Senior management team member of second largest group in company with $410MM+ Net Sales. Annual sales growth of 15%, and net income of 25%+ for seven years. Led team responsible for sales forecast, and supply direction/execution of global raw materials/packaging, and sub-contracting. Directed the Strategic Buying Plans, for commodity raw materials and packaging, to successfully negotiate, and execute $6.2MM in savings. Identified supply/demand outlook, underlying forces, and recommended buy strategy/execution. Increased confidence of packaging availability across internal plant network to improve turns by 40%, customer order-fill by 8%, and carrying cost of $350,000/year. Leveraged $25MM Sub-Contract Business, to increase gross margin by 44%, or $1.9MM. Created "full-service" business plan that eliminated inventory and saved $400K/year. Led the turnaround of the $13MM Pottery Business, by increasing gross margin by 27%, or $3.6MM. Shifted sourcing, and moved facility to capture exchange rate, and outbound freight savings to retail stores. Negotiated exclusive licensing agreement, and implemented an innovative, new packaging concept on Miracle-Gro Potting Soils products. Project generated incremental sales, and net income of $30MM and $18MM, respectively. Advised on Facilities P-Card for non-inventory purchases across 25-plant network. Pathway defined for purchases, receipt verification, and monthly reconciliation.;

Pilot Chemical Company is a privately owned and independent global specialty chemical company providing high quality products and services to the disinfecting, sanitizing and cleaning; metalworking and lubricants; oil field and emulsion polymerization industries. Its proprietary core technologies involve alkylation, sulfonation, sulfation and a number of other specialty operations, including the production of biocidal quats, tertiary amine derivatives, polymers, and organometallic fuel additives. Pilot, an industry leader in chemical innovation and safety, owns the most state-of-the-art continuous sulfation process in North America, is a leader in quaternary ammonium compounds, and is the world’s largest manufacturer of disulfonates. Pilot is certified under the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care® program. Contact Pilot Chemical by emailing: [email protected] or call 1-800-70-PILOT (74568)

The ChemStation System offers custom-formulated, environmentally friendly industrial cleaning and process chemicals, delivered to refillable containers. Each year ChemStation’s unique system of REFILL...NOT LANDFILL prevents hundreds of thousands of empty drums and totes from going to our already overfilled landfills. Creating environmentally friendly products and delivering them to refillable containers makes life safer and healthier for everyone. Whether you're scrubbing floors, cleaning vehicles, eliminating landfill odors, washing parts, or foam cleaning a poultry plant, our system is your solution.

Sunstar Engineering Americas Inc (SEA), headquartered in Springboro, OH, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sunstar Engineering Japan servicing and creating chemical solutions for the Americas (Canada, United States, Mexico, Central and South America). SEA specializes in the design and manufacture of superior adhesives, coatings, and sealants, supporting the Automotive, Consumer Electronics, and Packaging Industries. With domestic support (sales, manufacturing, and R&D) in Ohio, Sunstar’s chemical engineers and sales team are able to effectively work closely with our customers to find solutions for any chemical need. Sunstar's global footprint (Americas, Europe, and Asia) enables seamless management of global relationships. Sunstar Engineering Americas offers an array of environmentally-friendly one-component adhesive products often used throughout automotive applications in assembly, weld shop, and paint shop. More specifically, SEA manufactures the following types of sealants and adhesives: structural, hemming, mastic, body seam, roof ditch, underbody coating, door hole sealer, interior adhesives, and FIPG (formed in placed gaskets). Call Sunstar Engineering today to explore opportunities to improve quality and reduce cost!

Production Control Units or PCU Automation provides special production and process equipment routinely specific to the original equipment manufacturers’ (OEMs’) particular needs for production line speeds, product functionality, and quality requirements. It continues to enhance the brand as a provider of highly engineered solutions that helps clients optimize production processes. PCU strives to position itself as “The Indispensable Extension of a Clients’ Business” where employees differentiate themselves by building client trust, effectively conveying a wide breadth of technical knowledge, and provide responsive service and support. Having growth oriented professionals that exhibit the behaviors of uncompromised standards of excellence, makes PCU a “Great” company with the “Right” people. Providing them with the tools to do the job, sets the tone for establishing clearly understood performance expectations, and opens the lines of communication for candid feedback, performance recognition and career advancement. Since its founding in 1946, PCU remains a vibrant organization. With a genuine curiosity for discovering what the client needs, and the relationships to get at what investment is required, Team PCU remains in the business of engineering, designing, building, servicing, and supporting special production and process equipment that results in Client’s Peace of Mind!

Skilled Care Pharmacy was founded in 1981 with the principles of efficient, proactive medication dispensing practices & profound respect for our elders. Our team is committed to providing the best care and service to you as our customer. We will work hard to develop those strong relationships with our customers, staff, & residents which will in turn result in more error-free and effective dosing along with a streamlined operation throughout the entire facility. We believe that putting our customers, nursing staff and residents first is not just the right thing to do but the SMART option as well. We have been recognized as the leading Midwestern provider of pharmacy services for long term care facilities.

When you think of Hydrotropes, you think of Nease. For over 50 years we have been meeting client needs by focusing on our customers and making sure we produce a promised product. Today Nease continues our commitment to providing quality hydrotropes, but we offer much more than that. As a leader in the production of sulfonated aromatics, Nease Co. has a broad hydrotrope line which is complemented by an ever expanding capability in specialty products with a basic strength in sulfonation technology. Founded in 1951 as the Pedlow-Nease Company, the name changed to Nease Chemical Company and we began the manufacturing of hydrotropes in 1958. Acquired by Ruetgers AG in 1978 we were renamed to Ruetgers-Nease, but reorganized and became Ruetgers Organics Corporation in 1997. Two years later in 1999 our Marketing and R&D functions relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio so we could better serve customers. In 2005 Nease Corporation spun off from Ruetgers Chemicals AG and became a wholly owned subsidiary of International Chemical Investors (ICI). ICI is a private equity group headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, specializing in investments in medium sized chemical companies. Effective January 2014, Nease is responsible for North American sales of Clariant's detergents and has changed names to Nease Co. LLC. Currently, Nease's plant, warehouse, research and development, and general offices are all centrally located in the greater Cincinnati, Ohio area. This has enabled us to address customer demands in a timely and cost effective manner, making Nease a reliable source for your chemical needs.

ThreeBond International, Inc. is a global leader in the development of industrial adhesives and sealants technologies. Our headquarters has been rooted in Cincinnati, Ohio since 1997, but was established in Los Angeles in 1973. We now have sales and manufacturing across the US, in Mexico, and in Canada. ThreeBond International is known for outstanding products and innovative solutions, but our reputation is fortified by our customers'​ experiences. Our strong principles drive our consistent pursuit of excellence and our unmatched customer service. We partner closely with our clients to meet their needs with a “how can we help” and “what can we do” mindset. The ThreeBond Group has been partnering with leading product manufacturers worldwide for over 60 years, helping to advance society through safer, more reliable and more cost efficient solutions.

100 Million Gallon per year plant that is a publically traded company. Revenues in excess of $200 Million per year

Toagosei America's parent company, Toagosei Company, Ltd. of Japan, has been producing cyanoacrylate (instant) adhesives since 1963. In 1990, Toagosei and Borden Inc. Consumer Packaged Products division (presently, Elmer's Products Inc./Newell Brands) established a sales subsidiary as a joint venture to strengthen sales of instant glue Aron Alpha® and Instant Krazy Glue® . In 1994, a factory for formulating, filling and packaging was constructed in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio (West Jefferson) to secure a supply base for the North and South American regions. The factory is known as Krazy Glue Company, A division of Toagosei America. Today Toagosei America Inc. manufacturers, markets, sells and distributes Aron Alpha® Industrial Krazy Glue to North and South American assembly, manufacturing, industrial and specialty markets. Toagosei America also has a joint venture with Newell Brands'​ Writing Division who markets, sells and distributes Instant Krazy Glue ® to North American Consumer Retail Markets. Toagosei America's sales, marketing and technical group offers on site engineering assistance and consultation, joint product development, lab services and testing, prototype testing and custom formulations in order to provide Aron Alpha® bonding solutions to our industrial clients. Toagosei America formulation, filling and packaging manufacturing factory's quality management system is registered ISO 9001 and 140001.

Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP; meredith.com) has been a leading media company for nearly 120 years, and produces service journalism that engages audiences with essential, inspiring, and trusted content. Meredith reaches consumers where they are across multiple platforms, including digital, video, print, and broadcast television. Engaging 95 percent of American women across every stage and every day of their lives, Meredith Corporation's National Media Group is home to 40+ iconic brands, including PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Allrecipes, Southern Living, REAL SIMPLE and Magnolia Journal. The company provides trusted content and experiences that resonate with a massive, highly receptive audience, reaching consumers where they are across digital, magazines, social platforms, video, audio and connected home assistants. Meredith's powerful brands have enabled the company to become the No. 2 licensor globally, including more than 3,500 SKUs of branded products at Walmart. Meredith's businesses also include leading affinity marketer Synapse, award-winning creative content studio Foundry and the Meredith Data Studio. Meredith’s Local Media Group includes 17 television stations reaching 11 percent of U.S. households. Meredith’s portfolio is concentrated in large, fast-growing markets, with seven stations in the nation’s Top 25 markets—including Atlanta, Phoenix, St. Louis and Portland—and 13 in the Top 50. Meredith’s stations produce more than 700 hours of local news and entertainment content each week and operate leading local digital destinations. Meredith also owns MNI Targeted Media, which delivers targeted advertising solutions to more than 1,200 clients on a local, regional or national level.

Franchising with Lawn Doctor Since its inception in 1967, Lawn Doctor has established itself as a leader in the lawn care industry through innovative technology, its ability to satisfy the needs of consumers on a national level, and its development and expansion within the industry. With over 525 franchise locations across the United States, Lawn Doctor is among the nation’s leading lawn care companies. We specialize in custom lawn care solutions for residential and business consumers. If you’re looking to start a business of your own while maintaining your career, shift from being an employee to a business owner or build a new revenue stream in retirement, Lawn Doctor’s business model is ideal. Learn more about the business opportunity with Lawn Doctor franchising at www.LawnDoctorFranchise.com.