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 Cleveland, Columbus 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 • Thursday, November 21, 2024
Presented by: FIT Technologies
The Embassy Suites - Cleveland Rockside • 5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
Congratulations to the 2024 Honorees!!
Paul Abbey
Rooted In Trees
Greg Airel
Shipping Pilot
Kumar Arora
Arora Ventures
Ashley Basile Oeken
Engage! Cleveland
Ramana Bhavaraju
NCompas Business Solutions Inc.
Shane McRann Bigelow
CHAMP Titles
David Buchanan
Compass Infrastructure Group
Julie Chase-Morefield
Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio
Ann Conn
McGregor
Mark Corr
Signet, LLC
Mark D’Agostino
ConnectedHR
Kathleen Dangelo
TapRoot Hospitality
Lauren DeVere
Fire-Dex
Jill Dietrich Mellon
VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System
Frank Fantozzi, CPA, MST, PFS, CDFA, AIF®, CEPA
Return on Life Wealth Partners
Dr. Jorge Garcia-Zuazaga
Apex Dermatology
Bob Girton
Edgewater Capital Partners
Richard Graziano
The Village Network
K. Kelly Hancock
Cleveland Clinic
Greg Harris
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Kathryn Heidemann
Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA)
J. David Heller
The NRP Group
Jayne Juvan
Tucker Ellis LLP
Sam Khouri
Lakeland Equity Group
Matthew Kraska
Lazorpoint
Bob Kwieciak
Towlift, Inc.
Daniel Luketic
North Coast Ventures
Adelbert “Chip” Marous
Marous Brothers Construction
Jennifer Marriott
Redmond Waltz Electric
Gayle McCormick
ABL Wholesale Distributors
Brandon Miller
HW&Co. CPAs & Advisors
Ed Moydell
Holden Forests & Gardens
Michael Murton
OMNI Systems
Tony Nasrallah
GW Capital
Steve Peplin
Talan Products, Inc.
Mark Priemer
Market Garden Brewery
Sean Richardson
Huntington
Doug Riddle
Fleet Team
Brant Russell
OhioGuidestone
Raji Sankar
Choolaah Indian BBQ
Meenakshi Sharma
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Mark Smucker
The J.M. Smucker Co.
Andrew Somich
Somich & Associates CPAs
Dan Stefano
Norman Noble, Inc.
George Sullivan
Equity Trust Company
Brian Upton
Building Hope in the City
Kristin Warzocha
Greater Cleveland Food Bank
Maxwell Watters
Fiber Capital Partners
Kevin Weidinger
Great Lakes Fasteners, Inc.
Brent Zimmerman
Saucy Brew Works
2024 Specialty Awards
INNOVATION
Brian Upton
Building Hope in the City
IMPACT
J. David Heller
The NRP Group
SUSTAINABILITY
Kevin Weidinger
Great Lakes Fasteners, Inc.
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For more information, contact Suzi Linn at [email protected] or 440.250.7021
VIEW PAST SMART 50 AWARDS COVERAGE:
The 2023 Northeast Ohio Smart 50 Awards was held on November 15, 2023 at the Embassy Suites Cleveland.
The 2022 Northeast Ohio Smart 50 Awards was held on November 9, 2022 at The Union Club.
The 2021 Northeast Ohio Smart 50 Awards was a virtual event held on November 4, 2021.
The 2020 Northeast Ohio Smart 50 Awards was a virtual event held on October 27, 2020.
View past Smart 50 Awards coverage:
Cleveland 2023
Columbus 2023
Pittsburgh 2023
