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Meet Josh & Janna Woo
As told by Janna Woo...It’s March, 2014 and I am a month away from my wedding in North Carolina, with the final touches falling into place when my husband Josh casually mentions to me that he has been offered a job opportunity in Cleveland. I brush it off and say, we...
Van Aken District Will Create “Downtown” for Shaker Heights
Updated July 11, 2016....Shaker Heights announced that James Beard award winning chef, Jonathan Sawyer, will curate the food & beverage scene at the Van Aken District. Look for exciting announcements to come! Monday, July 20, 2015 - For today's EA staff continuing...
Women Executives Arrive in NE Ohio
Once a year, Executive Arrangements hosts a gathering that is formally known as EA Introduces, but that we lovingly call Girl Power! The guest list includes all of the female executives we helped relocate to Cleveland, Akron or Canton during the past year for a senior...
Relocating to Cleveland – a Teenager’s Point of View
Moving to Cleveland: The Good The Bad, and The Ugly Winters I moved to Cleveland three years ago, the summer before my freshman year of high school. Coming from Atlanta, I hadn’t really heard much about Cleveland or known anyone who had lived there. My expectations...
Does Cleveland Experience Natural Disasters?
Updated Oct 5, 2015- news coverage in the last few months has been filled with enough stories about natural disasters to scare the bejeebers out of you. But it just reminds those of us who live in Cleveland, Akron or Canton, that we rarely have to contend with...
What’s There to Do in the Gordon Square Arts District?
Gordon Square is living proof that the arts can become an economic engine for a neighborhood! Located in the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood of Cleveland (just like Hingetown in the Ohio City neighborhood), this area was once primarily a blue-collar neighborhood as it...
Meet the Grace Family
In mid-2014, Executive Arrangements was retained by Progressive Insurance to help attract a new Director of Communications, Brian Grace, from Minnesota. Here is their relocation story as told by Brian's wife Katie. I knew things were getting serious when Progressive...
Meet the Rudman-McCray Family
In the summer of 2014, Jason Rudman and his husband, Alvin McCray, relocated from New York City for Jason's new job as Senior VP, Head of Consumer Payments & Digital Banking at KeyBank. Here is their story, as told by Alvin. "Cleveland? Cleveland? I mean, we...
Tell me about Ohio liquor laws
A recent client asked us: "Every state has such unique liquor laws. What are the quirks with buying alcohol in Ohio?" In the 24 years I've been with Executive Arrangements, a first time question, and a good one. Each of the states has blue laws, which often restrict...
Customizing the Recruiting Experience
Our clients tell us that most of the candidates they are recruiting are are also being pursued by a half dozen competitors. As the competition for talent continues to rise, it will be become harder to make a job offer stand out from the crowd. But after years of...
Meet the Stephensons
In 2014, Executive Arrangements was retained by PolyOne Corp to introduce James and Joanne Stephenson to Cleveland. James was joining the firm as Director of Global Marketing & Product Management Here is the Stephenson’s relocation story as told by Joanne. My...
How high touch closes the deal in recruiting more than high tech
Need some ideas on how to land more A-players for your organization? Step one is creating a recruitment process that focuses on high TOUCH not high tech. We know that technology has made it easier than ever to source candidates, compare skill sets, do background...
