About
While I’ve always been a super-competitive person, it was evident at a young age that my short, portly stature wouldn’t help me achieve success as an elite athlete. However, when my friends who were elite athletes started coming to me with questions regarding their playing careers, I quickly understood that being someone athletes and coaches could rely on was my destiny. So, my goal of a becoming a sports agent was born.
During my hunt for a job to fulfill that goal, I scoured the internet daily for the latest openings within the sports business industry. I was searching for myself, but whenever I found a role that I thought was a good fit for a friend, I would send that job description to them and explain why they were the perfect candidate. I have always taken pride in looking out for my friends, and nothing makes me happier than helping them find success.
While hyping my friends up for these jobs, something kept sticking out that made me question if they were actually the right candidate: low and inconsistent salaries. So many of these jobs asked for a laundry list of job duties, a preferred education level of a Master’s degree, and multiple years of experience, all while offering very little pay in comparison to what the athletic department wanted from their employee. Additionally, I discovered that one Director of Basketball Operations with the same experience and education as my friend was making thousands of dollars less in the same conference, while a similar DOBO in that conference was making thousands of dollars more than my friend.
Seeing this and knowing these vital employees work 80 hour weeks behind the scenes, with little recognition and subpar pay, gave me the idea to build my own agency that focuses on three principles for representing athletic personnel:
Ensure my clients are paid proper salaries, bonuses, and benefits while improving job security
Set up my clients and their careers for long-term success through custom professional development services
Create opportunities for my clients to grow personally and professionally outside of the sport
To accomplish these principles, ETM provides a customized service for each of our clients that includes a unique mix of the following:
Market Research & Analysis
Contract Negotiation
Professional Development
Resume Building & Interview Preparation
Access to Athletic Department & Team Contacts
Events & Networking
Marketing & Branding
Public Relations & Crisis Management
In addition to our services, a member of ETM management will visit our clients in person at least once each calendar year, and clients can always rest easy knowing ETM management is available 24/7 via text, phone call, video call, or in-person visit.
When you sign with ETM, you’re a client for life. Unlike other agencies, we will not negotiate your contract, take our payment, and never speak again. ETM clients are family and will be treated as such from the moment they sign. Whether you are a Graduate Assistant fresh out of undergrad, a veteran Assistant Coach, or a Senior Associate Athletic Director for Football Administration, ETM will be with you as a strategic partner for life.
Ask any Head Coach or General Manager and they will tell you that surrounding themselves with talented, trustworthy coaches, front office personnel, and executives is necessary to the overall success of their team. Now, it’s time the assistants and support staff are compensated and developed accordingly, and ETM is here to make it happen. ETM is the premier full-service sports agency that specializes in representing coaches, front office personnel, and executives, so let us help you Earn That Money!