{"id":51807,"date":"2024-08-30T19:09:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T19:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/?p=51807"},"modified":"2024-11-14T21:12:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T21:12:07","slug":"auggie-spotlight-ryan-rivard-06","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/2024\/08\/30\/auggie-spotlight-ryan-rivard-06\/","title":{"rendered":"Auggie Spotlight: Ryan Rivard &#8217;06"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Meet Ryan Rivard &#8217;06. Ryan summited Mount Everest on May 20, 2024.<\/em><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>What keeps you busy these days? What are you doing for work\u00a0and for play?<a style=\"color: midnightblue; outline: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/08\/FE14C9A1-2CA1-4EAD-86A5-9479AF81265F.png\" data-featherlight=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-51808 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/08\/FE14C9A1-2CA1-4EAD-86A5-9479AF81265F-300x300.png\" alt=\"Augsburg Alumni Ryan Rivard '06 posing on top of Mt. Everest after summiting\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/08\/FE14C9A1-2CA1-4EAD-86A5-9479AF81265F-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/08\/FE14C9A1-2CA1-4EAD-86A5-9479AF81265F-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/08\/FE14C9A1-2CA1-4EAD-86A5-9479AF81265F.png 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Currently, I am the agency owner of Bespoken Directive and the founder of the nonprofit Let&#8217;s Fuel Growth, which focuses on mental health and helping individuals in recovery find community and purpose through events and activities. I recently summited Mount Everest, and in my free time, I enjoy outdoor adventures, playing hockey, and spending quality time with my family, including my four children. I also love traveling, being active in the community, and participating in endurance sports racing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is a piece of advice you would give to a current Auggie or young alumni? <\/strong>Don&#8217;t wait until you&#8217;re older to accomplish your dreams. Life is short\u2014get living and make the most of every opportunity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did Augsburg shape your path? Or, how is Augsburg continuing to shape your path? <\/strong>Augsburg provided a solid foundation in psychology and music, fostering a passion for helping others and creativity. This foundation has been integral in both my professional and personal life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What makes you excited to give back to Augsburg as an alumni? Or, what inspires you to give to Augsburg? <\/strong>Augsburg&#8217;s commitment to community and personal growth inspires me to give back. The support and education I received there have been instrumental in my journey, and I want to ensure future students have similar opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you, Ryan!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Ryan Rivard &#8217;06. Ryan summited Mount Everest on May 20, 2024. What keeps you busy these days? What are &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":606,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/606"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51807"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51956,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51807\/revisions\/51956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}