Experience
Experience Across Industries. Perspective Across Disciplines.
Kevin Hagen's career is not a straight line up one ladder. It is a body of work built across disciplines — organized here by theme, not by timeline.
How It Fits Together
A Multidisciplinary Body of Work
Rather than a chronological resume, Kevin's experience is best understood by the disciplines it spans. Each theme below has shown up repeatedly across different organizations, industries, and opportunities throughout his career.
Entrepreneurship
Building and leading business ventures from the ground up, including ownership decisions, growth strategy, and the day-to-day work of turning an idea into an operating business.
Strategy
Evaluating opportunities, weighing tradeoffs, and mapping a practical path forward for founders, executives, and organizations facing complex decisions.
Business Development
Identifying opportunities, opening doors, and building the relationships and pipelines that turn interest into agreements.
Strategic Partnerships
Structuring alliances between businesses, brands, individuals, and organizations where shared interests can create mutual value.
Legal & Compliance
A Juris Doctor background applied to contracts, negotiations, risk considerations, and compliance-minded thinking across business initiatives.
Marketing & Media
Advertising, content, publishing, and communications experience spanning traditional media, digital platforms, and brand storytelling.
Sports Business
Relationships across professional athletics, including athlete representation history, sponsorships, endorsements, and sports-business negotiations.
Financial & Regulated Industries
Historical licensing and hands-on exposure to financial services, insurance, and other regulated industries, informing a compliance-aware approach today.
Operations
Building processes, managing vendors, and coordinating the operational details that let a strategy actually function day to day.
Events & Sponsorships
Activating sponsorships and producing events — from promotions and VIP experiences to logistics, vendors, and community engagement.
Community Leadership
Board and volunteer roles with charitable and community organizations, bringing the same relationship-driven approach to nonprofit and civic work.
Where It Has Played Out
Selected Experience
The organizations below reflect the range of functions Kevin has performed rather than a single job title — describing what the work involved, not just what it was called.
First Capital Venture Co.
President
Leadership, strategy, negotiations, business operations, investor relationships, executive communication, and opportunity development across a range of ventures.
Be Newsy
Founder
Media, publishing, editorial operations, interviews, communications, content development, and audience engagement.Visit Be Newsy →
All Star Sports Agency
Former Professional Basketball Player-Agent Experience
Athlete relationships, negotiations, sponsorships, endorsements, contracts, and sports-business relationships. Historical player-agent experience — see note below.
iHeartMedia
Sponsorship & Events
Sponsorship activation, promotions, events, VIP and community experiences, vendor coordination, logistics, and audience engagement.
American Logistics AI
Marketing & Strategy
Marketing, strategy, events, AI-enabled operations, compliance and process considerations, and cross-functional initiatives.
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