In August, my law firm, Sandberg Phoenix, launched a full service agency Algorithm Talent, and we’re just beginning to get officially off the ground. Since launch we have a roster of eight athletes: Four High School Football Players: Jake Sneed, 6’6” TE - Toledo Commit Smith Lessard 6’7” TE - Princeton Commit Grayson Mowery 6’5” T/DL - Air Force Commit Tylar Robinson 6’2” - ATH - Uncommitted One College Football Player: Romello Patterson - LB @ Coastal Carolina One College Gymnast: Kaylee Bluffstone - Auburn Two Elite & Former Collegiate Gymnasts: Riley McCusker - Florida Trinity Thomas - Florida It is REALLY hard to build an agency through DMs, and it’s also really hard to compete with so many incredible and talented agents/agencies in the space. So I decided to do what I always do, and try something different… and here we are. Running, every day, until Algorithm Talent hits these five goals: 50 Athletes 50 States 50 Schools 50 Guests 10 Drafted or Olympians + Bonus personal goal of buying my mom a house. 50 Athletes: Just like it sounds, we’re trying to grow the agency, one athlete at a time. Right now we’re at eight athletes. 50 States (+DC): So really 51, but you get it. We’re currently at seven! Florida, Connecticut, South Carolina, Texas, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, & Ohio. 50 Schools: Have athletes at 50 colleges. Right now we’re officially at two: Auburn & Coastal Carolina. We aren’t counting our former Gators, or our commits, they have to be on a campus right now. 50 Guests: This one will be tough, but I’m inviting anyone chasing something, athletes, coaches, friends, to join me on a run. I’m very slow, so there is that bonus. Do I count Georgie the cat and the snake from today’s video? 10 Drafted or Olympians: College Sports are Pro Sports but this is us hoping to have the honor of standing behind our athletes at the next level too. + Bonus: Buy my mom a house/home. I call this the “5+1”, five goals for the company, one personal goal for me. My mom and I lived in 14 places before I graduated high school. I promised her as a kid I would buy her a house. So that’s my personal North Star here. Athlete of the Day: Every episode will include me highlighting one of our current athletes. Whether it’s to help them get more exposure in recruiting, telling their story as a person, or targeting a new NIL deal. My hope is to platform them to the best of my abilities because they given me the opportunity to be a part of their journeys. Today’s Athlete of the Day: Tylar Robinson (@tylarrobinson) , ATH out of University School in Ohio. Through eight football games he has 10 touchdowns, averaging 90 yards a game. On the other side of the ball he has three picks and is averaging over 8 tackles a game. With offers from Kent State & Bowling Green, Tylar is making moves his senior year. Fun Fact: Tylar plays the Cello, and would love an NIL deal with Chipotle. This video is obviously way longer than future videos as it’s a table setter. Also, I won’t be running five miles every day haha. Tentative theming: Mondays: X/50 Athlete Update Tuesday: X/50 State Update Wednesday: X/50 Schools Update Thursday: X/50 Guests Friday: X/10 Drafted Saturday: Mom’s House (more just about me day) Sunday: “Long Run” because NIL/Branding/Representation is about the Long Run, so Sundays will include an NIL tip of the week and a look back at the full week complete update. Obviously Thursday/Friday are a long way from now, but we’re closer today than yesterday. I genuinely believe without a goal you can’t score, so here are six goals that I’m putting out there and hoping together we can make them happen. I will say tomorrow I won’t be running at Depot Park at 6:30am, that was my mistake on this one. Tomorrow’s run will be around 11am starting in NoMa area of Washington DC. Thanks for reading/watching, and I’ll see you all tomorrow.