Issue: March/April 2012

NEO Success Awards 2012: Winners



COMPANY
Business Type

CITY

YEAR EST.

Top
Executive

Revenue Range

Revenue Growth (09-11)

2011 Employees

Employee Growth (09-11)

Profit Range

1-888-OhioComp
Workers compensation managed care organization

Cleveland

1997

Charles Lucarelli, CEO

$5 million-
$15 million

7.4%

136

7.1%

1-8%

Abode Living
Real estate development firm

Cleveland

N/A

Andrew Brickman, principal & CEO

$5 million-
$15 million

446.0%

12

50.0%

>16%

Accellis Technology Group
IT consulting & services

Cleveland

2001

Joseph S. Marquette, president

<$5 million

2.8%

11

10.0%

>16%

Advantage Technical Services Inc.
Engineering staffing & recruiting

Solon

1999

Michael Kane, president

<$5 million

77.2%

50

31.6%

>16%

AdvoCare Group
Absence & disability management

Cleveland

1996

Joe Cannelongo, CEO

$5 million-
$15 million

9.8%

105

15.4%

9-16%

AG PrintPromo Solutions
Marketing firm specializing in printing, promotional materials, apparel & graphic design

Cuyahoga Falls

1996

Anup Gupta, president

<$5 million

7.7%

6

20.0%

9-16%

Alliance Staffing Solutions
Staffing & recruitment

Independence

2001

Aaron Grossman, president

$15 million-
$50 million

146.2%

55

175.0%

9-16%

Amish Mills Inc.
Furniture manufacturer

Dundee

1996

Christopher J. Karman, chairman

$5 million-
$15 million

53.3%

77

18.5%

9-16%

Amotec Inc.
Executive search & staffing

Cleveland

2000

Carmine Izzo, president

$5 million-
$15 million

319.1%

225

350.0%

>16%

AQUA DOC Lake and Pond
Management Inc.
Lake & pond management

Chardon

1983

John M. Wilson Jr., CEO

<$5 million

21.7%

46

17.9%

9-16%

Ardleigh Minerals Inc.
Recycling

Beachwood

1994

Ernest Q. Petrey, president & CEO

<$5 million

95.4%

5

150.0%

>16%

AtNetPlus Inc.
Information technology services

Stow

1998

Jay Mellon, partner

<$5 million

68.5%

23

15.0%

9-16%

Blue Technologies Inc.
Office technology

Cleveland

1995

Paul Hanna, president

$15 million-
$50 million

22.6%

151

4.9%

9-16%

BlueBridge Networks
Data center services

Cleveland

2005

Jeff Levine,
president & CEO

$15 million-
$50 million

200.0%

30

400.0%

>16%

Briteskies
Information technology consulting

Independence

2000

William Onion & Michael Berlin, owners

<$5 million

28.1%

25

38.9%

1-8%

CBIZ Inc.
Professional business services

Cleveland

1996

Steve Gerard, CEO

>$250 million

1.2%

5,800

1.8%

9-16%

Centric Consulting
Management & IT consulting

Cleveland

2001

Dave Rosevelt, CEO

$50 million-
$250 million

63.6%

441

60.4%

9-16%

Child Guidance & Family Solutions
Behavioral health care agency

Akron

1939

Elaine Harlin, president

$5 million-
$15 million

1.9%

139

3.7%

1-8%

Cleveland Packaging Inc.
Distributor of packaging & shipping supplies

Strongsville

1998

Timothy Spicer, president

<$5 million

18.8%

8

14.3%

9-16%

Cohen & Company
Public accounting & business advisory

Cleveland

1977

Randall S. Myeroff, president & CEO

$15 million-
$50 million

10.0%

248

8.8%

>16%

Competitive Edge
Consulting

Garfield Heights

2000

Greg Danko, CEO

<$5 million

2.8%

49

11.4%

9-16%

Corporate Screening Services Inc.
Background screening services

Cleveland

1995

Dennis Drellishak, CEO

$5 million-
$15 million

34.1%

71

47.9%

9-16%

Corporate Technologies Group
Privately owned partnership

Hudson

1999

Jeff Sumner,
co-founder

<$5 million

10.9%

12

9.1%

1-8%

Corporate United Inc.
Group purchasing organization

Westlake

1997

Gregg Mylett,
founder & CEO

$5 million-
$15 million

38.9%

25

31.6%

>16%

County Fire Protection Inc.
Fire protection

Kent

1999

John Lubinski, president

<$5 million

59.4%

21

50.0%

1-8%

CrimCheck.com
Pre-employment screening services

Berea

1999

Ted L. Moss, CEO

<$5 million

49.3%

19

11.8%

>16%

Cynergies Solutions Group
Information technology staffing & placement

Highland Heights

1997

Debra Holy, president

$5 million-
$15 million

-2.7%

62

31.9%

1-8%

Direct Recruiters Inc.
Recruiting firm

Solon

1982

Sheldon Myeroff, president & CEO

<$5 million

158.0%

15

114.3%

>16%

DuneCraft Inc.
Manufacturer

Chagrin Falls

2002

Grant Cleveland, founder & president

<$5 million

27.0%

35

59.1%

9-16%

Embrace Pet Insurance
Pet health insurance products & services

Beachwood

2006

Laura Bennett,
co-founder & CEO

<$5 million

286.9%

26

44.4%

0%

Encompass Group
Managed IT services

Cleveland

2008

Scott Reid, partner

<$5 million

77.9%

6

100.0%

9-16%

Environmental Management Specialists
Environmental services

Cleveland

2000

Jon Ransom,
president & CEO

$15 million-
$50 million

266.5%

56

154.5%

9-16%

Expert Construction Inc.
Construction

Cleveland

1999

Kyle Kazak, president

<$5 million

4.8%

16

33.3%

>16%

Fairmount Minerals
Manufacturing/mining

Chardon

1986

Charles D. Fowler, CEO

>$250 million

130.3%

766

48.2%

>16%

Falcon Industries Inc.
Manufacturing

Medina

1982

J. Donald FitzGerald, CEO

$5 million-
$15 million

64.0%

58

9.4%

>16%

Family Heritage Life Insurance Co.
Supplemental insurance

Broadview Heights

1989

Howard L. Lewis, founder, chairman
& CEO

$50 million-
$250 million

20.9%

96

5.5%

>16%

Fathom
Internet marketing

Valley View

2005

Scot Lowry,
president & CEO

$5 million-
$15 million

73.3%

102

104.0%

>16%

Findaway World
Manufacture & distribution of preloaded audio books
& video players

Solon

2004

Mitch Kroll,
founder & CEO

$15 million-
$50 million

23.4%

130

28.7%

9-16%

FirstCredit Inc./RevCare
Financial & reimbursement services for health care providers

Akron

1986

Timothy D. Sheeler, president & CEO

$50 million-
$250 million

3.3%

114

34.1%

1-8%

Foundation Software Inc.
Construction software developer

Brunswick

1985

Fred Ode,
chairman & CEO

$5 million-
$15 million

25.8%

70

9.4%

>16%

Garland Industries Inc.
Manufacturer of high-performance roof systems

Cleveland

1895

David M. Sokol, president

 >$250 million

10.8%

525

2.9%

>16%

Hathaway Brown School
Pre-K-12 educational institution

Shaker Heights

1876

H. William Christ,
head of school

$15 million-
$50 million

1.9%

238

2.6%

0%

HealthSource Chiropractic Inc.
Franchisor

Avon

2006

Christopher Tomshack, CEO

$5 million-
$15 million

16.1%

16

77.8%

>16%

Home Team Marketing
High school marketing

Cleveland

2001

Peter Fitzpatrick,
co-founder & president

$5 million-
$15 million

54.1%

45

45.2%

1-8%

Howard, Wershbale & Co.
Certified public accounting & consulting firm

Cleveland

1990

Stephen Stanisa, CEO

$5 million-
$15 million

7.3%

90

-1.1%

>16%

Hurricane Labs
Information security services

Independence

2004

Glenn Brzuziewski, managing partner

<$5 million

56.3%

25

31.6%

>16%

Hyland Software*
Software developer

Westlake

1991

A.J. Hyland,
president & CEO

$50 million-
$250 million

43.2%

1,200

38.4%

9-16%

I.D. Images
Pressure-sensitive label manufacturer

Brunswick

1995

Brian D. Gale,
president & CEO

$15 million-
$50 million

45.5%

112

72.3%

9-16%

InfoCision Management Corp.
Direct marketing

Akron

1982

Carl Albright,
president & CEO

$50 million-
$250 million

0.0%

4,650

10.1%

9-16%

Inverness Holdings
Wealth & investment advisory

Beachwood

2009

Richard B. Renner, principal

<$5 million

30.5%

15

15.4%

>16%

Jarrett Logistics Systems Inc.
Logistics services & supply-chain management

Orrville

1999

W. Michael Jarrett, president

$15 million-
$50 million

44.8%

28

21.7%

9-16%

Keene Building Products
Manufacturing

Mayfield Hts.

2002

James Keene, president

$5 million-
$15 million

38.3%

20

100.0%

9-16%

Knotice
Digital marketing/software

Akron

2003

Brian Deagan, CEO

$5 million-
$15 million

126.4%

92

109.1%

>16%

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.
Manufacturing of arc welding & cutting products

Cleveland

1895

John M. Stropki, president, chairman & CEO

>$250 million

57.0%

10,000

11.7%

1-8%

Lunar Cow Design
Destination marketing

Akron

1999

Benjamin Harris, president

<$5 million

41.7%

14

75.0%

9-16%

Magnus International Group
Sustainable global products manufacturing &
 distribution company

Independence

2007

Eric Lofquist, co-owner, president & CEO

$50 million-
$250 million

327.8%

61

35.6%

>16%

MAI Wealth Advisors
Wealth management

Cleveland

1973

Richard J. Buoncore, managing partner

$5 million-
$15 million

31.5%

64

0.0%

9-16%

mbi | k2m Architecture Inc.
Architecture & interior design firm

Cleveland

2001

Scott C. Maloney, president

<$5 million

41.8%

24

50.0%

1-8%

Moscarino Outdoor Creations
Landscape contractor

Columbia Station

1999

Charles J.
Moscarino III
, president

<$5 million

101.2%

55

71.9%

9-16%

Mutual Shareholder Services
Transfer agent/fund accounting for mutual funds

Broadview Heights

1999

Gregory B. Getts, CEO

<$5 million

32.4%

26

23.8%

>16%

National Interstate Corp.
Insurance company

Richfield

1989

Dave Michelson, president & CEO

>$250 million

60.6%

528

50.4%

9-16%

Nook Industries
Mechanical & industrial manufacturer

Cleveland

1969

Joe Nook, CEO

$15 million-
$50 million

100.0%

250

66.7%

>16%

Nordson Corp.
Manufacturing

Westlake

1954

Michael F. Hilton, president & CEO

>$250 million

48.6%

3,900

5.9%

>16%

Ohio Technical College Inc.
School/college

Cleveland

1969

Marc L. Brenner, president

$15 million-
$50 million

36.1%

273

42.2%

9-16%

Olympic Steel Inc.
Metals service center

Bedford Heights

1954

Michael D. Siegal, chairman & CEO

>$250 million

140.7%

1,304

35.0%

1-8%

Oswald Companies
Insurance brokerage

Cleveland

1893

Marc Byrnes,
chairman & CEO

$15 million-
$50 million

21.1%

240

20.0%

>16%

OuterBox Solutions
Website development/marketing

Akron

2004

Justin Smith, CEO

<$5 million

244.8%

20

150.0%

>16%

Pantek Incorporated
IT technical support & e-commerce hosting

Independence

1997

Barry Zack, president

<$5 million

10.0%

13

8.3%

9-16%

PartsSource Inc.
Aggregator & distributor of medical replacement parts & e-business solutions to health care organizations

Aurora

2001

A. Ray Dalton, president & CEO

$50 million-
$250 million

10.3%

231

14.9%

1-8%

Payroll4Construction.com
Payroll service provider for construction

Brunswick

2007

Fred Ode, president

<$5 million

122.4%

12

100.0%

9-16%

Planned Financial Services
Wealth management

Brecksville

1994

Frank Fantozzi, president & CEO

<$5 million

36.4%

6

0.0%

>16%

Price For Profit
Management consulting

Cleveland

2006

Ryan White, founder & managing partner

<$5 million

152.5%

14

55.6%

>16%

Radcom Inc.
Custom training development & technical writing

Hudson

1996

Robert Dianetti, president

<$5 million

15.3%

20

25.0%

9-16%

Roscoe Medical Inc.
Home medical equipment manufacturer & distributor

Strongsville

1993

Paul Guth,
president & CEO

$15 million-
$50 million

3.1%

67

8.1%

9-16%

SecureState
Information security firm

Cleveland

2001

Ken Stasiak, CEO

 $5 million-
$15 million

21.3%

51

18.6%

1-8%

SeniorTV/Stellar Private Cable Systems Inc.
Private cable systems

Akron

1992

Rick E. Briggs, president

$5 million-
$15 million

28.0%

30

20.0%

9-16%

Sequoia Financial Group
Financial services/wealth management

Akron

1991

Tom Haught,
president & CEO

$5 million-
$15 million

66.3%

29

31.8%

>16%

Shearer’s Foods Inc.
Manufacturer & distributor

Brewster

1974

Robert J. Shearer, chairman & CEO

>$250 million

103.9%

1,850

124.0%

9-16%

Skoda Minotti
Accounting, business & financial advisory firm

Mayfield Village

2001

Greg Skoda, chairman

$15 million-
$50 million

5.0%

129

10.3%

>16%

SS&G Inc.
Accounting & consulting

Cleveland

1968

Gary Shamis,
managing director

$50 million-
$250 million

16.2%

430

10.0%

9-16%

Sterling Jewelers Inc.
Specialty retail jewelers

Akron

1910

Mark Light,
president & CEO

>$250 million

1.4%

3573

10.7%

9-16%

Summit Data Communications*
Wi-Fi module production

Akron

2006

Ron Seide,
president & CEO

$15 million-
$50 million

91.8%

28

55.6%

>16%

Talan Products Inc.
Manufacturing of metal stamping, aluminum extrusions

Cleveland

1986

Steve Peplin, CEO

$15 million-
$50 million

42.7%

61

41.9%

9-16%

TDA Architecture
Architecture, planning, interior design

Willoughby

1989

Robert A. Fiala, managing partner

<$5 million

46.2%

29

38.1%

9-16%

The Lube Stop Inc.
Automotive service

Berea

1985

Jerry Forstner,
founder & CEO

$15 million-
$50 million

0.6%

245

2.1%

9-16%

The Priority Group Inc.
Health/medical services

Cleveland

1988

Gary L. Burgund, president & CEO

$5 million-
$15 million

28.4%

300

3.4%

1-8%

The Reserves Network
Commercial staffing

Fairview Park

1984

Don Stallard,
founder & CEO

$50 million-
$250 million

58.6%

160

23.1%

1-8%

Thogus
Plastic injection molding, manufacturing

Avon Lake

1950

Matthew K. Hlavin, president

$15 million-
$50 million

125.0%

96

60.0%

0%

Town Money Saver
Local direct mail advertising

Lucas

1992

William Zirzow, president

$5 million-
$15 million

13.6%

7

16.7%

1-8%

Tradex International Inc.
Distributor

Cleveland

1988

Saji T Daniel,
president & CEO

$50 million-
$250 million

35.6%

50

78.6%

1-8%

Transfer Express
Manufacturing

Mentor

N/A

Brian Sukarukoff, CEO

$15 million-
$50 million

22.4%

206

26.4%

>16%

Turning Technologies
Response systems

Youngstown

2002

Mike Broderick, CEO

$15 million-
$50 million

45.9%

190

36.7%

>16%

Vital Resources Inc.
IT consulting

Westlake

1990

Charlene R. Connell, president

<$5 million

4.9%

26

13.0%

1-8%

Vocon
Architecture & design

Cleveland

1987

Debbie Donley, principal

$15 million-
$50 million

76.5%

95

48.4%

1-8%

Wolters Kluwer Health -— Lexicomp
Health care publishing

Hudson

1978

Steve Kerscher,
vice president/
general manager

$15 million-
$50 million

35.7%

149

11.2%

>16%

  *Represents the most recently completed fiscal year

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