Episode 032: Making Passion Projects Your Life Work with Eddie Ravert

LESSGOO with Nick Pags

In this episode I speak with my college roommate Eddie Ravert, an Integrated Media Strategist at Tierney Agency in Philadelphia. His portfolio includes media placements in more than 100 national and regional media outlets. Eddie is also the creator and co-host of the “Rose Buds Podcast” which boasts a Top 50 spot on the iTunes TV & Film section. You can read Eddie’s full bio below.

In this episode we discuss:

-Passions becoming your profession, and does it make you less passionate about it

-Building a podcast, “Pod-fading”, and what it takes to keep it going

-How unpaid work leads to paid opportunities

-Eddie’s 110 lb weight loss journey

-The importance of having skin in the game

-Self-limiting beliefs and what it means to not be run by them

-Understanding how privilege plays a role in success

-Results create momentum

-Time, and using what you have

-For the first time, I was asked to share my “LESSGOO” moment

Eddie's Bio:

Eddie Ravert is an Integrated Media Strategist at Tierney Agency in Philadelphia. Prior to Tierney, Eddie worked at Edelman in Chicago, the largest PR firm in the world, where he managed earned media relations for national clients such as Jim Beam, SC Johnson, Darden, Disney, Hilton and Barilla. He also served as the social community manager for both Olive Garden and Longhorn Steakhouse. His portfolio includes media placements in more than 100 national and regional media outlets including: Late Night with Seth Meyers, MSNBC, Fox Business, Fortune, GQ, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Business Insider, HuffPost, ABC News and countless more.

At Tierney, Eddie serves as Integrated Media Strategist, and has worked on a variety of clients including Yuengling, McDonald’s, QVC, ShopRunner, Choice Hotels, Independence Blue Cross, Covenant House and Kings Food Markets, while also leading executive positioning and speech writing,

On the sports vertical, Eddie has worked directly with the Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies in their partnerships with McDonalds, the Philadelphia 76ers’ CSR efforts with Covenant House, the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Wings and NJ Devils in their partnership with Yuengling, the Chicago Cubs in efforts with Jim Beam, and numerous college athletics programs.

An avid sports fan, Eddie has been a credentialed featured columnist on BleacherReport.com, MSN Sports and Sportsnaut.com interviewing some of the top coaches and athletes across the country.

Rose Buds Podcast is a reality TV/ “The Bachelor” podcast. Hosted by the brother/sister duo of Eddie & Lynn, Rose Buds has interviewed numerous reality stars from all The Bachelor shows, Bravo shows, comedians, actors, etc. Rose Buds has been ranked in the top podcasts by Elite Daily, Bustle, Refinery 29, featured in People, US Weekly and more. The podcast has also been ranked in the Top 50 on the iTunes TV & Film section, while also hosting various sold out live shows at comedy clubs and bars up and down the East Coast. Subscribe to ‘Rose Buds’ wherever you get your podcasts, and follow on instagram @rosebudspodcast. Eddie’s personal instagram is @eddie_rage.