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Tuesday, December 03, 2024, 9:30 a.m.
Zingerman’s 12 Natural Laws of Business
A free workshop for businesses of all sizes and leaders at all levels
Strong leadership and innovative management practices have been key to Zingerman’s success. In an era of increased competition and tight labor markets, a positive company culture and identity, together with an inspiring vision for the future, can have an enormous...
Wednesday, December 04, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
How to Thrive: The Secret Sauce of Zingerman's Entrepreneurial Success
In 1982, Ari Weinzweig, along with his partner Paul Saginaw, founded Zingerman’s Delicatessen in Ann Arbor with a $20,000 bank loan, a Russian History degree from the University of Michigan, four years of experience washing dishes, cooking and managing in...
Friday, December 06, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
Remarks from Beth Hammack, President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Beth M. Hammack is the president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, one of 12 regional Reserve Banks in the Federal Reserve System. She began her term on August 21, 2024. In this capacity, she...
Monday, December 09, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
A Conversation with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg
Tickets for this forum have reached capacity. The livestream will be available beginning at 5:00pm. Have questions? Send a text to 330.541.5794. ---- When Secretary Pete Buttigieg first joined us at the City Club in 2019, he was "Mayor Pete" of South...
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
It has been roughly 40 years since the onset of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in our country, and thanks to extraordinary advances in antiretroviral therapy and support services, survivors are now living long, healthy lives. For this reason, more than half...
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
Healthy Beginnings: Supporting Maternal and Infant Vitality
According to the Ohio Department of Health, the infant mortality rate not only serves as a key indicator of maternal and infant health but is also an important measure of the health status of a whole community. And this year at...
Thursday, December 12, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
The Bodies Keep Coming: Dispatches from a Black Trauma Surgeon on Racism, Violence, and How We Heal
Trauma surgeon and professor Dr. Brian H. Williams has seen it all: gunshot wounds, stabbings, and traumatic brain injuries. Dr. Williams is also an Air Force Academy graduate, a Harvard-trained physician, a former congressional health policy advisor, and a nationally...
Friday, December 13, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
Celebrating the Soul of Entrepreneurship & Community Leadership
A Conversation with Connie Hill-Johnson and Kevin Johnson
When thinking of entrepreneurs who serve as community champions, Connie Hill-Johnson and Kevin Johnson take this role to another level. Their life-long investments in economic development, volunteer efforts, and philanthropic contributions have left an indelible mark on Northeast Ohio. What...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes On Downtown Cleveland's Lakefront
The future of our downtown lakefront has always been a topic of conversation. In fact, studies as early as 1903 hoped to find solutions that enhanced our north shore. Over the decades, connectivity, access, as well as the challenge of...
Friday, January 10, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
15 Years of Transformative Leadership: A Conversation with Esperanza Inc's Victor Ruiz
After 15 years of leading Eserpanza Inc. during its first 40 years of service, Victor Ruiz announced earlier this year he will be stepping down. Together with the board, he stated, "Now is the time to introduce a fresh perspective...
Friday, January 31, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America’s Second Civil Rights Movement
A Conversation with Fox News Political Analyst and Author Juan Williams
More than a century of civil rights activism reached a mountaintop with the arrival of a Black man in the Oval Office. But hopes for a unified, post-racial America were deflated when Barack Obama’s presidency was met with furious opposition,...
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