Range Sports frames this as a strategic expansion of their content offerings, with CRO Lowell Taub praising Dexter's 'impeccable reputation closing deals on behalf of some of the biggest sports properties and content platforms over the past decade.' The company is positioning this hire as building something 'first-of-its-kind' in sports content.
Sources close to Paradigm are reportedly rattled by this departure. Dexter wasn't just any employee — he was a founding member of Paradigm Sports Group, someone who climbed from the mailroom over a decade ago into one of the agency's most valuable dealmakers. His exit raises questions about whether other top agents might follow him out the door.
Dexter spent 10+ years at Paradigm, starting in the mailroom and eventually becoming a founding member of Paradigm Sports Group. He was directly responsible for packaging and selling major projects including 'Believer' (Imagine Dragons documentary) to HBO, 'Wonder' (Shawn Mendes documentary) to Netflix, 'The Masked Singer' to Fox, and most notably, the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing event on Netflix.
This is a significant talent grab for Range Sports — but it's also a notable loss for Paradigm, which just watched one of its own architects walk out the door with years of relationships, deal flow, and institutional knowledge.
Jake Dexter, the Paradigm veteran who helped orchestrate some of the biggest sporting spectacles on streaming platforms, has defected to Range Sports in a newly-created vice president role, Variety reported exclusively on June 1, 2026. Dexter's departure from Paradigm marks the end of an era for the agency where he spent over a decade climbing the ranks — starting, according to sources familiar with his career arc, in the mailroom before ascending to become a founding member of Paradigm Sports Group.
His exit raises immediate questions about what happens next at an agency already facing industry consolidation pressures and talent attrition. In his new role at Range Sports — a division of Range Media Partners — Dexter will represent unscripted sports production companies and showrunners, working across multiple divisions including the media rights team and Range Studios' non-scripted TV division. "Range Sports is a full-service talent representation firm and in parallel with growing that side of our business, we are also building a first-of-its-kind sports content offering," said Lowell Taub, chief revenue officer of Range Sports, in a statement praising Dexter's "impeccable reputation." The timing of this hire speaks volumes about where the industry is headed.
Dexter brings a track record that reads like a who's-who of modern sports entertainment: he was behind packaging and selling the Imagine Dragons documentary "Believer" to HBO, the Shawn Mendes documentary "Wonder" to Netflix, Fox's phenomenon "The Masked Singer," and the Billie Eilish documentary with RJ Culter's production company that sold to Apple. Those aren't just music-adjacent wins — they're proof he knows how to sell spectacle across platforms. But it's his sports media credentials that likely drew Range's interest most sharply.
At Paradigm Sports Group, Dexter negotiated media rights deals for the Savannah Bananas with The CW and TNT Sports while also packaging the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing event on Netflix — a streaming coup that proved traditional pay-per-view models could be disrupted by platforms hungry for live sports content. He represented clients including Stick Figure Productions, RUMUR Studios, Jalen Rose's Page Entertainment, Team Boxing League, and filmmaker Paul Crowder.
The question now: who at Paradigm picks up the pieces? With Dexter gone, the agency loses a dealmaker with deep relationships across leagues, athletes, entertainment properties, and streaming platforms. Industry observers will be watching closely to see if other departures follow — or if Range Sports has just signaled its intent to become a major player in sports content development.
