Darren Heitner

Current

CEO at Dynasty Athlete Representation
Founder/Chief Blogger at SportsAgentBlog.com
Head Florida Rep at Playboy

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Past

Freelance Writer at ESPN
Co-Founder at AccessAthletes.com
Intern at Career Sports & Entertainment

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Education

University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law
University of Florida
Nova High School

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Sports

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Darren Heitner’s Summary

Darren Heitner is a CEO, sports agent, journalist, entrepreneur, and innovator.

Darren created the first sports agent blog on the internet, SportsAgentBlog.com, which receives upwards of 5,000 unique visits per day from sports agents, athletes, media sources, and the general public. In the blog, everything from contract negotiations to endorsement deals are examined, providing the framework for a great deal of information upon which he has been able to depend.

Darren is CEO and Founder of Dynasty Athlete Representation, a full service sports and talent agency that handles contract negotiations, marketing endorsements, financial planning, legal services, etc.

Darren graduated from the University of Florida in May 2007 with a Political Science Major and was valedictorian of his class. He is a member of many Honors Societies including, Florida Blue Key, Phi Beta Kappa, and Phi Kappa Phi. He is now in his third and final year at the University of Florida Levin School of Law.

Darren Heitner’s Specialties:

contract negotiation, marketing, networking, law, public relations, technology.

Darren Heitner’s Experience

CEO

Dynasty Athlete Representation

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Sports industry)

April 2007 — Present (2 years 8 months)

Full-service sports agency providing contract negotiations, marketing endorsements, financial planning, legal services, etc.
Founder/Chief Blogger

SportsAgentBlog.com

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Sports industry)

December 2005 — Present (4 years )

A place for current and aspiring Sports Agents to keep abreast of the latest sports business/law/agent news.
Head Florida Rep

Playboy

(Public Company; Entertainment industry)

June 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)

♦ Part of the exclusive 12-person, hand-picked Campus Advisory Board (CAB).
♦ Participated in grassroots marketing for Playboy at the University of Florida.
♦ Planned Playboy sponsored events in Gainesville, Florida.
♦ Large contributor to development of PlayboyU.com
Freelance Writer

ESPN

(Public Company; DIS; Broadcast Media industry)

October 2008 — October 2009 (1 year 1 month)
Co-Founder

AccessAthletes.com

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Sports industry)

June 2007 — November 2007 (6 months)

AccessAthletes.com is an interactive, professional and social community that connects athletes, agents, and the media across the globe so that they can communicate with each other more effectively and efficiently. AccessAthletes is also open to the general public.
Intern

Career Sports & Entertainment

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Sports industry)

May 2005 — August 2005 (4 months)

♦ Interned in the field of Client Services.
♦ Compiled a daily 3 page “News & Notes” and “Stats Sheet” that went out to the entire company.
♦ Created Team Rosters/Depth Charts/Baseball Draft Kit/Signing Bonus sheets/Player & coach bios, etc.
♦ Secured sponsorships for a Pro-am that benefited the Aflac Cancer Center in Atlanta, GA.

Darren Heitner’s Education

University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law

J.D. , 2007 — 2010 (expected)

Activities and Societies:

2 Term President of Entertainment & Sports Law Society
University of Florida

Bachelors , Political Science , 2003 — 2007

Activities and Societies:

Member of Florida Blue Key, Social Director of SavantUF, Director of Educational Programming for the Inter-Fraternity Council, Secretary, Webmaster, Homecoming Chair, and Social Chair of Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity (100+ members), Assistant Director-Speakers Bureau for Blue Key Speech and Debate, Staff-Speakers Bureau for Blue Key Speech and Debate, Assistant Director-Student Government Academics Cabinet, Operations Captain-Dance Marathon (2 years)
Nova High School

1999 — 2003