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Writing is what I've always loved to do from the time I was a kid and dreamed of being the beat writer for the Cleveland Indians. I love to tell stories and wow people with my creativity.
Why does a man who has been managing partner of the Midwest Region for EY for less than a year jump into Lake Michigan on a cold, winter's day in January? Why does he climb the 2,109-steps of Willis Tower and bring his wife along for the trek to the top?
Mitchell Schneider is an optimist. "I believe things work out when you're trying to do a good thing for everyone involved," says Schneider, president of the commercial real estate development company First Interstate Properties. "Does it always break that way? Not always. But way more often than not, it does.
As Marcia Ballinger, Ph.D., strolls the campus of Lorain County Community College, it's hard to miss her smile. It could be the joy she feels on another unseasonably warm, sunny January day in Northeast Ohio.
Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic recognizes the incredible responsibility that comes with being a cardiothoracic surgeon. It's a profession in which his patients quite literally put their lives in his hands. But after performing roughly 4,000 surgeries in his career, Mihaljevic has learned that the mind is perhaps an even more powerful instrument than a surgeon's hands.
The simple iPhone case is an illustration of how far PolyOne Corp. has come. This product has become ubiquitous in today's hyper-connected, social media-obsessed society, and PolyOne has used its expertise in thermal plastic elastomer, or TPE, to provide users everywhere with a wide range of colorful, stylish combinations to protect the device that keeps them connected.
Donald E. Washkewicz paused for a moment as he looked at the coffee cup sitting on the table in front of him. To others in the room, it was just a coffee cup. But to Washkewicz, it was a perfect reference point for a lesson on innovation.
Peter Kim was adamant that he not get up one morning in his 40s or 50s with regrets about the career path he had chosen. "You have people who have done everything right," says Kim, founder and CEO of Hudson Jeans. "They've gone to good schools and made their money and they have a family.
John Ireland read the notice advertising for a newspaper carrier and just had to show it to his 11-year-old daughter, Kathy. He knew exactly what her reaction would be. "He kind of gently shoved this newspaper ad under my nose," says Kathy, flashing back to one of the defining moments of her childhood.
Larry Baer will never forget the reaction of one of his fellow investors when it was revealed that his group had successfully purchased the San Francisco Giants back in January 1993. "He said, 'The good news is we own the team. The bad news is we own the team,'" Baer says.
Cleveland has been riding a wave of positive momentum that has continued into 2018. New construction projects are underway throughout downtown and there's a steady flow of M&A activity in the business sector. Heck, even the Browns have turned things around and won a few games.