Ever wonder what it's like to be an NFL agent?  Do the movies get it right? Besides negotiating contracts, what do agents do?  All these questions are answered and then some.  Blake is the founder and lead agent for Institute for Athletes based in Minneapolis, MN.  He is from Hopkins, MN and graduated from U of Wisconsin-Madison.  After graduation his love of sports took him to New York City and Los Angeles to learn the sports management world.  From this experie...

Blake Baratz. NFL Agent. Founder of Institute for Athletes. Ep. 22

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Blake Baratz. NFL Agent. Founder of Institute for Athletes. Ep. 22

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