Tom is the CEO of Medic Management Group, LLC. and a leading expert in physician practice management. Originally a pharmacist and health care management professional by training, Tom started the practice management firm of Telesis of Ohio, where he opened and grew the company to 123 employees and 185 primary care physicians. Prior to Telesis, he served as the vice president of St. Luke’s Medical Center in Cleveland, where he was responsible for strategic planning, managed care contracting, and physician relations, which led to the start of St. Luke’s Integrated Medical System (PHO) and Outreach Professional Systems — the first hospital-owned, non-staff primary care group practice in Cleveland.

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Tom Ferkovic: CEO of Medical Management Group

Union Home Mortgage is a high-growth, full-service retail, wholesale and consumer direct independent mortgage banking company headquartered in Strongsville, Ohio. Is this podcast episode, Bill Wills talks to Bill Cosgrove about being the #1 “Top Work Place” in the country and more.

Bill Cosgrove: President & CEO of Union Home Mortgage-Episode 2

Birdsong oversees more than 2,300 employees at the largest transit system in Ohio, which provides more than 35 million annual rides to customers. She is providing strategic leadership to advance RTA’s initiatives at a critical time for the organization.

India L. Birdsong: CEO and GM of The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA)

EOX Vantage is a Beachwood software firm that builds enterprise operating systems and provides managed services. Their products are used by some of the world’s largest companies, including Hyundai and Amazon.

Sudhir Achar: CEO of EOX Vantage

Jon Gray serves as CEO at RVshare, the world’s first and largest RV rental marketplace. Since Jon joined the company in 2018, RVshare has grown exponentially. The company lists over 100,000 RVs and has booked more than two million days through the platform.

Jon Gray: CEO of Rvshare

CarSaver’s eCommerce platform helps car companies, lenders and dealers digitize their business and sell cars 100% online. Chad has built and sold several auto tech companies including Imalooker, an AI assisted selling solution and CarFactor one of the first and most downloaded auto apps.

Chad Collier: CEO and Founder of CarSaver

In 2014, Bethany was named the Chief of Staff at the District Council a position she maintains today. In March of 2019 she was named the Executive Director of the LECET Fund which focuses on member safety, contractor relations and industry promotion.

Bethany Billi: Executive Director of Ohio LECET (Laborers’ Employers Cooperation and Education Trust)

Frangos was the primary drafter of Ohio’s House Bill 294 and S.B. 353, establishing enhanced-capacity County Land Banks and expedited administrative tax foreclosure policy. The Cuyahoga Land Bank is dedicated to eliminating vacant, blighted properties and returning them to productive use.

Gus Frangos: President & General Counsel-Cuyahoga Land Bank

Jeff Beck: CEO & President of Leaf Home Solutions Interview With Bill Wills-WTAM Cleveland Since joining Leaf in March 2014, Jeff has transformed the internal business operations of the company, implementing innovative technology that has fostered unmatched scale. Leaf Home Solutions™ is an industry leading direct-to-consumer business, providing patented and high-value solutions that enhance the safety of the homeowner, and preserve and enhance the value of the home. The company strives to create an environment that embraces differences and fosters inclusion.

Jeff Beck: CEO & President of Leaf Home Solutions Interview With Bill Wills-WTAM Cleveland

Sonia Winner became the 10th director of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in July 2018. For 100 years, the Museum has been inspiring a passion for science and nature in its visitors. It ranks among the top 10 natural history museums in the United States in terms of endowment, size of collection, and attendance.

Sonia Winner: President & CEO of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

SueAnn Naso: President and CEO of Staffing Solutions Enterprises, Inc. In 2019, Naso purchased the purchased the business from Founder, Carmella Calta after 28 years with the company. She has held a variety of positions including Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Chief Customer Officer and was instrumental in the development and launch of several business services including Contract Workforce Optimization (StaffMatrix), Recruitment Services and myTalentLink. A well-known and respected expert in the human resource field, SueAnn excels in developing talent acquisition and retention strategies for organizations, ensuring the attainment of their business objectives. In 2020, she was selected as a Cleveland Magazine, Cleveland 500 list of the most powerful and influential people in Northeast Ohio .In addition her company, Staffing Solutions received the Smart Business Pillar Award winner for community service numerous years.

Staffing Solutions 4-8-21

Barrett talks about the origin of 7Signal and how the business has grown and adapted to the latest in technology. 7Signal delivers Wi-Fi connectivity solutions to businesses big and small. Whether your business is in education, finance, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, events or more, 7Signal empowers network teams to deliver high performance Wi-Fi solutions. Barrett has more than 25 years of management experiences in high growth enterprises from startups to Fortune 500 companies and he’s a life-long Clevelander.

Tom Barrett-President and CEO of 7Signal Inc

Dr. Vick talks about the Centennial Anniversary of Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center which was founded by Helen Newell Garfield, daughter-in-law of President James A. Garfield in 1921. Helen lost her hearing as a young woman and, due to a lack of services, established her own lip-reading school. Over the years, the organization grew and adapted to the changing times – adding speech therapy and hearing services, and a Community Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Dr. Jennell Vick, Executive Director of Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center Interview With Mike Snyder

Gordon Daily talks about his really big dream: To create a technology company that changes the way people communicate – through live HD video streaming. BoxCast now captures and streams HD-quality video for hundreds of customers in the sports, church and event spaces. They have leveraged technology in ways never imagined. Hear the story of how BoxCast became more than a dream and what’s ahead for the Cleveland-based company.

Gordon Daily, CEO Of BoxCast With Ray Davis

Anthony Hughes is the co-founder and CEO of Tech Elevator, a demand driven software training program designed to support the rapid acquisition of technology skills that can lead to meaningful tech-related jobs. Think of Tech Elevator has a coding boot camp school with an outstanding success on job placement for graduates. Tech Elevator was started in Cleveland, Ohio and has expanded to locations across the United States. Hear about Tech Elevator’s origin and about Hughes personal story of growth in this CEOs You Should Know podcast.

Anthony Hughes - CEO Tech Elevator

Get to know your local CEOs, as various people from iHeartMedia Cleveland talk to our local CEOs about their business and what they provide to the community.

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Cleveland's CEOs You Should Know

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