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Brendan Anderson started his post-banking entrepreneurial career by acquiring Stam, Inc., which manufactures custom bent tubing before founding a private equity firm called ScaleCo where he has raised three funds and acquired 21 companies to date. The ScaleCo model includes investing in talented entrepreneurs, innovators, and managers to transform the businesses into long term sustainable growth companies. In 2006, Mr. Anderson co-founded Evolution Capital Partners (ECP) to provide capital and management support to growing companies. ECP has invested over $100 million in 16 platform companies across three committed capital funds. In 2018, with the goal of building substantial support resources for the ECP portfolio companies, Mr. Anderson formed ScaleCo with the goal of hiring a team that is active daily in the companies. For more than 30 years, Mr. Anderson has been a student of emerging businesses. He serves as Chairman of the ScaleCo IC and focuses on deal sourcing, strategy, vision building, fundraising, and investor relations. ScaleCo’s fourth fund consists of 3 partner companies; Innoplast (Garfield Heights, OH), PSP Metrics (Pittsburgh, PA), TPI Efficiency (Cleveland, OH), and Safety Controls Technology (Middleburg Heights, OH) with over 80 employees combined.

Melissa D. Cole, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, CENP is currently the inaugural Director of Nursing & Strategic Healthcare Integration at John Carroll University (JCU). Ms. Cole is also Associate Faculty at JCU and will oversee the recently announced Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program and the expansion of John Carroll’s academic healthcare portfolio. JCU is a 136-year-old Jesuit institution that was rated #4 best undergraduate teaching among Regional Universities in the Midwest and was ranked #1 in Ohio in the U.S. News & World Report. Prior to coming to JCU, Ms. Cole served in a variety of leadership capacity at University Hospitals Health System (UHHS) beginning in 2016 as the Vice President for the Center for Emergency Medicine, where she was responsible for leading and developing strategic initiates across 13 emergency departments. In 2020, during the pandemic she was named Acting System Chief Nursing Executive and Clinical Operations Cheif, with responsibility for a wide range of clinical services including nursing. Most recently, in her role as Vice President (VP) of Integrated Delivery Operations, Ms. Cole was tasked with shaping the value-focused strategy to enhance clinical quality and ease of access for patients across the health system. She earned a BSN (Ursuline College, 2003), an MSN (University of Tampa, 2012), and a DNP (Case Western Reserve University, 2022) and is a certified adult nurse practitioner and certified in executive nursing practice. Ms. Cole has been a registered nurse for 20 years and has practiced as an Adult Nurse Practitioner in Emergency Medicine since 2012. She is known for her transformational leadership style with expertise in clinical operations, change management, innovation and process improvement. In 2016, she was awarded the excellence in management award for her work at Tampa General Hospital in her role as the Director of Emergency Services. Shortly after relocating back to Ohio and joining UHHS, she was nominated in 2017 for the YWCA Woman of the Year award. Ms. Cole is a proven leader, collaborator, and innovator in the healthcare industry with a focus on operational efficiency, employee engagement, and improved quality outcomes. She has presented at various conferences regarding the importance of nurse innovation and disruption as well as adoption of technology and care model redesign. She has published on remote patient monitoring, split-flow implementation and hospital at home outcomes. Academically, Ms. Cole has served as clinical instructor at the Univeristy of Tampa, and is currently collaborative faculty member at Univeristy of South Florida and adjunct as Case Western Reserve Univeristy’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. She currently serves as Associate Faculty at JCU and presents nationally as keynote speaker and guest lecturer at Ursuline College. Ms. Cole is passionate about the community she serves and is committed to breaking down barriers for women in leadership roles and the stigmas that is exist for the mental health and addiction population. She is currently on the board of directors at New Directions and Crossroads Health, which serves as the local mental health and drug rehabilitation centers throughout Northeast Ohio. Ms. Cole is a role model for others and enhance the patient services in her communities she serves.

Now in its tenth year, Simon leads Teen Cancer America, the only national charity in the USA working directly with hospitals to advise, support and fund them in the development of specialized facilities and programs for adolescents and young adults with cancer. The charity is built on the successful model of Teenage Cancer Trust, UK where Simon was Chief Executive Officer for 13 years before launching Teen Cancer America in 2012. His early career was in the management of substantial social and health care services in the fields of Learning Disability and Mental Health. He has been awarded an honorary Doctorate in Education by the University of Coventry, UK for his service development work and the advancement of professional education in the field of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer. Simon has developed an international reputation for success in bringing about change within traditionally structured health systems. Visit Teen Cancer America: https://teencanceramerica.org/

WTAM morning host Bill Wills talks with Taylor Marshall. Taylor Marshall is the CEO of Andrews Moving & Storage, a leading United Van Lines agent that provides residential and commercial moving services, as well logistics and transportation management worldwide. Taylor is the third generation of ownership at Andrews and since becoming CEO, his experience and visionary leadership have solidified Andrews' core business and expanded the company's growth through the development of new market segments and services. As a member of industry groups such as Worldwide ERC® and AMSA's ProMover® program, Taylor's expertise and insight make him a sought-after contributor for consumers and peer groups alike. He has contributed to Angie's List® "Ask the Expert", presented to the Great Lakes Relocation Council on controlling quality in the moving industry, and has served as a member of the Supplier Executive Advisory Board for Corporate United, which brings buyers and suppliers together through smarter indirect spend management. In addition to his work life, Taylor is an active leader in the community, serving as an Elder on the Leadership Board for the Broadview Heights Friends Church, and as an Advisory Board Member for the Ben Curtis Family Foundation. He makes his home in Hudson, Ohio with his wife Angel and their four children. Visit Andrews Moving & Storage: https://andrewsmoving.com/ Call Andrews Moving & Storage: 800-321-8680

David Schick is the Director of Marketing and Communications for the Lake County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board. He joined the Board in 2022, prior to his move to the Board, David held a communications position with another Lake County department. David is a City of Mentor resident and outside of work is always on a basketball court as a player, youth coach, or as a referee. David is currently a member of the Lake County Opiate Task Force and has locally served on the 2020 Census Board and Lake County Central Y Board. Established by Ohio Statute, the Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board is responsible for evaluating, planning, funding, and monitoring services to help Lake County residents who are dealing with a mental illness and/or addiction. Visit Lake County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) https://www.helpthatworks.us/

Cliff A. Megerian, MD, is Chief Executive Officer of University Hospitals (UH), a comprehensive health system with annual revenues of $5.3 billion, 21 hospitals (including 5 joint ventures), more than 50 health centers and outpatient facilities, and over 200 physician offices located throughout 16 counties. He assumed this position in February 2021 and joined UH in 2002. He is also the Jane and Henry Meyer Chief Executive Officer Distinguished Chair. In December 2019, Dr. Megerian was appointed the system’s President, where he led the organization through an unprecedented pandemic. Prior to that, he served as President, University Hospitals Physician Network, Physician Services and System Institutes. In these positions, he was charged with managing the clinical integration strategies, policies and practice guidelines for more than 2,500 UH employed physicians as well as the operations and infrastructure for UH system institutes. These clinical care institutes bring highly trained subspecialists together from multiple disciplines to collaborate on the best treatment for patients – promoting uniform, standard care protocols and the sharing of best practices. Additionally, he raised physician productivity to its highest level and significantly increased physician engagement and research funding. UH’s physician network includes the full-time academic medical practice at UH Cleveland Medical Center and UH’s community-based, multi-specialty physician network throughout Northeast Ohio. Dr. Megerian is also a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine, where he was Chair from 2012 – 2018 and held the Julius McCall Professorship at CWRU, as well as the Richard and Patricia Pogue endowed Chair in Auditory Surgery and Hearing Sciences at UH. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Surgery at Northeast Ohio Medical University. Prior to UH, he served on the physician staffs of the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veteran Affairs Medical Center and MetroHealth System Medical Center. At the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Dr. Megerian was the Director of Otology and Neurotology, as well as the Director of Residency Training, the Medical Director, Cochlear Implantation Program, and the Co-Director, Center for Skull Base Diseases. He also served on the medical staff of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Boston Medical Center. Dr. Megerian’s clinical career has been devoted to the management of hearing loss, chronic ear disease, cholesteatoma, otosclerosis, vertigo, and other otology and neurotology issues. As a surgeon, Dr. Megerian co-founded UH’s Cochlear implant program and he and his team have performed over 1,500 cochlear implant surgeries, making it one of the largest programs in the country. He is also an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of acoustic neuroma. He has published over 130 peer-reviewed manuscripts and abstracts and has served as visiting professor at numerous medical schools and institutions throughout the world. His research interests in the pathogenesis of Meniere’s disease have been funded by a number of agencies including the NIH and DRF. He previously served as a consultant to the FDA in the regulation of Ear, Nose and Throat Devices. He is co-author of a textbook in its second publishing, “Surgery of the Cerebellopontine Angle.” Dr. Megerian is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School and completed a residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at University Hospitals of Cleveland and CWRU. He completed a research and clinical fellowship in otology and neurotology at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. He also completed a certificate program in healthcare management at Weatherhead School of Business at CWRU. Dr. Megerian serves on the American Hospital Association’s Health Systems Committee. In addition, he serves on the boards of the Ohio Hospital Association, the Ohio Business Roundtable and the Greater Cleveland Partnership. He is also Chair of the Cleveland Innovation District/Jobs Ohio Consortium. In 2022, Becker’s Healthcare named Dr. Megerian one of 113 Great Leaders in U.S. Healthcare and one of 7 Highly Successful Health System CEO-CFO Duos. Ohio Business Magazine appointed him to the Ohio 500, recognizing the most powerful and influential leaders who are working to make Ohio great. Crain’s Cleveland Business named Dr. Megerian to the Power 150 – a list of executives leading some of Northeast Ohio's most influential organizations who are in a position to move the region forward. As CEO of University Hospitals, Dr. Megerian also led the system to attain the 2022 AHA Quest for Quality Prize – the industry’s most prestigious honor recognizing its member organizations for their commitment to quality. Dr. Megerian and his wife Lynne Sheffler Megerian, MD, reside in Shaker Heights. They have three adult children. Visit University Hospitals: https://www.uhhospitals.org/

Dr. Charles Modlin, M.D., MBA, serves as the Inaugural Medical Director of the Office of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) at MetroHealth where he provides operational and thought leadership, perspective and vision on the multi-dimensional matters of diversity and health equity through the lens of a clinician. His role is key to the development of programs to promote and strengthen an inclusive and diverse culture and promote health equity for all. He also practices clinical urology at MetroHealth. Dr. Modlin is formerly a 27-year veteran and member of Cleveland Clinic’s Surgical Staff, Associate Professor of Surgery, and is a Kidney Transplant Surgeon & Urologist and served on Cleveland Clinic’s Board of Governors, Board of Directors and Board of Trustees and served as the elected President of the Medical Staff of Cleveland Clinic. He founded Cleveland Clinic’s Minority Men’s Health Center (MMHC) and in 2003 established Cleveland Clinic’s famed Annual Minority Men’s Health Fair (which as of 2022 he established at MetroHealth) that has provided free health screenings, health examinations and health education to thousands of predominantly African American males for the early detection of disease to enhance and save lives. In 2011, he was named by The Atlanta Post as one of the Top 21 Black Doctors in America. Dr. Modlin was the First African American Staff Urologist in the History of Cleveland Clinic AND the First and Only ever Black Transplant Surgeon in the History of Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Modlin graduated from Northwestern University and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, completed a six-year residency in Urologic Surgery at New York University, a three-year fellowship in kidney transplantation surgery at Cleveland Clinic and joined the Cleveland Clinic Staff in 1996. He has completed organizational leadership development training certification at the Harvard Business School. Dr. Modlin is a noted national leader for the elimination of health disparities and promotion of health equity. Honors include Appointment to the Ohio Commission on Minority Health by two Ohio Governors, Northwestern University Presidential Alumni Medal, the Inaugural 2009 Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Distinguished Humanitarianism in Medicine Award, 2007 MLK Greater Cleveland Partnership Community Service Award, Call & Post 100 Top Influential Leaders, numerous Cleveland Magazine Best Doctors recognitions, recognition in the Inaugural Edition of Who’s Who in Black Cleveland as One of Cleveland’s Most Interesting, and the prestigious 2015 Black Professional Association Black Professional of the Year recognition, The Soul of Philanthropy Award in 2021, among many other recognitions and awards. Governor Mike DeWine in March 2020 appointed Dr. Modlin to serve on the Ohio Governor’s Minority Covid-19 Strike Force (MSF) where he chaired the Education, Communications & Outreach Subcommittee. Dr. Modlin has also dedicated his life to mentoring the younger generation who aspire to achieve their goals in life. As such, he is a published author of a success navigation and mentorship book, entitled “It Isn’t Difficult To Do It IF You Know How To Do It”, in which he provides practical and advanced advice, wisdom, guidance and life and career navigation success guidance based upon his lived experiences in order to help facilitate the younger generation in successfully navigating their success journeys. Though the health fair is geared toward men and minority health concerns, MetroHealth welcomes anyone to attend. For more information, please visit https://www.metrohealth.org/mmhf

Ethan Holmes founded Holmes Mouthwatering in 2008 at the age of 15 after being inspired by his grandfather's applesauce recipe and deciding to innovate his own line of products. While studying business at Hiram college, he launched the business in 2014 making small batches at a time on campus, eventually growing to his first major retailer: Heinen’s in 2015, Giant Eagle in 2016, and Whole Foods Market and Kroger in 2107, selling at a total of 300 locations. To date, they have processed 500,000 pounds of apples from local orchards and made 250,000 units in-house for consumers across the U.S. selling primarily in the Midwest and online, achieving lifetime sales of $400,000. In addition to making and selling applesauce, they created a community program called the Holmes Entrepreneur Initiative teaching youth entrepreneurship through programming, internships, and workshops around applesauce. His brand was chosen for the Chobani Incubator in 2020, The SKU Coca-Cola Accelerator in 2022, and raised $700k from angel investors and grant funding since their start. After 7 years in business and many lessons later, he is now in the final stages of launching a rebranded, improved, and innovative line: 3.2 oz pouches of applesauce. The 1st pouched applesauce on the market with chunks of real fruit! It took him $100,000 and over a year to finalize the packaging with global branding agency Moxie Sozo and nearly 2 years to find the right contract manufacturing partner to recreate their formulas and maintain a premium quality and competitive price point. He had an opportunity to visit their new contract manufacturer in Chile in July to visit their plant and was happy to see they manufacture for prominent U.S. retailers, such as Kroger, Aldi, Walmart, Safeway, and more. Producing over 50MM+ applesauce pouches annually, giving his products a 20% gross margin increase and an option for price breaks as they scale. He signed a 3-year contract with the manufacturer for 360,000 pouches or 60,000 sellable units to be made by the end of the year and delivered to the U.S. Q1 2023. So far, they have commitments from the following: Target, Giant Eagle, Walmart, Heinen's, Whole Foods Market and food service accounts (concessions, foodbanks), and are expecting an additional 500 doors acquired throughout the remainder of the year (Sprouts, Wegman's, Marc's, Fresh Market, etc). Visit Holmes Mouthwatering here: https://holmesmouthwatering.com/

Robert Heyd is the Owner & CEO of QC Kinetix of Cleveland. QC Kinetix offers non-surgical regenerative medicine and is the largest and fastest growing company of its type in North America. Most of Heyd’s professional career has been in Business-to-Business services as a Sales & Customer Service leader. Prior to joining QC Kinetix, Heyd served as VP of Customer Service for a national RIM services company. In 2021 alongside his wife and partner Elaine Heyd, they purchased the development rights for QC Kinetix and began opening locations in Northeast Ohio with a hyper focus building presence and supporting the Greater Cleveland area community. In his current role with QC Kinetix, Heyd is focused on the implementation and execution of strategic company-wide initiatives, market expansion, as well as various day-to-day operations. With three QC Kinetix locations open and serving patients in the Cleveland area, Heyd plans on opening an additional six locations over the next two-three years with expansion in the Akron/Canton markets. Visit QC Kinetix at https://qckinetix.com/cleveland/

Sanjay Singh is the Chairman and CEO of Mace Security International, the owner of the Mace® Brand and serves on its Board of Directors. He previously served as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors since April, 2020 and was appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the Board in March, 2018. Mace Security International, Inc. is an American manufacturer of personal safety and security products such as the widely recognized Mace Pepper Spray as well as stun guns, personal alarms, and products for the law enforcement and private security markets. Previously, Mr. Singh led and directed strategy at Roll-Kraft, a privately held manufacturing company, first as Executive Vice-President and then as President from July, 2013 through March, 2020. Over the course of his career, Mr. Singh acquired expertise in increasing shareholder value by building better businesses alongside management teams. Mr. Singh was a Board Member and Chief Financial Officer from 2010-2013 at Maclellan Services, Inc. Prior to 2010, Mr. Singh held Chief Financial Officer and financial leadership roles in private-equity owned portfolio companies and at divisions of Stanley Black and Decker and Newell-Rubbermaid. Mr. Singh currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Regional Brands, Inc., and serves on the Board of Directors of MAGNET and Entrepreneur’s EDGE. Mr. Singh has a Bachelor’s of Commerce degree from St. Xavier College, Kolkata, India and an MBA from Gannon University, Erie, PA. Visit Mace Security International's website at https://www.mace.com/

Kathryn Heidemann—a senior arts management and higher education leader, educator and artist—first joined CIA in 2019 as Vice President of Academic Affairs + Dean of Faculty. In her role as the College’s chief academic officer, she was responsible for program and curricular development and delivery, academic operations and strategy, student affairs, and accreditation and assessment. Heidemann played a key role in the development of CIA’s most recent strategic plan, led the college’s successful reaccreditation process and led its COVID-19 academic planning, which resulted in the school safely offering in-person instruction. She also was instrumental in founding the Jane B. Nord Center for Teaching + Learning. Prior to joining CIA, Heidemann worked at Carnegie Mellon University, where she served as Assistant Dean at the College of Fine Arts and Heinz College of Public Policy & Information Systems Management. As part of her role, she spearheaded the arts and entertainment management graduate programs in Pittsburgh and Los Angeles, creating data- and tech-informed leaders in the visual arts, performing arts, and interactive and entertainment media. Heidemann brought two decades of professional arts and nonprofit management experience to her work at CIA, having worked in artistic programming, operations, external relations, and education and community engagement for a variety of cultural institutions, including The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Chicago Academy for the Arts and Edinburgh Festival Fringe, to name a few. An active community leader, Heidemann also served as a mayor-appointed Art Commissioner to the City of Pittsburgh, a longtime board member of the Association of Arts Administration Educators, and an advisor to the National Consortium for Creative Placemaking. Heidemann holds a Master of Arts Management degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College Chicago. She is also a graduate of Leadership Cleveland (2022); the Leadership Academy for Women at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon; Leadership Pittsburgh’s Leadership Development Initiative; Coro Center for Civic Leadership’s Women in Leadership program; and was named a 2018 Fellow by the International Council for Fine Arts Deans. Heidemann is especially interested in role of higher education in creative placemaking, arts and community-engaged experiential learning, as well as cross-sector initiatives that intersect creativity, technology and social impact. Raised abroad (Australia, Venezuela, Germany), Heidemann is also passionate about the role of the arts in building bridges, fostering mutual understanding and cultural diplomacy. An active bass guitarist and songwriter for more than 20 years, Heidemann performs with various bands and musical projects across the region. She lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio with her husband and two sons. Visit the Cleveland Institute of Art: https://www.cia.edu/

King has over 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, strategy, and leadership from some of the most recognizable brands in the brewing industry. He spent 20 years at Anheuser-Busch InBev, last serving as the Vice President of the Central Division.

Vitantonio, Jr. became President of the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers' Association in 2010 and the follow year he became President of the Cleveland Auto Show. He's also served as Chairperson of the Auto Shows of North America.

In 2011, Habat became President/CEO of Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity and led the organization to by far its most productive and impactful years. Litten joined Cleveland Habitat as its new President/CEO on October 1, 2022.

On August 8, 2010, the Board of Directors of Cardinal Credit Union, nominated Christine Blake as President and CEO. Cardinal has 12 branches that serve 30,000 members, spanning 9 northern Ohio counties, with assets in excess of $285 million.

Brokaw Inc. is a creative marketing, digital, and video content firm headquartered at the center of the universe: Cleveland, Ohio.

Founded in Cleveland in 1922, White Dove Mattress has made a name for itself as a quality, family-owned brand committed to providing people a good night’s sleep. Celebrating a century for any business is no easy feat, but White Dove has remained family-owned and made in America. The team at White Dove, led by Bruce Goodman, prides themselves on constantly innovating and evolving, finding new solutions based on feedback from consumers.

Steve provides leadership and strategic guidance for all Vitamix company operations.