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At the end of the day, success isn’t just crossing the finish line; it’s creating an environment where every team member knows they can perform their best.

Creating this cycle of accountability and reflection has strengthened my resilience and my belief in my ability to achieve what I set out to do.

By helping companies launch, scale and remain in our region, we are not only supporting business success, we are building a resilient, more prosperous future for the communities we serve.

The key to great interviews is to ask the applicant three questions, seeking examples of their actual behavior.

Measuring your business today will help you see problems before they impact your financials and help you to score big when it is time to sell your business.

The goal of uplifting local change-makers — and keeping this corner of the world a self-sustaining engine of growth — is just as vital to me now as when I first joined the team.

Be cognizant that in every period of uncertainty, opportunity exists, and that volatility is not necessarily the same as risk.

The through-line on most decisions I have made in my career (and life) that have not gone as I hoped is my failure to use all ...

The Columbus M&A market experienced a 90 percent increase in activity in January 2026 compared to the December 2025.