{"id":1338,"date":"2025-02-25T22:54:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T22:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/survivors.org\/?p=1338"},"modified":"2025-04-17T10:28:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T17:28:13","slug":"an-interview-with-jon-vaughn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/survivors.org\/an-interview-with-jon-vaughn\/","title":{"rendered":"An Interview with Jon Vaughn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hear from Jon Vaughn, a former football player for the University of Michigan and the National Football League (NFL). In this episode, Jon and PAVE Founder, Angela Rose, discuss his story, his advocacy, and the impact that trauma can have on various aspects of a survivor&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jon Vaughn | Survivors.org Podcast Episode 10\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hCWy6nMgW_Y?start=1249&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn More About The Guest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jon Vaughn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jonathan Vaughn is a hospitality industry entrepreneur, strategist, and leader with expertise in launching and growing start-up companies, raising capital, negotiating vendor contracts, providing staff augmentation services, and managing projects. 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