RandyLane

Founder, The Randy Lane Company

Jimmy Kimmel. Ryan Seacrest. DeDe. Gary Bryan. Tino Cochino. Dave Ryan. Kidd Kraddick. The Bert Show. Roula & Ryan. Bob Rivers. Paul Castronovo. Jamie & Danny Bonaduce. Mancow. Roger, Darren & Marilyn. Lex & Terry. The KVJ Show. Mark & Brian. Javier Romero. Barnes. Jimmy & Leslie,  and scores of others across every format.

They’ve all been coached and directed by Randy Lane.

Since launching The Randy Lane Company in 1996, Randy has set the standard for talent coaching in radio. RLC was the first consultancy focused exclusively on developing on-air personalities and building morning shows that drive ratings, revenue, and lasting brand depth.

Inspired by his mentor Timothy Gallwey (The Inner Game of Tennis), Randy created a collaborative, Socratic coaching method built on asking the right questions and delivering honest, ego-preserving feedback. His approach is direct, deeply respectful, strategic, and personal. Talent doesn’t just improve. They grow with ownership, confidence, and clarity.

As Program Director at Star 98.7/KYSR Los Angeles, Randy helped shape the first successful major-market Modern AC station. Earlier, he programmed and coached major morning shows at NBC’s Q101/WKQX in Chicago (Robert Murphy) and ABC’s WRQX in Washington, D.C. (Elliot & Woodside). He has also served as a General Manager, bringing both creative instinct and executive discipline to every client relationship.

Before becoming one of the industry’s most trusted talent coaches, Randy spent a decade on the air (mornings, middays, and afternoons) before moving into leadership. Randy has partnered with leading broadcast companies, including:

Cumulus • Audacy (CBS/Entercom) • Cox • Hubbard • Saga • Connoisseur • iHeart • Viacom • Dick Broadcasting • Univision • Alpha • Lotus • EMF • Hearst • Beasley • Leighton • Rogers Communications (Canada) • Radio Latina (Mexico)

He is a two-time Worldwide Radio Summit Consultant of the Year and a four-time Billboard Consultant of the Year nominee.

His insights are featured weekly in Radio Ink, and since 2005, he has produced Content Ideas, a weekly newsletter that shapes conversations around talent, leadership, and creativity.

Jeff McHugh

Coaching Partner, The Randy Lane Company

As a business student in 1982, Jeff McHugh came home one weekend raving about his new, unpaid internship at a small daytime AM radio station. As he left the room, his dad turned to his mom and said, “I think the boy’s found what he wants to do.”

He was right.

Jeff is a lifelong broadcaster and elite talent coach who helps high performers elevate their impact across radio, podcasts, television, the stage, and the boardroom. At The Randy Lane Company, he brings a rare blend of positivity, creativity, and strategic clarity — developing authentic voices, sharpening point of view, and building leaders who command attention.

Jeff has coached talent and executives at leading media organizations including Cumulus Media, Connoisseur Media, Rogers Media Canada, SXM Media (SiriusXM, Pandora, Stitcher), NBCUniversal, Axios, Twitch, Paramount (formerly ViacomCBS), Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Dick Broadcasting Company, Leighton Media, Saga Communications, WVRC Media, Midwest Communications, Reno Media Group, Audacy (formerly Entercom), iHeartRadio (formerly Clear Channel), and Cox Media Group.

He also partners with global executives through Lifehikes, leading seminars on executive presence and leadership for teams at Apple, Meta, Amazon, Google, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest, Mastercard, The Trade Desk, The New York Times, Morgan Stanley, Dropbox, Delta Air Lines, SAP, Siemens, Universal Pictures, L’Oréal, University of Miami, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Volkswagen, Nike, Uber, Expedia, the Utah Jazz, Washington Commanders, and Cleveland Browns.

Jeff studied business at Lander University and the University of North Carolina, and completed advanced coursework at the Babcock School of Management at Wake Forest University, the Center for Creative Leadership, and The Landmark Forum. He holds a research certificate in focus group moderation from RIVA in Washington, DC.

He has served as Vice President of Marketing for the American Marketing Association and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Music Academy of North Carolina.

Outside of coaching, Jeff is known for his legendary Sunday dinner parties in downtown Portland, featured in The Oregonian, and for performing stand-up comedy and improvisational theatre. He’s a runner, a committed gym rat, and a passionate advocate for rescuing homeless dogs. (Adopt, don’t shop.) 

Randy Lane doesn’t just evaluate shows

He develops leaders, builds dominant brands, and does it with warmth, trust, and results.