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BY THE EDITORS Presented by Ohio Business magazine, the second annual Ohio Success Awards honors growth companies, nonprofits and governmental organizations across the state of Ohio. The Ohio Success Awards recognizes the accomplishments of companies that have demonstrated growth in revenue and employees, as well as having demonstrated involvement in their community and service in their industry; nonprofits that have made a significant impact upon the communities they serve; and governmental organizations that have created unique value or opportunities based upon their ingenuity, partnership and perseverance. Ohio Business Magazine will be holding the 2020 Ohio Success Awards event March 13, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Columbus Capitol Square. This event will bring together successful business CEOs, along with nonprofit and governmental leaders from across the state, and will feature informational breakout sessions, networking, a keynote speaker and lunch. The event is sponsored by Superior Dental Care, Custom Design Benefits and 10TV WBNS. Pete Scalia from 10TV will emcee the event. If you are interested in learning more or purchasing tickets for the event, please visit cincy.live or contact Stephanie Simon, events manager, at ssimon@ cincymagazine.com or 513-297-1346.
NOMINATION PROCESS For t he 2020 Ohio Success Awards, a nomination form was emailed to businesses throughout the state, inviting them to selfnominate. A form was also posted online so that other businesses could par ticipate. Forprofit, nonprofit and government institutions were able to self-nominate. Nominees were asked to provide information on topics such as their revenue star ting in 2016, company size starting in 2017, approximate profitability and revenue and profit projections. The winners were then selected by commit tee and had to show growth in one or more of these categories. If you are interested in nominating your company nex t year, subscr ibe to the Ohio Business magazine and newslet ter (both of which are complimentary), at OhioBusinessMag.com. w w w.ohiobusinessmag.com . S P R I N G 2 0 2 0
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London Computer Systems Incorporated in 1987 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, London Computer Systems (LCS) is a developer of business-critical software used in all 50 states and several markets throughout the world. LCS products include Rent Manager property management software, rmVoIP telephone systems and enterprise-level hosting solutions via its Sentry Data Center. LCS also provides complete network design, implementation and support services, and custom website development through its IT Services and Web Design Services divisions. With more than 30,000 users, LCS combines best technologies with best practices to create unique, affordable, customerfocused products and services. LCS works to change the way technology influences the property management industry by developing one-ofa-kind tools that property managers use to streamline and revitalize their everyday operations. Its founder’s goal has always been to offer the revolutionary freedom that customized software and IT solutions can provide to property owners/managers across the country.
ket will continue to demand open platforms and applications. Using the open API platform, LCS partners can create a seamless experience between Rent Manager and their product. For a vendor, this provides access to an exponentially larger audience by leveraging the software to supplement their niche product offerings. And for LCS customers, the API enables Rent Manager to truly custom-fit their business, rather than adapting their business to fit the software. LCS’ commitment to innovation also is applied to its workplace. LCS President and CEO Dave Hegemann painstakingly planned every minute detail of the LCS company headquarters in Deerfield Township. His goal was to create a high-tech atmosphere that reflects the work LCS does every day.
A nine-monitor high-definition video display is featured in the three-story lobby atrium, an impressive way to showcase company news and welcome guests to the state-of-the-art techcampus. From the smart-TV-equipped conference rooms, design rooms and huddle rooms, to the quiet and comfortable inspiration rooms, outdoor balconies and meeting perch, there is always a place to get work done. Factor in a gamers’ lounge, three coffee bars, a fitness room, indoor café with industrial refrigerators and freezers, and an inviting lakefront patio with built-in grill, and it’s no wonder that staff is pleased to call LCS their professional home.
CEO: Dave Hegemann CTO: Tony Little Location: Cincinnati Business: Property management software Employees: 320 Year Founded: 1987 Website: lcs.com
The companies flagship product is Rent Manager - an advanced software designed to be completely autonomous with a powerful property management database, integrated accounting, contact management, work orders, marketing solutions and much more. Rent Manager has helped alleviate the need for property managers to become experts in multiple software systems in order to run their business. Available as a stand-alone or cloud-based product, Rent Manager is proven software for companies that manage all types of properties—from multifamily apartment complexes and single-family homes, to manufactured housing communities and commercial properties. The future of property management technology must have “customer choice” as a top priority, as the mar-
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PRIVATE COMPANIES Year Founded
2018 Revenue
2016 Revenue
2019 Employees
2017 Employees
Diane L. Crecelius, CEO
1994
$10-24 million
$5-9 million
128
86
Engineering firm
Lisa Huang, President
1998
$10-24 million
$5-9 million
70
58
IT managed services provider
Jay Mellon, CEO
1998
$1-4 million
$1-4 million
31
28
Cleves
Asphalt paving and recycling
Joe Madden, CEO
2011
$10-24 million
$5-9 million
40
20
Cincinnati
Manufacturing
William A. Clippard, CEO
1943
$25-49 million
$25-49 million
219
215
Coastal Ridge Real Estate
Columbus
Commercial real estate owner, investors and management company
Ben Texler, President
2013
$10-24 million
$5-9 million
405
350
Component Repair Technologies
Mentor
Aviation repair - FAA repair station
Rich Mears, CEO
1985
$50-99 million
$50-99 million
446
424
Consolidus, LLC
Akron
Promotional products distributor
Jeffrey Jones, CEO
2006
$5-9 million
$1-4 million
17
18
Dos Hermanos Taco Truck LLC
Columbus
Mobile food
Lisa Gutierrez, CEO
2012
$1-4 million
n/a
25
17
Elite Biomedical Solutions
Cincinnati
Health care manufacturer and product development
Jeff Smith, CEO
2012
$10-24 million
$10-24 million
45
30
ERPA
Dublin
IT services
Srikanth Gaddam, CEO
2003
$50-99 million
$50-99 million
440
423
Everhart Advisors
Dublin
401(k) plan consulting, employee education and wealth management
Scott Everhart, President
1995
$5-9 million
$5-9 million
30
25
Fahlgren Mortine
Columbus
Communications company
Neil Mortine, President & CEO
1962
$25-49 million
$25-49 million
194
180
First Star Safety
Cincinnati
Construction and traffic safety supplier and subcontractor
Kelly Hollatz, President
2006
$1-4 million
$1-4 million
16
10
Fleet Response
Independence
Specialized auto third party administrator
Scott Mawaka, CEO
1986
$100-249 million
$100-249 million
179
115
Foundation Software
Strongsville
Software (accounting/job-costing for Fred Ode, Chairman & CEO construction) and payroll
1985
$25-49 million
$25-49 million
333
250
Gensuite
Mason
Cloud-based software
R. Mukund, CEO
2008
$25-49 million
$10-24 million
330
285
Gold Medal Products Co.
Cincinnati
Manufacturer and distributor of concession food equipment and supplies
Dan Kroeger, Chairman & CEO
1931
$100-249 million
$100-249 million
650
550
Improving
Columbus
Consulting company
Curtis Hite, CEO
2011
$10-24 Million
$10-24 Million
68
71
Lextant
Columbus
Research and design consultancy
Chris Rockwell, CEO
1998
n/a
n/a
47
56
Lifetime Smiles Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Health care
Sunny Pahouja, CEO
2015
$1-4 million
$1-4 million
10
8
London Computer Systems (LCS)
Cincinnati
Property management software
Dave Hegemann, CEO
1988
$25-49 million
$25-49 million
320
195
Main Street Gourmet
Cuyahoga Falls
Bakery manufacturing
Harvey Nelson, CEO
1987
$25-49 million
$25-49 million
153
140
2012
$1-4 Million
n/a
7
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Name
Location
Business
Top Executive
ABC Pediatric Therapy Network
West Chester
Pediatric therapy
Advanced Engineering Consultants
Columbus
AtNetPlus
Stow
Cincinnati Asphalt Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc.
M Genio Inc.
Cleveland
Software development services
Jacob Glenn, Managing Director
Naya Clinics
Cincinnati
Health care
Hussam Fatahalla, CEO
2015
n/a
n/a
11
3
Next Generation Fuel, LLC
Middletown
Petroleum products wholesale
Bernita McCann, CEO
2013
$10-24 million
$5-9 million
3
2
Scene75 Entertainment Center
West Carrollton
Family entertainment center
Jonah Sandler, CFA
2012
$10-24 million
$10-24 million
200
100
Shoemaker Rigging & Transport, LLC
Akron
Rigging amd transportation
Steven G. Shoemaker, CEO
2013
$5-9 million
$1-4 million
34
22
strategic HR inc
Cincinnati
HR consulting
Robin Throckmorton, CEO
1995
$1-4 million
$1-4 million
17
11
Sunrise Treatment Center
Cincinnati
Behavioral health
Jeffrey Bill, CEO
2007
$10-24 million
$1-4 million
134
71
Superior Dental Care
Centerville
Group dental benefits
Andrea Hogben, CEO
1986
$50-99 million
$25-49 million
55
46
TACG
Beavercreek
Government consulting firm
Brian Chaney, President
2006
$25-49 million
$10-24 million
201
135
Taylor Logistics Inc.
Cincinnati
Logistics
Rex Taylor, President
1850
$25-49 million
$10-24 million
170
90
The Matrix Companies
Cincinnati
Risk management
Brent Messmer, President & CEO
2000
$5-9 million
$5-9 million
80
71
Thomson-MacConnell Cadillac Inc.
Cincinnati
Automotive
Chris MacConnell, CEO
1953
$50-99 million
$50-99 million
85
80
Total Wealth Planning, LLC
Cincinnati
Financial planning
Rob Siegmann, CEO
1989
$1-4 million
$1-4 million
13
12
Two Labs Pharma Services
Powell
Pharma consulting services
Rich Wartel, CEO
2003
n/a
n/a
130
95
Zeal40: The Creative Agency
Cincinnati
Creative/marketing agency
Stacy Koenig & Nicole Fariello, CEOs
2015
$1-4 million
$1-4 million
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PUBLIC COMPANIES Year Founded
2018 Revenue
2016 Revenue
2019 Employees
2017 Employees
James Foster, Chairman & CEO
1947
$100-249 million
$100-249 million
1,272
1,075
Filip Geeraert, President & CEO
1969 U.S. Operations
$100-249 million
$100-249 million
570
561
Name
Location
Business
Top Executive
Charles River Labratories
Ashland
Contract research organization (research facility)
Deceuninck North America
Monroe
Window and doors profiles extruder
NONPROFITS/GOVERNMENT Being successful means more than increasing revenue and employees—it also can mean making an impact. These nonprofits and governmental institutions demonstrated exceptional impact upon the communities they serve. Year Founded
Name
Location
Business
Top Executive
Cincinnati Public Schools, Student Dining Services
Cincinnati
School district department
Jessica Shelly, Director
1898
Cardinal Credit Union
Mentor
Credit union
Christine Blake, CEO
1953
Community Health & Wellness Partners
Bellefontaine
Health/medical services
Tara Bair, President & CEO
2014
Experience Columbus
Columbus
Destination marketing organization
Brian Ross, CTA
1941
Levitt Pavilion Dayton
Dayton
Nonprofit outdoor music venue
Lisa Wagner, CEO
2015
Lifebanc
Cleveland
Health care
Gordon Bowen, CEO
1986
North Community Counseling Centers
Columbus
Mental health agency
Katrina Kerns, President & CEO
1968
Ohio’s Hospice, Inc.
Dayton
Network of palliative and supportive care providers for terminally ill patients and their families
Kent Anderson, President & CEO
Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries
Cincinnati
Employment and training
Sharon Hannon, CEO
1916
Primary Health Solutions
Hamilton
Federally qualified health centers
Marc Bellisario, President & CEO
1999
Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth (SAFY) of Ohio
Columbus
Child and family services provider
Will Matt, President & CEO
1984
The 2nd & 7 Foundation
Columbus
Philanthropic
Amy Hoying, Executive Director
1999
West Side Catholic Center
Cleveland
Human services agency
John Litten, Executive Director
1977
2013
WINNER PROFILES Advanced Engineering Consultants
COLUMBUS
Increased revenue, from $5-9 million to $10-24 million Increased employees, from 58 to 70
ABC Pediatric Therapy W E S T C H E S T E R Increased revenue, from $5-9 million to $10-24 million Increased employees, from 86 to 128 24
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Company Name: Main Street Gourmet CEO: Harvey Nelson CFO: Robert Ecker Location: Cuyahoga Falls Business: Bakery manufacturing Revenue: $25-49 million Employees: 153 Year Founded: 1987 Website: mainstreetgourmet.com One of the reasons for the success of Main Street Gourmet has been its workforce development program that has created a diverse and productive workforce, says Philip Plumley, human resources administrator. Main St reet Gour met is a custom wholesale bakery providing frozen baked goods—including muff ins, cook ies, granola and brownies—to retail in-store bakery and specialty foodservice customers across the United States. Despite the bakery industry’s workforce turnover that averages about 40 annu-
ally, Main Street Gourmet’s workforce development program has led to an annual turnover rate of 17, says Plumley. “Since 2008, diversity and inclusion has been a deliberate program aimed at our recruiting and retention strategy,” he says. “By seeking out a broad cross-section of our local population we have created a workforce rich in cultural flavor.” The workforce development program included a recognition award for employees whose actions supported diversity, interpreters and translators, and a citizen-
ship assistance policy for its foreign-born employees wishing to become U.S. citizens that pays 50 of the fees associated with obtaining citizenship, says Plumley. “Our immigrant and refugee population comprises 42 of our total workforce,” he says. “The same ambition they applied to bringing themselves and their families to America is apparent in the motivation they display in taking the employment opportunities offered to them and becoming loyal and productive workers.” – ERIC SPANGLER
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Coastal Ridge Real Estate C O LUM B US Increased revenue, from $5-9 million to $10-24 million Increased employees, from 350 to 405
Fahlgren Mortine COLUMBUS Increased employees, from 180 to 194
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Company Name: Cincinnati Public Schools’ Student Dining Services Director: Jessica Shelly Location: Cincinnati Business: School district department Revenue: $1-4 million Employees: 328 Year Founded: 1988 Website: cps-k12.org/families-students student-dining-services
As any parent could tell you, getting kids to eat vegetables is a challenge. But it’s a challenge that Cincinnati Public Schools’ Student Dining Services is winning. “It’s dipping our toes in and giving the kids an empowerment of choice,” says Jessica Shelly, CPS’ Student Dining Services director. To do this, the CPS’ Dining Services has added garden bars into all schools so that student can discover different vegetables to see what they like. Another addition is spice stations in each cafeteria so that students can flavor their food, including their vegetables, the way they prefer.
“They can make their own choice for flavoring their vegetables and that’s really helped our consumption for vegetables,” she says. “But in them kind of experimenting their own ways of flavoring them, we’ve really opened the doors to a lot of our kids trying things like roasted mushrooms. Who would have ever thought that our oven-roasted mushrooms would be one of our most popular side items for our kids?” Students aren’t just eating more vegetables—they’re eating more school lunches period. High school lunch participation went from 48 to 79 in 2019, which brought district participation to the highest levels in over two decades at 87. As CPS’ Dining Services’ labor hours are tied to how many meals are served, this increase in participation has enabled the department to increase its employees from 266 to 328 over the last two years. “Success for us is fueling lifelong learners and ensuring every student has the
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nutrition they need throughout the day to learn,” says Shelly. “The stigma of the ‘traditional school lunch’ is challenging to overcome, but Student Dining Services works diligently to provide exciting menu options, new marketing initiatives and continuously improve food choice and quality.”
Levitt Pavilion DAY TON Increased full-time employees, from 1 to 3
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Company Name: Everhart Advisors CEO: Scott Everhart CFO: Barb Miller Location: Dublin Business: 401(k) plan consulting, employee education and wealth management Revenue: $5-9 million Employees: 30 Year Founded: 1995 Website: everhartadvisors.com More than 10 years ago, CEO and founder Scott Everhart made a decision that has led to Everhart Advisors’ continued growth and success—he pivoted the firm from being a comprehensive financial planning firm to one that specializes in advising on retirement plans. The firm has grown to 30 employees and now oversees more than 300 retirement plans. “We have now become one of the largest independently owned retirement plan advisory fi rms in central Ohio if not the entire country,” says Brian Hanna, partner
and executive vice president of retirement plans for the fi rm. Another decision that’s helped Everhart Advisors grow was an acquisition in the Dayton market in early 2016. “We added a geographic location and presence, which also has helped with that continued growth,” adds Hanna. And the firm sees no signs of this growth
slowing. It’s projecting a revenue increase of 25 and an employee increase of 10 in the coming years. Hanna says that the firm will do this by continuing to stick to its mission. “Our mission is to help as many people as possible reach fi nancial security,” he says. “The number of people that we serve is how we defi ne that success.” – CORINNE MINARD
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Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries London Computer Systems C I N C I N N A TI Increased employees, from 195 to 320
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North Community Counseling Centers C OL U MBU S
Increased revenue, from $1-4 million to $5-9 million Increased employees, from 56 to 98
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WINNER PROFILES Company Name: Experience Columbus CEO: Brian Ross Location: Columbus Business: Destination marketing organization (regional tourism) Type: Nonprofit, partnership Revenue: $10-24 million Employees: 56 Year Founded: 1941 Website: experiencecolumbus.com As CEO of Experience Columbus, Brian Ross has had a front row seat to the vast impact that travel and tourism has on Columbus’ economy. The city welcomes 42 million visitors each year, who spend about $7 billion in the community. The visitor and tourism industry also supports 78,000 jobs in the area. Two events in recent years demonstrate the rising profile of Columbus as a destination in the Midwest. The city hosted the 2018 NCAA women’s basketball Final Four and quickly proved itself as one of the best
host cities of the annual event the tournament has ever seen. In August 2019, Columbus welcomed the American Society of Association Executives for their annual meeting—literally a massive meeting of meeting planners. “We look at it as the Super Bowl of meetings,” Ross says with a laugh. “You have the executive directors, you have presidents and CEOs and COOs of associations around the U.S. and some global.” Members of organizations such as the American Banking Association or the
American College of Surgeons came to the event for continued education. At the same time, many of the 5,400 participants appraised the host city—in this case, Columbus—for its suitability to host their own conferences and symposiums. Ross says that the potential is there for Columbus to secure over $500 million in business from these meeting organizers bringing their own events to the city. He says many qualities of Columbus from its structure to its inclusiveness left a great impression on ASAE conference visitors.
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“That’s one of the great things about our community,” Ross says, “is that we have very distinct and diverse experiences we can prov ide indiv idua ls.”
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Shoemaker Rigging & Transport, LLC Steven Shoemaker was in a bit of a quandary in 2013. Having just walked away with a lucrative payoff from selling his interest in the Wisconsin software company he helped launch in 2002 as a founder, he was looking for something else to do. While having coffee with his father Gary and Gary’s best friend, Joe Winkleman—both in their 70s—they told Steven that he would be “good fit” to own a rigging company. Both gentlemen were in the rigging business for over 30 years, and had worked at Keller Rigging and Construction, which was in the process of closing its doors at the time due to retirements. Steven had been a top dealmaker at FirstEnergy prior to his starting his software company, so industrial sites were not foreign to him. Wanting to do something completely different, Steven formally started S. Gary Shoemaker Rigging and Transport LLC in late 2013. While Steven’s middle name is Gary, he came up with the name as an ode to his father. Steven jumped in with both feet. It was quickly confirmed that starting a rigging company is an expensive proposition, having to purchase semi-tractors
and trailers, cranes, large tow motors, as well as tools, chains, straps, licensing, insurance, etc. Having Gary and Joe as trusted advisers, he assembled a team of key management and rigging personnel and began operations in June of 2014. “I had already spent about a million dollars before we even got started and I didn’t know much about rigging,” says Steven, “but then I remembered that I knew little about the software business when I first started, so I just forged ahead. I pretty much burned the bridge behind me.” He bought a plant in Green, Ohio later that year, as they outgrew their first building in six months. While most rigging companies traditionally stay local, Shoemaker began specializing in heavy machinery rigging and moving in the U.S. and abroad. The company performs projects for large Fortune 500 companies to small family-owned shops. The company’s revenue has grown nine times from 2014 through 2018 at 56% per year.
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Their clients understand that it is best to have the same personnel who removed their complicated, heavy machinery be the same craftsmen to reinstall it at their desired location— whether across a plant or across the globe. Company personnel have followed clients’ large machine lines overseas to ensure that the items were put back together correctly. Gary passed away unexpectedly in 2016, but not before he saw his son’s company hit the ground running with explosive growth. Gary’s friend, Joe Winkleman, still comes in every morning.
CEO: Steven G. Shoemaker CFO: Scott Dodson Location: Akron Business: Rigging and transportation Employees: 34 Year Founded: 2013 Website: shoemakerrigging.com
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COMPANY TYPE
2% Government
22% Nonprofit
69% Private
6% Public
LOCATION
8% Akron
43% 12% Cincinnati
Cleveland
22% Columbus
10% Dayton
4% Other
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
35% Less than 50
35% 50-200
31% More than 200
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