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About Us

 
 

We Don’t Wait.

We Create.

We are The Gateway.

 

Gateway Sports & Entertainment is a next generation sports marketing & athlete management agency.

Established in 2019, we are The Gateway for athletes, brands & organisations to achieve goals, actualise visions and create long term sustained success for their careers.

We use our clients passions to pursue commercial opportunities.

We create authentic stories to amplify our clients purposes.

We are relentlessly pro-active in the pursuit of our goals.

We support our athletes with all they need to focus on their performance.

We Don’t Wait. We Create.

We are The Gateway.

 

 
 
 
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Deji Akande, CEO & Founder

With a vision to build his own agency at 16 years old, Deji embarked on a journey to become equipped with the expertise and experience to create his vision for the future of sports, entertainment and athlete representation.

After a decade career working with the biggest brands, athletes and sports rights holders in the world - he quit his job, and launched his own agency. A husband & father of two, he re-structured his whole life and picked up two side hustle jobs to bootstrap fund his dream.

Today, Deji leads one of the most exciting agencies in their space, working with some of the best athletes in the world, and partnering with global brands such as Nike, Allianz, Gymshark, NatWest, Disney, Snapchat, P&G and more.

  • 12+ years extensive commercial experience across track & field, football, global agencies and athletes.

  • Business Studies & Sports Bsc

  • European Sponsorship Association - Sales Distinction

  • World Athletics Authorised Representative

  • Ex RedBull, British Athletics, SPORTFIVE & Mongoose Group

LinkedIn: Deji Akande

IG: @dakanz

Email: deji@gateway-sports.com