Episode 386: Stephen Haas – Head Coach and Founder of Dark Sky Distance and Agent at Total Sports

Stephen Haas is an agent and the Director of Operations for Total Sports. He is also the head coach and founder of Dark Sky Distance sponsored by Under Armour. Before diving into being an agent and a coach himself, he was a professional runner and was represented by Total Sports. He ran for Indiana University where he was a 3x All American. He also ran in the 2008 Olympic Trials in the 10,000m and the 2012 Olympic Trials in the marathon. He is an agent for many pro runners including Olympic Bronze Medalist Molly Seidel. In this episode, we learn about the agent and coaching side of things and we get an update on what is going on with the Dark Sky Distance team. What we talked about: 4:00- Introduction to Stephen 9:25- Stephen’s relationship with Total Sports as an athlete and how he transitioned into working as an agent for them 18:20- What he looks for in athletes that he is going to sign 23:15- The structure of his job as a coach and agent 25:45- Update on Dark Sky Distance 33:30- Importance of social media for contracts 41:35- Dreams for Dark Sky Distance 43:00- Creating a fun environment at Dark Sky Distance 44:45- What his running looks like these days 48:10- Balancing being an agent and a coach 49:20- End of podcast questions Show notes: Stephen on Instagram Total Sports Website Hard Work by Roy Williams Kasey Knevelbaard on the Beer Mile Podcast Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows: Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Previnex Use the code “another” for 15% off Goodr Use the code “another15” for 15% off your first order Zocdoc