Author: Nancy Byron

Rock Solid

How Mike Brooks has built, rebuilt and nurtured relationships to keep Rocky Brands going [read more]

Happy margins

How Sheri Tackett uses employee satisfaction to drive profits at Delta Energy [read more]

Clear priorities

How Dan Wilson and the employees at Belron US perfected the art of giving back [read more]

Riding the cutting edge

How Battelle CEO Carl Kohrt manages 20,000 innovative thinkers every day [read more]

Stepping forward

How Greg Tunney is enlarging R.G. Barry’s footprint and solidifying its comeback [read more]

Corrective surgery

How Claus von Zychlin’s restructuring of Mount Carmel Health System has prepped the organization for future growth

Unlimited opportunities

How Linda Heasley is reinvigorating The Limited with new capital, a fresh look and an independent attitude

How Steve Davis used five principles to rebuild the Bob Evans brand and its balance sheet

How Steve Davis used five principles to rebuild the Bob Evans brand — and its balance sheet

Blowing up the business plan

How Jim Ziminski replaced a flagship product to save Crane Performance Siding

Fear factor

How Tom Hoaglin rebuilt Huntington Bank’s confidence and its balance sheet by removing the fear of change

Running the table

How Cameron Mitchell builds brands that set him apart in a crowded industry

Taming the paper tiger

How Edward Feighan saved millions by going paperless at ProCentury Corp.

The banker next door

How Dan DeLawder built Park National Corp. on the strength of local control

Critical care

How Tom Feusse is bringing The Wallick Cos. out of its slump

Father knows best

How Donatos’ Jim Grote and Jane Abell used the power of family to fix what McDonald’s broke

Total upgrade

How Jim Wallace reconfigured the way Cranel Inc. did business to ensure its survival

Keeping the best

How Bob Peterson built stability into Columbus Serum by retaining his top employees

The champ

How Dave Bianconi knocks out the challenges of growth at Progressive Medical by facing them head-on

Master merger

Mike Gasser shares the secrets of acquisitions that made Greif Inc. into a multibillion-dollar company.

Driving success

How Bob Moone created a motivated work force at State Auto Insurance

Calculated risk

How Mervin Dunn took Commercial Vehicle Group public and grew it into a $554 million company in 18 months

Animal instincts

How Kevin Vasquez managed a merger that gave Butler Animal Health Supply a 29 percent market share

Heating up

Mark Swepston’s decision to bring in professional managers paid off

Chief giver

Cheryl Krueger uses a recipe of community involvement and donations to make a difference.

Global growth

Wally O’Dell is using a worldwide strategy to take Diebold to new heights.

Family affair

A family-like environment helps CASTO succeed in the real estate industry.

Careful with that ax

Scaling back during a recession is often necessary, but if you act in haste, your cuts may hurt more than they help.

I think it’s safe to call that excessive

On the prowl

Just when you thought it was over

Ohio's year-old tort reform law is in the midst of its second court challenge-and this one is going straight to the Supreme Court.

It’s everybody’s problem

Smoke alarm at the Statehouse

Dismayed by the number of tobacco-using minors, state legislators are looking for solutions that may squeeze retailers more.

School funding and a whole lot more

If a proposal at the Statehouse gets the nod, private businesses might get the chance to buy advertising space on everything from school buses to city buildings.

It almost happened to us

Fast growth almost crushed me

The near-overnight success of Bob Juniper's Three-C Body Shop almost drove the company to financial ruin. Business was racing head, but out of control. Now Juniper is tapping the brakes.

The source of my ambivalence

Death of a business

Powerful lessons from the 1996 closure of Columbus' once-prominent law firm, Schwartz Warren & Ramirez

The connection is clear

When emotions get in the way

He knew he should've walked away from the deal. Instead, Todd Boyer set his sights on saving this campus-area business. It almost cost him everything.

Now on special: baloney

More than just a sales job

He shelled out almost $1 million to buy a bankrupt Chrysler dealership with a reputation for odometer tampering and other deceptive sales practices.

Express-Med Inc.

Back in the express lane

I have only myself to blame

RFC Capital Corp.

A new world of possibilities

Bigmar Inc.

A test of patience

How we did last year

A look at what our Who to Watch 'Class of 1998' accomplished

Meet the 1998 Innovators of the Year

Ken Mills, president of Mills/James Productions, and Cameron James, CEO, are lauded for their extraordinary marketing leadership and commitment to professional success.

We don’t mean to depress you

If it ain’t broke … improve it anyway

We didn’t wait for our customers to demand change. You shouldn’t either.

The cruel truth

We’re supposed to be responsible adults. So why can’t more of us act like it?

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