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In this inspiring episode, Shannon Schuyler, Chief Purpose and Inclusion Officer at PwC, talks about the art of crafting a fulfilling and impactful career. Shannon, a trailblazer who has shaped her own roles multiple times, shares her insights on aligning your work with your purpose while simultaneously understanding and supporting the goals of key stakeholders to drive meaningful change. Shannon highlights the power of intellectual curiosity as a cornerstone of her success. This mindset has enabled her to identify untapped opportunities, deepen her listening skills to better understand colleagues, adapt her communication style to resonate with diverse audiences, and activate the right business levers at pivotal moments. Whether you're navigating career transitions, driving innovation, or seeking alignment between purpose and professional impact, Shannon's wisdom offers actionable guidance for every Catalyst. Original music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lynz Floren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Operating a successful purpose-led company comes with its share of challenges — even to the companies that excel at it. Driving meaningful impact, investing in a sustainable future, and fostering employee engagement all require strategic decision making and often significant internal transformations.So how are the best companies navigating these challenges? An unwavering commitment and a well-defined strategic approach set purpose-driven champions apart from their peers. At PwC, this is brought to light through “Positive Equation,” the company's purpose strategy, as well as its values, which are ingrained in day-to-day operations.We invited Shannon Schuyler, Chief Purpose & Inclusion Officer at PwC, to return to Purpose 360 to speak about the nuances and challenges of maintaining a purpose-driven approach through the lens of her work, challenges, and progress at PwC.Listen for insights on:Using values as a driving force to support your organization's purposeHow PwC reorganized internally to align with its purpose strategyEngaging employees through their personal purposeEarly predictions for 2024Resources + Links:Shannon Schuyler's LinkedInShannon's 2022 Purpose 360 EpisodePwC's New EquationDigital Upskilling at PwC (00:00) - Welcome to Purpose 360 (00:13) - PwC's Shannon Schuyler (01:24) - Shannon's Role (03:45) - Shifting Purpose and Integrating It (06:12) - My Story, Your Story (09:33) - Shared Assets (10:20) - New Equation and Challenges (12:19) - Coaching (13:27) - Chief Culture Officer (14:04) - Values in Embedding Purpose (18:59) - Externally (23:03) - Longer Shutdowns (25:41) - 2023 Predictions (27:48) - 2024 Predictions (28:37) - Last Thoughts (30:00) - Wrap Up

What does DEI look like in practice? How do DEI practitioners make systematic change? How does one prepare for a role in the diversity and inclusion space? In this episode, Dr. Cindy Pace shares more about:what happens when leadership teams work together to advance DEIteaching future generations of leaders how to be great DEI practitionerswhy change has to be long lasting and systemic rather than programmaticAt Metlife, we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we believe making a difference in the lives of our customers, community, and the world around us is #AllTogetherPossible. Learn more and join us at MetLife.com.

How can major brands and businesses use their platform to create change internally and externally? How can a CEO affect the entire culture of their organization? How can leadership teams create change that is long lasting and systemic? Tim Ryan is the U.S. Senior Partner at PwC and Shannon Schuyler is the Chief Purpose and Inclusion Officer. Together, Tim and Shannon helped to establish CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion. With over 2,400 signatories, it's the largest business-led initiative to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.In this episode, we spoke with them about:The purpose and origins of CEO Action for Diversity & InclusionWhy the CEO is also the Chief Culture OfficerHow to make change that is long lasting and systemicAt Metlife, we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we believe making a difference in the lives of our customers, community, and the world around us is #AllTogetherPossible. Learn more and join us at MetLife.com.

As fractured geopolitics, social tensions and global events unfold, we are presented with opportunities to strengthen trust among our stakeholders. It is more important than ever to build growth strategies that emphasize diversity, equity and inclusion, and motivate people to support the needs of our communities.   In this episode, Shannon Schuyler, PwC's Chief Purpose and Inclusion Officer, is joined by Carin Taylor, Chief Diversity Officer of Workday, to discuss how building trust through transparency and leveraging the right data can drive an equitable future for businesses, their people and communities at large. For the full transcript, please visit pwc.comAbout the podcast participantsShannon Schuyler is PwC's US Chief Purpose & Inclusion Officer - working to activate PwC's purpose to build trust in society and solve important problems and to create a fulfilling employee experience. Responsible for furthering diversity, inclusion and equity across the firm's workforce, she connects purpose with belonging to create an environment in the firm that celebrates identity and intersectionality as a way to drive innovation and business value.Shannon worked alongside US Chair and Senior Partner Tim Ryan to lead CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™, the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion. In this role, she drove the strategy for engaging more than 2,400 company CEOs, academic institutions and associations.Carin Taylor is chief diversity officer at Workday and has global responsibility for the development and execution of Workday's inclusion and diversity strategy. Additionally, Carin serves on the board of Watermark, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase the number of women in leadership positions.Prior to joining Workday, Carin served as the head of diversity, inclusion, and innovation at Genentech where she was responsible for strategic initiatives including executive coaching, building and leading highly effective teams, and increasing employee engagement. She was also responsible for creating strategies to successfully recruit, develop, and retain diverse workforces as well as enabling large organizations to leverage diversity and inclusion to drive innovation. Before Genentech, Carin held various positions in human resources, inclusion and diversity, finance, and customer service at Cisco Systems.

Purpose is under pressure.Last year, we said 2022 would bring a “great reckoning” for corporate purpose – and it did. ESG made headlines and came under fire. Urgency around climate action accelerated, as progress failed to cool our planet. Employees shuffled between companies in search of greater meaning, pay, and balance. Twelve months later, we're left feeling unsettled, but sure of one thing: When a strategy like purpose causes this much tension and change throughout the global economy, it's for a good reason.It is now a new year, bringing new opportunities for change, commitments, and action. But what challenges will purpose face this year? And how will purpose guide us to transformative change and progress?We invited four great minds and leaders in purpose to answer these questions. Damon Jones, Chief Communications Officer at P&G; Shannon Schuyler, Chief Purpose and Inclusion Officer at PwC; Artis Stevens, President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America; and Martin Whittaker, CEO of JUST Capital have joined Carol to share their insight, predictions, and advice for acting with purpose and succeeding in 2023.Resources + Links:Damon Jones' LinkedInShannon Schuyler's LinkedInArtis Stevens' LinkedInMartin Whittaker's LinkedIn (00:00) - Welcome to Purpose 360 (00:13) - Purpose Predictions 2023 (02:07) - Shannon Schuyler (13:41) - Damon Jones (21:36) - Martin Whittaker (37:37) - Artis Stevens (55:36) - Wrap Up

Meet Shannon Schuyler“We are about our people, but we are a people business. That's what we do. We don't sell widgets. We are people and people have changed. What people desire has changed over the course of time. We have needed to dig into that to have an appreciation of what people wanted and the way in which they worked. And the motivations for working a hundred years ago are different than they are now.”Shannon Schuyler, PwC's U.S. Chief Purpose and Inclusion Officer, leads the professional services firm's efforts to deliver and embed purpose throughout culture and operations. Her work enables employees to be stewards of organizational purpose and embrace social transformation both internally and externally through coalitions and skills development.We invited Schuyler to share how PwC has aligned its purpose with all 295,000 employees to upskill talent for a global, digital economy; engage authentically with social issues; and have honest conversations about inclusion and diversity.Listen for Shannon's insights on:How PwC approaches each employee as an individual when it comes to their purpose, experiences, background, and skills.How PwC is building trust with stakeholders, clients, and society to deliver sustained outcomes through the New Equation strategy.How to collaborate with competitors in order to address industry-wide issues while amplifying societal impact.How PwC changed the way it approached topics of diversity and inclusion.Resources + Links:Shannon Schuyler's LinkedInPwC's Purpose and ValuesThe New EquationNew world. New skills. ProgramTrust Leadership InstituteCEO Action for Racial EquityCEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion

In our Talking ESG podcast series, we give an end-to-end look at what it takes to build effective ESG reporting in today's environment. From investor to stakeholder expectations, from global frameworks to data, process, and controls—there's something in it for everyone.This week Heather Horn sat down with Shannon Schuyler, PwC US Chief Purpose & Inclusion Officer, to discuss the evolution of PwC's ESG reporting and how companies can decide what and where to report.Topics include:2:44 - What does the process look like? It is becoming more and more important, and often required, for businesses to report on ESG. Shannon and Heather discuss the evolution of PwC's ESG reporting, including practical tips on how to look at the data available.7:57 - How to think through the frameworks. Choosing which metrics and frameworks work for your company may seem overwhelming given the multitude of options. Shannon breaks down how she thinks through the various ESG reporting frameworks available and where to start once you've collected some of the data.15:10 - What metrics should be disclosed? The factors that are important to your stakeholders will be impacted by your industry and what is important to your company. Shannon explains how she and her team worked to identify metrics for PwC and what companies should consider when deciding what to disclose.25:38 - What about skeptics? Not everyone will see the value or be motivated to change at the same pace. Shannon and Heather discuss the different reasons executives and companies have to care about ESG reporting.35:02 - Advice for listeners. Shannon and Heather discuss some practical advice for listeners as they begin or continue to evolve their ESG reporting. Shannon provides her perspective on what challenges companies may face in the future.Want to learn more?Listen to our previous podcasts in this series,Talking ESG: Are SASB standards right for your business?, Talking ESG: Leveraging TCFD for climate-related disclosures, Talking ESG: How SEC proposals may shape future reporting, Talking ESG: A focus on the Global Reporting Initiative, and Talking ESG: How new EU rules may impact your reporting.Read PwC's Purpose Report.Shannon Schuyler is PwC's US Chief Purpose & Inclusion Officer. Shannon's work activates PwC's purpose to build trust in society and solve important problems and to create a fulfilling employee experience. Shannon is responsible for furthering diversity, inclusion, and equity across the firm's workforce, as well as bringing a focus to the role PwC plays in our communities. She also serves as Co-Chair of CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion.Transcripts available upon request. Please send requests to us_podcast@pwc.com.

We are beyond excited to bring this series of The Internship Show with PwC to our listeners and for our second episode, we speak with Shannon Schuyler, the Chief Purpose and Inclusion Officer for PwC. We cover PWC's purpose and view on societal impact, what impact PwC has on society, and the 6 steps their firm has taken to drive societal change through their employees. If you want to learn more about PWC and the programs they offer visit us on our website, hirescholars.com/pwc This episode was brought to you by Scholars. Scholars works to grow employer brands through data-driven content and insights in the lens of students and recent graduates.

In our third season of our What’s next? podcast series, we’re focused on preparing you for the year ahead by offering insights to help you better understand and manage some of the opportunities and challenges that your company might face—think policy, technology, and other big picture topics. In this episode, host Heather Horn sits down with PwC’s Shannon Schuyler, US Chief Purpose & Inclusion Officer, and Jeff Senne, US Responsible Business Leader, to look at how discovering your company’s purpose—or “why”—drives business growth, elevate employees, and benefits communities, and we all have a role to play, especially the finance team.Topics include:0:59 - Finding your purpose. There is power in defining your purpose. We begin by looking at the importance of defining the bigger reason behind the work you do (the why), not only what you do. We also explore the trend toward building a broader stakeholder community.6:44 - Standing on the sidelines is over. Companies don’t need to get everything right the first time, but they do need authentic leadership. Shannon discusses the value of being transparent, identifying the gaps in your plan, and showing your commitment to being a part of the solution.14:15 - Purpose is quantifiable. The importance of non-financial reporting is rising, and companies are making big investments in this area. We discuss the ROI of creating a purpose-led and values-driven organization and the finance team’s role. 23:27 - Driving the conversation. It can’t just be HR taking action on important issues—everyone needs to be on the journey. We talk through the ways organizations are changing their systems, processes, and behaviors to create sustainable change. 32:21 - Outlook. We share closing thoughts on the journey towards lasting change.Want to learn more? Check out PwC’s Diversity & Inclusion Transparency Report: Building a Culture of Belonging.Shannon Schuyler is PwC’s US Chief Purpose & Inclusion Officer. Shannon also leads CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace. She was named a 2019 World Changing Woman in Conscious Business by Conscious Company Media, and was included on Fast Company’s list of the 100 Most Creative People in Business in 2016. Jeff Senne is the Responsible Business Leader at PwC US. In this role, Jeff drives the firm’s efforts to live its purpose and engage the more than 57,000 partners, principals, and staff in defining, cultivating, and communicating how they live their own purpose. Jeff also leads the team responsible for investing the firm’s resources into underserved communities.Heather Horn is PwC’s National office thought leader, responsible for developing our communications strategy and conveying firm positions on accounting and financial reporting matters. She is the engaging host of PwC’s accounting and reporting weekly podcast and quarterly webcast series, as well as periodic webcasts for the power and utilities industry. With nearly 30 years of experience, Heather’s accounting and auditing expertise includes financial instruments and rate-regulated accounting.

Shannon Schuyler, chief purpose and inclusion officer at PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC), has found a passion and purpose in bridging the gender diversity gap in corporate leadership. Clarissa Clark, a director in PwC’s Risk Assurance Practice, has spent the past decade advocating for minority professionals and the challenges they face. In this episode, Schuyler and Clark explore how mentors in the workplace can help rising minority professionals navigate pathways to success and how allies can support one another on the journey to a more equitable future. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shannon Schuyler is a Principal with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and serves as the firm's Chief Purpose Officer and Responsible Business Leader. She is also the President of the PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc. A strong voice in the global business community, she works to infuse Purpose into PwC’s core business strategy by elevating the global conversation on building trust, collaboration and acting with intention and meaning in every practice, service offering and engagement.

After serving urban communities for more than 20 years, plus-size fashion retailer Ashley Stewart was on the brink of closing in 2013 when investment professional James Rhee stepped in as CEO and brought the company back to life. In this episode, Rhee joins co-host Shannon Schuyler, chief purpose officer at PwC to discuss his values-based leadership style and how passion saved the company.

Shannon Schuyler, Principal, Chief Purpose Officer, and Corporate Responsibility Leader for PwC and President of The PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc., joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss designing a family friendly work culture and bringing a greater sense of purpose into the work environment on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shannon Schuyler is a Principal and PwC’s Corporate Responsibility (CR) Leader. She also serves a member of PwC’s Global CR Board and is President of the PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc. Shannon is a highly accomplished and sought-after CR professional with a deep understanding of social innovation, supply chain and pro bono programs, sustainability, youth education, […]

In this episode of the Next Generation Catalyst Podcast, we interview the Chief Purpose Officer and Corporate Responsibility Leader, Shannon Schuyler. We discuss the power and relevance of finding purpose in the modern workplace and how Purpose + Profit can benefit workforces and societies at large.