Purpose In The Youth

Today I want to share with you guys + gals something special. This was originally created as a video which you can find on my YouTube channel by searching Bobby Hobert but I wanted to share it with those who might only listen to the audio format of the podcast. Today marks 2 years since I graduated college and when I think back to that moment it amazes me how far I’ve come since. This was by far one of the happiest moments in my life, I was getting a college diploma and it sure wasn’t cheap! It quickly changed into this big question, what do I do now? I had people around me who were getting 60k / 70k yearly salaries and I had nothing on the table, no clue what to do next except the idea of starting a podcast. It took me months to finally get in a rhythm where I didn’t feel so lost and things were slowly starting to come together. When I tell you the last two years have flown by, it’s been a blink of an eye and I haven’t regretted any of it. For those who might be graduating college, congrats! You’ve been awar

Blake Pinsker is the director of brand for Mvmt (formerly known as Mvmt Watches). With a message from one of his childhood friends Jake Kassan, the CEO and co-founder of Mvmt, he began helping out in anyway that he could in 2013. Utilizing social media they grew the business from four guys in an apartment to a thirty-five person team that did approximately 70 million in sales in 2017. Growing up in Valenica, CA he had both an older and younger sister. Although he always leaned more towards the creative activities he dedicated his life to sports such as basketball, football and some baseball. Even when Blake would mess up his parents were very supportive and understanding. With goals of being the GM of the New York Knicks or being a personality on ESPN, you could say he liked to dream big. San Diego State University welcomed him with open arms and within two years Blake found his passion for marketing. Upon graduating and being told there was no money in that industry he jumped into real estate. Just as he was

Ash Katch is a content creator, vlogger and someone who loves to travel. She recently got back to the U.S. after helping out with the Rad Livin Festival in Sydney, Australia for the past couple months. With a goal to start her own business that operates sustainably, she wants to impact people but also help keep this Earth clean. Born and raised in Fresno, CA she grew up in safe environment but felt it sheltered her from seeing what else was in the world. Serving as a leader on her cross country team in high school she was someone that people could look up to and she pushed everyone to their full potential including herself. She then went on to spend five years at Cal Poly State University and majored in Environmental Engineering. After just three months in her first full-time career, not passionate with the work she was doing she decided to leave in pursuit of finding wanting to live her own daydream. People tried convincing her to stick with it for at least a year and being honest with the fact that life is

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Over the past decade Rhêtorík went from DJing college parties to traveling the world, performing at Madison Square Garden and even getting onto The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon working alongside recording artist Logic. Today he’s much more than just a DJ but an all around creative artist who wants to try it all. Raised in Virginia Beach his parents taught him how important it was to be both unique and a good person. While in high school he ran for class office and enjoyed making comedic speeches in front of his school. He ended up spending four years at Virginia Tech jumping around to different majors and landed himself a non-paid internship at The Fader. By the time his graduation came he called his parents and said he was not going to be able attend the ceremony because he was heading on the road with Logic on his Welcome To Forever tour. From there, the rest is history. In recent years he launched his YouTube vlog Off The Rhekord which gives his fans an unfiltered look at the behind the scenes of wha

Nainoa Langer is a videographer who gets to travel the world and capture some breathtaking moments. Being raised in Moloaki, Hawaii, an island with 7,000 people on it he figured out early on that he wanted to experience more and always had the itch to see what else was out there. In order to get to where he is today it’s taken a bit of confidence, hard work and following his stoke. Having no direction of what he wanted to do after high school he attended Honolulu Community College for three semesters pursuing welding. With an offer to work at a local hospital and make good money he decided to leave school and start a career. While on break from work in between his shifts he would go on hikes or cliff jumping with his friends, capture it with his GoPro and upload it to YouTube. After three years of doing something he truly did not enjoy, he quit with 0 plan as to what he was going to do next. From this moment going forward, his life took a turn and it was a good one. Nainoa had the opportunity to shoot The Cha

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Reef Boii shreds the bass unlike any other human on this earth. Originally from East Flatbush, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York he had the challenge of figuring out who he truly was in a city that can pull you in every direction possible. At a young age his mother forced him to play the drums and although he hated it, he eventually found his passion for the bass. After high school he shipped up to Boston, MA to attend Berklee College Of Music with a scholarship to continue chasing his passion. During his junior year a dream came true for him - he left school for the semester and joined AER on the road for his first tour. From this moment moving forward, the opportunities only continued to show up. Luck, hard work and timing were all on his side. As of today he’s ⅓ of Cody Simpson & The Tide, has played a role in Netflix Original Sandy Wexler with Adam Sandler and wants to reach the Billboard charts along with winning a Grammy at some point. One thing's for sure, he always put his best foot forward in

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Aryia is most known for being the star behind the YouTube channel “Simple Sexy Stupid” which has grown to 967k+ subscribers with 144 Million overall views where he interviews woman about relationships, sex and their perspective on specific topics. As he slowly steps away from the channel he’s beginning to put all of his time and energy into his music career which has been his safe haven ever since he was a kid. Raised in Orange County, CA kids would make fun of him for his name, religion and the way he dressed. Moving away to San Jose, CA in 7th grade gave him a fresh restart until 2 years later he moved back to the O.C. and was back to square one. After coming across the YouTube channel “Simple Pickup” he was inspired to start his own and really started to gain confidence in himself because of it. With his parents wanting him to get a degree from higher education he went on to spend 3 months at Saddleback College before going full-time as a creative. In this episode Aryia discusses creating his alter ego “As

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Over the past 73 episodes of this podcast he’s sat down with artists, DJ’s, producers, entrepreneurs, talent managers, makeup artists, photographers, videographers, travel bloggers etc breaking down their story and passion. Today guest host Steve Rush sits down and breaks down the story of Bobby “Bobbbaaaay” Hobert aka ya favorite bearded man. Chicopee, MA is where it all began and it was a great city for him to grow up in. His mother, father, sister and extended family have helped play a huge role in getting him to where he is today as they’ve served as mentors for him. When he was in 7th grade he got his first job working for his uncle which taught him work ethic and the value of a dollar bill which he still carries with him today. After graduating high school he spent 1 year at Lasell College before transferring to Bentley University where he graduated from in May of 2016. Finishing college, not wanting to go into the corporate world and unsure of what his true passion was he started Purpose in the Youth p

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He is the tour manager for Louis the Child and just returned home after being on the road for eleven weeks with the crew. With his line of work he tries to lead by example, make sure the entire operation runs smoothly and most importantly he likes to be the person that brings everyone together to make them family. With just a few years shy of a decade of being on the road, Mike Trueblood has learned a lot about himself. Being raised in the Northeast and dealing with the seasonal weather has helped shape him into who he is today. The cold winters make places such as LA feel like paradise. He spent a year a half at Roger Williams College in Rhode Island playing baseball and quickly realized this wasn’t meant for him so he took a year off from school to see what he could do next. The timing couldn’t have been better because his friends Carter (Episode 58) & Dave were sending him records of their early music, Mike would give them feedback and they would soon form a group by the name of AER. In the beginning o

In May of 2017 Indy signed a deal with Sony Music and with the advance he was given the ability to put all of his creative energy into being a recording artist. Now living in West Hollywood, CA he is happy that he gets to wake up everyday doing what he loves. He grew up in the same house all of his life in Howell, NJ with his mother working in the school system that he went to, his father a police officer and an older brother. Hockey was a huge part of his life and taught him you need a team in order to succeed no matter what you do in life. Through his music he’s learned how to express his emotions in a very raw way as he continues to tell his story. After his best friend broke his neck playing hockey and was paralyzed from the neck down during his senior year of high school, his record “Miracle” took off and all proceeds continue to go towards his foundation. 2018 he hopes to continue to grow his music and slowly build a strong catalogue of records that show what he’s capable of creating. In this episode In