Smart Business Magazine, November 2019

4 Smart Business Cleveland November 2019 CLEVELAND NOVEMBER 2019 COLUMNISTS 6 FROM THE CEO FRED KOURY Innovation in the world of entrepreneurship is alive and well 8 MAKE YOUR MESSAGE COUNT CHAS D WITHERS History suggests highly strategic deal activity will continue in 2020 10 EXECUTIVE IMPACT JJ DiGERONIMO The right person can be a game changer for achieving your goals 12 CRISIS MANAGEMENT THOMAS FLADUNG Ideate disruptively out of the box or just dont do it 14 MILLENNIAL PERSPECTIVE TJ DiSANTO Millennials are open to risk with the hope that it leads to greater rewards 16 LEADERSHIP PROCUREMENT CHERYL B McMILLAN Are you a lonely leader 18 ENTREPRENEURIAL INVESTING UMBERTO P FEDELI The best investors are those who buy funds and forget they own them 20 SMART WOMEN CATHY FROMET Branding is critical as a business owner and as a civic leader 50 TIPS FROM THE TOP MICHAEL FEUER Bad attitudes in business are highly contagious and can spread faster than a cruise ship virus Smart Business Cleveland ISSN 1544 869X is published monthly by Smart Business Network Inc 835 Sharon Drive Suite 200 Cleveland OH 44145 All material herein is property of Smart Business Network Inc and may not be reproduced Periodicals postage paid at Cleveland Ohio and additional offices Smart Business and Smart Business Network are registered trademarks of Smart Business Network Inc Postmaster Send address corrections to Smart Business CLEVELAND 835 Sharon Drive Suite 200 Cleveland OH 44145 6 14 20 50 Facebook facebook com SmartBusiness LinkedIn linkedin com company smart business network YouTube youtube com smartbusinessnetwork Digital Editions www smartbusinessemag com Editorial Mark Scott mscott@ sbnonline com 8009884726 x216 Advertiser Services Somer Karim skarim@ sbnonline com 8009884726 x229 Article Reprints 8776525295 Subscriptions 8668200329 Subscribe to Smart Business Cleveland cle magserv com HOW TO REACH US Smart Business Magazine is a management journal providing insight and advice for top decision makers Each edition includes feature articles on management strategies of CEOs of leading local companies In addition we partner with leading service providers to deliver expert advice to our senior management audience 8 10 12 16 18

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