Newman's Own, Inc.
Leslie Godbold Ragan has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies. Leslie Godbold is currently working as a Sales Director at Newman's Own, Inc. since 2022. Prior to this, they were the Director of Sales at Blue Buffalo Co from July 2018 to January 2022. Before that, they worked as a National Account Manager at Trinidad Benham from January 2017 to July 2018. From October 2014 to December 2016, Leslie was a Customer Business Manager at Bayer Pharmaceuticals. Leslie Godbold also spent a significant portion of their career at Merck, where they held the position of Customer Business Manager from November 2003 to October 2014. At Merck, they successfully achieved sales and profit goals, built strong customer relationships, and developed strategic sales plans. Before Merck, Leslie worked as a Retail Sales Manager at Schering-Plough from September 1998 to November 2003, where they managed retail execution and product lines across various trade classes. Prior to that, they worked at ConAgra Foods in different roles including District Merchandising Manager and Sales Representative, responsible for managing merchandising activity and increasing sales volume. Overall, Leslie's work experience showcases their expertise in sales, account management, and retail execution.
Leslie Godbold Ragan completed their education with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Tennessee at Martin, which they obtained from 1992 to 1996. Leslie Godbold furthered their studies by pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) between 2000 and 2002, focusing on Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services. Recently, they pursued a Doctorate of Education (EdD) in Leadership in Professional Practice at Trevecca Nazarene University, completing the degree from 2023 to 2025.
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Newman's Own, Inc.
In 1982, Newman’s Own started as a tiny boutique operation – parchment labels on elegant wine bottles that Paul Newman filled with his homemade salad dressing and gave to his neighbors as holiday gifts. He expected train wrecks along the way and, instead, got one astonishment followed by another.But in these thirty years we have earned over$400 million, all of which we’ve given to countless charities. How to account for this massive success? We haven’t the slightest idea but one thing we do know is we’re not stopping.Today, Newman’s Own produces nearly 100 individual food products across 9 categories. Always great tasting, always top quality, just the way our founder, Paul Newman, insisted. We’ll always follow his vision for putting quality first. The result: you end up with a pretty darn good meal.