Warrensville Reaching New Heights Podcast – Episode 47 – 100 Business Forum

Recording of the 100 Business Forum event. Led by the city’s Community and Economic Development Department, it was held in September at Corporate College and was a great success. More than 110 participants heard from local business leaders about development opportunities, market trends, business incentives, the new school facility plan and much more. It was […]

Warrensville Reaching New Heights Podcast – Episode 43 – Faith Boone, Marketing Director, Effective Leadership Academy

Listen as Ms. Boone describes how ELA takes kids who are not so confident – and even those that are – to a new level of ability and understanding for what it takes to succeed and how to achieve their goals. Industry experts make appearances at ELA programs and students are heavily involved with learning […]

Warrensville Reaching New Heights Podcast – Episode 33 – Charles Izzo, President, Infinity Construction Co., Inc.

Listen as Mr. Izzo discusses some of his company’s high profile and impactful projects within Warrensville Heights and well beyond its borders. He touches on Infinity’s current involvement with the construction of the new elementary school here, and he shares details surrounding the the company’s development of the YMCA and library properties. For more podcasts […]

Warrensville Reaching New Heights Podcast – Episode 31 – Senior Vice President & General Manager, JACK Thistledown Racino

Listen as Mr. Lokke shares the inside story on Thistledown operations. Did you know that on the property, there are 1,050 stables and dorms for some employees? He dispels some myths surrounding the video lottery terminals and he describes the excitement surrounding opening day which is Monday, April 29. In 2016, Mr. Lokke oversaw the […]

Warrensville Reaching New Heights Podcast – Episode 28 – Gino Zavarella Jr., Vice President, Gino’s Awards

Listen as Gino Jr. tells the tale of the store’s beginning with the groundwork being laid when his father attended jewelers training in New Castle, PA through the G.I. Bill. After learning how to handle engraving, mostly for jewelers, he earned himself a reputation for his fine, high quality work. “The awards business and jewelry […]

Warrensville Reaching New Heights Podcast – Episode 26 – Renee DeLuca Dolan, Founder/President, Contempo Design & Communications

This graphic designer, magazine publisher, event planner and business owner in Warrensville Heights offers a mini master class in graphic design with respect to commercial application. Her biggest gripe? “The mistake that many businesses make is that they don’t have a design strategy.” https://www.fewo-booking.de/fileadmin/fewo/page-2.html https://www.bayarearecovery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/index.html https://barbarossa-klinik-kelbra.de/uploads/media/page-5.html https://fremontvet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/page-5.html https://pyrox-industries.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/page4.html https://theclinica.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/index.html In this illuminating conversation, Ms. Deluca […]

Warrensville Reaching New Heights Podcast – Episode 19 – Terrell Dillard, President, ZayMay Distributors & JanPro

“I had to be the best, no matter where the work was coming from.” This conversation follows Mr. Dillard’s intense journey as a business owner. His first exposure to entrepreneurialism came when he worked in a bank and found himself paying close attention to those who worked as entrepreneurs. He drew on his hardwired mentality […]

Warrensville Reaching New Heights Podcast – Episode 23 – Karen Johnson, President, W.F. Hann & Sons

W.F. Hann & Sons, located in Warrensville Heights, is the area’s largest residential HVAC company with a fast-growing commercial HVAC division. Ms. Johnson is the first female president in the company’s 112 year history. In this enlightening conversation, Ms. Johnson discusses her role in this male-dominated industry. She oversees a fleet of more than 50 […]

Warrensville Reaching New Heights Podcast – Episode 18 – Cathe Schwartz & Ben Rossi, InMotion

“A client said that getting his diagnosis felt like being pushed out of an airplane without a parachute. InMotion provides a soft landing,” says Ms. Schwartz. These guests discuss how no one has an excuse to be alone with their illness – the services they provide are completely free of charge. Operating for nearly four […]

Warrensville Reaching New Heights Podcast – Episode 14 – Denise Carkhuff, owner of Adrenaline Monkey

This entrepreneur who launched an indoor family adventure and performance training center in Warrensville Heights shares some unexpected information…she’s also an attorney (partner) who handles large, complicated corporate deals, but she also has a creative side that leads her to pursue other activities like throwing amazing theme parties. She explains how she juggles it all […]