A. Arnold (actor), Richard John Reliford (actor), Mychal Wilson (miscellaneous crew), Anthony McKinley (actor), Evan Schrodek (editor), Hector Atreyu Ruiz (actor), Albert Stroth (actor), Brittany Perry-Russell (actress),
Plot: Greekshow is an emotional coming of age story about two brothers who struggle to reconcile their estranged relationship while their college campus gears up for a major Greekshow (Step competition). Jason Jackson is an all American baseball player and future number one pick of a major league baseball team. Ryan Jackson, the campus ladies man and best stepper in the state, is about to lead the defending fraternity into this year's competition. The rift between the two brothers, which was caused by a childhood incident, and the preferential treatment given to Jason by their father has grown to a boiling point. The film is an emotional rollercoaster set against the backdrop of back-breaking stepping and fierce competition all around. It will leave you asking "What does brotherhood really mean?"
Genres: Drama,Actors: Tom Berenger (actor), Bill Bellamy (actor), Jerald Garner (actor), Todd Holland (director), Todd Holland (producer), Charlene Amoia (actress), James E. Williams (miscellaneous crew), Ashley Williams (actress), Judith R. Gellman (costume designer), Matt Bomer (actor), Nicole Vicius (actress), Kevin Falls (writer), Kevin Falls (producer), Peter Basinski (editor), Patrick Falls (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Mark Mothersbaugh (composer), Jesse Ventura (actor), Michael Barnes (miscellaneous crew), George Folsey Jr. (editor), Peter Farrelly (producer), Marc C. Geschwind (miscellaneous crew), Johnny Knoxville (actor), Terry Funk (actor), Brian Cox (actor), Jimmy Willden (actor), Katherine Heigl (actress), John Rothman (actor), Pam Fuller (miscellaneous crew), Bobby Farrelly (producer), Brad Leland (actor),
Plot: This comedy is about two guys who decide to rig the Special Olympics to pay off a debt by having one of them, Steve (Knoxville), pose as a contestant in the games, hoping to dethrone reigning champion, Jimmy. Mentally-challenged high jinks and hilarity surely follow.
Keywords: african-american, bet, blindfold, boxing-glove, cartoon-on-tv, competition, confession-booth, dance, debt, deceit