S2 - August-September: "Social Responsibility: Giving Back On and With Purpose" | Episode 44 - Guest: Randy McShepard - VP - Public Affairs & Chief Talent Officer

Welcome to another month of Influencer Podcasting. This month, we showcase individuals and organizations, doing phenomenal work in their communities and for their neighbors. Social responsibility is an ethical process in which individuals are accountable for fulfilling their civic duty, and the actions of an individual must benefit the whole of society. In this way, there must be a balance between economic growth and the welfare of society and the environment.

Our theme for August - September, "Social Responsibility: Giving Back On and With Purpose", offers the platform needed to share strategies, tactics and projects that are changing lives and communities. Given the current atmosphere of social unrest, there are men, women and organizations that have found "pain points" and are addressing that need.

Our first guest of September, Randy McShepard is Vice President of Public Affairs and Chief Talent Officer for RPM International Inc., one of Cleveland’s leading manufacturing and specialty coatings companies. He is responsible for coordinating external and governmental affairs, including management of the corporate philanthropy programs and corporate purchasing initiatives.

In addition to his for-profit career, Randy, a social entrepreneur, has more than 15 years of management experience in the nonprofit sector in areas including economic development, workforce development and community service. He has also served as an independent consultant for over 20 years, working largely with organizations in the region that focus on community development, neighborhood revitalization and land use. Randy sees the confluence of urban agriculture and environmental stewardship as exactly what urban communities need to address key quality of life issues such as job creation, entrepreneurship, place-making, community engagement and education. Randy is also the Co-Founder and Chairman of PolicyBridge, a public policy think tank serving the Northeast Ohio region.

Listen to Randy's contagious passion and commitment to social responsibility and his focus on innovation and creativity for "all things" Cleveland!