Columbus Smart 50 Awards

Since 2014, the Columbus Smart 50 Awards recognize the top executives of the 50 smartest companies in the Central Ohio region for their ability to effectively build and lead successful organizations. All 50 winners will be honored at a special celebration, and three organizations will receive specialty awards for their achievements in three category areas – innovation, impact and sustainability.

The Smart 50 Awards currently takes place in the cities of Cleveland, Columbus and Pittsburgh.

Eligible Smart 50 nominees must be a top executive of an organization with a physical office in Central Ohio. Specialty award winners will be recognized for Innovation, Impact and Sustainability.

Next Columbus Smart 50 Awards • July 20, 2022

Presented by: Hylant

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The Exchange at Bridge Park • 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Introducing the 2022 Honorees

Tara Bair

Community Health  & Wellness Partners

Frederic Bertley

COSI

Max Brickman

Heartland Ventures

Nathan Brown

Dyenomite Apparel

Kumar Buvanendaran

PRIME AE Group, Inc.

Duane Casares

Directions for Youth & Families

Darci Congrove

GBQ Partners LLC

Peter Coratola, Jr.

EASE Logistics

Scott Cottrill

Advanced Drainage  Systems, Inc. (ADS)

Matt Davis

COhatch

Doreen DeLaney Crawley

Grange Insurance

Dawn Dickson

PopCom

Alex Frommeyer

Beam Benefits

Charles Gehring

LifeCare Alliance

Gina M. Ginn, PhD

Columbus Early Learning Centers

Ron Greenbaum

The Basement Doctor

Travis Gulling

A Kid Again Central Ohio

Greg Guy

Air Force One

Gina Heffner

Centric Consulting

Margie Hegg

American Sign Studio

Michelle Heritage

Community Shelter Board

Chris Hermann

MKSK

Kurt Hoeft

EasyIT

Jennifer Horvath

DesignGroup

Judy Huang

889 Global Solutions Ltd.

Crystal Hughey

Corporate Cleaning Inc.

John Johnson

Access Ohio

Zeenia Kaul

ReHeva Biosciences

Katrina Kerns

North Community Counseling Centers

Darla King

King Business Interiors

Tom Krouse

Donatos Pizza

Greg Lindsey

Wiley’s Finest

Lorien Luehrs

HomeTown Ticketing, Inc.

Marty McDonald

Fahlgren Mortine

Sophia Mohr

Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)

Rob Moyer

Agility Partners

Mike Muldoon

City Barbeque, LLC

Bradley Parish

Archall

Eddie Pauline

BioOhio

Jonathan Poma

Loop

Rick Ricart

Ricart Automotive

Craig Rogerson

Hexion Inc.

John Roush

Express Wash Concepts (EWC)

Katie Ruberto

Feazel

Frank Sasso

Kaufman Development

Kyle Shen

Nexceris

Dan Snyder

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Jeffrey H. Sopp

Kensington Hill Partners LLC

EJ Thomas

Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio

Johnny Zela

Condado Tacos

For more information, contact Suzi Linn at slinn@sbnonline.com or 440.250.7011

VIEW PAST SMART 50 AWARDS COVERAGE:

The 2021 Columbus Smart 50 Awards was a Virtual Conference held on July 15, 2021.

CLICK HERE to view the 2021 Honorees!

The 2020 Columbus Smart 50 Awards was a Virtual Conference held on November 5, 2020.

CLICK HERE to view the 2020 Honorees!

Take a look at the 2019 Columbus Smart 50 Awards held on July 18, 2019, at The Exchange at Bridge Park.

Click here to view the entire photo album on our Facebook page. CLICK HERE to view the 2019 Honorees!

Take a look at the 2018 Columbus Smart 50 Awards held on June 14, 2018, at The Exchange at Bridge Park.

Click here to view the entire photo album on our Facebook page. CLICK HERE to view the 2018 Honorees!

Take a look back at the 2017 Columbus Smart 50 Awards held on September 19, 2017,
at The Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel.

Click here to view the entire photo album on our Facebook page. CLICK HERE to view the 2017 Honorees!

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