An advocate who knows the game, and the business behind it.
Kim Dexter is a former NCAA Division I volleyball player at Howard University who founded Dexter Sports Co. to give athletes and coaches the advocate every competitor deserves. She pairs an athlete's perspective with more than a decade of partnership and business-development experience.
The story behind Dexter Sports Management
Sports gave me opportunities that shaped my life, and I've wanted to find my way back to that world in a role where I could help shape opportunities for others.
Playing Division I volleyball at Howard gave me an understanding of the commitment athletes make to their sport. But my interest extends to what happens beyond competition: the career decisions, contracts, and relationships that can determine someone's future. I wanted to be the person helping athletes and coaches navigate those moments and advocating for what matters to them.
In fundraising, I built a career around earning trust, understanding people's priorities, and securing support for something they believed in. Those are skills I wanted to bring into sports representation. My Juris Master studies at Florida State, focused on risk, compliance, and contracts, helped me connect that professional experience with the work I wanted to pursue.
Dexter Sports Management brings those parts of my life together. I'm building an agency that helps athletes and coaches understand their options, pursue opportunities, and make decisions with their long-term interests in mind. That includes representing coaches and athletes across all sports, with a specialty in uplifting women in sport, and supporting athletes navigating NIL.
I want clients to feel comfortable asking questions and confident that someone is paying attention to the details that affect their livelihood.
I want to know their goals well enough to advocate for them beyond the immediate deal.
As the business grows, I also hope to establish a scholarship program that helps girls afford volleyball and other sports where participation costs can shut families out. My fundraising background gives me a way to contribute to that effort, and my experience as an athlete makes it personal.
Dexter is the opportunity to build a business around work I care about, using the experience I've earned to help people move forward in sports.
— Kim Dexter
What clients can expect
- The athlete stays at the center. Their understanding and preferences lead every decision.
- Plain language, in writing. Services, fees, and authority are explained up front.
- Independent review, encouraged. We work alongside your attorney and CPA, never in place of them.
- Long-term thinking. We weigh every deal against the options it could close off later.
Her background, working for you.
Contract-trained
A Juris Master in legal risk management, contracting, and compliance means Kim reads agreements closely and knows the right questions to bring to counsel.
A proven closer
Ten-plus years in corporate partnerships, sponsorships, and major gifts. Sourcing and closing deals is the same skill brand partnerships demand.
Inside the university
Experience in development and external relations at an SEC university: how advancement, donors, and decision-makers actually work.
Been in your shoes
A former Howard University D-I volleyball student-athlete, with roots in HBCU athletics and women's sports.
Kim's full career history is on LinkedIn.
A network built over a career
Clients benefit from relationships across athletics, business, and professional services, and from knowing which door to knock on first.
Verified, accountable, connected.
Families should always verify who they're working with. Here's where to start.
Keeping the game open to every girl who wants to play.
As Dexter Sports Co. grows, Kim plans to establish a scholarship program to help girls afford volleyball and other sports where participation costs can shut families out.
Interested in supporting it? Get in touchA national practice, centrally based.
Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, a central hub on the East Coast, we serve clients from the Mid-Atlantic down through the Northeast and Southeast, and across the Midwest and West Coast.
Bring Kim to your team, school, or event.
Kim leads practical NIL sessions for parent groups, teams, booster clubs, and athletic departments, and is available for media commentary on athlete representation and NIL.
Popular sessions
- Before You Sign: NIL basics for athlete families
- Usage rights, exclusivity & the fine print
- Building an athlete brand that lasts
- For coaches: career strategy & personal brand
Ready to talk?
Kim personally reviews every inquiry.