About Us
Our Story
Roger Riddle Consulting Limited is a communications and creative services consulting firm, working with clients across the non-profit, public, and private sectors. We develop strategies and managed projects that help businesses and organizations in the non-profit, public, and private sectors reach the right people with their message. Whether building strategy, storytelling, visual communications, or audio production, we make communications practical, informative and interesting.
Roger Riddle Consulting Limited was founded in 2022 and one of our first projects was producing the “Innerbelt Neighborhood Stories.” This series of audio segments featured stories from residents who lived in the Akron neighborhood that was removed when the Innerbelt freeway was built. This oral history project was done for Liz Ogbu of Studio O as part of the community outreach that informed the “Reconnecting Our Community Phase 1” report for the City of Akron.
Additionally, we worked with Western Reserve Community Fund, at the Development Finance Authority of Summit County, to build their marketing strategy. We also developed the “Abundant Akron” strategy with the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition for their Akron Civic Commons program focusing on the neighborhoods along the Towpath Trail from downtown to Summit Lake.
We were mentioned by the Wall Street Journal for our work with Studio O, producing the Innerbelt Neighborhood Stories Project. The Akron Beacon Journal covered our work on the Summit Lake Post Card Project, which was created as part of the Akron Civic Commons program with Ohio & Erie Canalway and Knight Foundation. Additionally, the Akron Beacon Journal also published an op-ed titled “Abundant Akron: By focusing on quality of life for all residents, we see a bright future” which we wrote as a summary of the Abundant Akron strategy.
Roger Riddle
Roger Riddle has been using his marketing and communications experience to point people in the direction of new discoveries for over fifteen years. He has developed strategies and managed projects that have helped businesses and organizations in the non-profit, public, and private sectors reach the right people for their message.
Prior to starting Roger Riddle Consulting Limited, Roger was the Vice President of Marketing and Branding for United Way of Summit & Medina. During his time there he led an in house team through updating the organization’s brand strategy and communications strategy, and managed the organization’s regular communications with the residents of Summit and Medina counties. He also previously managed the communications for the Akron-Summit Conventions and Visitors Bureau, and the digital content for the Summit County arts advocacy group, ArtsNow.
Roger has a passion for the arts and for the last seven years served as a member of the PorchRokr music festival organizing committee and as a member of the Highland Square Neighborhood Association, the group that puts on PorchRokr and the Highland Square Film Festival. He also previously served as a member of the Project GRAD Akron marketing committee, an organization that offers programs, mentoring, and scholarships for Akron Public School students. When he’s not giving his attention to the great things happening in communities around Akron, he spends his time quilting, Djing, and playing Dungeons & Dragons.