Episode 55: A pioneer in women's sports agents, former tennis pro and Serena Williams' longtime powerhouse agent Jill Smoller

Boardroom Talks

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Business, Entrepreneurship, Sports

4.4 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2021

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

When Jill Smoller's professional tennis career came to an end, she relied heavily on her ability to connect with people to help take her career to the next level. When Richard Williams gave her an in with working with his daughter Serena, she turned what was then considered a small opportunity into a decades-long partnership with the tennis legend. In this episode, Rich sits with Jill to discuss her storied career in pro sports, how there's more to being an agent than riding the highs and her belief that common sense always wins out.

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0:00.0	What's up everybody and welcome to another boardroom out of office podcast special show today and not because my daughter Libby is back on air but because my main man
0:22.1	giani herella celebrating a birthday what's up what's up everyone big birthday for g was actually yesterday
0:29.6	my man turned 27 27 how's it feel bro um i feel closer to 30oser to 30 I feel 30 already
0:38.8	But I hear 30 is the new 20
0:40.7	30 is the new like 15
0:43.2	If you're 30 you're just a baby
0:46.1	30 is like your 20s
0:48.2	But with a little bit more money
0:49.3	Yeah but no
0:51.1	Understanding of shit yet
0:52.5	Luckily I'm not there yet.
0:55.6	So you really don't know shit?
0:57.2	I guess I don't know shit.
0:58.6	No, but you do know a lot because you, as I always say, are one of those wise old souls, but most 27-year-olds.
1:04.7	When I was 27, I was a knucklehead.
1:08.3	Before we start the show, I want to just make mention of Virgil Ablo passing.
1:14.0	I didn't know him.
1:15.3	I knew so many people that knew him and so many people that I'm friendly with that were
1:18.9	close with him.
1:19.7	But regardless of that, just like tragic to see somebody so talented, so young, so just unique and what he brought to this entire
1:30.6	culture and society and just sad and sad how he kept it to himself all this time, which I can
1:37.4	understand and relate to.
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