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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.
Marc Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 20, 1959 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Sports agent |
| Spouse | Marci Lynn Mazzotta |
| Children | 2 |
Biography edit
Roberts was born in Newark, New Jersey, and raised in nearby West Orange.[1] Roberts "got into the agent business" at the age of 19 while attending American University in Washington, D.C., where he played on the university's basketball team.[2] Roberts's teammate, Russell Bowers, was the nation's leading scorer, and Roberts became his agent against his coach's orders.[2] Roberts dropped out of American University after three semesters to focus on being a sports agent full time.[3][fn 1]
Roberts began promoting amateur boxing bouts at Plainfield High School in 1980.[4] At the age of 19, Roberts became the youngest person to promote a professional boxing match.[5] When Roberts was 21 years old, his client Donald Curry won a world championship, his first client to do so.[6] In 1988, Roberts, then aged 28, signed three new boxers, including Ray Mercer and Shannon Briggs.[7] In 1990, Roberts took his sports management company, Triple Threat Enterprises, public on NASDAQ.[8] Roberts later founded Worldwide Entertainment & Sports Corporation, which became the first "full–service sports management company" to go public on NASDAQ.[5]
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.[9]
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]
In 2005, Roberts was honored as Man of the Year by the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America.[10]
Personal life edit
As of 2018, Roberts lives in Miami Beach, Florida with his wife Marci Lynn and two sons, Ryan and Justin Roberts.[11]
Books edit
- Roberts, Marc (1998). Roberts Rules! : Success Secrets from America's Most Trusted Sports Agent. Career Press. ISBN 1-56414-371-6.
Footnotes edit
- ^ Other sources say that Roberts graduated from American University with a degree in business marketing in 1980.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Roberts brings boxing back to the people". The Herald-News. August 15, 1989. p. 15. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Stewart, Larry (February 24, 1999). "A Consumer's Guide to the Best and Worst of Sports Media and Merchandise". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ Moon, Wes (July 24, 1990). "Manager Roberts is becoming a threat to the boxing business". Asbury Park Press. Gannett. p. 38. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Roberts a boxing loyalist". Courier News. Gannett. October 25, 1989. p. 27. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Entrepreneur And Acclaimed Developer Marc Roberts Retains Rubenstein Public Relations As Agency Of Record". Business Insider. November 22, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ Mastrandrea, Paige (October 21, 2019). "The 2019 Haute 100 List". Haute Living. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "The promoters' promoter". Forbes. May 19, 1997. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "DJ Khaled: Blessed Up". Haute Living. October 2022. p. 137. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Marc Roberts Rules". Haute Living. March 25, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "CEO - Marc Roberts Miami". LinkedIn. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ Mastrandrea, Paige (August 16, 2018). "The 2018 Miami Haute 100 List: Mark Roberts, Worldwide Entertainment and Sports Corporation". Haute Living. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018.