Services Episodes

Oct. 24, 2024

#189: Chas D. Withers (Dix & Eaton) — Running Towards the Fire

Chas Withers, chairman and CEO of Dix & Eaton, the storied Cleveland integrated communications firm, known for its specialization in marketing communications, Crisis management, and investor relations, which has partnered wit...

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Aug. 22, 2024

#180: Taylor Evans (Rust Belt Recruiting) — Talent, Reindustrializati…

Taylor Evans — Founder and President of Rust Belt Recruiting, a leading local manufacturing recruiting agency, which also hosts a kindred-spirit podcast to Lay Of The Land, called Rust Belt Rundowns, where they are amplifying...

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Aug. 8, 2024

#178: Jared Anderson & Sandor Gyerman (Andor Creative) — 100M+ Organ…

Sandor Gyerman and Jared Anderson , the dynamic co-founders of Andor Creative. Founded in 2018 when they were Sophomores at Cleveland State University, Andor Creative was born to find more innovative ways to produce advertisi...

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July 4, 2024

#173: Mitchell Vargo (Forward Hospitality Group) — The Business of Ho…

Mitchell Vargo, Partner at Forward Hospitality Group. Since its founding in 2015, the Cleveland-based Hospitality Group has built out unique entertainment, bar, and restaurant experiences locally and all across the country — ...

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April 11, 2024

#162: Andre Cisco (MGK's Manager, XX Brands, Dead Logic, 27 Club) — K…

Andre Cisco — Manager for MGK and XX Brands, Brand Strategist and Investor, co-owner of the 27 Club — the coffee lounge and kitchen here in Cleveland — and Managing Partner at Dead Logic, a marketing strategy and brand manage...

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Feb. 29, 2024

#156: Mary Cowan (NCS Credit)

Mary Cowan , the President of NCS Credit, based here in the greater Cleveland area. The story of NCS Credit is one of family, growth, and success anchored in a belief of uncompromising excellence and ever-advancing technology...

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Feb. 8, 2024

#153: David Tirpak (Miracle K9 Training)

David Tirpak , founder of Miracle K9 Training — Since founding the company in 2019, David has grown Miracle K9 Training to a thriving 15-person organization, a multi-million-dollar top-line revenue business, and one of the mo...

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Jan. 25, 2024

#151: Kaleb Dumot (Integrity Power Search)

Kaleb Dumot — founder of Integrity Power Search here in Cleveland, a boutique search firm for technology companies all across the US and Canada. Since starting Integrity Power Search out of his parent’s basement in 2012, Kale...

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Dec. 21, 2023

#147: Erin Singh (Options Naturopathic)

Erin Holston Singh, founder of Options Naturapathic, the Ohio Association of Naturopathic Doctors (OHNDA), and in private practice since 1999. She had her first encounter with natural medicine at 15 years old when her mother ...

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Dec. 14, 2023

#146: Megan Mayhugh (People Architects)

Meg Mayhugh, Founder and Managing Partner at People Architects as well as the Head of Talent & people at Ninety.io the leading cloud-based business operating system and only officially licensed software for EOS (the Entrepren...

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Nov. 30, 2023

#144: T.J. Gliha (Journey Wealth)

TJ Gliha, Co-Founder of Journey Wealth. Established in 2021, Journey Wealth is a full-service wealth planning firm that helps entrepreneurs explore the world of opportunities availed by their success, by addressing their need...

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Nov. 9, 2023

#142: Gerald Hetrick Part II (Docket (formerly Bezlio) & EOS)

Gerald Hetrick (CEO of Docket (formerly Bezlio) & Professional EOS Implementer) Gerald has been on the show once before; those of you who’ve been with Lay of The Land from the beginning may recall Gerald as one of the first …

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Oct. 12, 2023

#138: Mike Maczuzak (SmartShape Design + Walking Across the U.S. & Wo…

Mike Maczuzak — a product designer, early-stage investor, and founder of SmartShape Design — an innovative product development and industrial design firm he started here in Cleveland back in 1989. SmartShape's beginnings were...

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Sept. 21, 2023

#135: Umberto P. Fedeli (The Fedeli Group)

Umberto Fedeli — Founder, President, and CEO of the Fedeli group — one of the largest risk management and insurance firms in the state of Ohio. This conversation is packed full of Umberto’s earned wisdom over his career and h...

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Aug. 10, 2023

#129: John McKenna (PeachTree VA)

John McKenna, CEO of Peachtree VA, a virtual assistant staffing organization & President of The Emerald Group, a premier mortgage recruiting firm. Based here in Cleveland, John acquired Peachtree VA early in 2022 to grow thei...

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