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b'Leigh Steinberg, aka the real life Jerry Maguire, the US Super Agent goat sharing his illustrious career and accomplishments and the trials and tribulations across his 50 year career.\\xa0 Enjoy the history lessons and learnings.\\n\\xa0\\nKey Highlights\\nGoing way back to the 1960, height of Vietnam war and dealing with then California Governor Ronald Reagan (later US President)\\nThe start of \\u201cAgents\\u201d in American Football \\u2013 first deal with Steve Bartkowski in 1975 at the age of 25 straight out of Berkely Law School \\xa0\\nHis passion to give back to the community and how that has driven his selection of clients\\nGrowth of the company \\u2013 focus on NFL Quarterbacks, expanding into other Sports \\u2013 first book, adding agents\\nHelping the city of San Francisco to keep SF Giants in the city, instead of being sold to investor group.\\nBecoming a steward of sports\\xa0 (being the bridge between owners vs athletes \\u2013 billionaires vs millionaires \\u2013 avoid strikes, etc)\\nStart of the company, key partners Jeff Moorad and later David Dunn joining and some of the challenges\\nDiscussion about the pioneers of the industry, from Mark McCormack to David Falk\\nExplosion of content to drive industry \\u2013 sports becoming the most popular form of television programming\\nSelling the company and what happened after and how plans changed\\nEarly days of athletes content online during the dot.com boom\\nPersonal struggles taking a toll and his personal crash in 2010 \\u2013 recently celebrity 12 years of sobriety \\u2013 starting all over\\nLessons from that time and how others can learn from it\\nThe new beginning \\u2013 Steinberg Sports & Entertainment\\nStory behind Jerry Maguire and how the movie came about and a bit about \\u201cAny Given Sunday\\u201d\\nCurrent biggest stars on his roster,\\xa0 superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes II \\u2013 comparing contract numbers across sports and agent commissions\\nEndorsement deals for sports stars \\u2013 big difference in sports \\u2013 the billionaire sports superstars of our era\\nNIL and the impact for High School and College players \\u2013 managing expectations \\u2013 social media as currency\\nAthletes taking equity in businesses they promote \\u2013 new form of wealth creation \\u2013 agency helps to cut those deals\\nContent creation by athletes, production and social media\\nWhat makes a great athletes a Superstar \\u2013 certain qualities required\\nHis view on the future of sports and Esports and new focus on health and wellness\\nOther things that keep him busy, new book, podcast, charity to agent academy - \\xa0www.steinbergspeaks.com\\n\\xa0\\nAbout\\nLeigh Steinberg, premier sports agent, entrepreneur, Chairman and founder of Steinberg Sports and Entertainment, is best known for his work building athletes into stand-alone brands. He is often credited as the real-life inspiration for the Oscar-winning film\\xa0Jerry Maguire. Leigh has represented many of the most successful athletes and coaches in football, basketball, baseball, hockey, boxing, golf, etc., including the number one overall pick in the NFL draft for an unprecedented eight times in conjunction with 64 total first round picks. Furthermore, Leigh has represented other notable athletes, including Oscar De La Hoya and Lennox Lewis, as well as multiple Olympians and professional teams. With an unrivaled history of record-setting contracts, Leigh has secured over $4 billion for his 300+ pro athlete clients and directed more than $800 million to various charities around the world.\\n\\xa0\\nBefore making a name for himself in the sports industry, Leigh was born and raised in Los Angeles by his parents, a teacher and librarian. He obtained both his B.A. in political science and his J.D. from\\xa0UC Berkeley,\\xa0where he was student body president during each tenure. Passionate about giving back and making it his unrelenting personal goal to make the world a better place, Leigh has also distinguished himself by his dedication to philanthropy. He has received commendations from Congress, State Senate, State Legislature, the Los Angeles City Council, the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Preside'