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Back to Main MenuSports Management Worldwide's agency utilizes it's sports directors in each sport to provide expertise to our network of agent advisors. Having sports directors allows SMWW to provide better service to our athletes as well as our agent advisors by having an experienced sports agent working closely on all aspects of the agent business within their sport of expertise.
Jeff Lynch
Football
Jeff Lynch is a
certified NFLPA Contract Advisor. Through his business experience, Mr. Lynch
has negotiated and managed multi-million dollar contracts. Combined with his
passion for sports, Mr. Lynch uses business skills to provide perspective to
the many issues facing athletes.
Mr. Lynch received a Masters Degree in
Business Administration (MBA) and has been elected to the Sigma Beta Delta
National Honorary Society in Business, Management, and Administration. A native
of St. Louis, Missouri (and graduate of McCluer North High School), he has
developed longstanding local relationships as well as strong relationships
within the sports industry. Jeff is a member of the St. Louis Sports Commission
and has actively marketed numerous athletic and charitable events within the
community.
Mr. Lynch strives to uniquely personalize the representation
of professional football players by developing longstanding relationships built
upon integrity and trust. He is available for interview upon request.
Joe Bonahoom
Baseball
Joe is an attorney and serves as the SMWW Director of Baseball. Joe has been practicing law
since 1986 when he graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a B.S. in
Business Administration and a J.D. Degree in Law. He is an active member of the Sports Lawyer's
Association. Joe has counseled with and negotiated for clients in all facets of business set up,
planning and operations, contractual matters and negotiations, financial transactions, tax, investment
and retirement planning. Joe's law practice led him to the representation of several professional
athletes for legal, business, contractual and financial matters and ultimately into the athlete
agent business.
"Agents need to be competent and qualified to provide advice, direction and counsel to athletes.
Agents must also be willing to take the time to deal with whatever issues are necessary in order
to allow the athlete to focus his or her time and attention on excelling as an athlete. I am
involved in sports agency and sports management because I have a passion to be involved with athletics
and with athletes. My background helps me to identify and deal with issues at the highest level on
behalf of athletes and as Director of Baseball this is something that I can pass on to other agent
advisors as they support and service their athletes. Our job is to help the athletes succeed and to
take the everyday pressures off of them so that they may concentrate solely on their profession. All
athletes should expect this type of service from their agents."
Joe's experiences provide a great foundation and uniquely qualify him as a sports agent and Director
of Baseball in that all the issues that athletes will face are those in which he has significant
experience. Joe firmly believes that an agent's responsibility goes well beyond the signing of the
contract and obtaining a commission, and that all athletes have a need for a competent agent who
understands all of the legal, business, financial and other issues that an athlete will face throughout
his or her career and into retirement. Through his background and experiences, Joe brings these aspects
to SMWW not only for himself but also for other agent advisors affiliated with SMWW so that they may
provide top-notch advice and service to athletes.
Jim Kuzmich
Baseball
Jim Kuzmich, a sports and entertainment attorney, is vice president and general counsel for GAAMES. Founded in 1999 by Don Mitchell (long-time MLB scout), GAAMES is a sports agency which specializes in representing professional baseball players.
Kuzmich heads up GAAMES marketing and endorsement activities, overseeing corporate office operations and handling all in-house legal matters. Kuzmich received his law degree from the University of Oklahoma and his experience in sports law includes: contracts, negotiations, intellectual property, licensing, endorsements and dispute resolution.
Kuzmitch serves as the primary liaison for GAAMES with equipment manufacturers, sports card manufacturers, the media and current GAAMES athletes. Additional responsibilities include arbitration preparation and hearings, draft preparation, player maintenance and office management.
Over the past 4 years, GAAMES has established itself as a leading representation firm for high school and college draftees. Major league players currently represented by GAAMES include Mike Koplove of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Laynce Nix of the Texas Rangers and Andy Marte. Some of the leading minor league prospects represented include Andy Marte (Braves), Donnie Murphy (Kansas City), Daric Barton (Athletics), Jayson Nix (Rockies), Chris Seddon (Devil Rays), and Greg Miller (Dodgers).
Barry Madigan
Hockey
Barry Madigan, SMWW's Director of Hockey, has numerous years of experience spanning the globe as a player, coach, trainer, general manager, consultant, and certified agent. He has experience in every facet of hockey; be it juniors, high school, prep schools, college, international or professional. Most recently, Barry, with his wife Sharon, founded Madigan Goaltending Consultants which runs hockey goalie training camps. Sharon has professional experience on the ice as a power skating instructor in Canada and the US. Madigan Goaltending Consultants is quoted to be one of the best goalie training programs in North America. They have clientele playing in the NHL, Juniors and Division 1 schools. In addition, he is the VP of Marketing & Procurement for the NWHL in Canada and the former General Manager-of Ottawa Raiders of the National Women's Hockey League.
Barry's extensive hockey background includes working with professional hockey including; Ice Hockey UK, English Ice Hockey, American Hockey League, Ice Hockey International, East Coast Hockey League, Canadian Hockey League, the Australia nationals and of course the NHL. His hockey training videos, lectures and seminars, coaching clinics, and developmental tools have been used in several countries.
Barry has also been involved at the collegiate level. His BA is in Sports Administration is from Almeda University. He has coached or run clinics at several universities, including Maine University, Clarkson University, Potsdam State University, and Universities Canada.
Throughout his hockey career, Barry has been on both sides of negotiating contracts with teams. He has represented hockey players as their agent, and at other times in his career, he has been in the Front Office. Barry even worked with Gary Lovegrove in the NHL head office in regards to players contracts. When it comes to contract negotiation, Barry Madigan is a valuable commodity.
Barry and Sharon reside in Ontario, Canada. Barry is a certified Hockey Agent with the AHL and ECHL.
John Print
Soccer
John Print is based
in London, England and is SMWW's Director of Soccer. John is a certified FIFA
agent.
He has been involved within the sports industry for over five
years, specializing in Sports PR and International Sport Relations. John holds
a degree in Marketing and a Postgraduate Masters degree in Sports
Law.
In addition to Soccer, John has a strong interest in representing
athletes in the rugby union and Olympic discipline athletes.
Laura Bradshaw
Soccer
Laura Bradshaw's offices are in London, England. She is a Licensed FIFA Player's Agent and currently represents professional Soccer, Rugby, and Surfing clients. In addition to her University degree in Sports Science, Laura has completed extensive Agent training with Sports Management Worldwide and works closely with our soccer connections internationally. Laura is one of only a handful of women soccer agents worldwide.
Bill Kent
Basketball
Bill is currently VP of
Operations for SMWW and Co-Director of Basketball Operations.
The agent
business is one that is in need of transformation. SMWW entered the industry for
this reason, to bring both integrity & positive direction to athletes. We
take pride in helping athletes in many areas of their lives off the court in
addition to being a catalyst to their career.
As an agent, my goal is to
allow athletes to focus their attention solely on improving their game and
excelling at the next level while myself and SMWW do the rest. At the same time,
I believe that the athlete should have direct involvement in every important
decision that must be made. SMWW works hard to insure our athletes are serviced
professionally and are setup for the future.
An athlete should have a
great relationship with their agent and feel confident that their agent will
stand behind them through any situation in their life. It is the responsibility
of the agent to assist athletes in more ways than just signing contracts. For
an agent, there is no better feeling than seeing your athlete succeed both in
life and in sport.
Bill has a degree in Public Relations from the
University of Oregon
Juan Pablo Sanchez
Auto Racing
Juan Pablo Sanchez has been actively participating, working and teaching in Auto Racing and Sports Management for the past 10 years demonstrating a lifelong passion for racing and sports. Juan Pablo has raced cars and motorcycles and has acted as advisor and spotter for professional racecar drivers. At the professional level he has worked on corporate and sports law for the past 9 years and has recently formed his own sports management company in Mexico "Global Sports Management", with a mission to promote, assist, educate and impulse race car drivers and sports enthusiasts around the world.
Internationally, he has participated in seminars and practical courses with NASCAR teams in the United States. In addition he has participated in the organization and promotion of several national and international racecar series in Mexico.
As part of racecar teams in Mexico, Juan Pablo has acted as spotter for several professional drivers winning 3 championships in the Vintage series. He has assisted teams in the development of new strategies and guided drivers on and off the racetrack.
Currently Juan Pablo is the CEO of Global Sports Management, S.A. de C.V. in Mexico and represents several athletes and racecar drivers. He is also an adjunct professor with the Johan Cruyff University Mexico. (Juan speaks both English and Spanish fluently.)