Circle of Excellence

By Dave Callahan, Jeanine Gajewski and Georgia Patton 

A 95-year-old jeweler reinvents its image. A trucking company beats the odds and emerges stronger than before. A restaurateur raises millions for charity. What these companies have in common is that their leaders, through their business acumen and character, are excelling where others are falling short. They have succeeded in taking an aspect of their business – whether it be customer service, environmental stewardship or product innovation – to a level that most companies rarely achieve.

SmartCEO identified leaders of 10 companies that model excellence in 10 categories. These CEOs constitute SmartCEO’s Circle of Excellence, an awards program that highlights the paragons of the Greater Baltimore business community. We hope their stories inspire you and your company to greater success.

Michele Welsh
SafetyTat

Ryan Rush
Universal Packaging, Inc.

Mark Motes
Smyth Jewelers

Steve de Castro
Big Steaks Management

Steve Kolbe
AnalySYS

Richard China
1st Electric, Inc.

Paul Kingston
Creative Fire Apparatus, LLC

Dixon Harvey
Black Oak Associates and
Sustainable Land Investments

Joe Cowan
Cowan Systems, LLC

John Von Paris
Von Paris Moving and Storage

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