How Fred Ode continues to drive the growth of Foundation Software
95. Weatherhead 100 Foundation Software Inc. City: Brunswick Year founded: 1985 Sales growth: 29.14% Chairman and CEO: Fred Ode Foundation Software is the developer of Foundation for Windows construction accounting, project management and scheduling software. Since Fred Ode first struck out on his own as a programmer in the early 1980s, he has made […]
How Bright Ideas Press is giving children confidence to be successful in school
17. Weatherhead 100 Bright Ideas Press LLC City: Beachwood Year founded: 2003 Sales growth: 184.54% Co-Founder and President: Nancy McGraw Bright Ideas Press publishes Simple Solutions, providing lifetime mastery through educational materials for K-8 classrooms. As an elementary school teacher trying to find new ways to help her students remember what they learned, Nancy […]
How Joe Pulizzi pulls out the stops to help businesses deliver their content
Weatherhead 100 1. Upstarts Content Marketing Institute City: Cleveland Founded: 2007 Sales growth: 1,684.28% Founder and executive director: Joe Pulizzi Content Marketing Institute runs the largest international event in content marketing, Content Marketing World, and the leading magazine, Chief Content Officer. When Joe Pulizzi left a media company some six years ago to found […]
The 2012 Weatherhead 100
When voters in the Cleveland school district approved its first operating levy in 16 years, it wasn’t an anomaly. It was recognition that Cleveland is and has been in a progressive mode — and the region is in motion as new projects are being planned, developed and launched. Just as a first-ever coalition of business, […]
Unity demands diversity: Tom Nies
How becoming a stronger company takes the viewpoints of many
Movers and Shakers January 2013
People and companies making a difference in Northeast Ohio
January Cleveland Pulse – Gearing up for an unforgettable 2013
Domestic mergers and acquisitions decreased 28 percent from October to November, according to S&P Capital IQ, but the transaction values made up for the lack of volume by increasing 21 percent across the same period. The strong purchasing power capabilities of both financial and strategic buyers, aging baby boomers needing to transition their businesses, and […]
Tom Froehle identified the best firm to combine talents with to create Faegre Baker Daniels
How to score a win at newly merged companies.
David Harding: How to lighten your load and reap the benefits of having your hands untied
Are you a perfectionist? Many type-A leaders are. If so, chances are good that your perfectionist ways are keeping you from getting more done. Perfectionism is not an enviable attribute but rather a trap. According to Kris Taylor, of K. Taylor & Associates (Evergreen Leadership), perfectionists: ● Should have all the answers ● Must do […]
Tony Arnold: How to stay poised for opportunity in a tough economy
How to break from the pack