Smart Business Magazine, December 2019

38 Smart Business Cleveland December 2019 2019Pill r Award for Community Service F ady Chamoun arrived in the U S from Lebanon in 1972 with a dream of opening a restaurant featuring healthy Lebanese fare In 1994 he and his wife Sally opened the first Aladdins Eatery in Lakewood and have since expanded to encompass a chain of nearly 40 franchised restaurants throughout the Midwest and Southeast As founder and CEO Chamoun continues to lead Aladdins in evolving its menu to cater to guests increasing awareness of health and nutrition Despite his success Chamoun hasnt forgotten his roots as an immigrant with no one to help him start his life in a new country Hes nurtured a passion for helping others in their own journeys to success and maintains tight relationships with the communities in which his franchises operate Each Aladdins location offers gift card or food donations to nonprofit organizations while Aladdins corporate participates in and sponsors events and projects for Chamouns church St Maron Parish of Northern Ohio Chamoun gives back personally as well serving as an active board member and on the finance committee for St Maron Parish and as a board member for the Cleveland Clinic He supports patients by donating quarterly and by initiating a partnership through a yearlong donation campaign with all of his Aladdins Eatery locations in Northern Ohio to benefit children at the Cleveland Clinic and to give hope and provide relief to them and their families Aladdins Eatery Fady Chamoun Founder and CEO P I L L A R AWA R D H O N O R E E D r Jorge Garcia Zuazaga founded Apex Dermatology in 2011 with one goal to close the gap and provide access to care for patients needing dermatology and skin cancer services in Northeast Ohio Over the past eight years he has delivered on that purpose expanding to seven locations employing more than 100 people Garcia Zuazaga whos cured more than 20000 skin cancer patients over the course of his career actively seeks to expand access to patient care both through his independent practice and through philanthropic efforts Hes pioneered company programs including the SpotCheck program which guarantees same day appointments to anybody with a new or changing skin lesion and provides free skin cancer screenings and skin health education across Northeast Ohio Engaging his team at Apex in his mission to transform lives through healthy skin Garcia Zuazaga who previously served as a U S Marine flight surgeon has also launched the Apex Purple Heart Project to provide complimentary laser scar revision services to qualified wounded veterans to aid them in re entering the workforce His company also operates the innovative Acne Specialty Clinic which has a mental health depression screening tool that helps identify patients at risk for developing depression due to acne By growing his team optimizing services and engaging Apex philanthropically in local community efforts Garcia Zuazaga has grown his practice as one of the premier dermatology groups in the region and aids in getting patients in need to treatment early Apex Dermatology Jorge Garcia Zuazaga CEO P I L L A R AWA R D H O N O R E E