Pat Cavanaugh is an entrepreneur from our town of Grove City. He graduated from Grove City high school and later went on to play basketball and football at the University of Pittsburgh. He was named captain of the basketball team two years in a row. After graduating from Pitt, Pat started his own promotional product company called The Cavanaugh Marketing Network. He also founded the sportswear brand CRONS, which supplied many Division 1 schools with athletic apparel. Pat made the brand to support health and exercise. In addition to the apparel, he made CRONS as an athletic program for all of the young student-athletes in America. CRONS is also a basketball club enforcing the ideas of hard work and competition. In 2012, Pat Cavanaugh got into the nutrition business with his company Ready Nutrition. Ready has been increasing in sales every year since its creation. The company wants to encourage kids to not give up on their sport no matter what people say about them; they should have good effort, attitude, and energy. Ready now has over 9 figures of income and a couple HUGE partnering athletes such as Aaron Donald and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Pat Cavanaugh used his own experiences to become a successful entrepreneur and businessman.
It is incredible how Pat, who was from our area, was able to make so much money for his company. Pat is a great example of someone who encourages perseverance, because he does not want kids giving up on their dream sport, no matter how much criticism they receive.
Meeting Pat a couple times, I can say he is a person with extreme determination. He is willing to go the extra mile to succeed, even when others are more equipped to succeed than he is. His business has grown exponentially in the past couple years, and the exposure of the business is growing. He now has multiple big-time athletes on his team, and the number is growing. Ready provides quality products that athletes can rely on. Ready is a great company being led by a great entrepreneur.
What a great story behind this business! I love how Pat was able incorporate what he loves (sports and athletics) into a business that encourages young athletes and helps them strove for their goals.
Awesome to see a Grove City resident reach such high goals and ambitions! Also a great way to turn his passion for athletics into a business. He is a great example of how athletes can stay involved in the sports they love while starting a business of their own!
I love how relentless he was and just kept churning out ideas and new things. Whatever he did he was successful and wasn’t going to let anything get in his way. He had intentions to properly help other athletes whether that is with CRONS or READY Nutrition, he as an athlete himself continued that legacy on to many other generations. He had a drive and discipline that benefitted him far in life.