Chris is a NFLPA & CFLPA certified player agent with over 18 years of experience as a player, coach, scout, and sports management advisor. Chris graduated from the University of Wyoming with a Master of Business Administration and spent his undergrad studying at the University of Saskatchewan where he played defensive back and also held coaching roles as a defensive assistant and recruiting coordinator.
Services
Financial Planning & Literacy
Chris focuses on financial literacy and planning for professional athletes by educating players on how to budget and handle their cash flow properly. This includes how to manage spending, gifting to family and friends, and making smart and safe investments to protect their earnings. Through a unique professional athlete financial plan, Chris is able to provide a long term saving and retirement plan while also allowing the athlete to reward themselves for their success in their playing career.
Cross Border Tax Management
Athletes find themselves with a complicated cross border tax liability between both their home country and their current residence. Chris provides his athletes with sports specific tax planning strategies and access to the best accounting professionals to limit the tax liability and stress of dealing with different government tax agencies and foreign income/currency issues.
Contract Negotiation
Delivering successful employment contracts for our clients, our commitment is to ensure our clients receive the absolute maximum amount of salary under the cap from their respective team. Chris has successfully negotiated professional contracts and continues to excel in the art of negotiation for the betterment of his clients’ careers.
NFL Draft Preparation
Dedicated to informing our clients as much as we can when it comes to their careers. We are constantly educating our clients on current scouting reports, identifying areas of opportunities, and potential areas of improvement. We are in the business of communication and our clients are always number one in respect to any information we may know about them. We prepare our clients for: All-Star Games, Combines, Pro Day, Draft Day, and Mini-Camps.
Career & Post Career Management
Supporting our clients through the day to day of business life, ensuring they make strong decisions, Chris give his clients a serious overview of life after sports. Our management services include: injury protocol, physician consulting, financial planning, legal consulting, new city relocation, insurance, and charitable foundation practices. No stone is left unturned. Similarly, it is our responsibility to set our clients up for life. Our post-career management services position our clients for life after sports, ensuring that all strategies are laid out, planned, and executed. The game will eventually end, our client’s path to success should be continuous.
Endorsements & Marketing
Backed by a powerful marketing department comprised of marketing executives in the field of brand management, digital and brand strategy, Chris’ clients receive the very best in endorsement opportunities. Today’s athlete is not what they used to be. Athletes are brands and should be treated as such, with dedicated marketing and communication strategies. It is not enough to just play the game now, what the athlete does off the field is just as important. As experts in this respect, the results speak for themselves.
