Author: Ray Marano

Frank Perryman

Partner, Perryman Co. [read more]

Measures of the man

How John Friel keeps customers satisfied by keeping employees happy at MEDRAD [read more]

Trucking along

How Doug Grane successfully handled the challenge of rapid growth [read more]

Intensive care

How Kim Cripe built an executive team to turn around Children’s Hospital of Orange County [read more]

Making it click

How Nancy Koenig keeps the human resources clicking at Click Commerce [read more]

Strategic alignment

How Rick Blum turned former competitors into collaborators at CECO Environmental

The heart of innovation

How Mike Mussallem fosters a culture that drives profitability and growth at Edwards Lifesciences

Pushing the accelerator

How Bill Byham is identifying and preparing future leaders at Development Dimensions International

A fluid situation

How Billy Cyr guided Sunny Delight Beverages to a new reality by declaring war on costs

Mark Peterson

President and CEO, Tollgrade Communications Inc.

Defining values

How Mike Hayde maintains a solid corporate culture at Western National Group by putting employees first

Data miner

How David Goetz delves deep into the numbers to drive efficiency at Lewis-Goetz & Co.

Healthy outcomes

How Barry Arbuckle uses a team approach to solve problems at MemorialCare Medical Centers

Tony Renda Sr.

President, Renda Broadcasting Corp.

Riding the rails

How Al Neupaver is getting everyone on board for Wabtec’s growth push

Loyal sovereign

How Mick Hillman focuses on employee development and longevity to create a culture of growth at The Hillman Cos.

Money maverick

How Don Murray built a better compensation system at Resources Connection by ignoring the industry norm

Changing polarity

How Paul Evanson turned a negative into a positive at Allegheny Energy by creating a solid turnaround team

Jack Ouellette

President and CEO, American Textile Co.

Fistful of dollars

How Chris Begley generated $1.4 billion in cash in three years by making cash flow king at Hospira

Mr. Nice Guy

How Andy Lansing fosters a culture where nice employees guarantee that Levy Restaurants finishes first

Making change

How Claude Davis guided the transformation of First Financial Bancorp

Back in the black

How Norm Mitry cured Heritage Valley Health System of its red ink

Dominic Faccone

Chairman, President and CEO, Core Furnace Systems Corp.

Critical care

How Bruce Mogel revived a group of ailing hospitals at Integrated Healthcare Holdings

All-inclusive deals

How Dick Erickson leads Frost Brown Todd’s diversity effort

Gary DeJidas

CEO, GAI Consultants

Man of action

How Harold Bevis is guiding Pliant Corp. back to profitability by driving decisiveness throughout the organization.

Sprint to the finish

How Seiho Gohashi is driving ASICS America toward its $500 million sales goal

Fostering a turnaround

How Stan Hasselbusch led L.B. Foster back to growth and profitability

Family ties

How Jim Bouchard retains an entrepreneurial approach at Esmark Inc. without sacrificing the benefits of scale

Stepping on the gas

How Nick DeIuliis is using a flat organization, open communication and joint accountability to put the pedal to the metal at CNX Gas

Cindy Schamp

President and CEO, Alle-Kiski Medical Center

Hot wired

How Greg Kenny lifted General Cable to $700 million in revenue growth in four years

Betting the company

How Lee Roberts preserved FileNet's market-leading position by being aggressive in a down economy

Geraldine Laybourne

Founder, Chairman and CEO, Oxygen

The answer man

How John Hayden cuts the challenges that the Midland Co. faces down to size

Poll position

How John Lewis focuses on value creation to drive revenue at ACNielsen USA

Beating bankruptcy

How Alan Gladstone avoided the final curtain for Anna’s Linens

No stone unturned

How John Stanik revamped Calgon Carbon’s business model by questioning everything

Marsha Blanco

President and CEO, Achieva, Blanco

Greg Quatchak

CEO, Civil and Environmental Consultants Inc.

Success by the slice

How Mike LaRosa served up a training program that improved LaRosa’s Pizzeria’s retention of top employees

Toy story

How Curt Stoelting builds RC2’s toy box one company at a time

Power of the press

How Scott Flanders is reshaping Freedom Communications to meet the challenges of the Information Age

Striking gold

How John Ryan III guided Mine Safety Appliances out of a decade of danger

The handyman

How CEO Mark Rose fixed up ailing real estate brokerage Grubb & Ellis

Double play

How Jill McGruder guided IFS Financial Services through two acquisitions

Diagnosis: Turnaround

How Paul Viviano reversed the slide at Alliance Imaging by challenging everything

Jeff Coury

CEO, Sevicelink LP

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