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#148 John Viola - One of the First Modern Football Agents

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Welcome to episode 148 of Sports Management Podcast.

John Viola is one of the first modern football agents in the UK. John is a former insurance broker from Scotland who later transitioned into a football agent, which you will learn more about in this episode. He is still an agent to this day, but with 30+ years of experience in the industry, he is now focusing on sharing his knowledge with the new generation. He has Stared JV Academy and is offering online E-learning courses about the football agent industry.

In this episode, we spoke about:

  • How John became an agent
  • The football potential in Africa
  • How a delivery guy ended up working for him
  • Dealing with high profile individuals
  • The importance of networking
  • Why he had to pay 100,000 pounds to become an agent

And much more!

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/etVfeLD37kw

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro 00:43 Becoming a Football Agent06:08 The Football Agent Industry07:26 Becoming a Successful Agent09:08 Importance of Networking 12:25 Handling Rejection, Developing Resilience and Negotiating skills15:19 JV Academy: John's online learning courses18:01 Helping Others In Their Educational Pursuits 28:07 Advice For Newcomers In The Industry

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John's Channels:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-viola-8a642641/ https://www.instagram.com/jv_academy/ https://twitter.com/JV_academy https://www.jvacademy.net/

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Welcome to episode 148 of Sports Management Podcast.

John Viola is one of the first modern football agents in the UK. John is a former insurance broker from Scotland who later transitioned into a football agent, which you will learn more about in this episode. He is still an agent to this day, but with 30+ years of experience in the industry, he is now focusing on sharing his knowledge with the new generation. He has Stared JV Academy and is offering online E-learning courses about the football agent industry.

In this episode, we spoke about:

  • How John became an agent
  • The football potential in Africa
  • How a delivery guy ended up working for him
  • Dealing with high profile individuals
  • The importance of networking
  • Why he had to pay 100,000 pounds to become an agent

And much more!

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/etVfeLD37kw

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro 00:43 Becoming a Football Agent06:08 The Football Agent Industry07:26 Becoming a Successful Agent09:08 Importance of Networking 12:25 Handling Rejection, Developing Resilience and Negotiating skills15:19 JV Academy: John's online learning courses18:01 Helping Others In Their Educational Pursuits 28:07 Advice For Newcomers In The Industry

_____________________________________________________________

John's Channels:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-viola-8a642641/ https://www.instagram.com/jv_academy/ https://twitter.com/JV_academy https://www.jvacademy.net/

_____________________________________________________________

Follow Sports Management Podcast on social media Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube

Sign up for the newsletter!

www.sportsmanagementpodcast.com

  continue reading

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