As President of Athletes & Personalities, Phil de Picciotto has guided Octagon into a position of global prominence by representing an exclusive group of world-class athletes and personalities.
He has received many accolades including Advertising Age: "The Marketing 100", as one of the world's top marketing professionals; The Sporting News: "Top 100 Most Powerful People in Sports"; consistently named to the Sports Business Journal’s: "20 Most Influential People: Sports Agents"; and was most recently named to the Sports Business Journal's "Top 50 Most Influential People in Sports Business for 2009".
Phil was the co-founder of Octagon's predecessor Advantage International. He's a frequent guest panelist at the industry's leading shows and conferences along with regularly providing industry knowledge and perspective for news media outlets including CBS, CNBC, USA Today and The New York Times.