Leadership Geauga, a non-profit organization designed to develop well-informed, responsible leaders in Geauga County through experiences with representative issues of county life – from Arts and Leisure to Youth – is pleased to announce the theme for this year’s Business Day:
“Networking Geauga County: Locally, Regionally, Globally.”
On March 7, 2014, the team looked at a variety of county businesses, including: Junction Auto, First Light Home Care, Company 119, Great Lakes Outdoor, Middlefield Airport, Kinetico, Sweets and Stems, Geauga County YMCA, and Chardon Local Schools. The business team combined speakers, facilities tours, and other activities to demonstrate how county businesses use local, regional, and global networking to grow as well as to meet the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Geauga County.
Speakers for the day included Christian Klein, owner of Company 119; Annette Smith, owner of First Light Home Care; Ralph Spidalieri, owner of Great Lakes Outdoor; Margie Wilbur from Write to the Point; Patty Fulop, manager of the Geauga County Airport and several members of the staff at the airport; Becky Klein, owner of Sweets and Stems; Kinetico Human Resources, John McLaughlin; Jake Stechman from the Geauga YMCA; Dr. Michael Hanlon, Superintendent of Chardon Local Schools; and Ed Babcock, owner of Junction Auto.
The Business Team is proud of this line-up of businesses that illustrate large to small, retail to manufacturing, governmental, and leisure types of companies.
The Business Team is made of the following members: Steve George, Madelon Horvath, Jeff Powers, John Schlobohm, Annette Smith, and Jake Stechmann. We sincerely thank these local businesses for their help in making our day a successful learning experience for the members of our class.
Information can be found online or by contacting Dr. Bob Faehnle, Executive Director, Leadership Geauga County, at 440-286-8115.
