Cleveland's Ceos You Should Know

On August 8, 2010, the Board of Directors of Cardinal Credit Union, nominated Christine Blake as President and CEO. Cardinal has 12 branches that serve 30,000 members, spanning 9 northern Ohio counties, with assets in excess of $285 million.

Brokaw Inc. is a creative marketing, digital, and video content firm headquartered at the center of the universe: Cleveland, Ohio.

Founded in Cleveland in 1922, White Dove Mattress has made a name for itself as a quality, family-owned brand committed to providing people a good night’s sleep. Celebrating a century for any business is no easy feat, but White Dove has remained family-owned and made in America. The team at White Dove, led by Bruce Goodman, prides themselves on constantly innovating and evolving, finding new solutions based on feedback from consumers.

Steve provides leadership and strategic guidance for all Vitamix company operations.

Sue McConnell is the President & Chief Executive Officer at Better Business Bureau Serving Greater Cleveland.

Chip is a franchisee of Tide Cleaners, developing and operating locations in northeast Ohio. Since 2018, DMS Retail Enterprises, LLC opened 15 Tide Cleaners in Northeast Ohio. Chip Sherman resides in Bay Village, OH.

Stephanie Altenburger is the Co-Owner of KSA Group, KSA Global and Rejuvenate Group who owns and operates Orangetheory Fitness Studios, Restore Hyper Wellness Stores, and commercial/residential real estate in Northeast Ohio.

While much has changed since Greg’s father Ron Trzcinski founded The Original Mattress Factory in 1990, OMF has stayed true to its mission: to produce quality mattresses and sell directly to consumers, providing real value.

Listen why Fortune 50 CEOs, Nobel laureates, and best-selling New York Times authors fly with the company that’s redefining private luxury travel, "Jet It".

SmartMouth Oral Health Laboratories is a leading innovator in the fight against bad breath through a patented zinc-ion-activated technology designed to eliminate the root cause of bad breath: sulfur gas.

Tamer attended Detroit County Day School before attending the University of Michigan and the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. He also received a Doctor of Law degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.The history of how Big Boy was founded is as follows. In 1936, Bob Wian sold his prized DeSoto Roadster to purchase a hamburger stand in Glendale, California. He named it Bob’s Pantry. Six months later, Bob sliced a bun into three slices, added two hamburger patties and, voilà, the very first double-decker burger was born!Customers couldn’t get enough of Bob’s new creation. One fan, in particular, a chubby six-year-old boy named Richard Woodruff, loved the double-decker. His devotion inspired Bob to name the new burger Big Boy® after his nickname for Richard. The Big Boy® burger craze that ensued prompted Bob to change the stand’s name to Bob's Big Boy® and to introduce the now-iconic Big Boy® mascot.

Sue began her BBB career in 1981 in Cleveland and has served as Vice President of Operations at BBB offices in Cleveland, Akron, and Honolulu. In June 2015, Sue was named President and CEO of BBB Serving Greater Cleveland.

Ideal Agent founder Steve Johnston was born and bred in the real estate industry. Growing up in the ’70s and ’80s, his mother owned and operated Century 21 offices in South Florida. Fast forward, he he created Ideal Agent to utilize modern technology to save home sellers and buyers thousands of dollars in commissions via a referral network of top real estate agents.

Kris Beck is the Chief Executive Officer at Proformex, a post-sale platform for the life insurance industry. Kris believes in the value of Proformex to protect the investment that hundreds of millions of Americans make in life insurance to protect families and grow wealth.

With more than 15 years of experience in creating natural, beautiful faces, Dr. Ponsky has become one of Greater Cleveland’s most sought-after facial cosmetic surgeons. She is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon, one of only a handful of women in Ohio who hold the dual degree.