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Scaling Smart: How Selena Barabino Found Success on Her Terms
Selena Barabino of Amaryllis Beaute Haven These hands have saved lives. I've fought for patients, challenged doctors, and done everything...
May 54 min read


From Banker to Collector to Entrepreneur
Click here to watch Full Grip Games' spotlight video “I never knew how much my banking experience was going to come in handy when owning...
Mar 282 min read


Transforming Passion and Community into Success
Kendra Northgard of All In Cinci Fitness, a Pure Barre Studio Within her first year of teaching fitness classes at a Pure Barre studio...
Aug 13, 20241 min read


Reflecting on Success with Jean-François Flechet of Taste of Belgium
As ECDI reflects on 20 years of service, we want to celebrate the success of an early client, Jean-François Flechet, founder of Taste of...
Aug 13, 20243 min read


How to Build a Blossoming Business
Kim Baker of KB Flower Farm Just Northwest of Portsmouth, Ohio, in Otway, you’ll find fields full of tulips, dahlias and sunflowers. This...
Aug 13, 20244 min read


Black Frog Brewery's Rise from Garage to Greatness
Christopher Harris of Black Frog Brewery “Any home brewer will tell you that they’ve wondered what it would be like to open a brewery.”...
May 29, 20242 min read


Against the Odds: The Vault's Story of Perseverance
Kyle James of The Vault "This is gonna sound crazy, but in 1998, at 14 years old, I had this idea for a gaming center,” said Kyle James,...
May 13, 20244 min read


Family, Culture, and Excellence
Click to watch AJL Group's spotlight video AJL Group started with an $8,000 contract to fix rain gutters. Only two years later, the...
Sep 13, 20234 min read


A Recipe for Resilience
“I've wanted to own a bakery since I was 12 years old,” said Selena Hunt, proprietor of Flour Girls Baking Company, a Gallipolis, Ohio...
Sep 13, 20234 min read


Building Confidence, Control, and a Way of Life
Click to watch Karate Work's spotlight video “Karate isn’t about fighting,” said David Anders, Sensei and Owner of Karate Works, A...
Aug 14, 20233 min read


Design, Dedication, and Community
Click to watch Ortiz Art Drafts Design's spotlight video Hermes Ortiz is not just a drafting engineer and graphic designer — the man is a...
Aug 14, 20233 min read


Training the Hospitality Stars of the Future
Click to watch Service!'s spotlight video On the 16th floor of the Franklin County Municipal Court sits Café Overlook, a restaurant-to-be...
Aug 4, 20222 min read


Nerds, Learners, Movie Lovers – All Are Welcome
Click to watch Krazzy Comic's spotlight video “When I say I’ve got people who come in and we talk for hours, that’s not an exaggeration,”...
Aug 4, 20222 min read


Kids and Great Businesses: They Grow so Fast.
Click to watch Little Arrow's spotlight video “My daughter attends [Little Arrows Childcare Center] and we love it! I enjoy getting...
Aug 4, 20222 min read


A Cleveland Child Enrichment Center
Click to watch Nurturing Excellence's spotlight video After 35 years working in childcare centers, Michelle Madison was prepared to lead...
Mar 28, 20211 min read
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