Smart Women Awards 2018

At this point, there are more questions than answers, and a lot of people are asking what’s next.
It seems like the perfect time to discuss what it means to be an authentic leader who is dedicated to building and fostering a strong culture for women in the workplace.

Want to change? Just do it.

Unfortunately, when faced with the opportunity for change, either personal or professional, many of us sit back.

Hard work + discipline = success

Last month, hundreds of area dealmakers — business owners, private equity investors, entrepreneurs and service providers — came together for Smart Business’ first ASPIRE conference in Pittsburgh.

Diving into the tax reform, from an individual perspective

Tax reform, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, significantly revised the individual tax code for tax years starting in 2018. But the changes may keep coming, even for tax year 2017, says Tax Managing Director Doug Klein of BDO USA, LLP.

Ohio’s financial sector is the state’s quiet giant

From an outside perspective, there is little awareness of the size and strength of Ohio’s financial sector. However, once a conversation begins regarding the organizations that have chosen to headquarter here, Terry Gore, director of financial services at JobsOhio, says people are surprised.

Attention competition

Our audience’s attention is getting harder and harder to capture. Getting someone to focus has become increasingly difficult. And yet, we need to find a way to get through the clutter if we want to run successful businesses.

The emperor has no clothes

If you want to hold authority gracefully, you need to work extra hard to understand how your subordinates are feeling.