Welcome back or welcome to the single track podcast.

I'm your host, Finn Melanson, and in this episode, we are talking with Tyler Clements.

Tyler is the founder of Surveyor Sports Management, where he serves as managing director and as athlete manager,

or agent for those of you that are unfamiliar with the title, for some of the most notable trail and ultra runners in our sport.

I was really excited to have this conversation with Tyler because it was an opportunity to

shed light on another point of view in the athlete sponsor landscape. We talk about his

background as an athlete manager, what it looks like on our day-to-day basis to represent and work

with pro trail runners,

whether it makes financial and career sense to work with an athlete manager or agent.

We talk about insights into the recruitment and negotiation process with brands,

whether athlete contract sizes are growing right now,

how much of a factor, age, and injury play in the renegotiation process, whether it makes more sense to stick with one brand or to move around in your career, and so much

more.

Tyler struck me as someone who cares deeply about his craft and the role he plays, helping

athletes navigate their pro careers.

So if you're a pro athlete or an aspiring pro athlete,

there's a lot of new information to get out of this conversation.

And even if you're just a fan of the sport, like myself,

and you're interested in these behind-the-scenes experiences,

this is a really illuminating episode.

Before we get started, though, this episode is brought to you by gnarly nutrition,

Kodiak cakes, and Inside Tracker.

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