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Staff Spotlight: Michele Barksdale
We at EA have always considered our employees our #1 most valuable asset. Over the course of the next year, we will share their stories, to showcase how their combined knowledge, skills, backgrounds, and personalities make our company hum and sing! In alpha order, we...
What Clients, Candidates, City Taught Us In 2022
Client Priorities/Focus: 60% of our candidates were pre-decision so our clients were counting on us to help them close the deal and get to a yes. The other 40% of our candidates had already said yes to the job/relo so our clients needed us to provide a smooth...
‘Tis the Season for Sharing
Every year in December our staff votes to select a Greater Cleveland nonprofit to gift financially. Each employee contributes personally and Executive Arrangements matches their donations dollar for dollar. We call it The EA Giving Circle. To be considered for our...
Original artwork by CLE artists can be yours for a full year
This past weekend, my boyfriend and I attended what I lovingly call "The Running For the Art". On a Sunday evening every fall, 200 or so members of the Cleveland Art Association (cARTa) gather at the Cleveland Institute of Art in University Circle. As you enter the...
Exploring Aurora
October 2022....spent the morning re-discovering the Portage County suburb of Aurora hosted by Aurora Mayor Ann Womar Benjamin, Director of Parks & Rec Laura Holman, Director of Economic Development, Holly Harris Bane and a cameo from Police Chief Brian Byard,...
Connecting New to CLE Women
You know it's going to be an interesting night when the first person who introduces themselves at a gathering of new to Cleveland women says, "I also have a podcast, but it's in my native language of Portuguese" and 3 of the 15 on the patio say, "I speak Portuguese"....
The West Side Market’s Future
September, 2022 - EA's Project Managers were treated to an insider's tour of the West Side Market this month guided by Senior Strategist, Jessica Trivisonno. Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb's 2021 campaign platform included a promise to return this iconic Cleveland food...
Fellow Bibliophiles Trust Us, You Don’t Want to Miss This Series
Penned by Nadia Schroth, Project Manager/Guide at EA. If you love the arts, Cleveland has you covered. We all know about the theatres of Playhouse Square and the fabulous museums of University Circle, but did you know that Cleveland is host to one of the premier...
What’s Next for Tower City Center?
About half of our team spent a July morning at Tower City Center with Jason Russell, Senior Director of Leasing and Operations and Deb Janik, Senior VP, Business Development. They shared the first steps for the re-imagining of the 32-acres which surround Terminal...
WFH, WFA, WFO: Who Wins Who Loses
I've been thinking a lot about the new work models that are changing the how and the where we do our jobs, namely WFH, WFA (Work From Anywhere) versus WFO (Work From Office). There are many pros and cons to each scenario and every organization in the world is...
Welcome EA Class of 2022 – Meet our Eight New Team Members
So proud of my team as they help to train eight new employees. With most of the world struggling to find talent, we quietly spent months identifying, wooing and on-boarding this amazing group. They are sure to bring many fresh ideas and perspectives to our company and...
More fun things to explore and know about CLE/AKR
EA Guides are natural born explorers and constantly sharing their findings with each other. Here is the most recent list of random things about our region that were shared recently: A few ways to give you that last jolt of holiday spirit as we head into Christmas...












