🔊 The Original Super-Agent Leigh Steinberg on Business, Ethics and Rebuilding your Life

Leigh Steinberg is a legendary sports agent. In fact, he’s regarded as the original super-agent and created the entire sports agent industry at a time when most athletes were represented by their fathers or other family members. You may not know him by name, but maybe the name Jerry Maguire rings a bell? Steinberg was the real-life inspiration for that Cameron Crow movie released in 1996.

Leigh started his sports representation career in 1975 with Steve Bartkowski, the #1 pick in the 1975 NFL Draft, as his first client and went on to build a 40+ year career representing over 300 athletes in football, baseball, basketball, boxing, and Olympic sports. With a client list ranging from Steve Young, Warren Moon, and Troy Aikman to Patrick Mahomes and Tua Tagovailoa, Leigh has represented a record eight #1 picks in the NFL Draft and 17 first-round picks.

After a widely public fall from grace due to alcohol addiction, Steinberg lost everything only to rise from the ashes, rebuild his agency and work his way back to the top as one of the premier agents in the industry once again. As if that wasn’t impressive enough, from the start of his career he’s built his business on ethics and integrity. His philanthropic efforts have raised over $800 million for charity and he chooses the athletes he represents based on both their ability and desire to be a role model and give back to their community.

In this episode, Leigh details his 40-year career as a sports agent representing everyone from Steve Young and Warren Moon to Patrick Mahomes and Tua Tagovailoa and offers advice for rebuilding your career and life.

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