The Agent

Episode 440 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Allison Galer, an attorney and the founder and president of Disrupt the Game, her sports and entertainment agency. Galer’s client list includes ESPN analyst Chiney Ogwumike, WNBA players Kelsey Mitchell, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, and Jacey Sheldon, among others, women’s college basketball All-Americas Kiki Irafen and Aneesah Morrow, and U.S. national soccer team star Crystal Dunn. In this podcast, Galer discusses what her job entails; how she gets clients; what she is paying attention to as far as media trends as it relates to her client; the upcoming negotiation for Mitchell, who is a core-eligible unrestricted free agent; the untapped audio space for women’s athletes; dealing with teams; how her clients have dealt with social media vitriol, and much more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.