If you’re involved in sports in the UK and across Europe you should definitely know who this gentleman is, but for those who don’t, meet entrepreneur and successful business owner Oliver Ward! He is a London based business magnate who is the director of FA sport – First Access Sport, FA Scandinavia, and Access X.
FA sport is a leading global sports agency with an exceptionally extensive roster, representing some of the best footballer players in the premier league and the top five leagues across the world. Originating from a sports law and marketing background, Oliver worked for several big agencies before stepping up to create his own. Working with the likes of Calum Hudson Odoi and Armando Broja, on the football side to Caroline Dubois and the dangerous duo the Azim brothers on the boxing side it’s safe to say Oliver has a keen eye for talent, with over 100 other athletes on the roster, all of the same caliber, clearly, the projections for FA sport look promising.
The sports industry has It’s up and downs, but when you have a reputation as Oliver does, it makes things a lot smoother in many aspects, on the commercial partnerships side of things Oliver has worked with the likes of Anthony Joshua, Didier Drogba, Alexandre Lacazette, Danny Cipriani, Craig David, Daniel Dubois and many more, so he is highly experienced and knowledgeable in doing deals and in connecting such figures to some of the companies he has also worked with, a very high level of work is being done when you can say you work with Beats by Dre, Adidas, Nike, Audermars Piguet, Land Rover, Sony and more.
If you’re looking to get into the industry then take a leaf from the Oliver ward book just as we do via his Instagram @ollyward77
