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Podcast: SharkPreneur
Episode: Episode 1205: Building the IMDb for Athletes: AthleteAgent.com’s Disruption of Sports Representation with Ryan Rottman and Sean O'Brien
Description: Behind every highlight reel is a messy maze of contacts, gatekeepers, and missed opportunities—until someone maps it.
In this episode of Sharkpreneur, Seth Greene interviews Ryan Rottman, actor-turned-founder who conceived an “IMDb for athletes,” and Sean O’Brien, CEO and former CMO who scaled Modloft from ~$25M to nearly $100M and helped Kevin Costner’s Autio build engineering in-house. Backed by marquee investors (including super-agent Scott Boras) and a recent CNBC debut, AthleteAgent.com centralizes accurate, validated contacts for athletes and agents across growing pro leagues. Ryan and Sean share how they’re boosting dea...