Hiring Our Heroes with Mike Kelly from USAA and Liz OBrien

Published: Dec. 3, 2018, 7 a.m.

b"Mike Kelly and Liz O'Brien\\xa0talk with listeners about how to support veterans through small and large acts.\\xa0 Mike, assistant vice president of military advocacy for USAA, and his team focus on national dialogues and collaborative relationships surrounding key veteran and spouse issues such as navigating transitions into the civilian workforce, entrepreneurship, financial readiness, and more. Liz O'Brien, senior director of Hiring Our Heroes\\u2019 military spouse program will join Mike on this podcast. Hiring Our Heroes is part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Together Mike and Elizabeth will talk about the following:\\n\\n* the \\u201cV for Veterans\\u201d social movement\\n\\n* the importance of hiring veterans, training them, and helping them with their transition\\n\\n* the history of Veterans Day and why we celebrate it and the 100th anniversary of World War I\\n\\nLiz O\\u2019Brien- Hiring Our Heroes\\n\\nHiring our Heroes is an organization that is working around the world to make sure our transitioning service members, veterans and spouses have the opportunity to seek meaningful employment. \\xa0Go to www.Hiringourheroes.com for immediate access. \\xa0It is a matter of national security when our service members make a choice to no longer serve to satisfy dual income for their family. \\n\\n\\u201cWe have to make sure that we address all issues facing unemployment under the military family..\\u201d \\u2013 Liz O\\u2019Brien\\nMike Kelly - Commitment to our Military\\nUSAA tries to inspire other companies to do what USAA has committed to do. \\xa0Our goal at USAA is to have 30% of all new employees be veterans or military spouses. \\xa0They work with coalition partners like Hiring our Heroes to spread that message across the United States.\\n\\n\\u201cCreating that conversation, showing the value, translating those skills and then letting them take off.\\u201d \\u2013 Mike Kelly\\nSustaining Military Family Support\\nUSAA has VetNet which includes veterans as well as spouses. \\xa0Additionally, USAA has set up a Gold Star Family support group and a monthly deployment working group. \\xa0USAA has made the commitment to sustain that culture. It is very important due to who they serve and they want to offer support.\\n\\n\\u201cKeeping that cultural fire alive.\\u201d \\u2013 Mike Kelly\\nAvoid this Mistake\\nLiz encourages those in transition to be an active participant in your own transition.\\xa0 Therefore, you must reach out and create your own path, hon your resume, be engaged and relay your skills to show your best self.\\n\\n\\u201cOwn your path to your future.\\u201d \\u2013Liz O\\u2019Brien\\n\\n\\u201cThis is not a single event it is a process.\\u201d \\u2013 Mike Kelly\\n\\nTo hear more strategies for your business from Mike Kelly and Liz O\\u2019Brien, download this episode today.\\n\\nDon\\u2019t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you!\\n\\nCheck out these links Hiring Our Heroes:\\n\\n \\tWebsite\\n\\nDownload Joe Crane\\u2019s\\xa0Top 7 Paths to Freedom\\xa0or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470. \\xa0\\nJoin the Veteran on the Move on Facebook!\\nCheck out\\xa0Veteran on the Move on Facebook\\xa0to connect with our guests! It\\u2019s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.\\xa0 Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship.\\n\\nVeteran On the Move\\xa0podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host\\xa0Joe Crane\\xa0. The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.\\xa0 As a result,\\xa0Veteran On the Move\\xa0has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through\\xa0Stitcher Radio,\\xa0Sound Cloud,\\xa0itunes\\xa0and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today."