Rich Kleiman
BornNovember 27, 1976
NationalityAmerican
Known forAgent of Kevin Durant
co-founder of Thirty Five Ventures
SpouseJana Ilyse Gold

Rich Kleiman (born November 27, 1976) is an American entrepreneur. A native New Yorker, he is Kevin Durant’s longtime agent and later business partner with Durant in 35V (Thirty Five Ventures). Founded in 2016, 35V incorporates Kleiman and Durant's business entities, including Durant’s personal brand marketing portfolio and on-court contracts, an investment portfolio and the sports business media network Boardroom.[1][2][3][4] Forbes has called Kleiman a visionary with an "established track records in starting companies, investing in emerging brands and in disrupting existing markets."[5][6]

Career

35V (Thirty Five Ventures)

Kleiman's early years at 35V included investments in more than 100 companies, including digital sports network Overtime, digital currency platform Coinbase, spare change app Acorns, delivery company Postmates and NBA Top Shot by Dapper Labs.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Under Kleiman, 35V started investing in emerging sports teams such as Philadelphia Union and Gotham FC, as well as sports leagues including Premier Lacrosse League and Athletes Unlimited Volleyball.[14][15][16]

35V's flagship project is Boardroom, a media network that covers the business of sports, entertainment and culture. Boardroom was launched in 2019 and includes editorial, video, social media content, daily newsletters and podcasts by Kleiman and Durant.[2][17][18]

Kleiman and Durant media projects under the Boardroom umbrella include the Academy Award-winning Two Distant Strangers (Netflix), the scripted series Swagger (by Apple TV+) and the 2022 Showtime documentary NYC Point Gods.[19][20][21]

Roc Nation Sports

In 2013, Kleiman helped launch Roc Nation Sports, where he served as Vice President of the sports agency founded by Jay-Z. He worked with athletes such as Victor Cruz, CC Sabathia, Skylar Diggins-Smith and Robinson Cano. Kleiman started with Roc Nation in 2008 as a music manager representing artists, DJs and producers such as D Nice, Mark Ronson, Solange, Wale and Meek Mill.[22][23][24] Kleiman's career in entertainment began at Radical Media, where he was a music supervisor, as well as a producer on projects such as Jay-Z's feature-length documentary Fade To Black.[19][20][21]

Personal life

Kleiman married Jana Ilyse Gold in November 2003. They have two children. Kleiman's family resides in Manhattan, New York, where he grew up.[25]

References

  1. ↑ Zucker, Joseph. "Rich Kleiman: Kevin Durant '100 Percent Undecided' on Future Amid Knicks Rumors". Bleacher Report.
  2. 1 2 Malkin, Marc (February 1, 2021). "Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman Announce New Video Series for Boardroom (EXCLUSIVE)".
  3. ↑ Cash, Meredith. "Take a tour of Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman's swanky New York City office space for Thirty Five Ventures". Insider.
  4. ↑ "Inside The Boardroom: How Kevin Durant made himself into a mogul". ESPN.com.
  5. ↑ Releases, Forbes Press. "NBA All-Star Kevin Durant And His Thirty Five Ventures Partner Rich Kleiman To Join Speaker Lineup At Forbes Under 30 Summit In Detroit, Presented By Rocket Mortgage By Quicken Loans". Forbes.
  6. ↑ Hasse, Javier. "Kevin Durant And Rich Kleiman Join A Cannabis Company". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  7. ↑ Lewis, Brian (April 25, 2021). "Kevin Durant's business world takeover is just getting started".
  8. ↑ Evans, Kelley D. (2016-09-19). "Kevin Durant is becoming quite the businessman". Andscape. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  9. ↑ "Kevin Durant And Rich Kleiman Invested In Coinbase When The Valuation Was $1.6B. Today, Coinbase Is Worth $100B". Yardbarker. 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  10. ↑ Sprung, Shlomo. "Overtime, Kevin Durant's The Boardroom Announce Young CEO Experience Conference With Naomi Osaka, Adam Silver". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  11. ↑ Bumbaca, Chris. "Q&A with Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou on future of NBA Top Shot, sports digital collectibles". USA Today. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  12. ↑ "Brooklyn Nets: Kevin Durant Making a Ton of Money off Uber's Acquisition of Postmates". Nothin' But Nets. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  13. ↑ "The Chernin Group, Sports Stars Make $40 Million Investment in Goldin Auctions". Sports Collectors Daily. 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  14. ↑ Melanie Anzidei. "Thirty Five Ventures, co-founded by Kevin Durant, joins Gotham FC as minority investor". NorthJersey.com.
  15. ↑ Mike Vorkunov. "Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman's Boardroom is a 25-person company. What's next?". The Athletic.
  16. ↑ Doug Greenberg. "Kevin Durant, Thirty Five Ventures Latest to Invest in Pickleball". Front Office Sports.
  17. ↑ "'Some podcast conversations will result in business': Rich Kleiman on building The Boardroom". www.sportspromedia.com.
  18. ↑ "INSIDE 'THE BOARDROOM': How 35 Ventures Is Building a New Platform". SLAM. 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  19. 1 2 "Rich Kleiman on 'Basketball County,' possibility of a Durant return and more". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  20. 1 2 "Durant, Conley become Oscar winners as executive producers of 'Two Distant Strangers'". ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports. 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  21. 1 2 Petski, Denise (2021-01-15). "'Swagger': Apple's Kevin Durant Basketball Drama Adds Nine To Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  22. ↑ "6 Questions With Rich Kleiman". Billboard.
  23. ↑ Goldberg, Wes. "Kyrie Irving To Sign With Jay-Z's Roc Nation". Forbes.
  24. ↑ "With Jay-Z and Roc Nation Sports, #NewRules For Kevin Durant". July 2, 2013.
  25. ↑ Morse, Brit (2020-08-10). "Rich Kleiman: How to Create Your Own Dream Job". Inc.com. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
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