Child Guidance & Family Solutions works to bridge the talent gap

  In Summit County, more than 12,000 children and adolescents have some diagnosable mental illness. The stigma associated with mental illness, however, is often a barrier to treatment, as is the lack of access to services and available providers. Child Guidance & Family Solutions is a nonprofit established to address the problem. The organization specializes […]

Building a high-performance team starts with diligence in the hiring process

Business is all about winning. Great companies win. Weak companies lose. Anyone can have a vision, but few are able to execute the vital people processes needed to achieve greatness. When you start your business it’s not about winning, it’s about survival. But after some hardships, struggles and a few early successes, your business begins […]

Quantity doesn’t overshadow quality of consumer facts and figures

In the 20th century, instinct and an understanding of human nature drove marketing and advertising. Quantitative data simply did not exist the way it does today, and that left advertisers/marketers with the tool of qualitative research — speaking to the target market directly. Back then, just as today, qualitative research told brands the why behind […]

Editor's Note: The eight-percenters

Happy New Year! The turning of the calendar is a much-celebrated time of reflection and setting goals for the coming year. Statistics show that those who pledge to make changes at the start of the year typically resolve to lose weight, get organized or be more fiscally responsible. Some 45 percent of Americans make New […]