Interviews with Ohio Executives
Ohio is the state of perfect balance. In this section, you will find Ohio executives sharing their perspective on how locating in Ohio has enabled them to achieve both their professional and personal aspirations without having to sacrifice one for the other. Their stories will explain how, in Ohio, business success can be achieved in the broader context of a fulfilling life.
Ed Burghard, Executive Director of the Ohio Business Development Coalition, facilitated the discussions with these leading Ohio executives.
| Name | Company | Topics | Region | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Michael Mark | ED MAP, Inc. | Higher Education, Technology | Region 7 - Southern Ohio | View » |
| Deborah Donley and Paul Voinovich | Vocon | Interior Design, Architecture and Technology | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Glenn Hasek | Green Lodging News | Publishing, Green Hotel Management | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Debbie Holy and Ellie Chalko | Cynergies Consulting, Inc. | Corporate and Professional Services | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Neil Adelman | BlueBridge Networks, LLC | Data Center Hosting | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Dana Myers | Myers Motors | Entrepreneurship and Small Business | Region 9 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Ray Dalton | PartsSource Inc. | Bioscience and Bioproducts | Region 9 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Elaine Roberts | Columbus Regional Airport Authority | Aerospace and Aviation | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| John Nottingham | Nottingham-Spirk Design Associates, Inc. | Industrial Design | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Mark Kohoot | ViaSat-ECC | Entrepreneurship and Small Business | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Tom Morley | The Lube Stop, Inc. | Work: Life Balance | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Lionel Batty | GrafTech International Holdings, Inc. | Advanced Energy and Environmental Technologies | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Mike Mallett | Corporate Research International | Corporate and Professional Services | Region 3 - West Central Ohio | View » |
| Glenn Balasky | The Zangmeister Center | Healthcare | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Linda Abraham-Silver | Great Lakes Science Center | Work:Life Balance | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Raymond Noe | The Ohio State University | Higher Education | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Andre Thornton | ASW Global | Distribution and Logistics | Region 9 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Bahman Taheri | AlphaMicron | Polymers and Advanced Materials | Region 9 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Stan Ahalt | Ohio Supercomputer Center | Digital Commerce | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Tim Tsao | Kahiki Foods, Inc. | Agriculture and Food Processing | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Paul Kolada | Priority Designs | Work:Life Balance | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Tillie Hidalgo Lima | Best Upon Request Corporate, Inc. | Corporate and Professional Services | Region 5 - Southwest Ohio | View » |
| Rob Howlett | Circlesprout, Ltd. | Entrepreneurship and Small Business | Region 8 - Southeast Ohio | View » |
| Jerry Hutton | Hocking College | Advanced Energy and Environmental Technologies | Region 11 - Southeast Ohio | View » |
| Bob Massie | Chemical Abstracts Service | Chemical Information | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Bill Fuller | Akron Polymer Systems | Polymers and Advanced Materials | Region 9 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Eric Boltz | Marathon Sensors Inc. | Instruments, Controls and Electronics | Region 5 - Southwest | View » |
| Gary Cooper | Cooper Farms | Agriculture and Food Processing | Region 2 - Northwest Ohio | View » |
| A.J. Hyland | Hyland Software Inc. | Software | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Dr. "Chip" Souba | The Ohio State University | Healthcare | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Richard Simpson | Bricker & Eckler LLP | Corporate and Professional Services | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Wayne Earley | PolymerOhio | Polymers and Advanced Materials | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Ric Powell | Accel Advisors | Work:Life Balance | Region 5 - Southwest Ohio | View » |
| John Kratz | Information Control Corporation | Corporate and Professional Services | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Ellen Minerd and Jane Vitou | Bootcamp Babes | Entrepreneurship and Small Business | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Paul Orban | BDHP Architecture | Architecture | Region 5 - Southwest Ohio | View » |
| Amol Soin | The Ohio Pain Clinic | Healthcare | Region 4 - West Central Ohio | View » |
| Matt Dopkiss | dynamIt Technologies, LLC | Web Engineering | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Tony Dennis | BioOhio | Bioscience and Bioproducts | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Ravi Kunduru | Ventech Solutions | Software | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Craig Zamary | Green Energy TV | Media | Region 12 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Chris Bardos | Ascend Advisory Group, LLC | Corporate and Professional Services | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Duane Jebbett | Rowmark LLC | Manufacturing, Polymers and Advanced Materials | Region 3 - West Central Ohio | View » |
| Rob Felber | Felber & Felber Marketing | Public Relations and Marketing | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Hayley Savage | Hayley Gallery | Art | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| James Hambrick | The Lubrizol Corporation | Chemical | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Angela Neal-Barnett | Rise Sally Rise, Inc. | Psychology | Region 9 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Margaret M. "Margy" Judd | Executive Arrangements, Inc. | Corporate and Professional Services | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Mike Broderick | Turning Technologies, LLC | Software | Region 12 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Barbara Wayman | Blue Tree Media | Entrepreneurship and Small Business | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Jamie McGann | McGann Media | Entrepreneurship and Small Business | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| David Dmytryka | Dmytryka Jacobs Engineering | Instruments, Controls and Electronics | Region 2 - Northwest Ohio | View » |
| Debra Grega | The Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine | Bioscience and Bioproducts | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Donald Brown | Arteriocyte, Inc. | Biotechnology | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Bill Heifner | Renier Construction | Entrepreneurship | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Paul Gabrail | Select Investment Group | Finance | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Cheryl Sher | Sher-Bliss Wine and Chocolate Shoppe | Entrepreneurship | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Chris Boue | CH Mack, Inc. | Work-Life Balance | Region 5 - Southwest Ohio | View » |
| Jennifer Simon | Ohio University Innovation Center | Venture Development | Region 7 - Southern Ohio | View » |
| A. Eddy Zai | The Cleveland Group | Global Business Consulting | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Ray Leach | JumpStart Inc. | Venture Development | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Jim Garrett | Vadxx Energy | Advanced Energy and Environmental Technologies | Region 8 - Northeast Ohio | View » |
| Zuni Corkerton | RefCheck Information Services, Inc. | Corporate and Professional Services | Region 1 - Central Ohio | View » |
| Geoff Greenfield | Third Sun Solar & Wind Power Ltd. | Advanced Energy and Environmental Technologies | Region 7 - Southern Ohio | View » |