# Richard Shuster

> Richard Shuster is an Atlanta-area psychologist, entrepreneur, speaker and host of The Daily Helping. After an early career in technology consulting, he moved into social work and psychology, then combined those fields in a podcast, an assessment company and a simple audience ritual: do something kind for another person and share it under #MyDailyHelping.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Your Success Insights; host of The Daily Helping
- **Organizations:** Your Success Insights, The Daily Helping, Perfect Stories, Every Kid Rocks
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree, Michigan State University, Master's degree in Social Work, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Doctor of Psychology, Georgia School of Professional Psychology
- **Known for:** Built The Daily Helping into a podcast downloaded in more than 150 countries., Delivered the TEDxUCSD talk 'Becoming a Superhero: The Science and Power of Altruism.', Created the #MyDailyHelping movement with the stated goal of inspiring one million daily acts of kindness.

## Career timeline

- **After 1997** — Worked in technology and served as executive director of an IT consulting firm whose clients included the United States Army, state agencies and Fortune 500 companies.
- **2005-2013** — Completed graduate training in social work and clinical psychology after shifting his work toward service and public education.
- **2017** — Launched The Daily Helping podcast and the associated #MyDailyHelping invitation to perform a daily act of kindness.
- **2018** — Founded MARS Industries LLC, according to his public professional profile.
- **2020** — Became CEO of Your Success Insights and delivered the virtual TEDxUCSD talk 'Becoming a Superhero: The Science and Power of Altruism.'
- **2026** — Continued publishing The Daily Helping, which passed episode 480 and remained active in September.

## Achievements

- Built The Daily Helping into a podcast downloaded in more than 150 countries.
- Delivered the TEDxUCSD talk 'Becoming a Superhero: The Science and Power of Altruism.'
- Created the #MyDailyHelping movement with the stated goal of inspiring one million daily acts of kindness.
- Co-founded Your Success Insights, a technology company built around predictive assessments.
- Co-founded Perfect Stories, an app designed to preserve family stories and legacies.
- Founded Every Kid Rocks, described publicly as a nonprofit supporting students and schools.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — The Daily Helping remained active with new weekly episodes and passed episode 480.
- **2026-07** — Appeared on the Own the Room podcast to discuss starting over, identity, work boundaries and his forthcoming book 'Stroke of Genius.'
- **2024-09** — Hosted Charitable Impact CEO John Bromley for a conversation about proactive giving.

## Links

- Website: https://www.drrichardshuster.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-richard-shuster-288a65171/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/thedailyhelping
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBl15pDGh7XBKChKYjYy0XA/videos
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailyhelpingpodcast/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thedailyhelping/

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Last updated: 2026-09-22