Emerging Leaders "4 Under 40" Award Recipients
2023
Sarah Bals, Owner, 440 Marketing; Executive Director, Lake County Development Council
Lindsay Defeo, Owner, Leolo Hospitality
Ana Dey, Owner, Smoothie King (Mentor & Painesville); Owner, Clean Eatz (Mentor & Westlake); Owner, The Yard on 3rd (Willoughby); Owner, The Vitamin Shoppe (Huber Heights); Partner, Barrio Tacos + Tequila (Columbus & Pittsburgh); Founder & Director, The 24 in 24
Andrea (Andie) Musial, Lakeland Community College
2022
Tim Flenner, ErieBank
James Schleicher, Western & Southern Financial Group / Team IBB
Bryan Thomas, Lighthouse Advisers
Alex Zinni, Alpha Key Digital
2021
Ben Capelle, Laketran
Brandi Haught, KeyBank
Andrew Somich, Somich & Associates CPAs
Jen Yorko, Lake County Captains
Nonprofit Honoree: Sarah Baggott, Lake County YMCA
2020
Justin Bloyd, RB Sigma
Nicole Parker, Dare 2 Care International
Juliana Petti, AWT Foundation
Jason Ziga, Stahls' Transfer Express
2019
Tony Brzytwa, The Lubrizol Corporation
CJ Paterniti, D&S Automotive Collision and Restyling
Adam Sanden, Brunner Sanden Deitrick Funeral Home & Cremation Center
Sara Spence, Spence Technologies, Inc.
2018
Nate Bell, Zito Insurance
Amy O’Brien, Two Men and a Truck
Julia Schick, Laketran
Josh Strickland, Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A.