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OTIA Sports CEO Jason Koonce on Building an Empire from a Childhood Hobby

There are countless people worldwide who grow to love their jobs and a handful who are thriving off the steady foundation of a childhood pastime. A prime example of the latter, Jason Koonce has built his leading company, “One Team International Agency (OTIA) Sports,” on the pillars of his boyhood hobby of collecting sports cards.

Recognized as one of the top individuals of the sports card and memorabilia industry, Jason Koonce has traveled worldwide and rubbed elbows with the idols of his youth for more than twenty years. 

As the principal owner of OTIA Sports, he has developed an unbreakable network that links dealers, athletes, agents, actors, musicians, CEOs, and celebrities all over North America. These long-standing relationships and his unfaltering drive to succeed have made Jason and OTIA Sports the “go-to” for rare and sought-after sports items.

“Sports are our lives,” he shares, “so you will regularly find us chasing major sporting events in every state. We love this business, so we attend the biggest sports card shows and auctions. Sometimes it’s hard to strike a balance between business and pleasure, but we wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Now hosting unrivaled expertise in the business, Jason Koonce traces his first step into the industry to when he collected his first card in the 1990s. What started as an innocent hobby soon grew into a fantastic money-making opportunity as Jason began carrying rare cards and making connections with collectors and dealers.

“If someone comes to me looking for a particular card or athlete, I can probably get it in their hands within forty-eight hours.” Growing a reputation anchored on that confidence and countless successful deliveries, Jason decided to invest his unparalleled work ethic into a venture. He began operating as the owner of One Team International Agency (OTIA) Sports.

Located just outside of Ann Arbor, OTIA Sports are enthusiastic Michigan Wolverines fans. The venture also prides itself on its loyalty to the Lions, Tigers, Pistons, and Red Wings in Detroit. As staunch supporters cultivating relationships with top athletes and agents, Jason and the individuals behind OTIA Sports’ success remain in constant awe of their reality. 

“We recognize how fortunate we are to be operating in a hobby that we’ve loved since childhood,” Jason reveals. “We don’t take this fact for granted, and we value the relationships that we’ve formed through the years, above all else.”

Expressing deep gratitude to the brilliant team that makes up the OTIA Sports family, Jason hopes to further their success in the coming years with the same passionate people. Five years from now, the driven businessman plans on being in the center of significant change and improvement in the sports card and memorabilia industry. 

Expecting an expansion of the present platforms, he sees the number of collectors and industry investors rise. Working toward this future, Jason Koonce is also a social media authority on the sports cards stock market and has helped people make smart decisions to generate profit.

Learn more about the influential businessman who made a livelihood out of his hobby through his Instagram. For more information on One Team International Agency (OTIA) Sports, visit the company’s official website.

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