E176 | Simon Porter

Show notes | Simon Porter

0:00 Simon Porter: a career in the shadows

2:33 Introducing Halo Sport

8:11 Razor, Fozzie, and the All Blacks

10:32 The beginning of the path to being a sports agent

14:47 Warren Alcock: Yoda

20:28 A Steven Adams interlude

23:25 Does a playing background help as an agent?

27:30 The importance of golf to the art of the deal

32:50 Back to the Hawkes Bay

37:21 Dentsu and the importance of Japan

41:05 Transitioning athletes out of sport

51:28 Managing the dreams of young athletes

54:08 Watching the 2019 RWC Final with Richie McCaw and Dan Carter

55:42 How do coaches differ from athletes?

59:00 Simon Porter on the current state of rugby

1:09:53 Representation in rugby league and cricket

1:17:03 Crossing over into sporting organisations

1:21:04 Hannah and Simon: a sporting power couple

1:24:24 Simon on women’s sport

1:31:53 An agent’s relationship with the media

1:34:07 The difference between an athlete agent and an athlete manager

1:36:31 Beyond contracts: movies, ad campaigns, and books

1:39:54 Advice for aspiring agents

1:45:03 Last words from Steve, Seamus, and Simon