In the spirit of the summer season it is appropriate to celebrate independence and be mindful of freedom. Having meaningful work adds value to one’s life. With work taking up so much of one’s life, it is a place where we can express our talents and abilities. Today’s work life and fabric is very different […]
Groundbreaking from the Start: how local companies helped shape the world
Published in Freshwater Cleveland, July 2014. “Cleveland historically has been home to entrepreneurs with innovations that helped shape the world as we know it today. From Charles F. Brush’s arc lamps that illuminated the streets of Wabash, Indiana in 1880, making it the first electrically lighted city in the world…” Read full article
The Game Changers That We Meet Along the Way
Every now and then God sends someone to show us exactly how it is supposed to be done. Recently that person for me was a women of many titles and roles. What a terrific and moving morning it was. Just what we all need. I attended the People First Conference in Cleveland. People First of […]
Reinvention – The Art of Transformation
This week, as the lighting ceremony takes place in downtown Cleveland’s Playhouse Square, I am called to think about “transformations.” It is amazing to think back to 2005, when I joined BlueBridge Networks, where Playhouse Square, Downtown, and the Cleveland region was and where it is and going today. It is amazing to consider the growth and […]
The Importance of Shopping Local in Northeast Ohio
Published on ThePlus Northeast Ohio website, March 2014. “A small business must be a good steward of its resources, including time, talent and dollars. As in all efforts it must maximize its efforts and investments. Attending a trade or business show is no different …” Read full article
Poverty: The Mother of Innovation and Prosperity
The national media frequently rank Cleveland and Northeast Ohio at or near the top of various notable lists. Increasingly some of those lists illuminate glaring disparities about our area. The ones that keep coming up seemingly in the negative are centered on our poverty level. Certainly pockets of our metropolitan areas are more than 30 […]
Volunteering your services helps Cleveland become a better place
Published in Crain’s Cleveland Business, February 2014. “The national media frequently rank Cleveland and Northeast Ohio at or near the top of various notable lists. Increasingly, some of those lists illuminate glaring disparities about our area …” Read full article
Philanthropy is Part of a Good Business Model
As a business development professional, I have a focus and drive to be a change agent and thus grow revenue. I am hyper-focused on giving back to our community and world. The No. 1 reason for “giving back” should be because it is the right thing to do. Helping an individual or an organization by […]
Finding the Time and Reason for Philanthropic Participation
Building a company legacy and culture can be assisted and fostered by participation in philanthropic activities in the community. Selling this effort internally can be as difficult as actually delivering in the community. In business it is important to shareholders to understand and have demonstrated for them what will be a return on investment. If […]