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Cathy Lyttle, a former journalist turned Columbus Chamber exec turned C-suite officer at Worthington Industries, had a front row seat to the Columbus Crew's arrival in Columbus. She was working for the chamber at the time, and was closely involved in the push to bring the team to Central Ohio...
Wolf’s Ridge Brewing had been anticipating its biggest year ever. It expanded production in January but by March — like all breweries and restaurants — business restrictions caused by Covid-19 sent it scrambling. A new home delivery program for beer went live right as the state closed dine-in business. Co-owner Bob Szuter said through the first month delivery sales have actually offset the loss in taproom sales...
Heather Whaling founded her businesses during the Great Recession, so running a business amid an economic crisis isn't totally new for her. But the coronavirus pandemic and its ensuing economic impact have forced her to take steps she never had to before – including laying off a few team members – while helping clients navigate a rapidly changing environment that’s thrown everyone’s Q2 marketing plan into chaos...
As an HR vice president over several divisions at Facebook, Annette Reavis had helped lead that 40,000-person company’s switch to work from home. Then she did it all over again when she moved to her new job as the first chief people officer at Root Insurance Co., an all-digital auto insurer based in Columbus. Parent Root Inc. has raised more venture capital and has the highest valuation, at $3.65 billion, of any startup in Ohio...
Cathy Lyttle's dining room table is now the "HR command center" for Columbus manufacturer Worthington Industries. Lyttle, whose job as Worthington's human resources chief is just one component of her wide-reaching influence in Central Ohio's business community, joined me for the first fully remote episode of our Women of Influence podcast. (She and I chatted about near the end of March, an important note to keep in mind as we talk about how long we've been turning our homes into our workplaces...
For Ohio State University's chief human resources officer Susan Basso, the coronavirus crisis has driven home the importance of focusing first on people. Even though she leads human resources for an organization with an annual payroll of $2.5 billion and headcount of 49,000 workers, Basso said it's important not to forget the individual personal struggles and needs that employees are dealing with right now...
Nationwide, governors are imposing stay-at-home orders to mitigate coronavirus. That put Columbus startup Aunt Flow in a rough spot. The company manufactures pads and tampons and makes them available in stores, gyms, workplaces, colleges and universities. All of those places are now closed and it's not immediately clear when they'll open. That'd be fatal to the company if it wasn't thinking on its toes, CEO Claire Coder said...
Fusian’s business has expanded from sushi rolls to toilet paper rolls in the last few weeks. The Columbus-based fast-casual restaurant chain made one of the more interesting business pivots amind the Covid-19 pandemic. It started a grocery delivery business, turning all 10 of its Ohio restaurants into mini-distribution hubs hoping to bridge a small gap for consumers struggling to find a few essentials...
A few years ago, Lori Gillett and a colleague from the Kokosing family of companies attended an event focused on women in the workplace and the challenges they face. It's easy to attend those types of events, resolve to take action based on what you've learned, and then quickly return to your normal daily routine without taking any steps to change things, Gillett said. But that's not what she and her colleague wanted to happen...
Columbus Crew SC’s leaders are adapting to the new working from home lifestyle like the rest of us. President Tim Bezbatchenko, Coach Caleb Porter and Chief Business Officer Steve Lyons are managing family, kids, uncertainty and fear – while trying to meet the needs of the Crew’s players, fans and spooked corporate sponsors. There’s also a $300 million Arena District stadium being constructed, while the economy takes an unexpected nosedive...