Team

Sean is the Managing Director of The Sports Marketing Agency. He is a 1990 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Upon graduating, he served the country as a lieutenant in the US Army as an armor officer. Leaving the military with an honorable discharge, he pursued a career in professional football for four years landing him opportunities with the Dallas Cowboys, Scottish Claymores (NFL Europe), Tampa Bay Storm (Arena Football League) and the Toronto Argonauts (Canadian Football League).

Sean settled in the metro Detroit area in the field of wealth management growing a significant practice (over $80 million in investment management and loans), serving primarily professional athletes. Privately, he has mentored, coached and motivated several young athletes to improved performance on and off the field.

A graduate of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), Dorian Wright has nearly 20 years of business management experience excelling in finance, team leadership, and product innovation. He specializes in fostering and maintaining relationships with community leaders, business owners, and C-Level executives. For clients, his vast network within the local business community has aided SMA by providing clients the best experiences and outcomes.

Additionally, Dorian has invested in several successful startup companies, including real estate. He voluntarily consults with a local non-profit to assisting in the development of viable housing options for veterans.

A graduate of Indiana University, Des Smith is a dynamic sports marketing professional who helps maximize opportunities for professional athletes, youth sports organizations and blue-chip firms. In 2006, he founded, DSM (Des Smith Media), a boutique sports marketing firm dedicated to providing its clients unsurpassed service.

Des’ background includes over 15 years in the sports and entertainment industry. His areas of expertise include marketing, client advising and management. Des has yielded services for well over 50 professional athletes across 3 sports leagues (NFL, NBA, WNBA) and organizations. He began his career in sports marketing providing Field Marketing Services for the Coca-Cola brands, Powerade, VitaminWater, CorePower and SmartWater. During his time with Coke, Des’ highlights included the opportunities to work on teams that provided hydration sponsorship for the McDonalds All American Game, Nike Elite Youth Invitational and Nike Skills School to name a few. Des credits his experiences at Coca Cola with helping to catapult him ahead in various marketing roles with BodyArmor Sports Nutrition. During his time with BodyArmor, Des worked in tandem with NIKE (Nike Chi-League, Nike World Basketball Festival, Nike Kobe 11 Launch), JORDAN BRAND (Jordan Brand University, Jordan Brand – Kings of SoCal Challenge), The Lebron James Classic, Detroit Public Schools Office of Athletics, Sound Mind Sound Body, Michigan Elite Football Camps and countless upper tier High School athletic programs and events across the Midwest & West Coast. Des built his career on helping companies identify natural connections between their products and “The Athlete”.

Des delights in working with youth, helping them train to become better athletes, volunteering his time working as a trainer, associate coach, and mentor for local football and basketball programs. Des is a proud husband (wife, Amy) and father of 2 wonderful girls (Morgan & Peyton) and 2 boys (Mavrick & Mason). He currently resides in Southgate, MI.

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A graduate of Eastern Michigan University, Rocke Jones is passionate about the community and has a special excitement, along with knowledge, of sports. She takes her experience with broadcasting to combine her passion of the community and love for sports through marketing.

Rocke is a former member of the community relations team of the Milwaukee Bucks – winning a NBA World Championship in 2021.