Matthew Lis, President at Crestcom Internationl He has lived most of his life in Ohio. He received his BSME from OSU and MBA from Miami University. Matt has engineering, operations and distribution experience. He enjoys helping the next generation of leaders prepare for their future. Connect with Matt on LinkedIn. What You’ll Learn In This […]

Beth Thomas is a highly accomplished Senior Executive, C-Suite Officer, Entrepreneur, Consultant, Author, Speaker, and Board Member with 30 years of success in retail, finance, banking, fashion, personal care, travel, hospitality, and professional services. Leveraging extensive experience in executive coaching, management consulting, transformational change and organizational development, she is an asset for a range of […]

Lindsay Fork is the Founder + Creative Director of Luxe Bridal, LLC. Luxe Bridal is a bridal retail company comprised of two separate brand entities, La Jeune Mariee Bridal Collection and Luxe Redux Bridal. Our Flagship boutiques are located in Columbus, Ohio. We have 6 brick and mortar locations within the Midwest and a strong […]

Dianne Grote Adams has more than 40 years of experience in the industrial hygiene, safety and environmental field. She has an undergraduate in Life Sciences, MS in Environmental Health/Occupational Safety and is a CIH, CSP, CPEA and FAIHA. (Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certified Safety Professional, Certified Professional Environmental Auditor and Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene […]

Brad Griffith is a lifelong entrepreneur. He grew up working for his dad’s veterinary hospital, learning the joys and challenges of business ownership. He believes in the power of entrepreneurship and innovation to drive meaningful change in our community. Brad is now President of Buckeye Interactive, the web strategy and engineering agency he started in […]

With nearly 20 years of Fortune 500 consulting experience across a broad range of industries, Jeff Dickson advises organizations around the world on strategic opportunities to grow their organization through corporate strategy, change management, portfolio strategy, marketing, innovation, and leadership. Jeff is also one of the principal researchers and author of ALLOY’s intellectual property “Non […]

Joe Eppy, a native of Ohio, graduate of The Ohio State University and avid Ohio sports fan, is the founder, president and Chief Visionary Officer of The Eppy Group. To know Joe, is to know his passion! You can tell in an instant that he truly loves what he does; for him it’s a blurred […]

Over the past two decades, Lance Tyson has followed his passion for developing strong business leaders and their salespeople by tapping into his natural ability to connect with people and foster an environment for learning and coaching. As President and CEO of Tyson Group, Lance facilitates, trains, and conducts over one hundred workshops annually in […]

As executive director of the Ohio Tuition Trust Authority, Tim Gorrell is responsible for leading the agency and its 35 employees, recommending and implementing the investment strategy as approved by an 11-member fiduciary OTTA board, and managing the overall operations of the CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Program. Having held organizational leadership positions throughout his 34-year career, […]

Mike Faga is an entrepreneur. Mike’s first business was in photography. Starting in events, weddings, and portraiture, then moving into commercial and editorial. His second business was in media production and marketing consulting. Mike moved to his third business venture in marketing by starting Studio MFP, and then added Host MFP, Text MFP, and most […]