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Meet New to Cleveland Foodie Instagrammer Melissa Grannum
Q: Can you share a bit about yourself, where you’ve lived and consider home, schooled, and worked, and the moves you’ve made with your husband and children? I am originally from Connecticut while my family is from Jamaica; I am first generation American. My husband...
Meet NYT Best Selling Author Darcie Chan in a New Setting for Her Next Story
Q: Can you share a bit about yourself, where you’ve lived, schooled, worked, and the moves you’ve made with your husband and son?I was born in Wisconsin, so I’m actually a native of the Midwest. Growing up, my family lived in Wisconsin and Indiana, mostly, and...
Browns Fans from Across the Pond Move to The Land
Julian Shirley moved to the states from London, England with his wife and two children back in 2015. Working at Signet he was asked to come to the Fairlawn headquarters as SVP Omnichannel/Ecommerce. What a year it has been for Signet, 2020 was one of their best...
2020, A Look Back Thru the Eyes of the EA Team
December 31, 2020 Do you remember where you were when Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued shelter-in-place orders on March 22nd? Wasn't it fun to be blissfully ignorant, thinking we'd just have to hunker down for a few months to get thru this together? Were you initially...
Connecting Newcomers in-Person Despite a Pandemic!
All the traditional ways a newcomer might make friends, get to know their town, feel connected and become a part of the fabric of their new community have been upended by the global pandemic. That's not stopping Executive Arrangements from finding ways to create...
Saying Thank You 24 Years Later
I recently received the most amazing thank you email which vividly reminded me it's NEVER to late to say thank you and the smallest things you do can mean a lot to someone else. I met Andrea when Executive Arrangements was retained to help woo her from Chicago for a...
Residential Buildings Continue to Rise in CLE
Maybe it's because I'm missing the annual home and garden tours at which I grabbed tickets for every summer and fall. Houses and yards which half inspired and half intimidated me as I walked thru impeccably organized spaces, with beautiful flowers and decorated rooms...
Happy Hour for the Ladies New to NE Ohio COVID-19 Edition
In late September, Executive Arrangements hosted 40 women for our EA Connects Class of 2020 - Zoom Edition. While we were disappointed this annual gathering, which introduces new to NE Ohio women to each other and their local peers, wasn't on a patio with wine and...
Meet Beth Sak, Sherwin-Williams, Connecting in a New Town Despite the Pandemic
Beth and her family relocated from Illinois to Chagrin Falls in the fall of 2019 for her job at Sherwin-Williams. She shared her thoughts on how to connect and feel at home in a new town during a global pandemic. Q. How did you balance personal and work life this...
Meet Janice Bilchik, 25 Years with EA and a Volunteer in the City She Loves
It’s 2020, the year of the pandemic and my first time writing a blog! Who could have ever dreamed what this year would be like. Definitely not me! - Janice Bilchik Q: Hi Janice, would you share a bit about yourself and your family? I am originally from the Pittsburgh...
Family Dinners Around the Table Again, Meet Valda Clark Christian at Home in Shaker Heights
Q: Can you share a bit about yourself, where you’ve lived, schooled, worked and your moves with your husband and children? My name is Valda Clark Christian. My parents still live in the suburban New York home I grew up in. But since college, I’ve constantly been on...
How many hats does HR have to wear during Covid-19?
Several weeks ago, I participated in the monthly video meeting with Downtown Cleveland Alliance's Talent Attraction & Retention Advisory Committee. When DCA formed this group a few years back, the primary goal was to gather feedback from those working in HR,...
