As Senior Vice President of Marriott Global Design Strategies, Karim leads a dynamic, multidisciplinary team on a mission to shape more meaningful and relevant travel experiences for Marriott guests through design. In 2012, Karim鈥檚 goal was to understand and address the new millennial generation for the Marriott Hotels brand.
In 1992, Rick Doody, his brother Chris Doody and their executive chef Phil Yandolino opened their first restaurant 鈥 Bravo Cucina Italiana 鈥 in Columbus, Ohio. The BBRG has grown to include more than 115 Bravo and Brio Tuscan Grille restaurants throughout the United States, with over 11,000 employees and over 17 million guests per year. Doody is a member of the Young President鈥檚 Organization and the International Council of Shopping Center Owners and is a board member for the Cleveland Restaurant Association.
Jacob Tomsky is a hotel industry expert who has been in the business for over a decade. Global Gurus noted him as one of the 鈥淲orld鈥檚 Top 30 Hospitality Professionals for 2014.鈥 Tomsky鈥檚 vast experience in hotels has allowed him to work through all the ups and downs of the service industry. Pulling from his real-life experiences, Tomsky amuses readers with his tales of various positions from serving as front desk man, valet parker, sheet folder and more. Readers are presented to a full spectrum of hotel workings, from the inside and outside views.
Former "Fat Chef" Rocco Whalen is the owner and operator of Fahrenheit-Cleveland and Fahrenheit-Charlotte. He has also been busy showing off his culinary skills with Rosie & Rocco's Italian Eateries inside the Horseshoe Casino and First Energy Stadium, and Rocco's at the Q inside Quicken Loans Arena.
Welcome to another edition of Tools of the Trade: Assistive Technology! Assistive technology enables and promotes inclusion and participation, especially of people with disabilities, aging populations, and people with non-communicable diseases.鈥淭he primary purpose of assistive products is to maintain or improve an individual鈥檚 functioning and independence, thereby promoting their well-being. WHO estimates that today 2.5 billion people need one or more assistive products such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, or apps that support communication and cognition. With a global ageing population and a ri...
Christine Howell, MSN, RN, CNE
Arthur Karas, president of C&K Industrial Services, is a recognized leader in the industrial and environmental
A vibrant force in Cleveland's business landscape, Rene茅 Deluca Dolan is a respected figure among the city's top CEO
Shampa Banerjee, Ph.D. is a C-suite executive and global leader who transforms and s
Kent State has received a grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation for the Spirit of Motherhood Program, an innovative program with a goal of reducing trauma and stress symptoms experienced by its pregnant Black mother participants. This multilevel, multigenerational intervention program recently received a $300,000 grant from the foundation to grow this multilevel, multigenerational intervention program throughout the Greater Akron area during the next three years. This is the second significant grant from the foundation that provided a $100,000 grant in 2021.Angela Ne...
