ABOUT K.N.O.W.

 

K.N.O.W, LLC is a full service support management consulting firm of experts dedicated to providing services to the athletic industry. Our team works with current, retired and draft-picks for the NFL, NBA, MLB and all related sports. Our team of experts specializes in a concierge list of services that include; Investigations, Business Due Diligence, Cyber Security, Media Coaching, Social Media Services, Branding, Marketing and Executive Protection. K.N.O.W, LLC was formed in 2009 by business, athletic and financial experts.

 

OUR MISSION

K.N.O.W, LLC, an independent consulting firm, was created to provide client participants assistance to create success while playing sports and provide services for business success post career to build solid brands to increase longevity after retirement. Utilizing the expertise of its managers, and in association with our various experienced advisors such as legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson. At K.N.O.W. we are excited to work with those clients that are committed to their futures both personally and professionally.

A K.N.O.W. consultant will meet with the client and screen and analyze our completed confidential client questionnaire about the client to determine what resource demands must be met. The company has cultivated an identity for excellence, quality and developing longstanding relationships with our clients and their families and a reputation for success in the athletic industry.

 

We understand based on our research that client professionals are provided with minimum training and counseling from the professional athletic community and entertainment industry in regard to expectations and disciplines regarding their specific careers. We believe providing our clients with the resources to secure success on and off the field are essential. Research has shown that clients that are provided with business acumen, including knowledge about finances, investments, public speaking, image, public relations, advisors and their managers are 80% more successful than those without those resources. In addition, working with some of the best educators in the country, we have created an adult virtual curriculum to assist our clients.

 

The network of K.N.O.W is an outside source not motivated by greed but genuinely takes pride in focusing and caring for our clients and their families so they may achieve maximum success in their professional, personal and spiritual life.

With success comes the responsibility of giving back to their community, while building a solid foundation for their future endeavors.

 

Catch a passion for helping others and a richer life will come back to you~ Monica Morton

What to expect from K.N.O.W.

 

  • Quality– We serve accountable to you and sharing the responsibilities and the challenges.
  • Honest Counsel– We will provide a fresh, truthful, objective view, along with our honest opinions and guidance.
  • Responsiveness– We will provide the ultimate level of attention, continual interest and responsiveness. On critical or time sensitive assignments, we should reach a mutual understanding regarding deadlines. We will do everything possible to meet those deadlines, or let you know when and why we can’t. We will return phone calls, e-mails, texts and faxes and any correspondence as soon as possible including nights, weekends and holidays.
  • Confidentiality– We offer hands-on management of your project from conception to completion, along with complete confidentiality.
  • Budget Management– We are accountable to you. We will manage your budget responsibly, efficiently and effectively. We will administer and report on all expenses, contracts and agreements monthly or quarterly involved with the client’s project. We will provide our best estimates in advance. If the scope of the project budget changes, we will notify you immediately so that you can decide whether we should exceed budget levels.
  • Information– We will keep you apprized of project assignments, budget and deadlines via phone, text, email or fax. Let us know the level of detail you want and/or need! We recommend regular monthly meetings for many of our clients.

 

What we expect from our client

 

  • Information– We expect you to keep us informed about your career, interests, audience, any challenges and short- and long-term goals. Our responsibility is to know your industry, its trends and media, and remain current, so we can remain proactive- and not reactive!
  • Access– Certainly the materials, plans, research reports and other information you provide will be helpful. But those are not substitutes for dialogue with you and key individuals and your management. We expect to be able to contact you, and have our calls returned in a timely manner.
  • Lead Time– We will respond to critical matters quickly and thoughtfully. Providing us with as much lead or response time as you can enables us to provide you with the best!
  • Clarity– We need clear direction and to know your expectations for short and long term goals. We need to ensure mutual agreement on the desired results and our objectives.
  • Honest Feedback– We encourage you to advise us in a timely manner whether, in your opinion, our efforts are quality and “on the mark”. We will also share with you all progress from our perspective. This exchange will allow us to jointly monitor our course and make any corrections to keep your growth and success on target.