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'''Marc Roberts''' (born September 20, 1959 |
'''Marc Roberts''' (born September 20, 1959) is an American [[entrepreneur]], real estate developer and businessman. He is the first person to take a [[Sport management|sports management]] company public in the United States. |
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Marc Roberts | |
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| Born | September 20, 1959 |
| Occupation | Sports agent |
| Spouse | Marci Lynn Mazzotta |
| Children | 2 |
Marc Roberts (born September 20, 1959) is an American entrepreneur, real estate developer and businessman. He is the first person to take a sports management company public in the United States.
Biography
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Roberts attended American University where he played basketball.[1] After his coach banned sports agents from trying to recruit his teammate, Russell Bowers, Roberts became his agent; and subsequently dropped out of college.[1]
Roberts was the youngest person to promote a professional boxing match. By the age of 21, he had his first World Champion, Donald Curry, and was working closely with boxing trainer and manager Emanuel Steward. Roberts went on to manage boxers Ray Mercer and Shannon Briggs.[2]
By his 28th birthday, Roberts had taken his first Sports Management Company, Triple Threat Enterprises public . In his mid‐30s, he took a second company public, Worldwide Entertainment & Sports Corporation, the first full‐service sports management company to be listed on NASDAQ. The combined raise for both companies was in excess of $100 million.[3]
While in his 20s, Roberts developed an interest in real estate and started investing in small projects. In 2000, he moved to Florida where he concentrated on residential real estate. A short few years later, Roberts had completed over $1 billion in condominium conversion projects around the country and was a partner in Sunvest, a condominium conversion company. Roberts'other investments include oceanfront properties in Florida (Singer Island, Fort Lauderdale, South Beach, several intracoastal properties in Palm Beach County) and a 32‐story residential building, called the Metropolitan, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.[4]
Roberts then shifted to commercial properties in Miami by co‐founding Miami Worldcenter, the second largest mixed use development planned in the United States. Marc Roberts Companies became a real estate investment and development firm with upward of $1 billion in investments.[citation needed] Roberts' portfolio includes over 10 acres of property in Miami contiguous to the Miami Worldcenter Roberts is also a co‐owner of Club E11even, a nightclub and cabaret in Miami.[citation needed]
The Alabama State Legislature proclaimed June 5, 2003 as “Marc Roberts Day” for his contribution to the Easter Seals Camp, ASCCA, .[5] In 2005, Roberts was honored by the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, (the Florida Chapter) by being named Man of the Year. In 2006, Roberts sponsored the Maccabi Youth Games for Metro‐West New Jersey and in 2007 Roberts admitted into the New Jersey Jewish Hall of Fame.
Personal life
Roberts resides in Miami Beach, Florida, with his wife Marci Lynn (née Mazzotta) and two sons, Ryan and Justin Roberts.[6]
Books
- Roberts, Marc (1998). Roberts Rules! : Success Secrets from America's Most Trusted Sports Agent. Career Press. ISBN 1-56414-371-6.
References
- ^ a b Stewart, Larry (February 24, 1999). "A consumer's guide to the best and worst of sports media and merchandise. Ground rules: If it can be read, played, heard, observed, worn, viewed, dialed or downloaded, it's in play here". Los Angeles Times.
Jewish boy like me was to get a college degree and then go to graduate school. People thought I was out of my mind when I quit school, but I have always done what I felt in my heart was best.
- ^ "Worldwide Entertainment &Sports Announces Internet Incubation Strategy and Acquires Houseofboxing.com | BNET". BNet.com. February 8, 2000. Archived from the original on August 5, 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ^ "Worldwide Entertainment & Sport Corp. Completes Secondary Common Offering. | Business Wire". Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ^ "Marc Roberts Rules | Haute Living Magazine". 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- ^ "In recognition of his contribution to the ASCCA Easter Seals Camp,... | Topix". Retrieved 2010-07-24.
- ^ Mastrandrea, Paige (August 16, 2018). "The 2018 Miami Haute 100 List: Mark Roberts, Worldwide Entertainment and Sports Corporation". Haute Living.
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