– Life as a Super Sports Agent –
Leigh Steinberg, premier sports agent, entrepreneur, best-selling author, and CEO of Leigh Steinberg Sports and Entertainment Holdings, is best known for his work building athletes into stand-alone brands.
He is often credited as the real-life inspiration for the Oscar-winning film Jerry Maguire.
Unparalleled Success
Leigh has represented many of the most successful athletes and coaches in football, basketball, baseball, hockey, boxing, and golf, including the number one overall pick in the NFL draft for an unprecedented eight times in conjunction with 62 total first round picks.
A Major Signing
One of his more recent signature dealings was in 2020 in which he helped to secure the biggest contract in North American sports history at the time for NFL superstar QB Patrick Mahomes. That figure being a cool $503 million over ten years.
Massive Accomplishments
With an unrivalled history of record-setting contracts, Leigh has secured over $4 billion for his 300+ pro-athlete clients and directed more than $750 million to various charities around the world.
Nationally Recognized
Further, he has received accommodations from the US Congress, State Senate, State Legislature as well as US presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.
Over the course of his career, Leigh has been featured on numerous national television programs, including 60 Minutes, The Today Show, and many more.
He has been profiled in a host of magazines, including Business Week, Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine, People, Forbes, Playboy, and GQ. He currently resides in Newport Beach, CA.
Reasons to Listen
This will be a talk worth listening to for:
- those interested in finding out more about what being a successful sports agent is all about
- those wanting to find out how they too can become a sports agent
- those who are looking for inspiration in so far as learning what it takes to personally and professionally thrive within one’s career
Listeners will come away with insights on:
- a nuanced look at what it means to be an effective sports agent
- how core values Leigh adopted in his youth helped to guide him throughout his life and career
- what’s driving Leigh these days from a professional standpoint
- a day in the life of being a sports agent
- how aspects of seasonality affect the role and responsibilities of being a sports agent
- three of the most rewarding moments for a sports agent
- one of Leigh’s most memorable career moments
- an often overlooked but important detail relating to the work of being a sports agent
- Leigh’s path into the world of sports agency representation
- how Leigh strategically went about building his name and reputation within the industry
- the specialized skills one must develop related to being involved in sports agency representation
- how Leigh has come to see meaning within his career
- some entertaining stories relating NFL great Ben Rothlisberger, Bruce Smith and others
- Leigh’s take on the role of social media in sports agency representation
- much more!
A Memorable Quote from the Episode:
“I think about how is this world going to be different because you were in it. How is it going to be better? How can you enhance the quality of life for people? What tangible difference can you make within the world? And so, really at the end, it’s not the amount of contracts, it’s not the amount of money, it’s not external fame, it’s did I use this time to enhance the lives of others?”
-Leigh Steinberg
Check out the Video Conversation:
For those who desire to view video highlights of the conversation, you can do so via Youtube.
Discover More
For those interested in learning more about Leigh and his work, you can check out his website or on the following platforms:
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