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 • November 15, 2023
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.
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.
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.
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.