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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...
Meet the Dogs of EA
They've weathered the pandemic storm by our sides oblivious to what has transpired except for a curiosity about why we are always home. As we became a virtual office in late '20, a silver lining, they're curled at our feet M-F 9-5. With watchful eyes even when closed...
A Promise and an Opportunity for Connectivity, New Jobs and Opportunities for Residents
Monday, November 15, 2021 Was it just me, or does it seem a bit prophetic that just days after Cleveland elected a 34 year old change agent named Justin Bibb to be our next Mayor, the final stretches of the appropriately named Opportunity Cooridor opened this...
Meet Nkechi Okwumabua – New to CLE and Loving Her Urban Neighborhood
In early 2021, Executive Arrangements introduced Nkechi Okwumabua, a new hire of Sherwin-Williams Company, to Cleveland. Relocating from Michigan while the country was still in the grips of COVID-19, she nonetheless pulled up her roots and transplanted them to begin...
Meet EA’s Caroline Merk, Brussels to Poland Traveling the World
EA: Caroline, tell us about yourself, where you grew up, schooled, worked, and have lived.CM: I was the first American-born in my family and spent my early childhood in the NYC area. My parents spoke Polish to us at home, taught us to read and write in Polish before...
EA Connects – Welcoming the Class of Sept ’21 to Cleveland
On September 24th we hosted EA Connects, a gathering of all the New to Cleveland/Akron women we helped on-board to our region. Whether they moved for their own career opportunity, or their significant other's, they all arrived within the last few months. After months...












