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Ryan Jones

Director-level athlete advisor and development leader in collegiate athletics

Unbox SportsUniversity of North CarolinaRemote, USA12 Years ExperienceDirector Level

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Sports business professional with experience advising professional tennis coaches on commercial deals, appearances, and contract structure, with adjacent exposure to college athletics through Duke Men's Basketball. Stands out for balancing athlete/coach schedule uncertainty with partner assurance, using contingency-based agreements and transparent expectation-setting to win trust and drive successful activations.

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Key Strengths

  • structures flexible commercial agreements for sports professionals
  • manages partner confidence through upfront communication and scenario walkthroughs
  • builds contingencies and backup plans for schedule-driven clients
  • converts skeptical clients by addressing risk through tailored contract language
  • creates positive client outcomes that lead to expanded engagement
  • strong judgment around fit over short-term financial incentives
  • transparent expectation-setting in high-stakes client relationships

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Experience

Agent / AdvisorUnbox Sports · Jan 2025 – Presentcontract
Managing DirectorJon & Marcelle Scheyer Family Fund · Jan 2024 – Presentfreelance
Chief External Relations OfficerAcademy for Global Citizenship · Jan 2020 – Present
Senior Director, DevelopmentEvans Scholars Foundation · Jan 2018 – Jan 2020
Director of DevelopmentEvans Scholars Foundation · Jan 2017 – Jan 2018
Director of Major GiftsNorthwestern University · Jan 2015 – Jan 2017
Director of DevelopmentUniversity of Maryland · Jan 2014 – Jan 2015

Education

University of North Carolinamaster, Sports Administration
University of South Carolinabachelor, Sport & Entertainment Management

Skills

RecruitingMentorshipstakeholder communicationAthlete advisingAthlete representationRelationship managementStakeholder engagementDonor engagementCollegiate athleticsCareer developmentPlacementFinancial opportunity sourcingPublic relationsClient communicationPartnership development

Languages

English

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Ryan JonesDirector-level athlete advisor and development leader in collegiate athletics