Scott Moorehead use culture to drive success at The Cellular Connection to the tune of $600 million in sales
When Scott Moorehead became the CEO of The Cellular Connection in 2008, he thought culture was just what people knew about art. “If you had culture, then you drank your coffee with your pinkie in the air,” he says. “I didn’t know anything about culture. I didn’t know what it meant. I didn’t know if […]
How Bill Kitson is changing the United Way of Greater Cleveland
On his first day working at the United Way of Greater Cleveland Bill Kitson sat down for a 6 a.m. interview on WKYC-TV. “It was a great opportunity to say hello to the community first thing in the morning on my first day,” Kitson says. A 25-year United Way veteran, Kitson became the Cleveland chapter’s […]
Sterling Jewelers makes it easy for its employees to give back
PILLAR AWARD FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE Mark LightPresident and CEOSterling Jewelers Inc.www.sterlingjewelers.com Akron, Ohio-based Sterling Jewelers is the largest U.S. specialty retail jeweler with more than 1,300 stores in 50 states. The company has stores under the names Kay Jewelers, J.B. Robinson Jewelers and Jared The Galleria of Jewelry. With employees all over the country, Sterling […]
Staffing Solutions Enterprises makes charity a yearlong effort
PILLAR AWARD FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE SueAnn NasoPresidentStaffing Solutions Enterpriseswww.staffsol.com Charity is a yearlong commitment for Staffing Solutions Enterprises and its employees, and is embedded into the company’s corporate culture. With the support and input from its team, Staffing Solutions has developed and implemented a 12-month charity campaign called the SSE Monthly Give Back program. The […]
How PPG Industries – Barberton gives the gift of education
PILLAR AWARD FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE Theodore LaddPlant managerPPG Industries – Barbertonwww.ppg.com Established in 1899 to manufacture synthetic soda ash for the Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries’ glass-making operations, PPG Industries – Barberton is a producer of quality specialty chemicals and products. Throughout its 113-year history, the one thing PPG has stressed more than its leading innovations is […]
Why Flying Horse Farms means so much to John Lewis
PILLAR SPECIAL AWARD – NONPROFIT BOARD EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR John LewisBoard chairFlying Horse Farmswww.flyinghorsefarms.org John Lewis has only been on the board of Flying Horse Farms for three years, but his connection to the nonprofit organization was made back in 2006. That year his only daughter, Emily, was diagnosed with a type of kidney […]
Main Street Gourmet helps the community — 26.2 miles at a time
PILLAR AWARD FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE Steven Marks and Harvey NelsonCo-CEOsMain Street Gourmetwww.mainstreetgourmet.com Baked goods have a way of brightening even the toughest of days, but for Steven Marks and Harvey Nelson, co-CEOs of Main Street Gourmet, a manufacturer of frozen bakery products, their mission over the years has been giving back to the community. In […]
Western Reserve Partners gets actively involved in serving
PILLAR AWARD FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE Ralph Della RattaManaging partnerWestern Reserve Partnerswww.wesrespartners.com Since its founding in 2004, Western Reserve Partners has strongly believed in and practiced a firm-wide commitment to community service and support. Western Reserve is proud of its culture of caring and believes that the relatively small size of the firm is not commensurate […]
Board member Mike Shydlowski gives his all to the Boys & Girls Clubs
PILLAR SPECIAL AWARD – NONPROFIT BOARD EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR Mike ShydlowskiBoard memberBoys & Girls Clubs of Clevelandwww.clevekids.org When Mike Shydlowski is on your board, you know you’ll always have at least one volunteer for whatever needs to be done. Just ask his peers on the board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland. […]
High school junior Justin Bachman spreads the word of tolerance to others
PILLAR SPECIAL AWARD – CLARK RELIANCE YOUTH SUPPORTER OF PHILANTHROPY Justin BachmanJunior at Solon High SchoolPresidentHonorgooddeeds.com After being disqualified from a cross-country race in 2010 by a starting line official who didn’t understand his Tourette’s syndrome tic, Justin Bachman has been spreading his mission — education overcomes ignorance — so others don’t have to feel […]