Columbus CEO - April 2020 issue

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Crisis check Nothing like a global pandemic reveals leaders’ natures.

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Top Lawyers The annual best-of list as rated by fellow attorneys.

I S S U E Cancer, who?

Michelle Brandt epitomizes the warrior’s spirit.

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CELEBRATING OUR

NATIONAL NUMBER ONES The Columbus Foundation celebrates the outstanding work of those who were named the best in the United States in the past year. The skills and dedication of these National Number Ones bring great distinction to our community.

The City of Westerville Parks and Recreation Randy Auler, Director, Westerville Parks & Recreation #1 2019 National Gold Medal Winner National Recreation and Parks Association Congress Columbus Ben Blanquera, Vice President, Columbus Collaboratory #1 United States City for Tech Jobs SmartAsset

The Columbus Dispatch Alan D. Miller, Editor and Bradley M. Harmon, Publisher #1 Series: 25th Annual Print Journalism Awards, for series on the Costs of Prescription Drugs National Institute of Health Care Management Foundation

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Columbus State Community College Dr. David Harrison, President Winner of 2019 Leah Meyer Austin Award for focus on student success and its goal of creating a seamless path from high school to the workforce.

Achieving the Dream Columbus Young Professionals Club Derek Grosso, CEO and Founder #1 Largest Membership Network for Young Professionals, with More Than 20,000 Registered Members Survey of 250 YP associations/networks/ chambers of commerce across the United States completed by the Columbus Young Professionals Club

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Tom Stalf, President and CEO #1 Highest Number Birth Rate of Polar Bear Cubs in any North American Zoo since 2015 Association of Zoos and Aquariums COSI Frederic Bertley, Ph.D., President and CEO Leading Science Center (*preliminary results; voting ends 2/17/2020) USA Today People’s Choice Award Crimson Cup Greg Ubert, Founder and President #1 Small Franchise/ Chain Golden Bean North America Roasting Competition

Easton Town Center Jennifer Peterson, Chief Executive, Easton, Steiner + Associates #1 Retail Center Experience in America Chain Store Age Catherine Girves, Executive Director, Yay Bikes! Columbus #1 Nonprofit Professional of the Year Association for Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals Kaiser Consulting, LLC Lori Kaiser, CPA, CGMA, Founder and CEO of Kaiser Consulting #1 on the 2019 Accounting MOVE Project’s Best Firms for Equity Leadership List Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance

Moody Nolan Curtis J. Moody, Chairman of the Board Jonathan Moody, Chief Executive Officer #1 Largest African American-owned and Managed Architecture firm in the United States The New World Singers of Columbus Children’s Choir Kerry Haberkern, Managing Director; Jeanne Wohlgamuth, Artistic Director #1 in the Youth and Children’s Choir Division The American Prize Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Jeremy Wenner, Chief, Engineering, ODNR #1 2019 National Rehabilitation Project of the Year Award for Buckeye Lake Dam Association of State Dam Safety Officials

The Ohio State University Robert P. Griffiths, Associate Vice President Distance Education #1 Online Bachelor’s Degree Program U.S. News & World Report NBC4 Stuff the Backpack Ken Freedman, Vice President and General Manager, WCMH-TV, NBC4 #1 Largest Student Backpack Drive in the United States Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® Katie Carter, Executive Director #1 Largest Corporate Team Participation and the Largest Number of Participants for all Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure™ and More Than Pink Walk™ events for 2019 in the United States.

Pictured, front row (l–r): Columbus Foundation Governing Committee Chairman Dwight E. Smith, Jeanne Wohlgamuth, Westerville Mayor Kathy Cocuzzi, Kanako Matsuike, Frederic Bertley, Ph.D. Second row (l–r): Ken Freedman, Jonathan Moody, Robert P. Griffiths, Jennifer Peterson, Katie Carter, Jeremy Wenner, Dr. David Harrison, Hilary Dodson, R. Anthony Joseph, Derek Grosso.

Third row (l–r): Greg Ubert, Ben Blanquera, Mike Phillips, Catherine Girves, Randy Auler, Alan D. Miller, Tom Stalf.

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Contents

Alex Shumate and Traci Martinez, Squire Patton Boggs

Agenda 30 Connections Thrive Columbus hosts symposium; Experience Columbus celebrates

Departments 07 Editor’s Notes Leadership in times of crisis.

08 CEO Whiteboard Letters, social media buzz and developments since the March issue

83 Leaderboards Central Ohio family law firms Experience Columbus Annual Meeting

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34 Turnover in leadership in inevitable, but it doesn’t have to be painful. Here’s how a handful of Columbus region leaders have passed the baton in an era of increasingly rapid change.

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Michelle Brandt

11 Breakdown Older workers are staying in the workforce longer in droves.

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COLUMBUS SITE MANAGER

Even a battle with cancer hasn’t kept this Short North gallery owner from standing by her artists and loyal customers.

Alan D. Miller

PUBLISHER/GENERAL MANAGER

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ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/ADVERTISING DIRECTOR

18 Tech Talk

Rheta Gallagher EDITOR

Katy Smith

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Helm is all about helping coders land that perfect job.

EDITORIAL

20 Briefing

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Jeff Bell

Meet the queen of Columbus business podcasts. Plus: Which nonprofits won cash at Philanthropitch.

DESIGN & PRODUCTION PRODUCTION/DESIGN DIRECTOR

Craig Rusnak ART DIRECTOR

22 Spotlight: Small Business

Yogesh Chaudhary DIGITAL EDITOR

Julanne Hohbach ASSISTANT DIGITAL EDITOR

Brittany Moseley PROJECT MANAGER

Emma Frankart Henterley

71 Sounding boards

Moody Nolan makes its mark with great design and tenacity.

Groups help young execs figure out how to get it right.

24 Spotlight: Nonprofit

77 Building bridges Women in business have plenty of places to turn for support.

Relá reinvents itself by broadening its focus to include women and more diversity.

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26 Spotlight: Innovation

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Swaying with the winds of change

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here’s nothing like a crisis to test a leader’s character and ability to bring people together—or divide them.

As the coronavirus pandemic made its way toward the United States, some people thought there was a lot of overreacting going on, including our president, who dangerously and irresponsibly spent weeks mischaracterizing the virus as much ado about nothing, following that up with racist comments regarding its origin.

At the opposite end of the spectrum from President Trump, a demonstration of strong, calm, reasonable leadership has put Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and state health director Dr. Amy Acton in the national spotlight during the past week for their response to the crisis.

Maybe the early resistance to social distancing is backlash of a sort.

American society, in general, is more fearful, restrictive and locked down than it was when I was growing up, and for many good reasons. Back then, there weren’t jetliners flying into skyscrapers with terrorists at the helm. There weren’t first-grade classrooms and nightclubs being stormed by gunmen. We didn’t know quite so much about the lead in the water (did we?).

But we have become accustomed to taking additional precautions.

We are resilient.

Recently in the office of Ologie founder Bev Ryan, who will be featured in an upcoming issue, one of the pieces on her lively thoughtstream wall really landed with me: “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change,” which may or may not have been said by renowned and beloved cosmologist Stephen Hawking, who lived with a slow-progressing form of ALS (he died in 2018).

As I write this column from the study in my home, our team is producing the magazine you hold in your hands (or the content you’re reading online) remotely, a setup we

The Columbus Metropolitan Club closed its Wednesday forums to spectators and began livestreaming them March 18 with an analysis of Ohio’s primary election. had to fashion quickly and with little warning to make deadline. I’m proud of the way my colleagues and fellow journalists at local outlets snapped into action, like offices across the country have done in the past week (it’s March 19). I’m proud of their resilience and stamina—it was a long weekend and a long week, to be sure.

Yet they are undaunted.

Those qualities are evident, too, in the way many in our community have acted quickly in the interest of public health. The Columbus Metropolitan Club, the city’s well-regarded civic forum that’s been a Wednesday lunch mainstay for decades, began livestreaming its community conversations March 18. No grilled chicken, but plenty of thought leadership.

Likewise, the city’s technology community enthusiastically came together via Twitter and Slack to form Can’t Stop CBUS soon after public establishments began shutting down, planning ways to use their skills to help others. At last report, they were engaged in helping the Mid-Ohio Foodbank manage distribution and had launched SupportColumbusEats.

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“They’ve just been so proactive. I mean, amazingly proactive,” Lehmkuhl says, praising her team as the company moved to curbside service for sick pets and pondered how to address delivery of care in Santa Clara County, California, where shelter-inplace orders took effect.

That hasn’t happened here yet. But whatever comes, stay safe. Stay resilient. Sway with the winds of change.

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Breakdown Compiled by KATY SMITH + Infographic by YOGESH CHAUDHARY

DIVERSITY OF EXPERIENCE Four generations are now in the U.S. workforce. While older Americans represent the fastest growing cohort in the labor force, Millennials soon will account for more than a third of those working.

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PROFILE

By AMY BRAUNSCHWEIGER + Photos by ROB HARDIN

Michelle Brandt Owner/director

Brandt-Roberts Galleries Since: 2010 Previous: Middle school art teacher, gallery associate Education: Bachelor of Science in art

education from Ohio State University

Personal: Lives in Worthington with her

husband, Brian Brandt, who works for American Farmland Trust and as a parttime farmer, and her two sons, Evers and Roman.

The strength to step back Michelle Brandt was doing it all: Short North gallery owner, artists’ advocate, community leader, wife and mother.

But stage IV colon cancer had other plans for her.

It sounds crazy, but she’s glad it did.

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tanding in the basement of her Short North art gallery, Michelle Brandt points to the corner where the water leaked in, trickling down the wall and pooling on the floor after a nearby sidewalk collapsed due to construction. She’s surrounded by rows of paintings—all stored six inches off the floor, as mandated by insurance—which are easily worth a few hundred thousand dollars, she says. She doubts the water would

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have reached them, but the moisture in the air could have ruined the cotton canvases, destroying the artwork.

The water crisis at Brandt-Roberts Galleries happened in 2018, not long after doctors diagnosed Brandt with stage IV colon cancer. While the water seeped in, chemotherapy pumped through Brandt’s body. She was exhausted and in pain. Her business was slumping. And the water would not stop.

It was “one of the lowest points,” she says.

Today, Brandt, 46, has been in remission from the cancer for a yearand-a-half. She practically vibrates with energy and drive. The basement corner is freshly painted white.

Business has bounced back. Instead of wearing a scarf to cover her head, she wears one tied fashionably around her neck.

How do you run a business and care for your family when everything is falling apart? For Brandt, the answer involved giving up control, asking for help, and relying on others.

“I don’t think I could have gotten through everything I’ve gotten through and come out on the other side without the people in my life.”

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I don’t think I could have gotten through everything I’ve gotten through and come out on the other side without the people in my life.

Brandt grew up in the western Ohio village of Saint Henry, where she discovered her love for the arts in school.

During study halls, “I would be in the art room. It didn’t matter if there was a math test coming up, I’d be working on a sculpture.”

She earned a degree in art education from Ohio State University and moved to Charleston, South Carolina, to teach middle school. She had a friend with a gallery there and became fascinated with the business, quitting teaching to work in a gallery. “I like people and I like sharing art with people,” she says.

In late 2002, she and her husband, Brian moved back to Columbus to raise their sons closer to family and be near her husband’s farm. Brandt stayed home while they were babies, then worked for two Columbus galleries before opening Brandt-Roberts in 2010 to showcase art made between the post-war period and modern day.

“People think a gallerist puts up art on walls,” she says. “That’s not it.

It’s client-relationship building.” For someone to spend $5,000—or even

Q&A

Michelle Brandt had to face turning over control of much of her life when she battled cancer.

How did your leadership change after you were diagnosed with cancer?

I’m a bit of a control person and I had to really let that go. I had to learn how to ask for help. That was one of the hardest things that I had to do. For both my family and my business, I had to let go of the fact that things weren’t going to run how they would run if I were in control.

I wouldn’t have gotten to that place without the therapy that I had.

I was a decent leader prior to cancer, but I’m hopefully a better leader now by giving people more autonomy. It doesn’t always have to be done my way.

What does giving up control look like for you?

Before I had everything planned out.

Now I have no choice but to live with uncertainty. I’m uncertain about my scans [for cancer], about a lot of things. But I’m not worried about it.

I can try to be the best gallerist … but invariably, there’s just so much uncertainty with the economy, etc. I’m certainly planning for things, but I also know that I can’t be in control of that. I’m not going to try to control those outcomes anymore. I’m still going to work really hard and be really driven.

But at the end of the day, cancer taught me that uncertainty is OK. That has led to me being more open to ideas about different things for the galleries.

You brought on a number of volunteers and staff to help run the gallery while you had cancer. How was that for you?

I came out of [this experience] with a really, really strong staff. And I learned how to delegate more. I like having a staff.

I suspect I’m a little bit of a pain to work for.

What else?

The gallery is in a better place after cancer, because I had cancer. Cancer is an awful disease, and I’m very careful about talking of the blessings of cancer because other people don’t make it through. In my case, I am lucky to survive. I’m better and the gallery is better. I’m a better leader, a better wife, a better mother, a better friend.

I don’t have to be in complete control of everything.

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$500—on a painting, they need to trust the art is worth it. Brandt, who earns money from commissions, also does appraisals, represents art estates and sometimes sends art to auctions.

Her collectors range in age, sexual orientation and gender, and most live in Ohio. Many are in the upper socioeconomic strata, but she also has clients who lay concrete or manufacture steel. When people deeply connect with a piece of art but can’t pay for it flat-out, Brandt puts them on a payment plan. “Art has an inherent value.

It’s not necessarily a dollar amount.

The value can evoke a memory. It can create an emotional connection. It can be challenging—that’s OK, too. It’s a great communicator.”

Brandt represents roughly 25 artists,

A true artist can make you think differently about something, even a tape measure.

75 percent of whom are Ohio-based.

She feels an intense sense of responsibility toward her artists, knowing she helps them make a living creating art. She spends a lot of time nurturing these relationships, making studio visits, critiquing their work. However, “I never dictate creativity,” she says.

When asked why she prizes art and artists, she pauses. Finally, she says, “A true artist can make you think differently about something, even a tape measure,” she says, glancing at a tape measure on the table. “Maybe that’s it, that’s the gift. I can render a tape measure. But an artist can make you think differently about it.”

Her relationships with her artists helped pull her through the cancer, she says, as she knows she’s responsible for at least part of their livelihoods. “I took that responsibility very seriously.”

••• Brandt was 44, married and with sons ages 12 and 16 when she was diagnosed with colon cancer. “I was in shock. My husband was in shock.”

Over the next few weeks, she learned the cancer had spread to her

lymph nodes and her liver. When her treatment began, Brandt needed help with everything. Her artists, including painter Christopher Burk, began volunteering at the gallery.

Brandt has represented Burk, whose latest works depict flooded Midwest landscapes—a commentary on climate change—for six years. She’s sold 75 to 100 of Burk’s paintings, he says. She texts him at odd hours, suggesting concepts for possible shows, or how to get his art into bigger exhibitions. “Because of her, I’m making art full-time and have been for five years,” Burk says. “She’s given me the confidence to show elsewhere,”—New York and Chicago—“and that’s a big deal.”

Painter Cody Heichel, who grew up in the rural northeast Ohio village of Shreve and often paints the quiet landscapes of Midwestern towns, was the first artist able to support himself by making art once Brandt represented him. “I really owe a lot of that to the opportunity she gave me,” he says.

When Heichel first brought his work to Brandt’s gallery, she hung it up, and they sat down in front of it and had a conversation. She told him what she

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liked, that he had strong control over watercolor. She told him he could grow by improving the composition.

Then she brought up points he had never considered—she wondered if he could paint on a surface that didn’t need to be behind glass. Collectors, she knew, prefer art not behind glass.

“Her eye was well-trained. I wasn’t pulling anything over on her. She could sense where I was, and she also saw potential,” Heichel says.

Brandt was diagnosed with cancer and scheduled for major surgery shortly before Heichel’s spring 2018 solo exhibition at her gallery. In a phone call, she told him what was happening, but when he asked if they should cancel the show, she refused.

“I look back on that now, and I suppose it would be a pretty big testament to how much responsibility she feels toward her artists, her business and her staff,” he says. “In that earth-shaking moment, she wanted to make sure everyone else felt stable.”

Just over a month before Heichel’s show, Brandt had parts of her colon and liver removed. Yet she put on a yellow dress and worked the opening.

••• Brandt was in incredible pain just trying to stand up during Heichel’s show, she says. Her staff kept trying to make her sit down, but she felt obligated to talk to her collectors.

When the show closed at 8 p.m., she hit a wall of pain and went home.

Several weeks later, she started aggressive chemotherapy. She stopped scheduling exhibitions.

For the next six months, she had chemotherapy every other week.

Friends and family members put together a care calendar. A good friend sat down with her to make a six-month plan for the gallery. Until now, Brandt had controlled every aspect of it. Giving up that control was hard. “I wouldn’t have been able to ask for help if it wasn’t for the therapy I received at the James,” she says of Ohio State University’s James Cancer Hospital. “I needed help with work, with my family, with meals, and with my mental state.”

They limited the gallery’s hours, and friends introduced her to other creatives to help run the gallery.

Brandt had to learn to let go, that not everything had to be done her way.

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and creating a space where new artists and new arts patrons can learn what it means to be part of a gallery scene, is really incredible,” says CCAD President Melanie Corn, another of Brandt’s customers. “It’s really important for CCAD students and alumni.”

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While Brandt underwent chemotherapy, the Short North was under construction. That year, 2018, her gallery’s revenue was half what it had been the year before because of her restricted hours and abilities and the construction, Brandt believes. People avoided the neighborhood.

Then the construction caused the sidewalk in front of her space at Russell and North High streets to collapse, sending water into her basement, the moisture endangering 200-plus paintings. She and her staff kept mopping the floor, but the water kept coming.

Brandt hit her limit. “I’m not proud of this,” she says, “but there were two engineers down in the basement with me, and they were implying there was moisture there before the sidewalk collapsed. I was hooked up to a chemo bag. And I lost it.

“To say I raised my voice was an understatement. They didn’t know how hard I was battling to keep the doors open at the gallery, and how much I was battling to stay alive, or what type

Brandt-Roberts Galleries 642 N. High St., Columbus 43215 brandtrobertsgalleries.com ABOUT: Fine arts gallery featuring American

artworks created between the post-war and contemporary periods

EMPLOYEES: 4 SALES: Roughly 200 artworks in 2019 EXHIBITS PER YEAR: 6 or 7

of physical pain I was in.”

Not long after, the leak was fixed.

••• Through it all, Brandt never seriously considered closing the gallery.

Whenever her thoughts were darkest, someone in her community would lift her spirits, she’d receive a text from a grateful artist, or an encouraging card, or a call from an old friend.

Or a pair of Wonder Woman earrings. Shortly after Sherrie Hawk, owner of Sherrie Gallerie, learned Brandt had cancer, she stopped by.

Many of the Short North galleries work in partnership, and Hawk, Brandt and Duff Lindsay of the Lindsay Gallery regularly meet to talk business and support each other’s work.

Hawk gave Brandt the Wonder Woman earrings, made by two artists Hawk represented called Pomo. “I had the idea of just empowering her in a simple little way,” she says. The effect was much more than that.

“I can’t stress how important that was,” Brandt says.

At the time, Brandt served on the Short North Alliance board. “Michelle was very much an advocate for the eclectic small business community that’s always been in the Short North,” says Columbus businessman David Teed, who has been Brandt’s customer.

“She would often reach out to the business owners and bring their suggestions to the Alliance.”

Brandt also has collaborated with the Columbus College of Art and Design. “The work that Michelle does in the gallery, in supporting artists

Shortly before Brandt was diagnosed with cancer, she was asked to curate two exhibits for the hospital’s art gallery. She did it once she was in remission. “That curatorial experience was something completely different.

To say it was cathartic would be an understatement,” she says.

Brandt’s exhibit featured Terri Albanese, who works with glass.

One evening, a patient came into the gallery, leaning on a cane to walk.

She stopped in front of Albanese’s sunflowers, yellow and bright. She asked who did this? Albanese, who stood nearby, introduced herself. The woman said this was the first time she had walked on her own in two years.

When she turned back to the painting, her cheeks wet, she said, “Oh my gosh, your work is tearfully beautiful.”

••• Brandt credits her community with pulling her through the cancer crisis.

Before cancer, she acknowledges she spent more of her time on autopilot.

Now, she actively prioritizes the people in her life. “Today I’m leaving [the gallery] at 4:00. My son has a water polo game at 4:30. I’m not missing that stuff. I’m not missing it anymore.”

Gallery sales are back, too, at 90 percent of where they had been.

She’s a bit opaque about her future plans for the gallery. “They’re percolating,” she says. But her thoughts revolve around reaching a broader audience. She mentions the kids she taught in South Carolina, the ones who were so poor they lived in campgrounds. Then her thoughts wind back to art and she asks, “What is it about art in the first place?”

“Why do artists create? They feel compelled. Why do I have a gallery?

Because I feel compelled. It’s fundamentally why I come to work every day, to share art. There’s such a value in expression.”

Amy Braunschweiger is a freelance writer.

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Helm offers tech talent a platform to find work The next-level job board from a group of Ohio State students has support from the local startup scene.

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ive young entrepreneurs, some recent grads and some still students, are taking a run at serving the tech hiring market with a new platform for posting digital projects.

Helm wants to be the go-to place for recruiting programmers, says Kai McKinney, Helm’s chief innovation officer. McKinney is also a full-time student at Ohio State University.

McKinney and his cohorts have been striving to become entrepreneurs since early in their college careers, networking with the local tech scene to bring events to campus. They realized students seeking their first tech jobs and employers share a pain point: the hiring process.

“Our initial empathy was with coders,” he says. “It takes such a long time, you don’t hear back, you don’t know how to improve.” The

Kai McKinney

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OhioX networks state’s innovators OhioX is a new tech industry business association focused on building connections in the Ohio innovation ecosystem. Membership is open to organizations from startups to institutions. The goal is to create a network to reduce the pain of business growth.

The nonprofit organization, which launched Dec. 9, is led

by Chris Berry, founder of Ohiobased GreenBlock and former chief of staff of the Ohio treasurer’s office. “Through storytelling, community building and shared learning, OhioX has

the potential to shine sunlight on the people, companies and ideas that will positively shape

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Ohio’s future,” says Berry in a release. “By uniting diverse backgrounds from all corners of Ohio, our vision is of Ohio as a world leader in technology and innovation, which creates a vibrant economy and opportunities for all.”

Membership costs will be on a sliding scale starting at $100. Events, a job board, webinars and more are planned.

An advisory board helps steer the group, with members from Bold Penguin, Columbus Collaboratory, Veeva Systems, JobsOhio and others.

Co-founder/CEO: Tommy Hillyer Co-founders: Kai McKinney, Brad Browning, Will Matz, Austin Drabik Business: A community-powered project sharing platform for coders that makes hiring more informed.

Founded: 2019 Investment to date: Private pre-seed round.

employers he and his co-founders spoke with say that’s because finding a candidate with good problemsolving capabilities is difficult and takes time. But students, says McKinney, often have a ready-made problem-solving portfolio built through an increasingly common campus happening: the hackathon.

“It’s a really cool way to show how they collaborate,” says McKinney, “but then those apps they build just sit in a dusty digital archive. We decided to make that accessible.” Over the past year, the team developed Helm to let companies peruse candidates and their portfolios on a monthly subscription basis.

Helm also built an advisory board of some heavy-hitters in the Columbus tech scene, including Jeff Schumann of Aware and Robert Hatta, a partner at Drive Capital.

They also enlisted beta testing companies: Aware, Upstart, Columbus mobility startup Mobikit and Startups.co. Helm launched the beta version of its site Feb. 6 and is focused on getting users to upload portfolios, kicking off an online hackathon of its own that wrapped March 6.

McKinney says Helm is aiming at a huge market: $2 billion is spent annually on hiring entry-level positions in the U.S. Tech careers site Dice.com found tech hiring in Columbus grew 38 percent year-overyear in 2019. And large job posting sites that can’t host portfolios can cost employers several hundred dollars per month.

Cynthia Bent Findlay is a freelance writer.

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Meet the podcast queen

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aureen Metcalf had been working with executives for years, coaching them through change and training them to innovate. But the CEO of the Innovative Leadership Institute didn’t foresee becoming a sought-after podcaster.

“I get to talk to some of the smartest people in the world on my topic,” she says. The podcast, “Innovating Leadership—Co-Creating Our Future” on Voice America, has attracted the likes of Ron Heifetz, who founded the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University and Kim Campbell, the only woman ever to have served as prime minister of Canada. Metcalf was selected as a fellow with the International

Leadership Association. “So our partnership brings me access to all their top thinkers,” she says. “And for people in our community, this is all free.”

Metcalf got into it at the invitation of a producer. “I thought sure, I’ll do it for three months. I couldn’t have more than three month’s worth of content for people to listen to, and I don’t know that I have that many people to talk to.”

More than four years later, she’s done 250 shows with guests such as the founder of Travelocity and the former CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer. Local leaders are featured frequently, including Huntington Bancshares Chairman and CEO Steve Steinour and Greg Moran, COO at Columbus cybersecurity startup Aware who built a career leading large companies such as Ford and Nationwide through transformation.

Looking at the metrics, the podcast is a success. It’s periodically in the top 50 on the iTunes business management channel, and conservative estimates show it receives

Maureen Metcalf 40,000 listens a month. Industry research shows only 20 percent of podcasts get more than 10,000 listens a month, Metcalf says.

“Innovating Leadership—CoCreating Our Future” airs at 2 p.m.

Tuesdays and is syndicated through iTunes, Spotify and iHeartRadio.

Metcalf records at WCBE, where she is a board member.

“It’s creating exposure to Columbus as a leading place to live and work,” she says.

Nonprofits compete for dollars at Philanthropitch Seven local nonprofits got an infusion of cash thanks to Philanthropitch Columbus, a Shark Tank-style fast-pitch competition held before a live audience at the Riffe Center March 3. The event, returning

to town after an inaugural visit in 2019, is a project of Notley, an Austin, Texas-based venture capital group created by BuildASign founder Dan Graham and his wife Lisa Graham, who appeared at the Columbus event.

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The South Side Early Learning crew won big.

The American Electric Power Foundation was the presenting sponsor for Philanthropitch Columbus. “We see it as a wonderful opportunity to stimulate the development of social enterprise for the nonprofit field,” says Dale Heydlauff, president of the AEP Foundation. “We love it when nonprofits think the way we do, or endeavor to do so.”

A total of $115,000 was distributed at the end of the evening. Nine judges—who included Jonica Armstrong of Big Lots, Matt Miller of Ice Miller, Brett Kaufman of Kaufman Development and Kristy Campbell of Rev1 Ventures—made individual or corporate contributions of at least $5,000, which they designated for one or more

of the candidates following the pitches. Proceeds from tickets to the event were distributed to the charities based on audience preference, ascertained through SMS voting.

The top winner of the evening was South Side Early Learning, an educational and research center for preschool children, which garnered $24,897 following a pitch by CEO Colin McGinnis. The funds will support Project NUDL, a training and research institute focused on advancing professional development for early childhood educators.

Seven finalists were Bridgeway Academy, Zora’s House, Youth Yoga Project, PCs for People, Buddy Up Tennis and FoodFinder. –Suzanne Goldsmith

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Small Business

Breaking through Curtis Moody’s tenacity and Jonathan Moody’s willingness to reinvent spur architecture firm’s growth.

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he theme for 2020 at Moody Nolan is “breakthrough.” It could apply, really, to any of the Columbus architecture firm’s 39 years in business.

It was a breakthrough in 1982 when Curtis Moody, a black man in a field that even today has just 2 percent African American representation, started his own firm with one employee. It was a breakthrough when it grew to nine people by 1983.

It was a breakthrough in 1984 when Moody teamed up with Howard Nolan, a black engineer who also had started his own firm in Columbus.

But Jonathan Moody, who succeeded his father in January as CEO of the firm that now has 221 employees in 12 offices from Boston to Dallas, says Moody Nolan’s own employees fail to take stock of how far they’ve come.

“There are people who know us as who we are today. There are people who still think of who we were 10 or 15 years ago,” he says.

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CEO: Jonathan Moody CHAIRMAN: Curtis Moody EMPLOYEES: 221 REVENUE: $66 million (2019)

“We can continue on the path of growth or we’ll stagnate. My dad always says the most dangerous thing you can be is the same.”

JONATHAN MOODY, CEO, Moody Nolan “We grapple with that sometimes from the inside, too. We constantly have to re-educate ourselves. We’re really good at a lot of things.”

Central Ohio residents have seen Moody Nolan’s work often: Huntington Park, the Bicentennial Pavilion, the Ohio Union and Schottenstein Center, and the NetJets and OhioHealth headquarters. Beyond Columbus, Moody Nolan’s work includes Wintrust Arena in Chicago, an expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York and the Music City Center in Nashville.

Curtis Moody went into business the year before his son was born. “I grew up as kind of looking in,” Jonathan says. “On a Saturday afternoon, we’d stop in at the office. On family trips we’d go see a building. I spent a lot of summers in the print room or in the attic, filing drawings.”

He earned his bachelor’s degree in

architecture from Cornell University and a master’s in architecture from University of California, Los Angeles.

He came home in 2011 to work as a designer at Moody Nolan. The plan for what would come next was another breakthrough: the first time (that they know of) an African Americanowned architecture firm would be passed on to a new generation.

Moody says more growth lies ahead, into new cities and new areas of work. The new CEO declines to identify markets, but he quotes his father: “We can continue on the path of growth or we’ll stagnate. My dad always says the most dangerous thing you can be is the same.”

Curtis Moody, who’s now chairman of the board, is similarly focused on the future. “We have a goal for our growth, not just in size and in revenue, but in talent and design capabilities and on and on and on.”

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Columbus Jazz Orchestra Soul Time Machine: From Cab Calloway To Little Richard Jonathan and Curtis Moody The struggles were—and remain— real, even though Moody Nolan today is the nation’s largest African American-owned architecture firm.

Curtis Moody recalls competing for a project in Mississippi and being interrupted by a government official who was skeptical Moody Nolan did the work featured in its portfolio. In an Ohio city he doesn’t name, after he and Howard Nolan walked in, officials called a closed-door meeting, changed their criteria and selected another firm. In Chicago, Moody Nolan submitted 16 references on a project for which only three were required, and officials checked with every one.

Former Franklin County Commissioner Paula Brooks met Curtis Moody in the late 1980s when she worked for the state of Ohio and Moody Nolan was part of a team that won a Statehouse renovation project.

She says she sensed then the struggles the firm faced.

“He said you have no idea what this means to me,” Brooks recalls. “I was so enormously impressed with his humility. Curt’s never asked for anything special, just a fair shot.”

Bob Vitale is a freelance writer.

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Nonprofit

Shannon Lee

Divergent path

Rela- has transformed under new leadership into a more inclusive organization.

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everal years ago, Shannon Lee realized she needed to practice what she preached.

As the executive director of the leadership development - Lee found herself organization Rela, at the helm of a group undergoing a seismic shift.

In 2014, the Columbus chapter of The Gathering USA, a national Christian organization catering exclusively to men, was reincorporated as the more inclusive Rela- (which is pronounced like the word relay and refers to the way leaders can offer, or “relay,” coaching to others). The local chapter, unlike its national counterpart, welcomed women and men to

“Pain caused me to say, ‘OK, Q1 of 2018 was about a $40,000 hit in donations.

I could sit here and cry in my Wheaties, or I could innovate.’ ” SHANNON LEE, executive director, Rela-

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focus on Christian leadership.

Today, Rela- presents programs, workshops and other events aimed at enhancing leadership in a wide range of organizations.

During the transition, however, Lee saw longtime supporters jumping ship. “We went through a couple really difficult years, specifically in 2017 and 2018,” says Lee, who joined the organization in 2014. “Donors... didn’t like this broader approach,” which included serving people beyond the Christian community.

Efforts to appeal to women and younger people weren’t embraced by some alumni of The Gathering, Lee says. “When we switched lanes, that caused the most fallout because the people in the faith community saw that as a departure from the faith,”

Lee says, adding that she feels Relaremains faith-based—using faith not to evangelize but as motivation to help clients grow. As a donor base cultivated over a quarter-century fell off, Lee cut expenses where she could. “It was so bad we couldn’t even get a line of credit,” says Lee, who also relied on a fundraising campaign and matching from the Columbus Foundation.

“Pain caused me to say, ‘OK, Q1 of 2018 was about a $40,000 hit in donations. I could sit here and cry in my Wheaties, or I could innovate,’ ” Lee recalls. To wean Rela- off of donations, which made up about half of its revenue, Lee developed daylong workshops. “A long-term program is much more expensive, and so you limit the people who can partici-

pate,” Lee says. “In our efforts to be as inclusive as we could, we had to create a more diverse price point.”

The inventiveness and pennypinching paid off: Rela- finished its 2019 fiscal year with $391,000 in revenue, nearly $50,000 ahead of its goal.

Today, Rela- sees itself as most helpful to entities that do not have the resources or infrastructure to focus on leadership development internally.

“The average nonprofit spends about $30 a year per person on professional development,” says Lee, who in mid2017 formed the Rela- Neighborhood Leadership Initiative through which nonprofits receive services on a sliding scale or at no charge.

“Our goal this year is to give away at least $65,000 worth of workshops and coaching services to the nonprofit community,” Lee says.

Leadership experts in Central - welcoming Ohio approve of Rela’s approach. “It’s so important to be training leaders in your group that represent the community that they will be leading,” says Laurie Stein Marsh, the executive director of Leadership Columbus.

The St. Vincent Family Center was the recipient of a 30 percent discount on coaching from Rela- following a period of change within the organization: Within two years of the arrival of president and CEO Susan Lewis Kaylor, 22 out of 220 employees have received promotions, presenting both opportunities and challenges.

“We’re promoting people who are terrific, and have transferable skills, but we haven’t given them the leadership skills to manage and lead people,” says Lewis Kaylor, who participated along with a fellow executive leader in one-on-one coaching with Lee. In coaching, Rela- focuses on mindset. The question, Lee says, is not “What am I doing?” but “Who am I while I’m doing it?” For her part, the executive director knows who she is.

“I see myself as a steward of the vision and the mission of Rela,” Lee says. “Our big dream is to help awaken the best in people.”

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Innovation

Network of support

Academy inspires the next generation of African American leaders.

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rika Clark Jones got her start in local government in 2000 during Mayor Michael Coleman’s administration as a senior policy adviser. In 2017, Mayor Andrew Ginther named her executive director of the new CelebrateOne initiative to reduce infant mortality, one of the biggest crises facing the city.

No pressure on Clark Jones, right?

Knowing she had a daunting challenge in front of her, at the suggestion of a friend Clark Jones signed on to become one of 19 members of the 12th cohort of the African American Leadership Academy.

“I was concerned. Was I going to be able to deliver on this huge community goal?” she says. “It was a high-profile position and a tough community problem. I had some anxiety about it and so it seemed

African American Leadership Academy aalacademy.org

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expand the number of African American leaders in Central Ohio who excel in their professions and engage in community service.

FOUNDED: 2005 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Donna James ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR: Yvette McGee Brown COST: Supported by RAMA Consulting Inc. ALUMNI: 200

Mo Wright and Donna James like a really good time to look into (the academy).”

Over three years at CelebrateOne, Jones helped reduce the number of infant deaths in Franklin County by 23 percent. In January she became CEO of the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County, another position that comes with a glaring spotlight as Ohio sits in the heart of the opioid crisis.

“The academy was one of the most beneficial learnings I’ve had in my professional career,” Clark Jones says. “For eight months, I had permission to work on myself. Most of us, we’re so busy. Busy on the job, in the community and responding to the demands of family, church and relationships, and there’s never time to focus on yourself. This allowed me to take eight months to do so, unapologetically.”

The African American Leadership Academy was founded in 2005 after local power couple Donna and Larry James and other prominent black leaders in Columbus realized there was a need to develop a more diverse set of leaders for the future. James is a business consultant who once was president of Nationwide Strategic Investments and her husband, Larry,

is a partner at Crabbe Brown & James.

“When people were looking for diversity in representation on commissions or boards, there were a handful of African Americans they would call and that’s all they knew,” says Donna James, the academy’s executive director. “We didn’t have the capacity.

We were getting older. There needed to be an awareness of the depth and plethora of others in the community.

The academy was born out of that need to give back and help lift up an already strong cadre of leaders.”

The academy gives African Americans valuable connections they might

“Most of us, we’re so busy. Busy on the job, in the community and responding to the demands of family, church and relationships, and there’s never time to focus on yourself.”

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Over the years, some of the city’s most prominent black leaders have gone through the program, forming an alumni group that stands at more than 200. They refer business to each other, sit on each other’s boards and help open doors for people who touch their networks.

The classes are made up of 12 to 20 fellows. Entrepreneurs mix with educators, and nonprofit leaders mix with those climbing corporate ladders.

Participants leave with an enhanced understanding of areas critical to their growth, community engagement and leadership abilities.

“What’s been innovative is that we are not trying to get you to do a community project,” James says. “You, as a participant, are the project. We have crucial conversations about navigating leadership as African Americans.”

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Thrive Columbus The second annual women’s symposium blended business leaders with poetry, inspiring personal stories and a keynote by Connie Schultz and Angela Pace.

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Advice for new leaders

Jonathan Moody CEO, Moody Nolan Establishing your style

Being yourself is the most important thing you can do. You have a unique perspective that only you can bring to each scenario you are presented with.

Trying to do things the way you think others want them done leads to volatility. Being your authentic self will help you perform to your highest level.

Choosing your team

Recognize your strengths and weaknesses. Be honest about this. Choose team members who legitimately complement both your strengths and weaknesses.

Initiating change

Not great advice, but there’s no ideal way ... like a Band-Aid, jump in with both feet and rip it off.

How to use time

My goal is thirds ... one third on strategic efforts, one third on managing the managers and one third on projects. It’s important to stay connected to what your business does.

Balancing your personal life with work

Streaming date nights—we don’t often get nights out on our own, but my wife and I take full advantage of all of the streaming devices we have. We have a whole list of movies and shows that we take in on Friday and Saturday nights that we stay home.

Story time with kids—Our goal is to read 20 minutes a day to my son and daughter, but we don’t always get there. Right now we’re making our way through “Bedtime Inspirational Stories: 50 Amazing Black People Who Changed the World.” One of our consistent favorites is “Beautiful Moon: A Child’s Prayer” April 2020 l ColumbusCEO

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t has to happen eventually: You are going to leave the organization you lead, whether it’s through retirement, going out of business or death. It sounds scary to many leaders. To others, it’s a welcome chance to plan thoughtfully, to elevate colleagues, to work toward their own personal next.

But is the next class of leaders ready to walk in your shoes? Could they deal with something like…say…a global pandemic? The baby boomer generation continues to retire at a pace of 10,000 per day, according to Delawarebased executive testing firm PSI Services, leaving a giant gap many organizations worry about filling. What happens when all that experience and wisdom walks out the door?

Your level of comfort with the idea of new leadership depends in part on how invested you are in the way things are done now, says Artie Isaac, who has built and sold businesses and now leads CEO peer groups for Vistage International. “We believe we are necessary, but cemeteries are filled with necessary people,” he says.

“Leaders think—they don’t have the wisdom that I have. They don’t have the momentum I’ve built, so in some ways, they’re not ready to take over for me,” he says. “But in some ways, that transition can’t come soon enough for the sake of the organization. It’s a polarity between status quo and the forces for change. And ultimately, change cannot be denied.”

He described it in personal terms: “By the time this issue (of Columbus

Advice for new leaders New people are stepping into leadership roles everywhere you look in the Columbus region. The first year in the role can be a whirlwind--learning about the company or organization, either for the first time or learning about it from a different vantage point; getting to know lots of new names and faces if you came from outside; and perhaps finding some things you would like to do differently. Here’s advice from six leaders in their first few years.

Lisa Courtice CEO, United Way of Central Ohio Initiating change

Typically new leaders are hired to help take the business to its next level of excellence. This inherently means leading change. The first six months in a new job is when a leader has the best opportunity to listen and learn,

gaining the clearest perspective on what is possible and the barriers that exist. If you are unable to act on these factors early in your tenure, write them down so you can reflect later on your early clear impressions.

And, trust your instincts.

Balancing your personal life with work

Leaders in all sectors have high demands on their time and on their performance outcomes. Establishing boundaries and being disciplined about them is very important. For example, when we had children at home, I limited the number of nights out to two a week. I was diligent in upholding this personal boundary and when I reflect back on raising a family it is one of my greatest accomplishments. Childrearing goes fast and attending events or dinners pales in comparison to being a present parent.

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CEO) comes out, I’ll be 60 years old.

And I’ve said to my kids before—I made plenty of mistakes in parenting, but the biggest overall strategic mistake I made was that I tried to raise really aware, really talented, stable baby boomers.” A vain investment in the status quo, to be sure.

Indeed, the pace of change faced by organizations is accelerating, and the 2020 coronavirus pandemic is a perfect example of the disruption that’s remaking industries or killing them altogether. That means succession planning is even more important than ever.

“I get an up-front, windshield view to the succession planning (that goes on) and sometimes the lack thereof,” says Alex Fischer, whose position as CEO of the Columbus Partnership has brought him into close contact with more than 70 Central Ohio organizations. “Sometimes you see very thoughtful plans and transitions. Other times, you see more abrupt shifts and changes. But regardless, if you look across Central Ohio from a decade ago,” there has

been a massive shift in organizational leadership, he says.

That shift has brought new thinking into the C-suite. The generational diversity we have in the workforce now is a good thing, says Maureen Metcalf, CEO of the Innovative Leadership Institute, coach, podcaster and the host of executive peer groups.

“What is the role for wisdom? Because if we’re going to live to be 90 or 100, having people retire at 60 is economically not plausible,” Metcalf says. “How do we take the best of traditional thinking and wisdom and combine it with the brilliance of our younger people who have grown up in the digital world? I think there is a marriage of wisdom that respects the new.

That really makes the most powerful combination.”

And besides, Metcalf says, whether leaders think the next cohort is ready or not, “It is unreasonable to say we’re going to continue to hold the power because they will step in and take over. They need to.”

Here’s how a handful of local

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true. People take cues from you, what you say, how you say it and how you carry yourself, so be sure to cast the very best shadow you can, every day.

President and CEO, OhioHealth How to role model behavior:

One huge thing I’ve learned, and I can’t stress this enough, is that everybody is watching you every day. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “An institution is but the lengthened shadow of one person.” It’s

How to use time

You have to protect your time, guard it jealously, because you don’t have enough of it. I’m still trying to figure it all out. Delegate what you can so you can focus on the right things for you in your new role: setting the strategy, maintaining the brand and commitment to the community, and staying connected to people on the front lines on a regular basis.

What surprised you?

One of the things I underestimated was the role of the CEO in the community. As the second largest employer in central Ohio, and the largest healthcare system, the role of the OhioHealth CEO with the community, civic and business leaders, is enormous. I watched how my predecessor, Dave Blom, handled it but I didn’t fully understand it. Now I do. It’s a big responsibility and also a great honor to be able to contribute to our entire community in this way.

leaders have prepared and executed leadership transitions.

‘It’s your decision’ The transition in leadership at Moody Nolan has been gradual and deliberate. Jonathan Moody moved back to Columbus from Los Angeles in 2011 as a designer at the architecture firm founded by his father, Curtis Moody.

He was promoted to president in 2016 and named CEO in January 2020.

“For me, the biggest thing that changed in January was the title, not necessarily anything in terms of responsibility,” Jonathan told freelance writer Bob Vitale in an interview for a separate story in this month’s issue [see page 22].

“The best metaphor I can use is it’s a plate. The plate probably needs to be bigger. But there’s my plate, and there’s my dad’s plate. There’s been a constant taking from one plate and putting it on the other.”

It was Curtis Moody’s priority for the 200-plus employee firm to have a pipeline of talent as the generations changed, the father says. There was no

Initiating change

To create change, you have to first create a compelling vision for the future and engage people around you to contribute to it because you can’t be the lone driver of it. Only after everyone feels like they’ve contributed to it can you actually start the change process. With their help, and enthusiasm and buy-in, momentum builds and the organization will begin to move.

Seeking outside counsel and advice

Give yourself permission to not know every answer. Find people you can reach out to. The CEO job can get a little lonely because the people who you may have once asked for advice, possibly your peers then, are not your peers anymore and it may not be appropriate to go to them in the same way you used to. I am comfortable calling my predecessor and former boss, Dave Blom for his opinion. And I’m developing a network of others in the community who I can call if I have an issue I’m dealing with. I’m a big believer in picking people’s brains and then “borrowing” shamelessly.

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blueprint to follow of a large African American-owned firm passing from father to son, and using a consultant didn’t seem the right choice. Instead, Curtis crafted his own plan. “It’s purposeful as a company,” he says.

“There’s a lot of very talented people.

To keep those talented people, you want them to see specifically they’re going to move up, so it’s not like a dead end. If you do a good job you can continue to take steps to move up in the company.”

That path applied to the founder’s son, too. When he asked his company’s leaders to identify their own replacements, he named Jonathan.

Then the transition began to manifest slowly. “[My dad] was bringing me in [to meetings] just to witness,” Jonathan, 37, says. “Then he was bringing me in and asking me what I think. Then he was saying, ‘You really need to think strongly about what I’m suggesting.’

And then, ‘It’s your decision and I’m just here to advise.’

“I still have the what-would-you-do kind of moments,” Jonathan says of

his father. “Or, ‘I know you don’t have to decide, but if you had to decide…’ ” The new CEO leans on the talent of his employees to steer in the right direction. “We’ve got a great team of people. I don’t have any discomfort in calling up other partners or other executive team members and saying, ‘What do you all think?’ I’m completely comfortable delegating,” Jonathan says. “Maybe because of my age, it’s easier for me to let go.

I can more self-critically say I’m not the expert. If you’ve been doing something for a long time, you might feel you know everything about it.

It’s easier for me to say I don’t know and I need help.”

For Curtis Moody, 69, the passing of the executive baton has meant a return to the simple pleasure of creating.

“There’s some [architects] that retire, but most work pretty long careers,” he says. “It’s not like the normal 62, 65, you’re done. It’s a profession that most of us got in because we had a passion for it. The desire to just stop working is not normally there. If anything, he frees me up to do things that I wasn’t

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top priority and what must be scheduled for a later date. If something relates to one of my core values, I block it off on my calendar. If it conflicts, for instance a work meeting overlaps with my daughter’s soccer game, then I’ll reschedule the conflict. I am able to say “no” because my personal blueprint says my family is a high core value. We should always be able to ask ourselves if the opportunity lines up with our predetermined goals and values.

CEO, Corna Kokosing Balancing your personal life with work

I believe to have balance in personal and work life, it is critical for individuals to have identified their core values, both personally and professionally. Consider filtering everything through a “personal blueprint” so you can identify what gets

Protecting your health

It is so important to take care of your own personal health in order to serve others well. When I need to manage particularly stressful occasions, I sometimes do extra breathing and mindfulness exercises. When I leave the office at the end of my work day, I make a point to set aside any openended questions in my mind so by the time I’m home, I can be fully present when I see my family. When I have this mindset, I notice I’m able to fully enjoy my family and that’s important to me.

Once the kids are in bed, I get those unanswered work-related thoughts back out and deal with them so that I’ll have a restful night of sleep!

able to do. I can sit down and draw a little bit more now because he is doing those things that once were mine. So he can’t draw as much, but it comes with the territory.”

They’re ready Thirty years ago, when Alex Shumate was named Columbus managing partner of the law firm that’s today known as Squire Patton Boggs, the move marked a significant step for the firm. He was an African American attorney in a time when there weren’t many, and he was appointed to a leadership role. “The firm was taking a formative step to have the firm’s actions speak louder than their words,” Shumate says. In the 1960s and ’70s, Squire Sanders & Dempsey Managing Partner Jim Davis, who was white, worked closely with Carl Stokes, the first African American mayor of Cleveland, who needed the support of the business community. “And Jim Davis stepped up and led the business effort to collaborate with the mayor. And so when I was appointed, it was significant,” Shumate says.

Still, “the generation ahead of me wondered if we were ready” to lead.

He was. And now, after 30 years leading the Columbus office, as the larger firm has undergone changes and grown to 44 offices in 19 countries, Shumate, 69, is ready to pass the baton. He has no doubt his successor, Traci Martinez, is ready. “Traci and I have been partners for over a decade, working together on client matters, and it’s been a very smooth transition so far,” he says. “It really was a matter of finding the right person at the right time.”

Succession planning and Squire Patton Boggs is a thoughtful process, and Martinez’ skills as an attorney and as a people leader were recognized early on. The warm, energetic 43-year-old has been recognized by Latino Leaders magazine as a Top Latino Lawyer and as one of its Most Powerful Women in Law, and she received Profiles in Diversity magazine’s Women Worth Watching Leadership Award.

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tate to Traci. They seek her out for her advice and her counsel,” Shumate says. “She’s been an excellent mentor to attorneys in this office, as well as other offices because of her global role. And she’s a firm believer in the importance of culture.

One of the real centerpieces of the way we’ve tried to lead this office over the past 30 years has been to really focus on that culture.”

Martinez will serve as deputy managing partner until Jan. 1, when she will become managing partner and Shumate will take a new role managing strategic relationships for the firm.

He will pass his seat on the Columbus Partnership to her, like other companies experiencing leadership transitions have done. Shumate was one of the founding members of the business organization focused on advancing economic development in Columbus.

“I’m actually looking forward to this new chapter,” he says. “I’m going to

continue to work with clients, which is really my love as an attorney—providing advice and counsel to clients and helping our clients achieve their goals has always been so rewarding.”

Shumate also will continue to be involved in the community as a board officer with the Columbus Downtown Development Corp. and as a champion of the African American Male Wellness Walk, one of his passions.

Martinez, a labor and employment attorney who works closely with employers, has made community service a focus as well. She serves on the executive committee of Experience Columbus and is active with various diversity in law initiatives, including assisting with recruitment at Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law. Shumate was instrumental in helping her choose what causes to work on. “He’s taken an active interest in me anytime I wanted to sit down and have a conversation with him

about my own career path,” Martinez says. “Sitting on the board with Experience Columbus, I have the insight … that the next step is to get Columbus to the next level [with regard to its] global reach.” That ties in perfectly with where the law firm is headed, too—Martinez also is a member of Squire Patton Boggs’ 12-member global board. “How those work hand in hand, what’s going on in the city is exciting. It’s challenging, but it’s also a lot of opportunity.”

Shumate’s excited about the young leaders in the city who are stepping up. “Young leaders like Traci who are ready to assume leadership positions and continue that tradition of not only being focused on what’s good for our law firm, but also what’s good for our community,” he says. He cited Jonathan Moody at Moody Nolan and Lisa Ingram at White Castle as other examples.

“They’re ready and they bring

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one priority as a leader is to help build other leaders.

How to use time

President, CoverMyMeds Establishing your style

Authenticity is incredibly important. A remarkable leader brings their authentic self to everything they do. In any role you hold within a company, it’s also important to establish meaningful relationships with your colleagues. For me personally, my journey is focused on helping people to connect with their purpose and passion in life. My number

Choosing your team

A piece of advice I share with our teams: hire extraordinarily smart people who push you to know more than you know today. We hire purposedriven individuals who are motivated by our mission of helping patients.

By hiring remarkable people, we’re positioning ourselves for sustainable growth. We work together to solve big problems and make a lasting impact on the world, and we make sure we’re having fun as a team.

Transitioning from another role in the same organization

Transitioning to my role as President has been incredible and I’m proud to serve this remarkable team. Every day I’m inspired by the work our team does to help patients get the medications they need. Our team is passionate about our mission, and that is reflected in their work. We empower our employees, at all levels of experience, to be decision makers and leaders within the company. People know they can join CoverMyMeds to do big things—bigger than themselves—and that our career paths enable growth opportunities and sustainability within the organization.

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Advice I share with everyone: protect your calendar. Encourage a culture that values meeting agendas with clearly established goals for every meeting.

I also make sure to carve out time to have meaningful dialogue with team members across the organization to help them connect how their work contributes to the company’s vision. It’s important for each individual to understand how their work connects to the larger vision because that knowledge contributes to inspiration, innovation and sustainable growth.

Balancing your personal life with work

The idea of balancing personal life and our work is an interesting perspective.

It starts with the idea that our personal lives and our work lives are opposed, or on the opposite ends of the spectrum. When we align our lives—both work and personal—to our purpose, and truly understand it, we can find joy in everything we do. What was once considered “work” instead allows us to achieve our life’s mission in a personal way. When I’ve achieved this in my life, including through my work at CoverMyMeds, I’ve found I’m much more present in every interaction and I’m able to achieve a balance that otherwise could be difficult to obtain.

what I call ‘fresh eyes’ to the issues of the day.”

Lifting up and supporting The staff at MedVet knew their new CEO as a leader for several years before she officially took the title. That’s because the previous chief executive, Dr. Eric Schertel, carefully planned it that way. Knowing there would need to be a next CEO, he promoted Dr. Linda Lehmkuhl to chief medical officer for the organization in 2015 as it grew rapidly from one hospital in 2008 to 27 hospitals in 14 states today.

Both leaders are veterinarians, and being a vet-led organization is central to MedVet’s identity.

“Eric has the combination, and I think it’s rare, of being both visionary and practical. He’s a real problemsolver,” Lehmkuhl says. “He was pretty visionary in our profession that we need (a sophisticated business structure). It might sound weird

Kirt Walker CEO, Nationwide How to use time

Start with having a 100-day plan. Work your plan and measure your plan. Prioritize your time and activities by focusing on what’s most important. During the

to traditional businesses, but in veterinary health care, there are a lot of super smart people who are very creative on how to deliver care,” but there wasn’t that infrastructure of having C-level colleagues guiding the company’s technology, team-building, marketing and the like. The industry has been dominated by small practices that are being rapidly consolidated as larger entities like MedVet go on acquisition sprees.

Lehmkuhl, 55, had to adjust her thinking when she took the chief executive’s role in summer 2019, as Schertel transitioned to executive chairman and scaled back his office hours to a few days a week.

“One of the biggest was moving to almost no diving in and doing—diving in and doing is not my job (anymore), right? My job is lifting up and supporting,” Lehmkuhl says. Having an executive coach helped, she says—she’d recommend it to anyone making the first 100 days, what was productive for me was reaching out to current and retired CEOs. I asked them if they were to do it all again, what worked well that they’d repeat and what would they change? I took away the importance of focusing on the foundation during the first year. You’ll never fully understand the CEO role until you’re in it, so take time to understand your stakeholders and their expectations, align your team and set the strategic direction for your organization’s path forward.

Protecting your health

Like using an oxygen mask on a plane, we can’t take care of others if you haven’t taken care of ourselves first. In order to be our best – at work and at home – we need to focus on our overall wellbeing. That includes physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health.

Growth and development

As a new leader, you may feel like you need to focus on everyone else. Be sure to focus on your own development, too. I’ve always found value in having a “personal board of directors— people I trust to give honest feedback and advice. I also feel fortunate to replace someone I had worked with for 34 years. He helped develop me and others through coaching and feedback along the way.

leap to CEO. “CEO can be a teeny bit lonely,” she says. “You know, there’s some things maybe you don’t want talk about with other people on your leadership team. It’s nice to have an outside voice and thought partner.”

Schertel, 66, says a time came when he keenly felt the need to reconnect with his family after 33 years of working 55 hours a week to become a veterinary and business success. “I saw a need to spend more time with my wife, and our new home, and enjoy the product of all this work,” he says.

“And so it just felt like the right time.

If you’d asked me two years before, I would have said no, I’m going to keep working forever.”

But then Schertel lost multiple friends in a short period. The spouse of a colleague with whom he was close died, and MedVet’s leadership coach for years turned 65 and died of pancreatic cancer. “And I had a friend who was younger, who was 55, he also went through (cancer) and he’s been successful in that battle,” Schertel says.

“That was what drove the transition (at MedVet).”

Part of that transition was Schertel making a financial exit from the company. That happened last summer as a recapitalization went forward and Goldman Sachs joined Stonehenge and SkyKnight Capital in a minority stake—the company is majority-owned by its veterinarians. The moves were carefully coordinated. After serving in interim roles for six months, Schertel and Lehmkuhl made the formal switch in July when the transactions closed.

The only awkward part of the otherwise smooth execution was Lehmkuhl taking Schertel’s office, and Schertel moving down the hall to a new office.

That, and for Schertel, adjusting to a new life providing crucial support to his successor while fulfilling his personal goals. “It’s been great. I don’t have any regrets,” he says. “You know, I kind of miss... You kind of miss being important, if you will. But that’s fading pretty quickly. “[Leaders must remember] these transitions are not about you.

They’re about the organization and they’re about the people that work for the organization.”

Katy Smith is the editor.

Bob Vitale contributed to this story.

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ALPHONSO’S STORY Alphonso couldn’t imagine a future beyond the drugs and violence in his neighborhood. He was angry with everyone and everything, and was regularly suspended from school. His mom almost gave up on him. Then the Boys & Girls Club of Columbus, a United Way nonprofit partner, became Alphonso’s world. The staff and other members became a second family. The support and respect he found there changed his attitude and behavior. Today, he helps out at the Club, earns A’s and B’s and wants to give back to his community.

SUCCESS STORIES BRAYLON’S STORY Jim and Molly have opened their hearts and home to numerous children. Four of their six kids have joined the family through adoption, including Braylon. At 16 months, Braylon didn’t make eye contact, pull up, crawl or speak. After three years of preschool at The Childhood League Center, a United Way nonprofit partner, he runs, plays with other kids and is starting to write his name.

His parents have watched him thrive and grow, and are optimistic about his future.

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BASIC NEEDS ACHIEVING RESULTS

Gold

232,936

people served

701,444

4,809,168

nights of shelter provided to homeless or displaced people

meals served by food pantries and hunger-fighting organizations

1,556

656

people avoided eviction and homelessness

people resolved a domestic violence crisis

DONNA’S STORY

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Donna faced enormous challenges when she decided to raise her late sister’s children in addition to her own. A single mom who had just launched her own catering business, she had unlimited determination and love, but limited resources. With support from several United Way nonprofit partners, including Furniture Bank of Central Ohio and Stable Families, Donna could focus on providing care and consistency for her family. Today her business is growing, and her children have the stability they need to succeed in school and life.

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GOOD JOBS

Oran

ACHIEVING RESULTS 7,871

people received job skills training

2019 tax season results:

15,090

1,328

people served

people overcame barriers and gained employment

40%

increase over 2018 in people served who gained employment

17 MILLION

$

in tax refunds

3 MILLION

$

saved in tax preparation fees

APRIL’S STORY April is a survivor. She battled and overcame poverty, addiction and human trafficking. After years on the streets and time in jail, she went through recovery and enrolled in college. She wanted to “be a member of society, not a menace to society.” But April was honest about her past and no employers wanted to give her a chance–until she found Freedom a la Cart, a United Way nonprofit partner. Now employed at Freedom, she helps other survivors, offering opportunity and hope as they build new lives.

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STRONG NEIGHBORHOODS ACHIEVING RESULTS

6

$

returned on every $1 invested in neighborhood revitalization

97%

of people served in United Way’s priority neighborhoods of Linden and the South Side maintained stable housing

50

affordable housing units were rehabilitated, sold or rented in Linden and the South Side, serving more than 150 people

Hamilton STEM Academy: In 2018, United Way partnered with The Ohio State University and YMCA of Central Ohio to support student success at Hamilton STEM Academy in Linden by focusing on improving social and life skills and meeting basic needs. The school reports a noticeable improvement in student behavior.

Discipline referrals have decreased by 39% and discipline interventions went down by 93%.

JHUMA AND MIKE’S STORIES

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Jhuma and Mike share a strong desire to connect with their neighbors.

Jhuma is an advocate for immigrant and refugee rights who spent 19 years in a refugee camp before coming to this country in 2011.

Mike grew up in central Ohio, and lives on the South Side where he leads Southside STAY, a volunteer group supporting neighborhood schools and families. The two met in United Way’s Neighborhood Leadership Academy, where they found resources and connections to be effective champions for their neighborhoods.

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United Way of Central Ohio is grateful to our 300+ corporate partners for their ongoing leadership, generosity and dedication to improving our community. They lead the way in making central Ohio a better place for us all.

And each year, thousands of volunteers and donors join us, giving generously of their time and investments to help our network of nonprofit partners provide opportunities for people in need in central Ohio.

Together, we have successfully changed more lives than most of us could ever hope to change on our own.

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UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO LOCAL NONPROFIT PARTNERS Action for Children

Community Kitchen

Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio

Community Mediation Services of Central Ohio

African American Leadership Academy

Community Shelter Board

Alvis American Red Cross of Greater Columbus Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbus Catholic Social Services Center for Employment Opportunities The Center for Healthy Families

Directions for Youth & Families Dominican Sisters of Peace Economic and Community Development Institute E3 (Women’s Leadership Council) Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services Faith Mission Festival for Good Freedom A La Cart

Central Community House

Furniture Bank of Central Ohio

Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio

GiveBack Hack Gladden Community House

The Childhood League Center

Godman Guild Association

CHOICES for Victims of Domestic Violence

Goodwill Columbus

City Year Columbus

Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio

Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio Mental Health America of Franklin County Mid-Ohio Food Collective Moms2B (OSU Foundation) Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families (Nationwide Children’s Hospital) Neighborhood Partnership Center NNEMAP ONE Linden Community Schools (OSU Foundation) Partners Achieving Community Transformation (PACT) Partnership For Success (FutureReady Columbus) Per Scholas Reeb Avenue Center St. Stephen’s Community House St. Vincent Family Center

HandsOn Central Ohio

The Salvation Army in Central Ohio

Homeport

SEA Change Social Enterprise Accelerator

Columbus Early Learning Centers

Homes on the Hill Community Development Corporation

Serving Our Neighbors Ministries

Columbus Speech & Hearing Center

Huckleberry House I AM (OhioHealth)

South Side Early Learning

Columbus Urban League

i.c. stars

Columbus Works

Innovation Catalyst

Communities in Schools of Central Ohio

Jewish Family Services

Tax Time

Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus

Junior Achievement of Central Ohio

Westerville Area Resource Ministry

Kaleidoscope Youth Center

YMCA of Central Ohio

Legal Aid Society of Columbus

YWCA Columbus

Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center

Community Development for All People

SocialVentures South Side Thrive Stable Families Star House

THANK YOU 360 South Third Street Columbus, Ohio 43215-5485

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2020 Columbus CEO partners again with Martindale-Hubbell to identify the area’s best attorneys.

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Anspach Law

175 S. Third St. Suite 285 Columbus 43215 David A. Herd Legal malpractice defense John C. Nemeth Insurance defense

Arnold Todaro & Welch

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2075 Marble Cliff Office Park, Columbus 43215 Gerald J. Todaro Medical and legal malpractice claims

Artz Dewhirst & Wheeler Abramson & O’Connell

695 Bryden Road Columbus 43205 Lawrence D. Abramson Personal injury

Adams Babner & Gitlitz 5003 Horizons Drive, suite 200 Columbus 43220 Bret Allen Adams Entertainment and sports

Adams—Mark Adams

1110 Beecher Crossing N, suite D Columbus 43230 Mark A. Adams Medical malpractice law

Allen Kuehnle Stovall & Neuman

17 S. High St., suite 1220 Columbus 43215 Thomas Richard Allen Commercial and bankruptcy law Kenton Lee Kuehnle Real estate law Richard K. Stovall Bankruptcy law

Allen Yurasek Owens-Ruff & Spain 233 W Fifth St. Marysville 43040 Stephen J. Yurasek Business

American Electric Power Service Corp.

88 N. Fifth St. Columbus 43215 John Bernard Albers Government

One Riverside Plaza Columbus 43215 David Alan Laing Labor and employment Martin Rosenthal Employee benefits; taxation

Alden Law

Andrew Law Offices

Albers & Albers

One E. Livingston Ave. Columbus 43215 John L. Alden Administrative law

1982 Marblecliff Crossing Ct., Columbus 43204 Craig D. Andrew Litigation

560 E. Town St. Columbus 43215 Scot Evan Dewhirst Business

Babbitt & Dahlberg 503 S. Front St. suite 200 Columbus 43215 Gerald Jay Babbitt Family law

Bailey Cavalieri

10 W. Broad St. suite 2100 Columbus 43215-3422 William A. Adams Administrative hearings and adjudication Gary Steven Batke Labor and employment law Katharine B. Bowman Director and officer liability D. David Carroll Securities Nick Vincent Cavalieri Bankruptcy Dan L. Cvetanovich Civil rights Lloyd George DePew Corporate and business Robert R. Dunn Business law Michael R. Goodstein Director and officer liability James Matthew Groner Corporate and business Daniel R. Hackett Health care Darius Nariosang Kandawalla Director and officer liability Harlan Scott Louis Business succession and wealth transfer planning Nancy J. Manougian Litigation James Gregory Ryan Corporate and business

Bainbridge Firm

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580 S. High St. Suite 100 Columbus 43215 Andrew John Bainbridge Workers’ compensation

Baker & Hostetler

200 Civic Center Drive, suite 1200 Columbus 43215 Edward Joseph Bernert Tax controversy and litigation Jack Allen Bjerke Business law John H. Burtch Antitrust and trade regulation Steven Pell Elliott Business and contracts Daniel J. Gunsett Corporate governance Mark Alan Johnson Class action defense Robert Myron Kincaid Civil litigation Ronald G. Linville Employment counseling and compliance Gordon F. Litt Trusts and estates Thomas L. Long Trade regulation Georgeann G. Peters Benefit plans Gary A. Wadman Corporate Alec Wightman Restructuring and creditor’s rights

Balch Law

1335 Dublin Rd. suite 203A Columbus 43215 Jacintha Kraft Balch Wills and probate

Barbin—Bradley Davis Barbin 52 W Whittier Sq. Columbus 43206 Bradley D. Barbin Health care

Barkan Meizlish DeRose Wentz Mclnerney Peifer

250 E. Broad St. 10th Fl. Columbus 43215 Robert E. De Rose II Wage and hour/overtime

Barnes & Thornburg

41 S. High St., suite 3300 Columbus 43215 Kevin R. McDermott Environmental David Paragas Governmental finance

Barrett Easterday Cunningham & Eselgroth 7259 Sawmill Road Dublin 43016 David Barrett Jr. Agricultural law

Baxter—Thomas E. Baxter & Associates

150 W. Wilson Bridge.

Rd., suite 230 Worthington 43085

Thomas Edward Baxter Trusts and estates

Becker & Lilly

100 E. Broad St. suite 2320 Columbus 43215 Michael Richard Becker Business Phillip Glenn Lilly Business

Beery & Spurlock 275 E. State St. Columbus 43215 Michael Spurlock Transportation law

Behal Law Group 501 S. High St. Columbus 43215 Robert J. Behal Alimony Jack D’Aurora Arbitration John M. Gonzales Accidents John Paul Johnson Child custody

Bell & Royer

33 S. Grant Ave. Columbus 43215 Barth E. Royer Energy

Belli—Dennis C. Belli

536 S. High St., 2nd Fl. Columbus 43215 Dennis C. Belli Criminal law

Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff

41 S. High St. suite 2600 Columbus 43215 Peter Hahn Construction law Marc Stephen Blubaugh Transportation and logistics Frank William Carsonie Acquisitions and divestitures Ronald Lee House Contract John Frederick Stock Insurance Martha Jane Sweterlitsch Administrative and regulatory Mark D. Tucker Public law

Benson & Sesser 421 W. State St. Columbus 43215 William B. Benson Litigation

Benton—Frederick D. Benton Jr. 98 Hamilton Park Columbus 43203 Frederick D. Benton Criminal defense

Berry—Robert L. Berry Co.

400 S. Fifth St., suite 102 Columbus 43215 Robert L. Berry Insurance

Bibart—Gordon Bibart

450 W. Wilson Bridge Rd Ste 340 Worthington 43085 Richard L. Bibart Business

Blake—Dustin M. Blake 580 S. High St. suite 200 Columbus 43215 Dustin Mikel Blake Criminal defense

Bluestone Law Group 141 E. Town St. suite 100 Columbus 43215 Charles Louis Bluestone Business

Blumenstiel Evans & Falvo 261 W. Johnstown Road Ste 214 Columbus 43230 J. Michael Evans Business law

Brennan Manna & Diamond 250 Civic Center Drive, suite 300 Columbus 43215 David M. Scott Business

Brenner Hubble 555 Metro Place N, suite 225 Columbus 43017 Todd A. Brenner Insurance

Bressman Law

5186 Blazer Pkwy.

Dublin 43017 David Allan Bressman Personal injury

Bricker & Eckler

100 S. Third St. Columbus 43215 Sally W. Bloomfield Access to justice committee, administrative William T. Conrad Bond and stuctured finance David K. Conrad Banking and financial services Janet Kay Cooper School and special education law James F. Flynn Health care James Joseph Hughes III Litigation Stephen Randall

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Byrne & Byrne

2020 Kleinman Health care litigation Marie-Joelle C. Khouzam Litigation Quintin F. Lindsmith Banking and financial services Charles Howard McCreary Real estate Rebecca C. Princehorn Public finance Anne Marie Sferra Banking and financial services Richard C. Simpson Bond Elisabeth A. Squeglia Government relations Randolph Carson Wiseman Mediation and arbitration

Bridges Jillisky Streng Weller & Gullifer

302 S Main St. Marysville 43040 Robert L. Bridges Workers’compensation Kimberly M. Cutler Guardianship and conservatorship

Brosius Johnson & Griggs 1600 Dublin Rd. Suite 100 Columbus 43215 Donald F. Brosius Administrative law

Brown—Philip F. Brown

503 S. Front St., suite 210 Columbus 43215 Philip Fred Brown Litigation

Brown—Ray G. Brown

1971 Mackenzie Dr. Columbus 43220 Ray George Brown Corporate/business

Buck & Fish

3380 Tremont Road Suite 110 Columbus 43221 Jeffrey David Fish Family law

Butler Cincione & DiCuccio 2200 W Fifth Ave. 3rd Fl. Columbus 43215 William Arthur Davis Health care N. Gerald DiCuccio Medical malpractice

538 E. Rich St., suite 201 Columbus 43215 Thomas Joseph Byrne Corporate

Calfee Halter & Griswold

1100 Fifth Third Center Columbus 43215 Nathaniel Trevor Alexander General litigaton Karl S. Beus Commercial business and finance John S. Cipolla Intellectual property Richard H. Finan Government relations and legislation Christopher Jones Environmental

Canale—David M. Canale 1141 S. High St. Columbus 43206 David Michael Canale Administrative law

Carlile Patchen & Murphy

535 Metro Place S Dublin 43017 Misty H. Aldrich Estate and trust administration Robert B. Barnett Jr. Family business law Jack C. Butler Business law Dennis J. Concilla Broker dealer law Anthony Delligatti Jr. Litigation Stephen D. Enz Corporate law Andrew J. Federico Corporate law Leon Friedberg Bankruptcy Bryan K. Hogue Business law Geoffrey Scott Kunkler Elder law Jane Higgins Marx Estate planning Brent D. Rosenthal Business law Carol A. Sheehan Taxation law Alan K. Veatch Corporate John P. Wilkerson Jr. Real estate law William Richard Yost Collections

Carpenter Lipps & Leland 280 N. High St. Columbus 43215 Michael H. Carpenter Litigation Jeffrey A. Lipps Litigation Theodore M. Munsell Aviation and aerospace James K. Reuss Litigation

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Carroll Ucker & Hemmer 895 Retreat Ln. Powell 43065 Paul K. Hemmer Injury law Timothy J. Ucker Business law

Chappano Wood

691 N. High St., 3rd Fl. Columbus 43215 Perry Michael Chappano Computer law

Clark & Boger 27 W. Central Ave. Delaware 43015 Thomas C. Clark Corporate

Clark Legal Associates Co.

78 E. Scioto Dr. Powell 43065 William James Clark Elder law

Clark Perdue & List Co.

695 Bryden Rd. Columbus 43205 D. Andrew List Complex personal injury Dale Kent Perdue Traumatic brain injury Glen R. Pritchard Insurance law

Cloppert Latanick Sauter & Washburn

225 E. Broad St. Columbus 43215 Susan Hayest Kozlowski Wrongful death, business and commercial Robert William Sauter Wrongful death, labor law Robert L. Washburn Jr. Personal injury

Colley Shroyer & Abraham 536 S. High St. Columbus 43215 Daniel N. Abraham Products liability law David I. Shroyer Medical malpractice

Collins & Slagle Co.

21 E. State St. suite 2300 Columbus 43215 Ehren Wesley Slagle Corporate

Collins Roche Utley & Garner

655 Metro Place S. Suite 200 Dublin 43017 Richard McLain Garner Insurance defense

Connor Evans & Hafenstein

2000 W. Henderson Road, suite 460 Columbus 43220 Kenneth Scott Hafenstein Workers’ compensation

Cook & Sladoje Co. 250 E. Broad St. suite 1725 Columbus 43215 John W. Cook Business acquisitions Douglas Scott Sladoje Business law

Cooper & Elliott

2175 Riverside Dr. Columbus 43221 Charles Horne Cooper Civil litigation Rex Harrington Elliott Personal injury

Coughlan Legal 81 Mill St. Gahanna 43230 Jonathan Edward Coughlan Professional responsibility

Cox Koltak & Gibson 5 E. Long St. suite 200 Columbus 43215 Ronald J. Koltak Criminal

Crabbe Brown & James

500 S. Front St. suite 1200 Columbus 43215 John C. Albert Labor and employment Michael R. Henry Insurance Larry H. James Labor and employment George R. McCue III Municipal law Richard D. Wetzel Business

Critchett—E. Ray Critchett 7240 Muirfield Dr. suite 120 Dublin 43017 Eugene Ray Critchett Business litigation

Curry Roby & Mulvey Co.

30 Northwoods Blvd., suite 300 Columbus 43235 Bruce Alan Curry Civil litigation

Dahman—Samir Dahman 10 W. Broad St. Suite 1900 Columbus 43215 Samir B. Dahman Arbitration

Danison—Nanci L. Danison Law Office 4757 Aberdeen Ave., suite B Dublin 43016 Nanci L. Danison Health care

J. Troy Terakedis Taxation

Dinsmore & Shohl

560 E. Town St. Columbus 43215 Terrence Todd Wheeler Mediation law

191 W. Nationwide Blvd., suite 300 Columbus 43215 Donald Alan Antrim Administrative Thomas John Bonasera Estate and trust Edward Cavezza Bond counsel Brian Charles Close Business D. Michael Crites Antitrust and trade regulation Peter Wilson Hahn Construction law Nita L. Hanson Litigation Jan Elizabeth Hensel Counseling and training Thomas Wilson Hess Government investigations Karen S. Hockstad Corporate and transactional Marc T. Kamer Bank counsel Donald Leach Jr. Corporate and transactional Brett L. Miller Litigation Glendon B. Pratt Acute care hospitals Michael A. Renne Estate and trust Dennis G. Schwallie Banking law Michael Leo Squillace Workers’ compensation Marilena R. Walters Medical malpractice law Thomas A. Wilson Cultural institutions and other nonprofits Philip Alan Zukowsky Corporate and transactional

Dickie McCamey & Chilcote

Ditullio—Mark Ditullio

Daulton—Stephen W. Daulton & Associates Co. 336 S. High St. Columbus 43215 Stephen W. Daulton Family law

Day—David L. Day 30 Long St. Ashville 43103 David L. Day Insurance

Decker Vonau

620 E. Broad St., suite 200, Columbus 43215 Mark Decker Corporate and general business formation

Delligatti— Michael J. Delligatti Attorney at Law 500 S. Front St. Suite 1150 Columbus 43215 Michael J. Delligatti Family relations law

Dengler—A. Brian Dengler 4168 Sudbrook Square W, New Albany 43054 A. Brian Dengler Technology contracts

Dewhirst & Wheeler

250 Civic Center Drive Suite 280 Columbus 43215 Mary McWilliams Dengler Appellate R. Leland Evans Alternate dispute resolution Joseph J. Golian Product liability

Dickinson Wright

150 E. Gay St., suite 2400 Columbus 43215 Scot Christopher Crow Business William Joseph Kelly Jr. Business growth and operations Harlan Wayne Robins Real estate finance Jonathan Rea Secrest Employment services

169 E. Livingston Ave. Columbus 43215 Mark Anthony Ditullio Bankruptcy

Dominy Law Firm 7716 Rivers Edge Dr., suite B Columbus 43235 Shawn Dominy DUI defense

Donahey Law Firm

163 N. Sandusky St., suite 103, Delaware 43015 Richard S. Donahey Medical malpractice

Dougherty Hanneman & Snedaker

3010 Hayden Road Columbus 43235 Douglas B. Dougherty Divorce

Beatrice E. Wolper Business

2020 Downes—Jonathan J. Downes and Associates 3111 Canyon Rd. Granville 43023 Jonathan James Downes Human resource management

Dreher Tomkies 41 S. High St. Columbus 43215 Darrell L. Dreher Banking and finance

Dritz—Stanley B. Dritz 50 W. Broad St. suite 2200 Columbus 43215 Stanley Bruce Dritz Personal injury

Drucker— Jacquelin F. Drucker

470 Olde Worthington Road, suite 200 Columbus 43082 Jacquelin F. Drucker Arbitration

Duren—David L. Duren

150 E. Wilson Bridge Rd., suite 200 Worthington 43085 David L. Duren Business

Earl Warburton Adams & Davis

136 W. Mound St. Columbus 43215 Andrew Staten Adams Administrative hearings and appeals Steven A. Hatten Workers’ compensation Grier D. Schaffer Insurance

Eastman & Smith 100 E. Broad St. suite 2100 Columbus 43215 Joseph A. Gregg Environmental

Einstein Law

615 Copeland Mill Road suite 1H Westerville 43081 Dianne DiNapoli Einstein Civil rights

Emens Wolper Jacobs & Jasin Law Firm 1 Easton Oval Columbus 43219

Erney—Robert D. Erney & Associates 1654 E Broad St. Columbus 43203 Robert D. Erney Personal injury

Evans Evans & Hoffman

15 W. Ottawa St. Richwood 43344 Jeffrey Lee Evans Trust Scott Lee Hoffman Business

Ferris & Ferris

2733 W. Dublin-Granville Rd., Columbus 43235 Boyd B. Ferris Transportation law

Fishel Hass Kim Albrecht Downey

400 S. Fifth St., suite 200 Columbus 43215-5430 George Brown Limbert Bankruptcy-foreclosure

FisherBroyles

PO Box 163305 Columbus 43216 Fordham Huffman Litigation

Fisher Law Firm

454 E. Main St., suite 275 Columbus 43215-5393 Kenneth Allen Fisher Construction law

Fisher—Fredrick L. Fisher 6711 Elmers Court Worthington 43215 Fredrick L. Fisher Corporate

Fisher & Phillips

250 West St. Columbus 43215 Steven Mark Loewengart Americans with Disabilities Act-ADA Robert M. Robenalt Labor and employment

Fisher Skrobot & Sheraw

471 E. Broad St., suite 1810, Columbus 43215 David A. Skrobot Banking

Fitch Law Firm 900 Michigan Ave. Columbus 43215 John K. Fitch Personal injury

Freund Freeze & Arnold

65 E. State St.suite 800 Gordon D. Arnold Bad faith; business litigation

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Susan Blasik-Miller Business litigation Shawn M. Blatt Apellate law Stephen V. Freeze Bad faith Neil F. Freund Business litigation Kenneth E. Harris Apellate law Douglas J. Schockman Construction Mark Linton Schumacher Apellate law Robert Snyder Business litigation John Witherspoon Jr. Architechts and engineers

Freytag—Daniel R. Freytag Columbus 43214 Daniel R. Freytag Medical malpractice

Frick—Bradley Frick and Associates

1265 Neil Ave. Columbus 43201 Bradley Nathaniel Frick Family law

Friedman & Mirman Co.

1320 Dublin Road Suite 101 Columbus 43215 William S. Friedman Commercial real estate Denise M. Mirman Domestic relations

Frost Brown Todd

10 W. Broad St. Suite 2300 Columbus 43215 John I. Cadwallader Commercial real estate Stephen Eric Chappelear Apellate litigation Philip Keith Hartmann Litigation Russell Jay Kutell Banking law Jeffrey N. Lindemann Civlil rights David A. Rogers Other, real property law Stephen Phillip Samuels Environmental law Kevin Todd Shook Civil litigation Stephen J. Smith Municipal law Thomas Virgil Williams Civil rights Stephen Price Withee Construction law

Fulton—Philip J. Fulton Law Office 89 E. Nationwide Blvd.

Suite 300 Columbus 43215 David B. Barnhart Business law

Philip J. Fulton Workers’ compensation

Funkhouser— Douglas A. Funkhouser Co.

765 S. High St. Columbus 43206 Douglas A. Funkhouser DUI

Gallagher Gams Tallan Barnes & Littrell

471 E. Broad St., 19th Fl. Columbus 43215 Belinda Sue Barnes Personal injury defense James R. Gallagher Administrative law/ regulatory law Mark H. Gams Appellate Practice Barry Wayne Littrell Civil litigation

Gamble Hartshorn 1 E. Livingston Ave. Columbus 43215 Ray P. Drexel Energy Kenneth A. Gamble Commercial practice Michael W. Hartshorn Adoptions

Garvin & Hickey

181 E. Livingston Ave. Columbus 43215 Preston John Garvin Workers’ compensation Michael James Hickey Workers’ compensation

Garvine—Brian M. Garvine 5 E. Long St., suite 1100 Columbus 43215 Brian Michael Garvine Litigation

Geary—William L. Geary Law Office

155 W. Main St., suite 101 Columbus 43215 William L. Geary Family law

Gerrity and Burrier

400 S. Fifth St., suite 302 Columbus 43215 Timothy D. Gerrity Family law

Gibson—Pappas Gibson 9999 Brewster Lane, suite 101 Powell 43065 Matthew W. Gibson Asset protection Robert T. Pappas Business planning

Goldstein—David A. Goldstein Co.

511 S. High St., suite 200 Columbus 43215 David A. Goldstein Insurance

Good—William A. Good Law Office 870 High St., suite 17 Worthington 43085 William A. Good Wills and probate

Gordon Law Firm 7677 Patterson Road Hilliard 43026 James H. Gordon General civil trial

Grady—Terrence A. Grady & Associates

100 E. Broad St., suite 2310, Columbus 43215 Terrence A. Grady Civil and criminal trial representation

Graeff—David J. Graeff Westerville 43086 David J. Graeff Criminal law

Gary Wright Hammond Medical malpractice

Harbold—R. Chris Harbold & Associates

500 S. Front St., suite 1140, Columbus 43215 R. Chris Harbold Domestic relations

Harris McClellan Binau & Cox

37 W. Broad St. suite 950 Columbus 43215 Dan Jay Binau Business and corporate law Mark S. Coco Civil rights Garth G. Cox Commercial James B. Harris Workers’ compensation

Graff & McGovern

Hines—Dean Edward Hines Co.

Grossman Law Offices

Hoffman—George M. Hoffman

604 E. Rich St. Columbus 43215 Luther Liggett Jr. Government relations

32 W. Hoster St. Columbus 43215 Anthony Auten Family and matrimonial law Andrew Grossman Domestic relations Jeffrey Grossman Divorce

Habash & Reasoner

471 E. Broad St., 15th Floor, Columbus 43215 Willis Irl Reasoner General practice

Hahn Loeser & Parks

65 E. State St., suite 1400 Columbus 43215 Marc J. Kessler Commercial Thomas J. Riley Asset protection planning O. Judson Scheaf III Antitrust and trade regulations Douglas J. Suter Civil rights Jeffrey Alan Yeager Litigation

Hamilton Law Office

400 S. 5th St. Columbus 43215 A. Patrick Hamilton Adoptions

Hammond Sewards & Williams 556 E. Town St. Columbus 43215

33 N. Third St., suite 400 Columbus 43215 Dean Edward Hines Taxation

261 W. Johnstown Rd. Columbus 43230 George M. Hoffman Business law

Hoover—Douglas E. Hoover 6660 N. High St. Worthington 43085 Douglas E. Hoover Estate planning

Ice Miller

250 West St. Columbus 43215 William J. Barath Workers’ compensation Richard A. Barnhart Business law Paul L. Bittner Management labor law James Edward Davidson Commercial litigation Kris M. Dawley Commercial litigation Patrick A. Devine Employment and construction law Gregory J. Dunn Cable television Matthew L. Fornshell Securities regulation Steven D. Forry Financial institutions litigation Roger A. Gilcrest Intellectual property John Patrick Gilligan Financial institutions litigation Herbert Ray Godby Real estate Richard W. Holz Business

2020 Josef Keglewitsch Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestures T. Earl LeVere Litigation Michael J. Melliere Structured finance Robert R. Ouellette Mergers and acquisitions Thomas A. Pampush Closely held business law Alan Gary Starkoff Commercial litigation Daniel R. Swetnam Bankruptcy law

Igoe—Michael H. Igoe & Associates 4681 Winterset Dr. Columbus 43220 Michael Henry Igoe Corporate

Isaac Wiles Burkholder & Teetor

Two Miranova Place, suite 700 Columbus 43215

Donald L. Anspaugh Litigation Joanne S. Beasy Family law Donald Brey Litigation William J. Browning Estate planning, trust and probate Bruce H. Burkholder Business Michael L. Close Litigation Frederick M. Isaac Estate planning John D. Jolley Business Mark Landes Labor and employment Maribeth (Deavers) Meluch Business Timothy E. Miller Business Dennis R. Newman Litigation John R. Perkins Jr. Business, estate planning, tax, labor and employment, real estate Patrick M. Pickett Business Samuel M. Pipino Litigation James M. Roper Litigation Steve Teetor Auto accidents/personal injury

Mark H. Troutman Auto accidents/personal injury Mark R. Weaver Business David M. Whittaker Business and bankruptcy James M. Wiles Litigation

Johnson—Bryan B. Johnson

Ison—Law Office of David A. Ison

1328 Oakview Drive Columbus 43235 Glennon J. Karr Insurance regulation

10 Village Pointe Drive Powell 43065 David Ison Business law; probate and estate planning

Jaffe—Brett Jaffe 1429 King Ave. Columbus 43212 Brett Howard Jaffe Bankruptcy

James E. Arnold & Associates 115 W. Main St. Fourth Floor Columbus 43215 James Edward Arnold Business litigation Damion Michael Clifford Business litigation Julie Davis Investivations Gerhardt “Gage” A. Gosnell Business litigation

5003 Horizons Dr. suite 100 Columbus 43220 Bryan B. Johnson Business law

Karr—Glennon J. Karr

Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter

65 E. State St. Columbus 43215 Robert Cohen Litigation Chuck Kegler Business and tax Todd M. Kegler Business and tax Luis Manuel Alcalde Corporate Ralph Edward Breitfeller Administrative law John P. Brody Creditors’ rights and bankruptcy Kenneth Ray Cookson Banking and commercial lending Eric Dean Duffee Business and tax

Allen L. Handlan Commercial and bankruptcy Thomas Walter Hill Litigation Robert D. Marotta Government and legislative affairs David Matthew McCarty Estate planning Larry J. McClatchey Creditors’ rights and bankruptcy Ted Michael McKinniss Business and tax Mark Robert Reitz Trust Richard Schuermann Corporate Rusty Schuermann Corporate counsel section Robert G. Schuler Intellectual property Thomas J. Sigmund Business Succession and ESOPs Roger P. Sugarman Energy and public utilities law Eric Bruce Travers Construction law Timothy T. Tullis Labor and employee relations Melvin D. Weinstein Corporate Michael E. Zatezalo Gaming law

Kelm—Russell A. Kelm

37 W. Broad St., suite 860 Columbus 43215 Russell A. Kelm Labor and employment

Kendall—Darin Kendall & Co.

300 E. Broad St., suite 190Columbus 43215 Darin Kendall Social security Gary J. Pandora Personal injury

Kerns—R. Kevin Kerns Law Office 3518 Riverside Dr. suite 207 Columbus 43221 R. Kevin Kerns Health care

Kerpsack—Robert W. Kerpsack Co.

655 Metro Place S., suite 255, Columbus 43017 Robert W. Kerpsack Personal injury

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400 S. Fifth St., suite 102 Columbus 43215 Tunney Lee King Probate and estate planning

Koblentz—Robert A. Koblentz Law Office 35 E. Livingston Ave. Columbus 43215 Robert A. Koblentz Family law

Lahm—Gunther Karl Lahm

155 W. Main St., suite 101 Columbus 43215 Gunther Karl Lahm Litigation

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Two Miranova Place Columbus 43215 Thomas I. Blackburn Commercial and business litigation James H. Bownas Corporate law Scott A. Fenton Business litigation Joseph A. Gerling Products liability defense Jeffrey W. Hutson Alternative dispute resolution Wayne Alun Jenkins Probate Thomas J. Keener Products liability law Michael J. Kelley Corporate James W. Lewis Personal injury Rick E. Marsh Accident insurance Dennis James Morrison Publuc Robert Myron Morrow Administrative law Chris O. Paparodis Administrative law Gregory D. Rankin State and federal court civil litigation James P. Seguin Estates, trusts and probate Monica L. Waller Litigation Robert J. Walter Corporate and trasactions

Levine—Richard L. Levine Co. 447 E Main St., suite 200 Columbus 43215-5349 Richard L. Levine Corporate and business services

Littler Mendelson 21 E. State St., 16th Fl. Columbus 43215 Kevin E. Griffith Commercial and bankruptcy law

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Lowe—W. Douglas Lowe Law Office 23 E. Church St. Newark 43055 W. Douglas Lowe Civil litigation

Lowery—George H. Lowrey 279 Northridge Road Columbus 43214 George H. Lowrey Oil and gas litigation

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1900 Polaris Pkwy., suite 450, Columbus 43240 William Carl Ludwig Insurance law

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50 W. Broad St., suite 1200, Columbus 43215 Deborah P. Ecker Business clients in Connection with creation and Implementation of policies Jeffrey R. Jinkens Entity formation William B. Logan Commercial and bankruptcy law K. Wallace Neidenthal Subrogation James S. Savage Commercial litigation Roger T. Whitaker Business and personal matters or clients in areas

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Maggied—Pamela N. Maggied 85 E. Gay St. suite 600 Columbus 43215 Pamela Maggied Bankruptcy

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250 West St., suite 550 Columbus 43215 Michael D. Tarullo Construction Peter D. Welin Construction

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175 S. Third St., suite 200 Columbus 43215 Mary Jane McFadden Administrative law Joseph C. Winner Commercial and bankruptcy law

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580 S. High St. suite 200 Columbus 43215 Amy M. McKinlay Family law

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McNamara— Dennis W. McNamara

250 S. Civic Center Drive, suite 480 Columbus 43215 John S. Marshall Sex discrimination

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Mazanec Raskin & Ryder

471 E. Broad St. suite 1900 Columbus 43215 Mark A. McLeod Estate planning

88 E. Broad St. suite 1350 Columbus 43215 Dennis W. McNamara Criminal law

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Merry—Tony C. Merry Law Office

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Columbus 43215 Dennis Michael McCarthy Insurance law

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7100 N. High St. suite 302 Worthington 43085 Tony C. Merry Employee benefits

Mershon Law Office

128 S. Main St., suite 100 Granville 43023-1409 Steven Wade Mershon Real estate

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Metz Bailey & McLoughlin

33 E. Schrock Rd., suite 1 Westerville 43081 Bruce Edward Bailey Municipal law William J. McLoughlin Probate and trust

Meyer—R.F. Meyer & Associates 450 W. Wilson Bridge Rd., suite 380 Worthington 43085 Richard F. Meyer Elder law

Meyer—Reese Pyle Meyer 36 N. Second St. Newark 43058-0919 Christopher R. Meyer Civil litigation

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Meyer Wilson Co. 1320 Dublin Road suite 100 Columbus 43215 David P. Meyer Securities consumer arbitration

Miller—Brian G. Miller Co. 250 W Old Wilson Bridge Road suite 270 Worthington 43085 Brian G. Miller Personal injury

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Daniel Karl Boda Personal injury William A. Catalano Workers’ compensation

Mordarski—Daniel R. Mordarski Law Office 5 E. Long St., suite 1100 Columbus 43215 Daniel Robert Mordarski Civil litigation

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906 E. Broad St. Columbus 43205 Thomas Evan Morgan Workers’ compensation

Morrow & Erhard

100 E. Broad St., Fl. 16 Columbus 43215 Robert Huff Miller Civil litigation

10 W. Locust St. Newark 43055 C. Arthur Morrow Business and employment

Milligan—Fred J. Milligan Jr. Co.

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483 Dempsey Road Westerville 43081 Fred J. Milligan Corporate

Mitchell Catalano & Boda 580 S. High St. suite 200 Columbus 43215

33 W. Main St. Newark 43058 James Reynolds Cooper Business Steven T. Greene Criminal Glenn A. White Education and school law

Morse—William A. Morse 800 High St., suite 200 Worthington 43085 William Andrew Morse Business

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485 Metro Place S, suite 220, Dublin 43017 Judith E. Galeano General federal and state litigation James S. Mowery Jr. General trial practice Spencer M. Youell Labor law

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1114 Dublin Road Columbus 43215 Geoffrey J. Moul Environmental law Brian K. Murphy Class actions Joseph F. Murray Labor and employment law

Newhouse Prophater Kolman & Hogan 3366 Riverside Dr., suite 103 Columbus 43221 Wanda L. Carter Labor and employment

Christopher E. Hogan Labor and employment Philip R. Moots College and university law D. Wesley Newhouse Employment discrimination

Elizabeth M. Kelly Commercial real estate Robert J. Onda Estate and gift taxation Timothy S. Rankin State and federak court civil litigation

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1330 Dublin Rd. Columbus 43215 Shawn J. Organ Litigation

20 S. Third St., suite 210 Columbus 43215 William S. Jacobson Birth injury Brenda M. Johnson Avaiation accident Jamie R. Lebovitz Airplane crash litigation David M. Paris Auto accident

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140 E. Town St., suite 1200, Columbus 43215 Robert Gray Palmer Insurance bad faith

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66 E. Lynn St., suite 2000 Columbus 43215 Thomas P. Pappas Corporate

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35 N. Fourth St., suite 100 Columbus 43215 Patrick H. Boggs Business law Robert E. Boyd III Corporate Todd A. Ernsberger Business

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Pfefferle Law

4200 Dublin Rd., Unit 9 Columbus 43221 Ben Pfefferle III Business law

Plank Law Firm 411 E. Town St., Fl. 2 Columbus 43215 Donald T. Plank Corporate

Plank—Rhett A. Plank

540 Officenter Place, suite 160, Gahanna 43230 Rhett A. Plank Real estate

300 E. Broad St., suite 590 Columbus 43215 Amelia A. Bower Corporate Christina L. Corl Labor and employment law Jack S. Levey Real Estate and Business

Polhamus— William R. Polhamus

1200 Chambers Road, suite 106 Columbus 43212 William Raymond Polhamus Workers’ compensation law

Poling Law

300 E. Broad St. suite 350 Columbus 43215 Brant Eric Poling Health care Frederick Sewards Insurance law

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur

41 S. High St., suite 3100 Columbus 43215-6194 Phillip H. Barrett Real estate John Cole Beeler Banking and finance

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Christopher Richard Schraff Administrative Edward M. Segelken Tax and personal wealth David P. Shouvlin Commercial litigation Mark S. Stemm Environmental law John M. Stephen Labor and employment H. Grant Stephenson Commercial and bankruptcy Karl J. Sutter Labor and employment Robert J. Tannous Securities Richard G. Terapak Health law Kathleen McManus Trafford Commercial litigation Robert W. Trafford Commercial litigation David A. Tumen Tax and personal wealth Michael J. Underwood Labor and employment Charles C. Warner Employment discrimination and wrongful discharge Franck G. Wobst Employment and wrongful discharge litigation Thomas A. Young Litigation

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Portman & Foley 766 Northwest Blvd.

Columbus 43212 Frederic Andrew Portman Ohio workers’ compensation

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Puckett—Milton A. Puckett

155 W. Main St., suite 200 Columbus 43215 Milton A. Puckett General practice Mitchell J. Alter Medical malpractive

Radcliffe—Michael T. Radcliffe 255 Bradenton Ave. Dublin 43017 Michael T. Radcliffe Banking law

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Reinhart Law Office

400 S. Fifth St. suite 301 Columbus 43215 Harry R. Reinhart Criminal defense law

Reminger Co.

65 E. State St., 4th Floor Columbus 43215 Warren Michael Enders Medical Ronald Anthony Fresco Labor and employment Paulette Marie Ivan Insurance law Zachary Benjamin Pyers Litigation Matthew Lawrence Schrader Professional liability

Resch Root Philipps & Graham 5100 Bradenton Ave. suite C, Dublin 43017 William K. Root Revocable living trusts

Rich & Gillis Law Group 6400 Riverside Dr., suite D Dublin 43017 Jeffrey Alan Rich Administrative law

Ricketts Co.

50 Hill Rd. S. Pickerington 43147 Richard T. Ricketts Agricultural

Riddell Law

1335 Dublin Road suite 220a Columbus 43215 Douglas E. Riddell DUI

Roberts—Scott R. Roberts & Associates 1625 Bethel Road suite 102 Columbus 43230 Scott R. Roberts Personal injury law

Roetzel & Andress

41 S. High St. Columbus 43215 Erika Lynn Haupt Business Edward C. Hertenstein Banking law Stephen Douglas Jones Business and commercial litigation Douglas Michael Kennedy Employee benefits Judith Dee Levine Corporate and business services

Richard S. Mulligan Corporate and business services Daniel G. Rohletter Business Thomas L. Rosenberg Business and commercial litigation Bradley Lewis Snyder Emergency response and crisis management Jeremy Shane Young Commercial and bankruptcy law

Rohrbachers Cron Manahan Trimble & Zimmerman Co.

460 Polaris Parkway, suite 175 Westerville 43082 C. Randolph Light Commercial law Michael Manahan Special investigations for insurance companies Russell Miller Corporate and business services

Rolfes Henry

200 E. Campus View Blvd., suite 200 Columbus 43235 R. Terry Watson Family wealth transfer

Rourke and Blumenthal

495 S. High St. suite 450 Columbus 43215 Kenneth S. Blumenthal Medical malpractice Michael J. Rourke Accidents

Rubenstein— Richard W. Rubenstein 401 N. Front St. suite 350 Columbus 43215 Richard Wright Rubenstein Banking

Ryan—Daniel F. Ryan P.O. Box 846 Dublin 43017 Daniel F. Ryan Corporate

Santangelo— Stephen A. Santangelo

5873 Rothesay Ct. Dublin 43017 Stephen A. Santangelo Bankruptcy

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Sentz Law Office

5 E. Long St. suite 200 Columbus 43215 Barbara A. Sentz Workers’ compensation law

Shamansky— Samuel H. Shamansky Co.

523 S. Third St. Columbus 43215 Samuel H. Shamansky Criminal trial law

Sharma Law Offices

853 Pipestone Drive Columbus 43235 Constance L. Sharma Trusts

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Shihab & Associates

565 Metro Place S suite 100 Dublin 43017 Sam M. Shihab Citizenship and naturalization

41 S. High St. suite 2400 Columbus 43215 David F. Axelrod Litigation Michael E. Born Environmental Louis E. Tosi Environmental Mark Wagoner Antitrust and trade

Siegel Jennings

56 Dorchester Square N, suite 101 Westerville 43081 Fred Siegel Tax law

Simmons—Gerald G. Simmons 536 S. High St., Fl. 2 Columbus 43215-5785 Gerald G. Simmons Family law

Smith—Charles D. Smith & Associates 100 E. Broad St. suite 600 Columbus 43215 Charles D. Smith Litigation in the employment

Smith—Craig A. Smith 960 Checkrein Ave. Columbus 43229 Craig A. Smith Commercial

Smith & Hale

37 W. Broad St. suite 725 Columbus 43215 Jeffrey L. Brown Zoning law Glen Alan Dugger Land use Ben W. Hale Jr. Administrative

Smith Phillips & Associates 1225 Dublin Rd. suite 3 Columbus 43215 Scott Elliot Smith Medical malpractice

Solove—Ronald L. Solove 79 Thurman Ave. Columbus 43206= Ronald Leslie Solove Family law

Sowald Sowald Anderson Hawley & Johnson 400 S. Fifth St. suite 101 Columbus 43215 Marty Anderson Family law Beatrice Sowald Family law

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Sponseller—Nancy L. Sponseller Law Office 5890 Sawmill Road, suite 110, Dublin 43017 Nancy L. Sponseller Divorce

Squire Patton Boggs 41 S. High St. Columbus 43215 David W. Alexander Class action and multidistrict litigation Timothy J. Cosgrove Public finance Christopher J. Franzmann Public finance John R. Gall Commercial litigation Peter A. Pavarini Health care Alex Shumate Public finance Gregory W. Stype Public finance Fred A. Summer Financial services Lee A. Wendel Taxationa and benefits Karen Ann Winters Safety and health C. Craig Woods Appellate and Supreme Court

Squire—Percy Squire Co.

341 S. 3rd St., suite 101 Columbus 43215 Percy Squire Litigation

Standley Law Group

6300 Riverside Drive Dublin 43017 Jeffrey S. Standley Intellectual property

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Starkey & Waid

655 Metro Place S., suite 210, Dublin 43017 David Harry Starkey Commercial

Sunbury—Gerald Sunbury

111 W. Rich St., suite 600 Columbus 43215 Gerald T. Sunbury Criminal law

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Stein—Stanley R. Stein

89 E. Nationwide Blvd., 2nd Floor Columbus 43215 Stanley R. Stein Appellate litigation

Steptoe & Johnson 41 S. High St. Columbus 43215 James Craig Carpenter Banking Vincent I. Holzhall Agricultural Bryan Karl Prosek Corporate John Kevin West Criminal law

Strip Hoppers Leithart McGrath & Terlecky 575 S. Third St. Columbus 43215 Joel R. Campbell Business formation Nelson Eugene Genshaft Business formation John William Hoppers Business transactions and counseling

John W. Kennedy Commercial Timothy John McGrath Corporate Myron N. Terlecky Bankruptcy

Swartz & Reed

7816 Jonell Sq. Lower Level New Albany 43054 Dean E. Swartz Medical malpractice

Taft Stettinius & Hollister

65 E. State St. suite 1000 Columbus 43215 James David Abrams Crisis management Andrew Jay Art Private client David J. Butler Crisis management James J. Chester Real estate Catherine Telles Dunlay Health and life sciences Stephen Charles Fitch Litigation David L. Johnson Crisis management J. Anthony Kington Lending and corporate finance Jessica A. Mager Private client

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Shihab & Associates

65 E. State St. suite 1550 Columbus 43215 Gus M. Shihab Immigration law

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713 S. Front St. Columbus 43206 Richard Terry Taps Medicade planning

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250 S. Civic Center Dr. Columbus 43215 Thomas Taneff Adoptions

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Ulmer & Berne

65 E. State St. suite 1100 Columbus 43215 Alexander M. Andrews Business litigation Alvin E. Mathews Litigation Rachael Leigh Rodman Intellectual property Stephanie Dutchess Trudeau Employment and labor law

Van Kley & Walker 132 Northwoods Blvd., suite C-1 Columbus 43235 Jack A. Van Kley Agricultural

500 S. Front St. suite 200 Columbus 43215 Mitchell Jay Alter Medical malpractice

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300 E. Broad St. suite 190 Columbus 43215 Craig P. Scott Motor vehicle accidents and injuries Warner M. Thomas Jr. Plaintiff’s personal injury Daniel R. Volkema Accident insurance

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Weiner—Samuel B. Weiner Co. 743 S. Front St. Columbus 43206 Samuel B. Weiner Criminal trial

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470 Olde Worthington Road, suite 200 Columbus 43082 Nicholas E. Bunch Medical malpractice law

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338 S. High St. 2nd Floor Columbus 43215 Robert H. Stoffers Civil Rights

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250 Civic Center Drive, suite 220 Columbus 43215 Barry H. Wolinetz Corporate

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261 S. Front St. Columbus 43215-4512 Scott Eugene Wright Agricultural

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All together CEO peer groups break down isolation and foster personal growth.

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T

he age-old cliché seems to be true for many CEOs: It’s lonely at the top.

“I prefer the word isolated,” says Artie Isaac, a peer-group leader for the Columbus chapter of Vistage, an international executive coaching organization. “You’re surrounded by people and talking to people all day long, but you’re isolated because there’s a limit to

what you can say.”

The goal of Vistage and YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization) is to change this desolate dynamic and bring the CEOs and top executives of small, medium and large companies and organizations together in small groups to counter the isolation of leading. Members are assigned to peer groups and meet monthly to discuss their ups and downs, the difficult decisions they have to make at work and how to maintain balance in their personal lives in a confidential and supportive setting.

“YPO is one of the most impactful things in my life,” says Michael Copella, the managing director of the Columbus office of CBRE, an international commercial real estate company. “I feel lucky to get to spend four or five hours every month with seven other executives and learn from them.”

Copella says the members of his YPO peer group have helped him

make business decisions and create a more fulfilling home life, something many CEOs struggle with. “It’s helped me become a better spouse and father,” he says.

THE YPO MODEL As the name suggests, YPO is for young leaders, although younger might be more accurate. Membership requires a sponsor, and potential members must either lead a company or be “the professional manager of

“How do we take care of our people and help them develop the skills they need to have a really successful career?”

MICHAEL COPELLA Managing director, CBRE Columbus

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MISSION: To assist members, who are younger leaders of large organizations, in becoming better leaders through education and idea exchange.

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who hold the top position of a qualifying company or division and are directly responsible for all operations of the business or division. People joining must be younger than 45. Companies must have at least 50 employees or at least 15 employees whose combined compensation exceeds $2 million not including the top officer. Companies also must meet certain revenue and enterprise value thresholds.

a large private or publicly traded company,” says Michelle Kerr, the co-founder and president of Lightwell, a Dublin-based technology company.

These potential members must rise to the top of companies that meet specific size and revenue requirements by the age of 45. Kerr is the communications chair of the Columbus chapter of YPO, which shares programming with the powerful Columbus Partnership.

YPO has more than 28,000 members in 130-plus countries who employ about 22 million people, according to its website. “Once you are sponsored into a chapter you become part of a peer group of seven to 10 people,” Kerr says. “You meet monthly (for four or five hours) and everything is based on three things: Confidentiality, respect and trust. You can be completely vulnerable and open in a safe space with like-minded people who understand what you’re going through.”

Because of the confidentiality clause, Kerr is not at liberty to rattle off the names of the other local CEOs who are members, although 10 local board members are listed on the organization’s IRS 990, which is

open to public inspection because it is a nonprofit organization. Influential chief executives Kerr can name are Cameron Mitchell of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, Jane Grote Abell of Donatos Pizza and Doug Ulman of Pelotonia.

Copella joined in 2015, soon after he was named a CBRE managing director, his first leadership position. He’s the membership chairman of the Columbus region YPO chapter. “I had never managed or led people,” says Copella, who leads 200-plus CBRE employees. “So, I was drawn to a network of people who could help me through

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my leadership journey.”

In addition to the local peer groups, YPO offers local seminars and regional and international conferences. “YPO also puts together peer networks for specific industries,” Kerr says. She’s a member of groups for international technology companies and travel. The international connectivity of YPO was

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helpful to Kerr when Lightwell bid for and won a tech-support contract with a Swedish company. “We’d never done business in Sweden before,” she says. “I reached out to YPO members in Sweden and connected with someone who (advised us) on issues such as visa requirements and housing.

That person has really become important to me in terms of my business and on a personal level.”

The membership fee for YPO in 2019 was $3,525 in 2019, according to multiple sources, and local chapters can assess additional fees beyond that.

Kerr declined to share the costs.

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While YPO peer groups lead themselves, Vistage provides what Isaac calls “chairs” who lead and facilitate groups. Isaac chairs seven of the 13 local groups and leads about 100 of the 175 local members. Vistage has 23,000 members in 20 countries.

Isaac calls the monthly, all-day meetings he leads “test kitchens for half-baked ideas” and considers himself an eyeglass cleaner. “All I

do is help people see the world a bit clearer,” he says.

Emotional self-awareness and empathy are important for any leader, Isaac says. “It’s how you identify and understand your own emotions and the emotions of those around you in such a way that you bring to bear productivity. I think we all have a certain amount of self-confidence and selfawareness, and if a leader has more self-confidence than self-awareness, they risk becoming a buffoon.”

The monthly fee for Vistage membership ranges from $400 to $1,500, depending on the size and revenue of a company, Isaac says. He forms his peer groups of leaders from similar companies, and his current groups include: The founders of entrepreneurial startups, the CEOs of larger companies, the leaders of nonprofit organizations, and non-CEOs who are the top executives of companies.

“For me, I had reached a point where I was looking for personal growth and development,” says Stuart Hunter, the founder and CEO of Roll, a bicycle shop chain that will open its fourth location this year. “Vistage

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Artie Isaac seemed to tick a lot of boxes for personal growth and business growth.”

Roll recently leaped into bike manufacturing, a rather large undertaking.

But first, Hunter talked it out with the members of his peer group. “At first, we looked at our stores and our manufacturing as two separate entities,” Hunter says. “But my peer group was quick to point out the strengths of considering it as a single business from a branding and marketing standpoint.”

His peer group also helped him

realize it was time to let go of some tasks and hire a chief operating officer.

“What I’d tell another CEO is it’s often easy to find yourself operating in a vacuum and that can get very lonely,” he says. “You’re the bearer of a lot of responsibility and the cheerleader and that can be wearing. Vistage provides an opportunity and outlet to share some difficult decisions and get an unbiased perspective and totally confidential advice. You can be 100 percent open and truthful in your peer group.”

In general, but not always, the members of Vistage lead smaller companies and organizations than the members of YPO. “I don’t like the term ‘small business’ because nobody

“What I’d tell another CEO is it’s often easy to find yourself operating in a vacuum and that can get very lonely.”

STUART HUNTER Founder and CEO, Roll

wakes up in the morning trying to be small,” Isaac says.

Other Vistage leaders include Beth Paul of Capital University and Ross Appeldorn of Feazel.

SHARED GAINS The members of YPO and Vistage talk about the same advantages: The confidential, expert advice they receive and their growing friendships with the other members of their peer group.

Peers help one another make moreinformed decisions, be better leaders and balance the demands of running a company and having a personal life.

“I just turned 40, and we have members in their early 30s and members older than me,” Copella says of YPO. “Everyone has helped give me confidence and evolve in my leadership. How do we fend off complacency and bring in and the best and the brightest? How do we take care of our people and help them develop the skills they need to have a really successful career?”

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rom a new spinoff of Dress for Success that’s working to grow its membership from the ground up to the local chapter of a national organization that has been around for more than 20 years and has hundreds of members, there’s something for every professional woman in Central Ohio when it comes to leadership groups.

Columbus CEO recently asked the leaders of five of those groups for their thoughts on challenges women face as they work to develop leadership skills and build networks. The five groups are part of a growing ecosystem in Central Ohio for women leaders.

A year ago, an annual symposium called Thrive Columbus launched as a resource on the organizations with missions serving women in the region. It held its second annual event Feb. 27 featuring Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Connie Schultz in conversation with 10TV’s Angela Pace as the highlight of a day of networking, personal stories and professional inspiration. (Dispatch Media Group was a sponsor.) You can learn more at thrivecolumbus.org.

Here’s a guide to five local women’s organizations—by no means a complete directory to groups in the region—with their format, membership costs and meeting schedules, among other details.

Laura Newpoff is a freelance writer.

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Linda Kanney President, Coalition of 100 Black Women Q. What is the greatest challenge you overcame on your way to becoming a leader?

My greatest challenge that I continue to work on is not feeling the confidence that others have in me.

Studies show that men overestimate their abilities and their performance, while women underestimate both.

That would be me. My nonprofit career has always been in a femaleoriented environment, which can be positive and negative. Women can be supportive of each other while comparing ourselves to other women and feeling that we just aren’t good enough. I have become more confident and courageous as I grow, and aging is a great teacher.

Q. What are some of the challenges faced by women in positions of leadership?

A lack of confidence and selfdoubt; being seen, heard, valued and respected; not being good enough, especially for women of color; lack of mentors who look like us; held to higher standards; and one woman may impact the next woman of color, either by allowing only one woman of color at a time or by expecting that “one” to represent all women and/or all women of color.

National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Central Ohio chapter DESCRIPTION: The coalition advocates for black women and girls to address disparities in the areas of health, education and economic empowerment to impact systems and policies. Its agenda includes addressing health disparities around maternal health, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and breast cancer and access to quality, affordable health care; creating access to quality education and reducing student loan debt; and advocating for pay equity, reducing the wealth gap and creating economic sustainability for women.

PRESIDENT: Linda Kanney CENTRAL OHIO MEMBERS: 48 COST: Sponsorship or scholarship-based MEETINGS: Monthly September through

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Q: What is the greatest challenge you overcame on your way to becoming a leader?

My biggest challenge was, and is, myself. I did not see myself as a leader and at times lacked confidence. Fortunately, others around me saw my potential and leadership abilities and continually challenged me. As women, we lead in business, at home and in our community. It is overwhelming and very difficult to balance. We overcommit what we need to do now and the next year, but underestimate what we can become in 10 years. Leading is nothing more than influence, and at times you just do it without the title.

I am really glad I had the right people around me and it is why I lead today.

Q. What are some of the challenges faced by women in positions of leadership?

My career goes back to the 1980s where the overwhelming majority of accountants were men. Today, over 50 percent of my field is women; however, only 20 percent are in senior manager or ownership roles.

The commitment to leadership in my industry is really difficult and made more challenging for women with their desire and commitment to their homes and community. As an owner, the conversation, perspective and direction of the company changes as more women step into leadership roles. The challenge is getting women

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who want to pursue leadership.

Demands, confidence and lack of role models or mentors overshadow the pursuit. Unfortunately, the opportunities for women still aren’t as great as they are for men. Through organizations like NAWBO, which is working to level the playing field for women, they have more opportunities to overcome and pursue leadership, own businesses and really make their mark on the world.

National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) DESCRIPTION: NAWBO Columbus is focused on empowering all women business owners to overcome challenges, realize their true potential and make their mark on the world.

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from college at higher rates than men.

Women at the emerging professional level are a force to be reckoned with.

Yet research shows that getting the first promotion into management is a broken rung for women.

Women seem to face greater challenges obtaining line responsibilities to run a profit-and-loss center or other experiences that can help them land CEO roles and director positions on for-profit boards. Addressing caregiver challenges for both women and men in ways that do not derail careers is an area that is still very much a struggle.

Co-founder, programming director, Femergy Q: What is the greatest challenge you overcame on your way to becoming a leader?

Leadership is such a gift and responsibility—one that I take very seriously. In the beginning of my career, I struggled with whether I had what it took to effectively lead. My biggest challenge was my mindset. Every day I have to be intentional about maintaining a growth mindset and accept that change and organizational cohesion doesn’t happen overnight. When you’re so passionate about a particular cause like pay equity for women, for example, in my mind I don’t understand why this can’t just be fixed and that’s it. That can cause any leader/ team member to easily get frustrated or feel like what they are doing is not enough. As a leader you have to filter through the facts, understand your organizational capacity and find a happy medium with the sometimes painful and unpleasant process.

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Barb Smoot President and CEO, WELD Q. What is the greatest challenge you overcame on your way to becoming a leader?

As I approached the executive ranks, quite often I was the only woman or woman of color around the table or in the room during my days in financial services. It was isolating at times and came with certain additional pressures. I was fortunate to have outstanding sponsors and male advocates who were invaluable to my career advancement. I paid it forward by reaching back to sponsor and mentor others in the organization—women and men of all ethnicities—to help their journeys be easier than what mine was and to help them get a seat at the table. I also co-founded a group called Sisters R Us, which provided peer-to-peer mentoring and support for African American women in corporate America.

Q: What are some of the challenges faced by women in positions of leadership?

Half the battle seems to be just getting there. Women are graduating

PRESIDENT AND CEO: Barb Smoot CENTRAL OHIO MEMBERS: 700-plus COST: Student, $29; individual, $125;

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MEETINGS: Leadership series and member-

only events, eight times a year; executive women’s series, four times a year; government boards and commission skills certification program, two to three times a year; corporate board training, once a year; webinars, 12 to 15 times a year. Signature events include the WELD Keynote in March; the Otterbein University Leadership Conference in June; and the Women WELDing the Way Calendar Reception in November.

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FOUNDED/FOUNDERS: 2003/about 60 women

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DESCRIPTION: Women for Economic and Leadership Development advances women’s leadership to strengthen the economic prosperity of the communities it serves.

It provides women with tools to enhance their individual economic status, and builds programs, events and a community to support female leadership development and business growth. WELD is a national nonprofit organization based in Columbus.

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Q: What are some of the challenges faced by women in positions of leadership?

Women are 50.8 percent of the U.S. population and yet we only represent 5 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs. Women will represent only 24 percent of members of Congress.

Women of color represent less than 9 percent of members of Congress.

Our biggest challenge is a lack of diversity and lack of female representation. This challenge needs to be an agenda item for every corporation, every political party and the private and public sectors. We need to start more development and grooming opportunities for girls while they still are in middle and high school, so early on girls know the importance and the necessary steps to be in leadership positions.

I would also encourage corporations to create internal mentoring programs for women, pairing them up with male allies or female executives to learn, grow and advance.

Femergy DESCRIPTION: Life skills training, career exploration, college readiness, wellness management and direct mentorship opportunities for girls and women. “Empower Hour” meetups and Enrichment Institute for Women workshops.

FOUNDERS: Christina Vera-Reid and Maylin

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CENTRAL OHIO MEMBERS: 200-plus COST: Empower Hour meetings and

workshops are free or donation-based. The Enrichment Institute for Women workshops cost $500 for a year. Scholarships are available.

MEETINGS: Empower Hour meets quarterly.

The Enrichment Institute for Women meets twice a month October through May.

WHERE: Various locations for Empower Hour.

The Enrichment Institute for Women meets at Otterbein University, 27 S. Grove St., Westerville

MEMBERSHIP CONTACT: Maylin Sambois at

maylin@femergy.org

WEBSITE: femergy.org

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Erin Hackett Executive board president, YES! Columbus Q: What is the greatest challenge you overcame on your way to becoming a leader?

I think leadership presents new challenges to overcome every day, and I doubt any length of experience will change that. Self-doubt is something I personally struggled with in the beginning. I believe very strongly that a leader is someone who puts other people first, but when you’re making decisions for a group you’re always going to have a minority of people who are either left out or unhappy. This can be so challenging and cause you to second-guess yourself, but it’s important to remember to trust your gut. Confidence building is a huge part of the path to leadership.

Q: What are some of the challenges faced by women in positions of leadership?

I do think women have to work harder, be smarter and do better to receive the trust and confidence that men do as leaders. But I’ve never been taken aback by this. I’ve always just wanted to work to solve it. A big part of the reason that YES! exists (and why we created a membership) is so that women have a network to support them. Women need advocates and they need to be advocating for each other, period. The more we can lift each other up, the more we will all succeed.

YES! Columbus DESCRIPTION: YES! Columbus (Young Executives for Success) is an affiliate of Dress for Success Columbus. A philanthropic group of professional women, YES! Columbus members are looking to make powerful connections with other female professionals for the purposes of bolstering their careers and supporting other women as they do the same. In existence for over 10 years, the YES! Columbus organization provides professional development events and volunteer opportunities for their community of over 2,500 professional women. In early 2020, YES! founded an official membership platform as a way to more formally support the women in their community and provide resources to those looking to advance professionally.

CENTRAL OHIO MEMBERS: 25 COST: $45 MEETINGS: Six free member meetups per

year, with an additional six to 10 events members can attend at discounted costs

WHERE: Various FOUNDED/FOUNDER: 2020/The YES! Columbus board of directors, including President Erin Hackett and Membership Development Chairs Diandra Showe and LaRae Keppen MEMBERSHIP CONTACT: Diandra Showe at

yes@dfscmh.org

WEBSITE: yes.dfscmh.org

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Ranked by number of full-time attorneys in Central Ohio, and for ties, by family law cases handled in 2019 and family attorneys, respectively FULL-TIME ATTORNEYS Central Ohio

FIRM 1 Bailey Cavalieri 10 W. Broad St., Suite 2100 Columbus 43215 • 614-221-3155 baileycav.com

2 Isaac Wiles Burkholder & Teetor

Two Miranova Place, Suite 700 Columbus 43215 • 614-221-2121 isaacwiles.com

3 Taft Stettinius & Hollister 65 E. State St., Suite 1000, Columbus 43215 614-221-2838 taftlaw.com

4 Strip Hoppers Leithart McGrath & Terlecky Co.

575 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-228-6345 columbuslawyer.net

5 Dagger Law

144 E. Main Street, Lancaster 43130 740-653-6464 daggerlaw.com

6 Grossman Law Offices 32 W. Hoster St., Columbus 43215 614-344-4311 grossmanlawoffices.com

7 Friedman & Mirman 1320 Dublin Road, Suite 101, Columbus 43215 614-221-0090 friedmanmirman.com

8 Amy M. Levine & Associates 3 S. High St., New Albany 43054 614-224-5291 ohiowvlaw.com

9 Lawrence Law Office 24 W. William St., Delaware 43015 614-989-7633 ohio-family-law.com

10 Kemp Schaeffer & Rowe Co.

88 W. Mound St., Columbus 43215 614-224-2678 • ksrlegal.com

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CENTRAL OHIO FAMILY LAW FIRMS

Ranked by number of full-time attorneys in Central Ohio, and for ties, by family law cases handled in 2018 and family attorneys, respectively FULL-TIME ATTORNEYS Central Ohio

FIRM 11 Behal Law Group 501 S. High St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-643-5050 behallaw.com

12 Massucci Law Groups 250 Civic Center Drive, Suite 600 Columbus 43215 • 614-358-4477 massuccilawgroup.com

13 Sowald Sowald Anderson Hawley & Johnson

400 S. Fifth St., Suite 101, Columbus 43215 614-464-1877 sowaldlaw.com

14 Mowery Youell & Galeano 485 Metro Place S., Suite 220 Dublin 43017 • 614-764-1444 myglaw.com

15 AlerStallings 6025 Frantz Road, Dublin 43017 641-798-9800 alerstallings.com

16 Nigh Law Group 115 W. Main St., Suite 300A, Columbus 43215 614-379-6444 nighlawgroup.com

17 Wolinetz & Horvath 250 Civic Center Drive, Suite 220 Columbus 43215 • 614-341-7775 wolinetzlaw.com

18 Petroff Law Offices 140 E. Town St., Columbus 43215 614-222-4288 petrofflawoffices.com

19 Barr Jones & Associates 150 E. Mound St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-702-2222 barrjoneslegal.com

20 Decker Vonau 620 E. Broad St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-242-4242 deckervonau.com

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FAMILY LAW CASES HANDLED IN 2018

FAMILY ATTORNEYS IN CENTRAL OHIO

WORK REPRESENTED

BY FAMILY CASES IN 2018

TYPES OF CASES HANDLED

7 7

45

5

52%

Custody/child support, divorce

6 6

300

6

100%

Adoption, custody/child support, divorce, LGBTQ

Firmwide

6 6

200

6

95%

Adoption, custody/child support, divorce, elder law, collaborative dissolutions of marriage

6 6

100

5

40%

Custody/child support, divorce

5 9

577

5

100%

5 5

361

5

98%

Adoption, custody/child support, divorce, elder law

4 4

305

4

90%

Custody/child support, divorce

4 4

300

4

100%

Adoption, custody/child support, divorce

4 10

200

4

85%

Adoption, custody/child support, divorce

4 4

100

3

15%

Adoption, elder law

Elder law

HEAD OF FAMILY PRACTICE Bob Behal John Johnson

LeeAnn Massucci LeeAnn Massucci

Heather Sowald Heather Sowald

Judith Galeano Judith Galeano

Greg Aler Greg Aler

Joseph Nigh Joseph Nigh

Barry Wolinetz Dennis Horvath Ronald Roman Petroff Ronald Roman Petroff Andrew Jones Jason Barr

James Vonau James Vonau

The CEO Leaderboard features selected topics each month. The July Leaderboards will feature central Ohio law firms, IT consulting firms and commercial mortgage lenders. The deadline for inclusion in those surveys is April 19. If you would like your Central Ohio company to be considered for an upcoming CEO Leaderboard, contact Columbus CEO at ksmith@columbusCEO.com.

Information included in this survey was provided by the companies listed and was not independently verified.

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Office Space

By LAURA NEWPOFF + Photos by ROB HARDIN

Nationwide 175 W. Nationwide Blvd.

Columbus 43215 nationwide.com

The new CoOperative innovation center is in the old Arena Grand Theater, turning the dark movie house into bright office space.

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Back to the future

Free-standing team rooms were designed as modern-day farmhouses, a nod to Nationwide’s agricultural roots. Green lily pads provide extra sound absorption for desks out in the open.

Phone booths are meant to add a fun touch while providing quiet work spaces.

Show time

An old theater now has video conference capabilities with two cameras so remote participants can feel like they are part of the action.

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This is part of a space on the first floor of the CoOperative where Nationwide employees can gather for work events and celebrations.

Tall timbers

There are 18 tree designs in the new center, including in the lobby area.

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Workers can settle in at tables for company events.

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Seating in the CoOperative includes green fabric to pay homage to Nationwide’s farm heritage.

Visit columbusCEO.com for a full article on the space.

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