Rob Hughes KMBC and KCWE

Published: Feb. 10, 2020, 4 a.m.

b"About this Episode\\nToday we are honored to host Rob Hughes on the show. Rob, a former National Guard member is a \\u201cnews anchor on KMBC\\u201d. Rob struggled in his journalism career and was fired and hired multiple times from different stations, today Rob will talk about his learnings from these failures and his success story.\\nKey Points of Discussion\\n\\n \\t \\xa0 \\xa0 Rob Hughes\\u2019s life story\\n \\t \\xa0 \\xa0 Struggle in journalism career\\n \\t \\xa0 \\xa0 Getting into the Army\\n \\t \\xa0 \\xa0 Lessons learned from career\\n \\t \\xa0 \\xa0 Success stories of veterans\\n \\t \\xa0 \\xa0 Media personnel for helping veterans\\n\\nKey Milestones of this Episode\\n[01:32] Rob Hughes\\u2019s life story\\n\\n[05:22] Ups and downs in journalism career\\n\\n[09:01] Transition into the Army\\n\\n[17:00] Getting in touch with veteran organizations\\n\\n[23:02] Great lessons learned\\n\\n[30:35] Media for Entrepreneurs\\n\\n[32:09] Success stories\\n\\n[36:59] How to contact Rob\\n\\n[38:25] Bottom line\\nKey Quotes\\n\\n \\t\\u201cI hope that I've earned veterans trust.\\u201d\\n \\t\\u201cPeople don't always trust the media and especially with veterans.\\u201d\\n \\t\\u201cVeteran leaders say they utilize social media, but you have two different schools of thought and we'll see a lot of businesses to come to our studio for commercials.\\u201d\\n \\t\\u201cI would just encourage them to really develop relationships with local media personnel.\\u201d\\n \\t\\u201cBe comfortable with pitching ideas about their product or service.\\u201d\\n \\t\\u201cIt\\u2019s important people know when businesses choose to give back and that's another way to to really think about it.\\u201d\\n \\t\\u201cConflict, Character, Controversy, Connection is kind of a framework you can think of to win when you pitch an idea.\\u201d\\n\\nAbout Our Guest\\xa0\\nRob graduated from the University of Southern California and is currently working on his MBA at Emporia State University in Emporia Kansas. He's a professional television broadcaster with the ABC/CW affiliate in Kansas City. Rob is also an infantry officer in the Army National Guard. Rob emcees multiple charity events every year, and serves on several non-profit boards, working as an ambassador and advocate for autism and Veteran/Military causes.\\n\\nEmail\\n\\nTwitter\\n\\nWebsite\\nAbout Our Sponsors\\nNavy Federal Credit Union is a member-driven credit union with over 8 million members and incredible benefits to support the financial stability of military families.\\n\\nVisit navyfederal.org/veteranmove for more information.\\n\\nUse Fiverr to find freelance talent for your business or project.\\xa0 Finding the right freelancer can be time consuming, frustrating and expensive.\\xa0 Where do you go to find the talent? How much will it cost? How can you be certain they will deliver?\\xa0 Fiverr\\u2019s marketplace helps you get more done with less. Fiverr connects businesses with freelancers who offer hundreds of digital services including graphic design, copywriting, web programming, film editing and more.\\xa0 Find what you are looking for instantly. Check out Fiverr.com and you will get 10% off your first order if you use my code veteran when you check out.\\nDon\\u2019t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you!\\nDownload Joe Crane\\u2019s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.\\xa0\\nJoin the Veteran on the Move on Facebook!\\nCheck out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to 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 podcast has published over 250 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.\\xa0 As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud, iTunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular M..."