Ten Toes has announced the addition of rugby professional Maro Itoje to its talent roster. Itoje represents Saracens and the England Rugby Union team, and also works as a philanthropist and gallerist. His addition marks a significant expansion of the agency's talent management division and reinforces its commitment to working with athletes whose influence extends well beyond the field of play.
The agency will handle brand development for Itoje beyond his rugby career, focusing on strategic planning, content creation, and commercial partnership arrangements. The goal is to build a personal brand that reflects the full breadth of Itoje's interests and achievements, positioning him as a cultural figure as much as a sporting one.
Itoje's athletic accomplishments include over 200 combined appearances for Saracens at both international and club levels. He has established himself as one of the most dominant forwards in world rugby, known for his intelligence, physicality, and leadership on and off the pitch.
Beyond sports, he founded the Akoje Gallery, which showcases artists from Africa, the Caribbean, and diaspora communities. In collaboration with Khalil Akar, he established the Akoje Residency — a nonprofit dedicated to developing artistic talent. He also created the Pearl Fund, generating multi-million-pound investments to support education in Nigeria. These ventures demonstrate the depth of Itoje's commitment to cultural impact and social change.
"Maro is more than just a rugby player. He has so many strings to his bow." — Ben Weisfeld, Ten Toes Founder and CEO
"I'm very excited to partner with Ten Toes on this next chapter." — Maro Itoje
The partnership between Ten Toes and Itoje represents the agency's growing expertise in working with multi-dimensional athletes whose personal brands span sport, culture, philanthropy, and business.
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