Columbus CEO

Voting is open in Columbus CEO’s 17th annual Best of Business awards. Our annual reader poll seeks your favorite local businesses and service providers, from accounting and law firms to health care facilities, meeting spaces, contractors, golf courses, restaurants and more. Cast your ballot through 7/29. https://lnkd.in/gWXYdaWE

LC Johnson and her nonprofit Zora's House help women of color and allies build a support system and grow skills through programming and a community and co-working space in Weinland Park. Johnson was our Small Nonprofit winner in the 2023 CEO of the Year awards. She also was named one of Columbus Monthly's inaugural Inspiring Women.

Denise Robinson, president and CEO of Alvis, Inc. has transformed the nonprofit into a sizable force in rehabilitation services, overseeing its work to support people as they build a life after prison. Robinson was our Large Nonprofit winner in the 2023 CEO of the Year awards.

Entrepreneur Matt Scantland’s latest venture, AndHealth, aims to help individuals with chronic conditions and improve care for the underserved. Scantland was our 2023 CEO of the Year winner in the Small For-Profit category.

Celebrating our most recent CEO of the Year winners one more time… Our Large For-Profit winner, Corrine Burger, is the managing director and Columbus market leader for JPMorgan Chase & Co. She’s one of a growing number of women in top leadership or board roles in financial services. If you don’t know her, you should. https://lnkd.in/gRx288Ke

Fascinating conversation this morning with Colleen Marshall and Michael Copella of CBRE at the Columbus Chamber of Commerce #CEOInsights series, touching on commercial real estate, economic development, workforce development and more. Copella says in terms of the CRE landscape, liquidity and financing remain challenging, but Columbus is "by far" the best spot in the Midwest. He says housing has to be part of the broader economic development strategy and challenged affluent suburban communities to do their part. "We have to lock arms and find ways to build housing at every single price point."

“When it comes to planning, it’s never too early,” says Dan Griffith of Huntington Private Bank. “When I talk to people about the financial planning process, I compare it to using GPS. A GPS asks two questions: Where do you want to go? And where are you starting from?” Griffith and other Central Ohio advisers offer tips on making sure you're prepared for homeownership, college tuition, retirement and more.

“It turns out the science is really compelling at this point that your nose is the point of infection for most respiratory infections, and that includes cold, flu, RSV and even COVID,” says Alex Revelos, Akita Biosciences’ co-founder and CEO.

The 85 winners of our 12th annual Top Workplaces awards are among the employers of choice in our region. Congratulations to this year's winners! Stay tuned to learn more about some of our honorees, ranked by our research partner extraordinaire, Energage.

A look at Julie Sloat’s rise up the ladder at AEP, from our Summer 2023 issue. Sloat and AEP parted ways Monday. She was the first woman to hold the CEO post, having started at the company in 1999 as a senior analyst in credit risk management.