Lay of The Land

Brian Krusz is the Founder & Managing Partner at Sgt. Clean Car Wash —  a premier express carwash organization proudly serving Northeast Ohio since 2013 with over a dozen locations throughout the reg…

TJ Gliha, Co-Founder of Journey Wealth.

Established in 2021, Journey Wealth is a full-service wealth planning firm that helps entrepreneurs explore the world of opportunities availed by their success,…

Our conversation this week is with Tom Lix — founder & CEO of Cleveland Whiskey — on pushing the boundaries of convention while building on tradition to artfully blend science with craft to create un…

Todd Goldstein — Founder & CEO of Whoa Dough

In 2008, Todd co-founded LaunchHouse with the mission to invest, develop, and foster promising idea-stage startups in Northeast, OH through Community, Educ…

Gerald Hetrick (CEO of Docket (formerly Bezlio) & Professional EOS Implementer)

Gerald has been on the show once before; those of you who’ve been with Lay of The Land from the beginning may recall Ge…

Jack Greco, co-founder and former CFO and COO of ACV Auctions, a Buffalo-based wholesale online marketplace for cars (ACV Auctions went public in 2021 and is currently valued at approximately $3 bill…

Tracy Strobel — CEO of the Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL)

Tracy Strobel was appointed Chief Executive Officer of CCPL in July 2019 after serving in the Deputy Director role for nearly 15 years.…

Ethan Karp — President and CEO of MAGNET: The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network which, founded in 1984, has been dedicated to fostering local manufacturing and supporting local manufacturing …

Mike Maczuzak — a product designer, early-stage investor, and founder of SmartShape Design — an innovative product development and industrial design firm he started here in Cleveland back in 1989.

Sma…

Adam Rakestraw — co-founder, chairman, general counsel, and chief business development officer of MediView XR, based here in Cleveland Ohio! With approximately $29.5 million in capital raised from st…

Michael Sirpilla, co-founder and CEO of Society Brands.

Under Michael’s leadership as CEO, Society Brands has raised $205 million in capital to continue their rapid consolidation in the e-commerce sec…

Umberto Fedeli — Founder, President, and CEO of the Fedeli group — one of the largest risk management and insurance firms in the state of Ohio.

This conversation is packed full of Umberto’s earned wis…

Andrew Wolfe, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Bloomfilter.

Andrew is a software engineer turned entrepreneur who is passionate about improving the ways people build software. Prior to Bloomfilter, he and his…

Mike Schroeder, Founder & President of Roundstone.

Mike founded Roundstone Insurance in 2003 — when they launched the first Group Medical Captive of its kind, and have since revolutionized the self-in…

David Levine — Co-Founder/CEO @ Wireless Environment (Acquired by Ring, Acquired by Amazon) & Co-Founder/CEO @ My Home Park 

Having made a career of invention and serial entrepreneurship, in 2005 Davi…

Stewart A. Kohl is Co-CEO of The Riverside Company — a $14 billion global private equity firm founded to invest in premier companies at the smaller end of the middle market, with headquarters in Term…

Bill Manby, Founding & Managing Partner at Interstate Fusion Ventures.

An entrepreneur at heart, Bill grew up in NEO and has always been passionate about working every day to make his home better thro…

John McKenna, CEO of Peachtree VA, a virtual assistant staffing organization & President of The Emerald Group, a premier mortgage recruiting firm.

Based here in Cleveland, John acquired Peachtree VA e…

Mitch Kroll, co-founder & CEO of Findaway (acquired by Spotify).

Mitch started Findaway back in 2004, a time when audiobooks were available only on CD and cassette, in order to revolutionize this busi…

Michael Crawford — Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of the Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, which he joined in December of 2018.

The Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment company is…