Cleveland's Ceos You Should Know

Arslanian Brothers, the name you can trust! In the summer of 1959 on break from a full football scholarship at Michigan State University, a young Ted Arslanian was sent by his father to help his uncle in Philadelphia in the carpet cleaning business. Ted fell in love with the idea of starting his own carpet cleaning business back in Cleveland and convinced his dad to help him set up shop in a warehouse in Cleveland’s Southeast Side neighborhood. His father painstakingly agreed to allow Ted to leave Michigan State and begin the business——Arslanian Brothers Carpet Cleaning! Well over 60 years later and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses cleaned, Arslanian Brothers continues to proudly serve Northeastern Ohio. Furniture, grout and tile——even blinds along with area rug cleaning and repairs are expert trademarks of the Arslanian Brothers Carpet Cleaning Company! Ted Arslanian President/Founder.

Sabah Drabu is a foodie, an engineer, and the Cofounder & CEO of CookinGenie – a platform that connects local chefs with at-home diners. She started CookinGenie in 2019 to make hiring personal chefs more accessible and make it mainstream. Sabah’s idea has since grown into a service that’s used by people to entertain friends, spice up their vacation rentals, and host intimate family get-togethers. The platform she created also helps local chefs better manage their personal chef business, leaving them free to do what they love – cook amazing food. Sabah was born and raised in Mumbai, India and calls Ohio home since 2000. She is also a wife and a mom.

Andy Tabar is the founder and president of Lake Digital®, a digital marketing agency and creativenetwork that helps companies grow. The business is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio with a clientbase that stretches the globe.Lake Digital® is a preferred digital partner for global brands, helping them achieve measurablegrowth in online marketplaces. The agency brings the market closer to brands through leadgeneration, search engine marketing, paid media, CRM management, and more. Lake Digital’s teamfuels client success by running results-driven marketing campaigns, finding new revenueopportunities, measuring performance, delivering market insights, and facilitating high-value brandpartnerships.

Rachael Glaws launched RGI events in 2008 with an ambitious vision: to create a mission-led events firm providing strategy-driven experiences grounded in flawless logistics and beautiful design. She guides each distinctly curated event thoughtfully from concept to completion, navigating the nuances along the way with grace and style afforded by deep expertise. Under her leadership, RGI Events has won an armload of awards, including being honored as one of the Top 100 Events Resources in the country. When not at the RGI atelier, Rachael can be found chasing her three young children and two dogs, restoring her 250-year-old New England farmhouse, and playing an active role in her community, most notably as patron and fundraiser for George Washington’s Mount Vernon.

Ben serves as CEO of Fors Marsh and guides the company’s business growth and diversification. He cultivates a purpose-driven culture focused on using business as a force for good, with the belief that businesses must share responsibility for strengthening the systems in which we operate. He is committed to evolving company policies and practices so that each of Fors Marsh’s key stakeholder groups—community, client, employee, and planet—are positively impacted. Under his leadership, Fors Marsh has earned B Corporation certification, has become a JUST employer, and received Top Workplace USA, the Northern Virginia Family Service CARE, and Inc. 5000 Hall of Fame awards, to name a few. Over Ben’s tenure, Fors Marsh has grown from 20 employees and $5M in revenue to more than 400 employees with annual revenues exceeding $100M. Prior to joining Fors Marsh, he spent a decade in the technology industry supporting and leading programs serving military personnel and their families.

Jason Johnson is a globally recognized subject matter expert in the International K-9 Community. As the Founder and CEO of Project K-9 Hero, Jason has dedicated his career to making sure retired Police K-9s and Military Working Dogs receive the medical care, rehabilitation, or rehoming that they deserve once their service to our country is complete. He is a former Field Canine Coordinator for the National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program with Department of Homeland Security, Lead Instructor and Course Developer at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives National Canine Training Center, Kennel Master and K-9 Handler for the U.S. Department of State in Iraq and Afghanistan, Police Narcotics K-9 Handler and Trainer, and a U.S. Army Military Police Officer. Jason holds a Master’s Degree in Security Management, is a published author, and a executive producer of television and film.

Brendan Anderson started his post-banking entrepreneurial career by acquiring Stam, Inc., which manufactures custom bent tubing before founding a private equity firm called ScaleCo where he has raised three funds and acquired 21 companies to date. The ScaleCo model includes investing in talented entrepreneurs, innovators, and managers to transform the businesses into long term sustainable growth companies. In 2006, Mr. Anderson co-founded Evolution Capital Partners (ECP) to provide capital and management support to growing companies. ECP has invested over $100 million in 16 platform companies across three committed capital funds. In 2018, with the goal of building substantial support resources for the ECP portfolio companies, Mr. Anderson formed ScaleCo with the goal of hiring a team that is active daily in the companies. For more than 30 years, Mr. Anderson has been a student of emerging businesses. He serves as Chairman of the ScaleCo IC and focuses on deal sourcing, strategy, vision building, fundraising,

Melissa D. Cole, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, CENP is currently the inaugural Director of Nursing & Strategic Healthcare Integration at John Carroll University (JCU). Ms. Cole is also Associate Faculty at JCU and will oversee the recently announced Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program and the expansion of John Carroll’s academic healthcare portfolio. JCU is a 136-year-old Jesuit institution that was rated #4 best undergraduate teaching among Regional Universities in the Midwest and was ranked #1 in Ohio in the U.S. News & World Report.Prior to coming to JCU, Ms. Cole served in a variety of leadership capacity at University Hospitals Health System (UHHS) beginning in 2016 as the Vice President for the Center for Emergency Medicine, where she was responsible for leading and developing strategic initiates across 13 emergency departments. In 2020, during the pandemic she was named Acting System Chief Nursing Executive and Clinical Operations Cheif, with responsibility for a wide range of clinical services inc

WTAM morning host Bill Wills talks with Taylor Marshall. Taylor Marshall is the CEO of Andrews Moving & Storage, a leading United Van Lines agent that provides residential and commercial moving services, as well logistics and transportation management worldwide. Taylor is the third generation of ownership at Andrews and since becoming CEO, his experience and visionary leadership have solidified Andrews' core business and expanded the company's growth through the development of new market segments and services.As a member of industry groups such as Worldwide ERC® and AMSA's ProMover® program, Taylor's expertise and insight make him a sought-after contributor for consumers and peer groups alike. He has contributed to Angie's List® "Ask the Expert", presented to the Great Lakes Relocation Council on controlling quality in the moving industry, and has served as a member of the Supplier Executive Advisory Board for Corporate United, which brings buyers and suppliers together through smarter indirect spend man

David Schick is the Director of Marketing and Communications for the Lake County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board. He joined the Board in 2022, prior to his move to the Board, David held a communications position with another Lake County department. David is a City of Mentor resident and outside of work is always on a basketball court as a player, youth coach, or as a referee. David is currently a member of the Lake County Opiate Task Force and has locally served on the 2020 Census Board and Lake County Central Y Board.Established by Ohio Statute, the Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board is responsible for evaluating, planning, funding, and monitoring services to help Lake County residents who are dealing with a mental illness and/or addiction.Visit Lake County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) https://www.helpthatworks.us/

Cliff A. Megerian, MD, is Chief Executive Officer of University Hospitals (UH), a comprehensive health system with annual revenues of $5.3 billion, 21 hospitals (including 5 joint ventures), more than 50 health centers and outpatient facilities, and over 200 physician offices located throughout 16 counties. He assumed this position in February 2021 and joined UH in 2002. He is also the Jane and Henry Meyer Chief Executive Officer Distinguished Chair.In December 2019, Dr. Megerian was appointed the system’s President, where he led the organization through an unprecedented pandemic. Prior to that, he served as President, University Hospitals Physician Network, Physician Services and System Institutes. In these positions, he was charged with managing the clinical integration strategies, policies and practice guidelines for more than 2,500 UH employed physicians as well as the operations and infrastructure for UH system institutes. These clinical care institutes bring highly trained subspecialists together from m

Dr. Charles Modlin, M.D., MBA, serves as the Inaugural Medical Director of the Office of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) at MetroHealth where he provides operational and thought leadership, perspective and vision on the multi-dimensional matters of diversity and health equity through the lens of a clinician. His role is key to the development of programs to promote and strengthen an inclusive and diverse culture and promote health equity for all. He also practices clinical urology at MetroHealth.Dr. Modlin is formerly a 27-year veteran and member of Cleveland Clinic’s Surgical Staff, Associate Professor of Surgery, and is a Kidney Transplant Surgeon & Urologist and served on Cleveland Clinic’s Board of Governors, Board of Directors and Board of Trustees and served as the elected President of the Medical Staff of Cleveland Clinic. He founded Cleveland Clinic’s Minority Men’s Health Center (MMHC) and in 2003 established Cleveland Clinic’s famed Annual Minority Men’s Health Fair (which as of 2022 he

Ethan Holmes founded Holmes Mouthwatering in 2008 at the age of 15 after being inspired by his grandfather's applesauce recipe and deciding to innovate his own line of products. While studying business at Hiram college, he launched the business in 2014 making small batches at a time on campus, eventually growing to his first major retailer: Heinen’s in 2015, Giant Eagle in 2016, and Whole Foods Market and Kroger in 2107, selling at a total of 300 locations.To date, they have processed 500,000 pounds of apples from local orchards and made 250,000 units in-house for consumers across the U.S. selling primarily in the Midwest and online, achieving lifetime sales of $400,000. In addition to making and selling applesauce, they created a community program called the Holmes Entrepreneur Initiative teaching youth entrepreneurship through programming, internships, and workshops around applesauce. His brand was chosen for the Chobani Incubator in 2020, The SKU Coca-Cola Accelerator in 2022, and raised $700k from angel i

Robert Heyd is the Owner & CEO of QC Kinetix of Cleveland. QC Kinetix offers non-surgical regenerative medicine and is the largest and fastest growing company of its type in North America. Most of Heyd’s professional career has been in Business-to-Business services as a Sales & Customer Service leader. Prior to joining QC Kinetix, Heyd served as VP of Customer Service for a national RIM services company. In 2021 alongside his wife and partner Elaine Heyd, they purchased the development rights for QC Kinetix and began opening locations in Northeast Ohio with a hyper focus building presence and supporting the Greater Cleveland area community. In his current role with QC Kinetix, Heyd is focused on the implementation and execution of strategic company-wide initiatives, market expansion, as well as various day-to-day operations. With three QC Kinetix locations open and serving patients in the Cleveland area, Heyd plans on opening an additional six locations over the next two-three years with expansion in

Sanjay Singh is the Chairman and CEO of Mace Security International, the owner of the Mace® Brand and serves on its Board of Directors. He previously served as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors since April, 2020 and was appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the Board in March, 2018. Mace Security International, Inc. is an American manufacturer of personal safety and security products such as the widely recognized Mace Pepper Spray as well as stun guns, personal alarms, and products for the law enforcement and private security markets. Previously, Mr. Singh led and directed strategy at Roll-Kraft, a privately held manufacturing company, first as Executive Vice-President and then as President from July, 2013 through March, 2020. Over the course of his career, Mr. Singh acquired expertise in increasing shareholder value by building better businesses alongside management teams. Mr. Singh was a Board Member and Chief Financial Officer from 2010-2013 at Maclellan Services, Inc. Prior to 2010, Mr. Singh h

Kathryn Heidemann—a senior arts management and higher education leader, educator and artist—first joined CIA in 2019 as Vice President of Academic Affairs + Dean of Faculty. In her role as the College’s chief academic officer, she was responsible for program and curricular development and delivery, academic operations and strategy, student affairs, and accreditation and assessment. Heidemann played a key role in the development of CIA’s most recent strategic plan, led the college’s successful reaccreditation process and led its COVID-19 academic planning, which resulted in the school safely offering in-person instruction. She also was instrumental in founding the Jane B. Nord Center for Teaching + Learning. Prior to joining CIA, Heidemann worked at Carnegie Mellon University, where she served as Assistant Dean at the College of Fine Arts and Heinz College of Public Policy & Information Systems Management. As part of her role, she spearheaded the arts and entertainment management graduate programs in Pit

King has over 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, strategy, and leadership from some of the most recognizable brands in the brewing industry. He spent 20 years at Anheuser-Busch InBev, last serving as the Vice President of the Central Division.

Vitantonio, Jr. became President of the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers' Association in 2010 and the follow year he became President of the Cleveland Auto Show. He's also served as Chairperson of the Auto Shows of North America.

In 2011, Habat became President/CEO of Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity and led the organization to by far its most productive and impactful years. Litten joined Cleveland Habitat as its new President/CEO on October 1, 2022.