Eddie has always gone on the road less traveled. As a first generation Korean-American, being involved with the sport of swimming from a young age, attending the US Military Academy at West Point as a NCAA Division 1 student-athlete, becoming a US Army officer, and now a certified pro sports agent, his journey has been a unique one.
And now, his career is still inclined with sports as he runs his pro sports and talent agency. Established in 2018, Big Game Management is a sports and talent agency that holds clients from a wide range of spectrum from sports to the entertainment industry. In a short amount of time, it has carried out tour management for global artists and represented and worked with many up-and-coming stars in the industry. Eddie was certified with WNBA, FIBA, and Major League Soccer in 2020 and with the NBA in 2022. Eddie is more than just a sports agent and is a former US Army Captain and a college and high school swim coach.
Members of Big Game Management come from all over the United States, along with professional basketball players, TV personalities, recording artists, and influencers from all over the globe. You can see his basketball players in the world famous Drew League in the summer and some of his TV personalities on VH1’s Black Ink Crew.
Change of Course
The turning point in Eddie’s life was the last swimmeet of his swim career at the annual Army-Navy dual meet at Annapolis, MD. Eddie fell into depression and felt he was lost in life. During that difficult period, Eddie pivoted his life from athlete to former and prepared and planned his life after sports, which he highlights as a crucial point of an athlete’s journey from a mental health standpoint.
Valuing Experience
Eddie’s commitment to excellence has put him in a position where he can best represent, guide, and mentor artists, entertainers, and athletes as they follow their dreams.
“My best advice is to maximize your time in college. Volunteer or work for the athletic department at your school in the sport you have an interest or passion for, and use your growing skills whether that be as media personnel, sports journalism, the school’s SID, social media manager, etc,” he said for anyone that wants to follow in his footsteps.
He added that if you have the opportunity to intern for an agency at a young age, this will help build a network as well as learn what it is like to work for any agency department daily.
Living Out His Dream
“It has been my dream since I was a child to own an entertainment agency and to become a pro sports agent. I was a fan of the HBO show “Entourage” and “Ballers”, which, even though it is a scripted television show, really gave me an in-depth look into what that life was like,” he said.
Now, Eddie has made his dream come true with Big Game Management, an agency whose mission is to help, represent, guide, and advise individuals in their respective industries with honesty, dignity, and integrity.For more information, visit www.biggamemgmtusa.com or check out Eddie Kim on all social media platforms under @wowitsedward