On this episode, Pete and Julie welcome HR operations and transformation expert Kevin McDonald, VP of People Services, and Insights at The E.W. Scripps Company, to the show for a discussion on agile HR in the modern organization.
After some quick market updates, including new product launches and a key divestiture, the group learns more about The E.W. Scripps Company, its history, and its culture.  A 145-year media organization best known for its annual Scripps Spelling Bee, and for bringing local news and programming to the nation through its network of owned and operated TV stations, previously including newspapers and radio.
Kevin shares his unlikely path to the world of HR, what keeps him there, and how his career journey has flowed and flourished alongside an ever-agile media leader.  Including the role HR technology has played in the transformation and maturation at The E.W. Scripps Company, and how the firms' HR operations and practitioners enable the agility-rich
insights and infrastructure of people, processes, and technology required to help the media company evolve itself through constant digital disruption. 
Connect with Kevin:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-mcdonald-a208b1/ 
Kevin’s Favorite Non-Profit Orgs:
www.purplemonkeyproject.org
www.talberthouse.org
Connect with the show:
LinkedIn: ⁠http://linkedin.com/company/hr-payroll-2-0⁠ 
Twitter: ⁠@HRPayroll2_0⁠ ⁠@PeteTiliakos⁠ ⁠@JulieFer_HR⁠