FocusCFO provides fractional Chief Financial Officer support to small and medium-size businesses that are not large enough to need a full-time CFO. Brad Martyn, the founder of FocusCFO, started the company in Columbus in 2001. Today, FocusCFO operates in 10 states, has over 140 associates, and is the Top 5 in the US within the …

Lisa Arledge Powell is the President and co-founder of MediaSource, an award-winning creative agency that specializes in content-focused public relations, content marketing and national media exposure for major brands. The industry leader was named the Best HealthCare PR/Marketing Agency by Ragan Communications for four consecutive years. The company works with the nation’s top hospitals and …

Mark Kelnhofer is the CEO of Return on Ingredients. He has more than 20 years of experience in bottom line-boosting accounting, and he spent 20+ years in managerial cost accounting refining his methods; including seven years in restaurant cost management. When these two areas of expertise combined his one-of-a-kind methodology was born. He is also …

Wayne is the President and Founder of 614 Media Group, a central-Ohio-focused media company behind magazines like (614) Magazine, Stock and Barrel, as well as Columbus Restaurant Week, Burger and Beer Week, and more. They are also partnered with Wolf’s Ridge Brewing, working together on 614 Lager, which has become their best-selling beer in just …

Keira Chatman is the new Executive Director of the Columbus Fashion Council, the organization behind Fashion Week Columbus and many other fashion initiatives here in the city. Prior to taking over as Executive Director of the Columbus Fashion Council, Keira spent time in a variety of roles and is also an entrepreneur. She is the …

Sean and Addison are the Co-Founders of S’wich Social, a build-your-own ice cream sandwich shop based in Italian Village! Sean and Addison launched S’wich Social in March of 2021.

Service! Is a non-profit focused on meeting the ever-changing needs of service industry professionals, which was birthed out of the outcomes from the COVID-19 pandemic. When Governor DeWine closed in-restaurant dining in March 2020, the founding group immediately sprang into action and put together a plan and process for providing free meals to those who …

Rita McNeil Danish is the CEO of Signal Ohio – an independent, community-led, nonprofit newsroom. It’s one of the largest local nonprofit news startups in the country with a newsroom in Cleveland and one upcoming in Akron.

Brad Griffith is the Founder and President of Buckeye Innovation. Buckeye Innovation believes all businesses and organizations deserve equitable access to the best software and design. For the past 14 years, their team has combined the best of software engineering, design, and strategic planning to provide businesses with a sustainable, maintainable website or mobile application …

Matt is the Founder and Creative Director of Made by Things, an award winning animation studio that helps connect brands to their audience by using a combination of strategy and video content. Matt and his team have worked with some of the most recognizable brands in the world, and they’re based right here in Columbus