-Anajae Lamb

JANE ZINGER AND

ARN TELLEM

Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications and Public Relations

WHO IS JANE ZINGER?

IMG

• IMG is the worlds premier sports, entertainment, and media company.

Hired to manage all communications with other organizations, while building trying to build external relationships

Average Yearly Salary: $80,000 - $300,000There are many job requirements and skills to

acquire this position

VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Attended the University of Delaware (4 years) – Bachelor of Art in Marketing

Attended University of Cincinnati (2 years) – M.B.A. in Quantitative Analysis and Marketing

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

She was a student intern at Burke Marketing Research

DURING COLLEGE

Before being hired to IMG she was the Vice President of Corporate Communications for The Thomson Corporation

BEFORE IMG

ARN TELLEM

• Sports Agent and Vice Chairman of Wasserman Media Group

• Born February 21, 1954

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

He was always a huge sports fan and loved baseball the most

He was also inspired by sports attorneys Alan Rothenberg and Steve Greenberg

WHY A SPORTS AGENT?

Graduated from Haverford College in 1976 and from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979

COLLEGE YEARS

AFTER COLLEGE

• He began his career as an attorney at Manatt, Phelps, Rothenberg, and Tunney

• He specialized in sports law and commercial litigation

In 1981 he signed his first athlete, pitcher Mark Langston

He also served as general council for six years with the San Diego Clippers

HIS TIME AS AN ATTORNEY

Mark Langston

In 1989 he launched his own agency called Tellem and Associates

SFX Sports later bought his agency in 1999 In 2006 Arn joined Wasserman Media Group with a

client base of about 50 MLB players and 50 NBA players

DOING HIS OWN THING

1. Having his clients die at young ages and having to attend their funeral

2. Dealing with clients who’s court cases involve the use of performance enhancing drugs

HIS BIGGEST CHALLENGES

An average day entails putting together a travel schedule, researching players, and constantly calling GMs and teams

Being a sports agent is a 24/7 jobMost agents do a lot of traveling to and from different

states to meet with clients, future clients, and many different teams

LIFE AS A SPORTS AGENT

WORDS OF ADVICE

Derrick RoseKobe Bryant (eventually split) Joe Johnson DeAndre Jordan Jabari Parker (2014 Draft Pick)Kendrick PerkinsMarc GasolHe has signed over $300,000,000 in NBA contracts

alone

NOTABLE NBA CLIENTS

Jason GiambiHideki Matsui Normar GarciaparraMike Mussina

NOTABLE MLB CLIENTS

Leigh Steinberg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlb5GgjDhFA

ADVICE FOR FUTURE SPORTS AGENTS