Northeast Ohio Smart 50 Awards

Since 2014, the Northeast Ohio Smart 50 Awards recognize the top executives of the 50 smartest companies in the Northeast 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 ClevelandColumbus and Pittsburgh.

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

Next Northeast Ohio Smart 50 Awards • November 15, 2023

Presented by: Corporate College
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Embassy Suites Cleveland • 5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.

Congratulations to the Class of 2023!

Ciara Ahern
Sixth Element

Cal Al-Dhubaib
Pandata LLC

Nic Bartlage
Rock Entertainment Group

Shane Bigelow
Champ Titles

Jon Bostock
Leaf Home

Bryan Chaikin
Transtar Industries

Mike Crislip & Carole Sanderson
Onyx Creative, Inc

Lauren DeVere
Fire-Dex

Nate Eppink
Medina County Park District

Lee Friedman
College Now Greater Cleveland

Andrew Gehrlein
Park Place Technologies

Faris Ghawi
Vytalize Health

Patrick Ghilani
MRI Software

Wesley Gillespie
ERIEBANK

Kevin Goodman
BlueBridge Networks

J. David Heller
The NRP Group

Jeff Herzog
Nexus Engineering Group

Tamara Honkala
HELP Foundation

Mike Jarrett
Jarrett Logistics Systems

Ansir Junaid
SupplySide Group

Ethan Karp
MAGNET

Matt Knittle
All Pro Now

Stewart Kohl
The Riverside Company

Matt Kraska
Lazorpoint

Brian Krusz
Sgt Clean Car Wash

John Lang
Cleveland Public Library

Ron Leonhardt, Jr.
CrossCountry Mortgage

Brittany Martin
Flack Global Metals

Andrew McCartney
Bowden Manufacturing

Stephen McHale
UnifyWork

Al Melchiorre
MelCap Partners, LLC

Mike Murton 
OMNI Systems 

Stephan Paech
Fives North American Combustion

 

Steve Peplin
Talan Products, Inc.

Doug Riddle
Fleet Team

Steve Rosenberg, Ph.D.
PSI Solutions

Evan Schumann
L’uva Bella Winery

Chris Smith
ThenDesign Architecture (TDA)

Taurean Spratt
Turner Construction Company

George Sullivan
Equity Trust Company

James Taddeo
FLEXJET

Seth Uhrman
State Industrial Products

Linda Uveges
The City Mission

Daniel Walsh
Citymark Capital 

Ed Weinfurtner
Great Day Improvements

Gretchen Wendell
Gervasi Vineyard
Resort & Spa

Rob Whittall
Dyke Yaxley LLC

John Wilson JR
AQUA DOC Lake & Pond Management

Brian M. Zimmerman
Cleveland Metroparks

 

For more information, contact Suzi Linn at [email protected] or 440.250.7021

The 2022 Northeast Ohio Smart 50 Awards was held on November 9, 2022 at The Union Club.

CLICK HERE to view the 2022 Northeast Ohio Honorees!

The 2021 Northeast Ohio Smart 50 Awards was a virtual event held on November 4, 2021.

CLICK HERE to view the 2021 Northeast Ohio Honorees!

The 2020 Northeast Ohio Smart 50 Awards was a virtual event held on October 27, 2020.

CLICK HERE to view the 2020 Northeast Ohio Honorees!

Take a look at the 2019 Northeast Ohio Smart 50 Awards held on June 27, 2019, at Executive Caterers at Landerhaven.

View the entire album on our Facebook page. Photos by McKinley Wiley.

CLICK HERE to view the 2019 Northeast Ohio Honorees!

Take a look back at the 2018 Northeast Ohio Smart 50 Awards held on June 27, 2018, at the InterContinental Hotel.

View the entire album on our Facebook page. Photos by McKinley Wiley.

CLICK HERE to view the 2018 Northeast Ohio Honorees!

View past Smart 50 Awards coverage:

Cleveland 2022

Columbus 2022

Pittsburgh 2022