{"id":86832,"date":"2016-10-23T11:27:40","date_gmt":"2016-10-23T15:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=86832"},"modified":"2019-10-14T17:52:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T21:52:38","slug":"sports-marketer-urges-students-make-passion-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/10\/23\/sports-marketer-urges-students-make-passion-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Marketer Urges Students to Make Passion a Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kyle Ragsdale was on his honeymoon when \u2013 as if his life weren\u2019t about to change enough already \u2013 he had an \u201ca-ha\u201d moment. Gazing out at the beautiful French Riviera with his new wife, he made another pledge to his future.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI decided I would never do a job again unless I loved it,\u201d he told a crowd of local business leaders this week at UMW\u2019s Jepson Alumni Executive Center. \u201cCareer is too important to not love what you do.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_86834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-86834\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"86834\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/10\/23\/sports-marketer-urges-students-make-passion-goal\/kyle-ragsdale\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/10\/Kyle-Ragsdale.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3600,1452\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1476912588&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kyle-ragsdale\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW&amp;#8217;s Executive-in-Residence Kyle Ragsdale speaks with students.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/10\/Kyle-Ragsdale-300x121.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/10\/Kyle-Ragsdale-1024x413.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86834\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/10\/Kyle-Ragsdale-300x121.jpg\" alt=\"UMW's Executive-in-Residence Kyle Ragsdale speaks with students.\" width=\"300\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/10\/Kyle-Ragsdale-300x121.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/10\/Kyle-Ragsdale-768x310.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/10\/Kyle-Ragsdale-1024x413.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/10\/Kyle-Ragsdale-1140x460.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/10\/Kyle-Ragsdale-600x242.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-86834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UMW&#8217;s Executive-in-Residence Kyle Ragsdale speaks with students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The College of Business\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/business.umw.edu\/eir\/\">Executive-in-Residence<\/a>, Ragsdale paired his love of golf with his mind for business to build a sports-marketing career that\u2019s on par with the industry\u2019s best. Now chief marketing officer of Billy Casper Golf (BCG), the largest domestic owner-operator of golf courses, country clubs and resorts, he spent a day on campus sharing his wisdom with the UMW community, including students and members of Mary Washington\u2019s new men\u2019s golf team.<\/p>\n<p>Ragsdale also is managing director of BCG\u2019s marketing firm, Buffalo.Agency, which focuses on golf, sport and lifestyle brands. Previously, he served as top revenue and finance officer at Vox Media, publisher SB Nation, The Verge, Racked and others. Before that, he was associate athletic director for external affairs at Georgetown University, where he teaches sports marketing as an adjunct faculty member. He also is UMW President Troy Paino&#8217;s brother-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>With a handicap of 5.1, Ragsdale describes himself as an \u201cOK\u201d golfer but said his love really lies in <em>marketing<\/em> the sport. He weaved finance and strategy into the talks he delivered throughout the day. But he also urged students to use their college experience to build \u201cA Brand Called You,\u201d developing writing skills and collecting a portfolio of experience, such as internships and social media presence, that appeal to potential employers.<\/p>\n<p>More than that, though, Ragsdale asked that they hone in on their interests and pursue a career that will make them happy. Indulge your passions, and the money will follow. He knows, he said, because it happened for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m doing exactly what I want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyle Ragsdale was on his honeymoon when \u2013 as if his life weren\u2019t about to change enough already \u2013 he had an \u201ca-ha\u201d moment. 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