EL Past 4 Under 40 Award Recipients

Emerging Leaders "4 Under 40" Award Recipients

2023

Sarah Bals, Owner, 440 Marketing; Executive Director, Lake County Development Council

Lindsay Defeo, Owner, Leolo Hospitality

Ana Dey, Owner, Smoothie King (Mentor & Painesville); Owner, Clean Eatz (Mentor & Westlake); Owner, The Yard on 3rd (Willoughby); Owner, The Vitamin Shoppe (Huber Heights); Partner, Barrio Tacos + Tequila (Columbus & Pittsburgh); Founder & Director, The 24 in 24

Andrea (Andie) Musial, Lakeland Community College

2022

Tim Flenner, ErieBank

James Schleicher, Western & Southern Financial Group / Team IBB

Bryan Thomas, Lighthouse Advisers

Alex Zinni, Alpha Key Digital

2021

Ben Capelle, Laketran

Brandi Haught, KeyBank

Andrew Somich, Somich & Associates CPAs

Jen Yorko, Lake County Captains

Nonprofit Honoree: Sarah Baggott, Lake County YMCA

2020

Justin Bloyd, RB Sigma

Nicole Parker, Dare 2 Care International

Juliana Petti, AWT Foundation

Jason Ziga, Stahls' Transfer Express

2019

Tony Brzytwa, The Lubrizol Corporation

CJ Paterniti, D&S Automotive Collision and Restyling

Adam Sanden, Brunner Sanden Deitrick Funeral Home & Cremation Center

Sara Spence, Spence Technologies, Inc.

2018

Nate Bell, Zito Insurance

Amy O’Brien, Two Men and a Truck

Julia Schick, Laketran

Josh Strickland, Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A.