A Global Institute of Sport alumnus has been talking to us about his career as a sports agent in India since graduating.

Aman Jain, who studied MSc International Sport Management at our Wembley Campus, works as a manager at New Delhi-based sports agency IOS Sports and Entertainment.

Aman manages around 20 athletes at IOS, which is the first non-cricket sports agency in India, which represents around 75 athletes in total from 22 different sports.

His role at IOS consists of acting as a sports agent in management, as well as looking after business development through commercial avenues.

Aman spent two years studying his postgraduate degree at GIS, and has gone on to put his degree to very good use in his career since.

When asked about his time at GIS, he said: “What drew my attention me to GIS was the whole exposure I was getting. I was very excited about the global sports summits. They are a brilliant way to network in a market that someone from India like me just would not get the chance to learn more about.

“As a sports-orientated university. As someone who wants to get into sports, GIS and the Wembley Campus stood out.

“The guest speakers as well are a major attraction. I’d say if there were 25 guest speaker sessions while I was at GIS, I must have attended 22 or 23. I loved meeting people like Paul Barber, Roy Hodgson and Gus Poyet and asking them questions about the industry.

“This kind of exposure is something I have not seen. I think people at other universities do not get this kind of experience.”

He added: “I have also never seen such helpful and professional faculty. I’ve kept in touch with many of them. While I was there, the fact that the faculty came from so many different backgrounds and within the sports industry was amazing for us all there.

“In that specific course, there were eight people, all from different nationalities. I don’t think there’s anywhere else you would get such a range of different backgrounds in a small group of people.”

Aman went on to talk about how he would encourage GIS students to explore other sporting cultures to get a much stronger idea about working in the sports industry.

“To get that perspective of the industry, I feel it’s very important for GIS students to open their horizons, whether its Qatar, Saudi Arabia or other countries developing their sport, and India is definitely one of them.

“The Indian government is investing heavily in sport, and it is growing rapidly. We recently won 107 medals in the Asian Games.

“I feel that the opportunities in India are very interesting and the future of non-cricket sports in India is huge.

“Countries developing their domestic sports industry need skilled people with knowledge of sport. India is developing and needs people to share the knowledge of the global sports industry.

“There are 1.7billion people in India, so has clearly a fantastic potential for the future of the sports market on the global scale.”

He finished: “You never know how a person you meet today could help you in the future. And don’t close yourself off. Broaden your horizons, whether it’s working in another country or another sport. There are many sports with many opportunities.”

To find out more about the global sports industry-related courses GIS offers, view a prospectus by clicking here.