My Career Part 2

After splitting up with Oliver, I now had to make the setup with Flemming a reality and we started a a company called Elite Management Group in start 2008. Flemming was a bit more experienced, than those I had previously worked with as he used to be tied with the Octagon group. He had his own agency as well as I did and had some good sales in Europe. However the last couple of years, he hadn't acted as agent, so I kinda gave him an open welcome and had a setup ready.

EMG was formed and we started our work, again I was to cover Scandinavia and Flemming would take the Central European market. It worked good we did make some very good sales and I learned a lot from Flemming. In 2009 our idea of expanding into other areas became a reality, since we got the agency for the brands Busch, Warrior and Salming in Denmark. 

In 2009 landed a deal with a Danish team, that wanted our help, it included selling equipment, participating in the build of the Elite team. I quickly went in charge of recruiting and got a really good and eager young coach, 4 North American players, 2 Dmen and 2 forwards. They got a young goalie and a bunch of talented young players, in reality it was a very nice team, a team I was overly proud of. However faith wanted things different and by the start of the season this team had to file bankrupt. 

It was a huge blow for our company as we had a large pile of bills for equipment and had to find new places for over 10 players and the coach... Not easy in mid september, when all EU teams are filled in all positions and injury free. 

This happening pretty much led me to a decision, I wanted out! Or I didn't want to sell equipment, I felt it was troublesome. We had no stock, we had troubles paying on time and our prices was too low. Flemming however felt this was his calling and decided that we should still do equipment, he could in other ways, have said; "I'll do it, goodbye". 

But we did part ways and is now working in seperate agencies. I am very happy to be free of ties to other agents, and feel ready once again to take charge of Europe. So if I am to put it short, the years with Oliver and Stan was very useful and we did a good job for many players. We stayed true to each other and kept a good relation with clients except at the very end.  The years with Flemming was very educational as we both had some good visions. However it got to be too tough, as he was very hard to work with, mostly it was his way or no way. 

Elite Agent Soren Schwartz is my new agency as of 1st January 2010. I will have a very limited number of clients mostly from North America, Latvia and Sweden. I have no plans on making partnerships, but want to pursue options on my own. 

If you as reader of this blog have any questions to my writing, thoughts or possible ideas feel free to leave a comment :-)