Gary Smith Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

A dynamic and professional Talent Director, managing the careers of elite talent across the Sport Media sector. A passionate expert, operating with integrity and personality combined with an entrepreneurial spirit. An experienced operator with connected stakeholder relationships and a proven track record in delivering success for some of the industry’s most highly regarded sport broadcasters.

London, United Kingdom

As Former Head of the Cross Category Sports division at James Grant Sports Management, the role included the management of elite talent across all categories of sport outside of the groups Football & Rugby divisions.Guiding, advising and strategically managing the complete careers of the group talent and working with the varied teams within the James Grant Group of professional services to ensure the very best delivery of services across commercial, digital, communication, Media, legal, accounting and career management. The division is proud to represent World Champions, Olympic Gold Medalists and Elite Global Sporting Internationals.

London, United Kingdom

FootballJames Grant Sports is a leading global football agency, with offices in London, Manchester, Washington DC, Los Angeles and Guadalajara. We provide client centric services to more than 140 clients across the English Barclays Premier League, Spanish La Liga, German Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, Italian Serie A, Scottish Premier League, Danish Superliga, Mexican Primera Division and Major League Soccer.James Grant Sports is also one of the UK’s leading rugby management companies. Building on James Grant Group’s experience and expertise across the sport, media and entertainment industries, the company offers a comprehensive management service to players.We advise, assist and support every aspect of a player’s life to ensure optimum career progression on the field, and maximum exploitation of commercial opportunities off the pitch. We only manage a small and exclusive group of established international players and the best young talent to ensure and maintain a personal and elite service.Additionally We also represent a number of Sports Media broadcasters and they are amongst some of the most experienced and highly regarded names in sports broadcasting with a wealth of knowledge.

Key Achievements- Successful management of a roster of 10 Players / Athletes- Successful negotiation of an athlete signature clothing range contract- Successful negotiation of an athlete Racquet contract- Successful negotiation of an athlete movie role- Successful brand partnership introduction with Real Madrid C.F.Responsibilities- Managing a successful high profile roster of Footballers / Athletes- Creation and implementation of successful athlete brand sponsorship/ commercial strategies- Managing athlete PR and media- Negotiation and engagement of brand sponsorship/commercial partnerships