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An international professional basketball draft camp held in Chicago attracted agents and talent scouts from around the globe. Among them were Monique Maye and Stanley Barnes. The two met while watching the athletes perform in tryouts. Once acquainted, they soon learned they shared like minded philosophy and passion for sports representation and marketing.
They found that they had a common goal; to help clients maximize their potential for income and promotional opportunities, an area that they both felt most professional athletes had yet to realize the full potential that their professional careers presented them. In the months that followed they formed the professional alliance now known as Barnes and Maye Marketing was born.
Having both worked with entertainers, they soon realized that a similar philosophy and marketing approach could help these clients maximize their earning power through the same methods of success they enjoyed with their sports clients.
Today, Barnes and Maye Marketing provide customized marketing and promotional services designed around the needs of their client's, delivering these services with trust, honesty and integrity.
Stanley B. Barnes
Stanley Barnes is a dynamic marketing professional with extensive experience in sales, marketing, public relations, strategic planning, and contract negotiations. His expertise includes over 10 years experience with Fortune 500 companies, such as Danka, Pitney Bowes, and Ricoh Worldwide. He attended the University of Houston majoring in Business Management and Pre-Medicine Science. He was also a member of the University of Houston Basketball Team .
While playing in the Seattle PROAM Basketball League, several teammates began to seek Stanley 's advice in obtaining player contracts for international professional basketball leagues. Using his business acumen in contract negotiation Stanley was able to assist several players in landing professional contracts in the following leagues:
NFL ( National Football League) CFL ( Canadian Football League) AFL ( Arena Football League) FIBA (Federal International Basketball Association) KBL (Korean Basketball League) APBL (Australian Professional Basketball League) CBA (Continental Basketball Association) ABL (American Basketball League) From this success Stanley founded the sports management company, Diverse Concepts World Wide. He continues to represent professional athletes, both male and female in contract negations and marketing endorsements on regional, national and international levels.
While in the Pacific Northwest, Barnes developed relationships with representatives of Nike Corporation, resulting in several product endorsements and "give-away" deals. He has worked with the Seattle Sonics/Adidas Pre-Game Camps, Sea First Bank: Jamming Hoop Camps, Nate McMillan Camps, and The Seattle Hoop It Up Events. His company played a principal role in establishing the first Northwest Basketball Tournament, a "3-on-3 Hoop Festival" featuring Nate McMillan of the NBA.
With his drive for business, passion for sports, and determination for success; Barnes continues to serve as a liaison for corporate and community partnerships that offer outreach programs which are supported by professional athletes.
Monique Maye
Monique Maye is a native of New York City, where she attended Brooklyn College, and earned a degree in Political Science. She has a Masters degree in Sports Management and a Law degree from Massachusetts School of Law. During her collegiate career, Ms. Maye lettered in softball and basketball. Beyond her collegiate years, she played Professional basketball in Europe. She also coached basketball internationally as well as on the collegiate level at Brooklyn College and Northeastern University.Moreover, while building a client base spanning the national and international markets, Ms. Maye, created camps and tours for professional athletes to showcase their talents for international basketball scouts. She successfully negotiated programs support from corporate sponsors, like New Balance.
Following law school, Ms. Maye established Maye & Associates Sports Management, representing a host of male and female basketball players transitioning from college to professional sports. Over the years her firm has represented NBA, WNBA and International players.
With a devotion for developing talent, Ms. Maye also dedicates time to teaching Sports management/marketing, and Marketing of the Arts as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia College in Chicago.
