CEOs You Should Know - Cleveland

    1978 the Waterproofing company where DiCello worked folded on a Friday afternoon. DiCello's over-the-weekend scramble prompted a new business venture: Ohio State Waterproofing. With a shoestring budget, a basement waterproofing system that would prove to be years ahead of its time, and dogged determination to make the home services company succeed, DiCello was well on his way to building the i...

Cliff A. Megerian, MD, is Chief Executive Officer of University Hospitals (UH), a comprehensive health system with annual revenues of $6 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 Henr...

E. Douglas Beach, Ph. D., Chief Executive Officer of Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging (WRAAA), has empirical leadership experience and expertise at the federal, state, and local levels. Having spent much of his childhood on family farms, it quite naturally followed Dr. Beach would pursue a doctorate in agricultural economics. Engaged in this pursuit at North Carolina State University, Dr. Beac...

Adam Nash is the co-founder & CEO of Daffy.org, a fast-growing platform and community for charitable giving. Adam has served as an executive, angel investor, and advisor to some of the most successful technology companies to come out of Silicon Valley. Adam previously served as President & CEO of Wealthfront. He has held executive and technical roles at Dropbox, LinkedIn, eBay, and Apple....

AmCoat Industrial, maker of high-performance coatings for walls, roofs, and specialty industrial applications. AmCoat is home to some of the most recognized paint brands in the U.S., most notably Rhino Shield Ceramic Coatings, Floor Shield Polyaspartic Coatings and, Super Shield Roof Coatings. Through a network of independent dealers, AmCoat distributes its products nationally and internationally...

Corina Diehl is  a passionate woman. Her passion for cars and for serving her customers has built Diehl Automotive into one of the region's most successful and fastest growing dealerships. Corina also has a passion for giving back to the community that supports her business and where she raised her family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stewart KohlStewart A. Kohl is Co-Chief Executive Officer of The Riverside Company, a $13 billion global private equity firm founded to invest in premier companies at the smaller end of the middle market. Since 1988, Riverside has invested in more than 1,000 companies globally. The firm’s investors include leading pension funds, endowments, funds-of-funds, insurance companies and banks. The firm e...

Mike Malley is Chairman of the family-owned Malley’s Chocolate, Inc., leading operations and personnel across the specialty retailers’ 19 regional stores and manufacturing facility headquartered in Brook Park, Ohio. As grandson of company founder Albert Martin (Mike) Malley, and in partnership with his five siblings, he serves in the third generation of family chocolatiers since its incorporation...

Paul Sidhu is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sidhu Realty Capital. Paul has over a decade of commercial real estate investment experience having managed and consulted on multi-billion dollar private equity portfolios as a Portfolio Manager for UBS Investment Bank and a Senior Consultant for Deloitte. Paul graduated from Bates College with a Bachelor of Arts degree and also holds a Ma...

Brian Krusz is the Founder and Director of Growth & Development at Sgt. Clean Car Wash. Founded in 2013, Sgt Clean Car Wash is an express exterior chain, currently with 16 locations throughout Northeast Ohio. Sgt Clean is a five time Inc 5,000 winner, five time Weatherhead 100, 3 time Vet100 winner, Smart50 Honoree and two time Smart Culture Award recipient. Brian spent eight years in the Unit...

Born from a vision Jennifer DiGiandomenico had at 18 years old, Stella Luna Counseling and Wellness offers an intentional blend of comprehensive services to support you in coming back to whole-ness. Whatever your journey, history or story, we have created a center founded on the desire to meet each client where they are, non-judgmentally, and with a customized approach to meet your unique needs. W...

OhioGuidestone has been devoted to helping those in need by providing services to meet the challenges of the day. From a simple orphanage, we grew into Ohio’s leader in mental and behavioral health. A faith-based agency, we offer a range of mental health and substance use disorder services for children and adults. Brant became the new President and CEO in 2022. Under his guidance, and leveraging h...

David Margolius is the Director of Public Health, City of Cleveland. On August 1, 2022, Dr. Margolius took the oath of office as the city’s first physician Public Health Director in over 40 years. Dave was born in Cleveland and raised in Shaker Heights. For the 7 years prior to joining the City of Cleveland, he worked at MetroHealth System as a Primary Care Physician and held a number of leadershi...

Maria (Walker) Bennett has been the President and CEO of SPR Therapeutics since she founded the company in 2010. Using her years of experience in the medtech industry, Maria identified an unmet market need for a non-opioid, non-surgical pain treatment to improve the lives of millions of pain sufferers. The idea for this new treatment originated during her biomedical engineering graduate studies at...

Gia Polo's background includes serving as general manager for Stonebridge Companies in Washington, D.C.; corporate task force general manager for Interstate Hotels & Resorts; general manager for Interstate Hotels & Resorts in Washington; and managerial positions in suburban Washington and Greater Cleveland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Henry Pettiegrew, II is a refreshing leader who took a strikingly different approach to school leadership. Revitalization has been the tone of his tenure in the East Cleveland City School District. He was appointed by the state of Ohio as the CEO, and has been named as the superintendent by the local school board. He has coordinated transformational, district-wide school improvement strategies...

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Brian Bailys, has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1983. In 1993, he formed The Bailys Group, a consulting firm, to provide tax and financial planning services. He has also been involved in many aspects of private equity, including investment analysis, due diligence, transaction structure, and negotiations. In 2015, Brian founded, Ascent, a continuing care solution for people in recovery f...

In 2006, at the age of 25, Gabrielle launched Hunter International, a recruiting firm with two employees. The Cleveland-based venture has since rocketed nationwide, finding top-shelf scientific, engineering and technical staff for Fortune 500 companies who demand STEM excellence. Under Gabrielle’s leadership Hunter has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in the Midwest and one...

Jon Bostock is Chief Executive Officer of Leaf Home™, a leading technology-enabled direct-to-consumer provider of home improvement products and solutions. An experienced executive with a proven ability to create value, Bostock previsouly served as Interim CEO at Leaf Home since August 2022. During that time, he developed a strategic vision for the company that he will now bring to fruition as CEO....

Meet Stephanie and Kurt Altenburger, the power couple behind bringing Orangetheory Fitness and Restore Hyper wellness to Northeast Ohio. In 2023 they co-founded Thrive Venture Group with Stephanie as the CEO, and Kurt as the Director of Construction and Facilities. With their partners, they worked to create a larger enterprise of now 26 studios with intentions of growing. This dynamic duo has been...

At Arco Comfort Air, our factory-trained technicians specialize in providing Cleveland and all Northeast Ohio with dependable heating , air conditioning , and plumbing services . From duct cleaning and indoor air quality improvement to emergency plumbing repairs, we are the trusted name for total comfort. Our goal is to make your life easier and more comfortable with convenient service that is ava...

Arslanian Brothers, the name you can trust! In the summer of 1959 on break from a full football scholarship at Michigan State University, a young Ted Arslanian was sent by his father to help his uncle in Philadelphia in the carpet cleaning business. Ted fell in love with the idea of starting his own carpet cleaning business back in Cleveland and convinced his dad to help him set up shop in a wareh...

Sabah Drabu is a foodie, an engineer, and the Cofounder & CEO of CookinGenie – a platform that connects local chefs with at-home diners. She started CookinGenie in 2019 to make hiring personal chefs more accessible and make it mainstream. Sabah’s idea has since grown into a service that’s used by people to entertain friends, spice up their vacation rentals, and host intimate family get-togethe...

Andy Tabar is the founder and president of Lake Digital®, a digital marketing agency and creative network that helps companies grow. The business is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio with a client base that stretches the globe. Lake Digital® is a preferred digital partner for global brands, helping them achieve measurable growth in online marketplaces. The agency brings the market closer to brands...