Movers and Shakers

Although Brian Kimball isn’t really much of a sports enthusiast, outside of enjoying a game of golf, he certainly can appreciate the glamor, tradition and the significance of the Stanley Cup. The oldest trophy in North American sports, annually bestowed upon the champion of the Read More

Virgil Brown has always known God, but until a certain point the man known by friends as “Downtown” had never truly given his heart to the Lord. It took a 13-year addiction-fueled journey, 15 arrests, six-plus years of incarceration and being shot by police to set him upon a more Read More

J. Mark DeNicola remembers the day he truly arrived as a business executive. It was 1989 and he was the CFO of Round Mountain Gold Corporation, a coal mining organization. Three companies held ownership stakes, which meant the firm was being guided by numerous execs from the Read More

Everyone should have their own personal board of directors, a group of individuals who can be relied upon to provide perspective. Clay Ostlund is fortunate to have just such a group of people who have his best interests at heart. The chief revenue officer for Marco has gleaned Read More

Do we choose our destiny, or does it come looking for us? The answer may be found in religion or spirituality, but life also offers a random element that sends us hurtling through life on the whims of a feather. It’s much more reassuring to think that we, alone, control our own Read More

Starting a business from scratch is a daunting task. It offers little in the form of guarantees, and the sweat equity that must accompany the financial commitment doesn’t always produce an immediate profit. Or any at all, for that matter. Our friends at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Read More

Rock climbing is not for the faint of heart. Doing it blindfolded is not for the sane of mind. Kidding! Anna Grubb discovered it is a skill and gumption she possesses, and the Gananoque, Ontario, native believes it to be a metaphor for clear communications and listening. From it, Read More

When the title plaque at the front of an office reads “CFO,” the assumption is that the duties being handled within are rather cut and dry. But Kelly Dolphin has better insight into the chief financial officer role she occupies at Gordon Flesch Company (GFC). Droll, repetitive Read More

You don’t need to stress the importance of establishing a sterling business reputation to Erica Huentelman. The executive assistant for Donnellon McCarthy Enterprises (DME) of Cincinnati has long appreciated embracing the highest of principles and derives no small amount of pride Read More

When it comes to Difference Makers, David Sweetnam is a bit of a unicorn. For starters, the director of lab services for EMEA and Asia at Keypoint Intelligence is one of only a handful of European-born honorees. He currently resides in England, home of the original football sport Read More

Once the world of marketing communications sunk its talons into Naeran Rubio, it was a fait accompli that she would spend her career dedicated to advancing the business persona of her employer. Not that she didn’t look elsewhere, at least initially. After all, Rubio changed Read More

Anyone with baseline sales experience can peddle office equipment. It’s the timber of the relationships an executive can forge with clients and prospects that will go a long way toward the success of a company. Or its lack thereof. Joshua Wickstrom, co-owner of Sharp Business Read More

It’s not just the most jaded of employees who privately fear that their company views them as just a number, a garden variety commodity who could be swapped out in a heartbeat. Every now and then, however, an event or situation arises that underscores a team member’s worth, and Read More

Many workers, particularly those who’ve amassed a fair amount of tenure, often find their jobs to be stagnating or at least lacking in the change-of-pace department. The same old, same old is what causes those concentric circles to do their hypnotic eye spins. And it may not be Read More

Brent Portera is proud to say that he had a front-row seat for the evolution of Copier Headquarters to GoodSuite. Little did he know at the time that more change was in the air. It was the final day of 2019, and the newly-christened GoodSuite was holding a technology show at its Read More