Leadership Cafe - Season 1

Matt Thiel

Matthew Thiel, President of AUMA Actuators, developers and producers of electric actuators and valve gearboxes for over 50 years. Where Matt is responsible for AUMA’s North American operations, which includes manufacturing, engineering, sales, marketing and service.

Alice DeGeorge

Alice DeGeorge is the CEO and Founder of Presque Isle Printing Services, LLC. After several years of working in the print industry, she noticed key clients’ needs were not being met. Namely, local small to medium sized businesses, and local non-profits. Alice created Presque Isle Printing Services in 2008 to help meet the needs of these clients with the goal of providing the best design, print and on-brand marketing services in the local area.

Seth Mason

Seth Mason started his entrepreneurial journey at the mere age of 10 when his parents noticed his interest in wanting to create his own business. With the help of their graphic design company, Graphic Connections, Seth started Seth's Socks. Creating unique and custom socks that have sold on online retailers such as Amazon.  Launching him into the small business world, eventually leading him to start The Esport Company. A company that provides opportunities and experience in Esports at every level.

Andrew Andronas

Andrew Andronas serves as the CEO of Bluestar USA, a locally owned and operated pipeline construction company based out of Southwestern Pennsylvania. He focuses on the overall vision of the company through creating new growth opportunities and revenue generation as well as client relations, marketing, and public relations. 

John Meighan

John Meighan is the President of Lake Erie Rubber, a components manufacturer that specializes in custom rubber molding and manufacturing. They are committed to improving customer outcomes through high quality, on time delivery and responsive customer service!

John is also the Co-Founder of One Leg Up. A small, family owned company that designs, tests and manufactures Natural Rubber dog toys. 

Joe Pohl

In this episode, we speak with Joe Pohl, the recent former CEO of PharmBlue LLC, a specialty pharmacy business operating across the United States. Their areas of focus are the federal 340B drug program, retroviruses, and mental and behavioral health. During his time with the company, his role was to bring the four pillars of PharmBlue--Compliance, Finance, Operations, and Sales--together to provide Right-On-Time pharmacy services to PharmBlue clients.

(This session was recorded prior to Joe’s departure from PharmBlue following a private equity transaction)

Tony Beltran

 Tony Beltran, President and CEO of Pittsburgh Mercy. A faith-based community health and well-being nonprofit organization serving the most vulnerable people and communities; including those who have mental illness, intellectual disabilities, addictions,  and other types of trauma.

Nancy Kuckovich

Nancy Kukovich is the CEO of Adelphoi, an abuse, delinquency and dependency youth serving agency with a wide continuum of services, headquartered Latrobe, PA. The organization employs about 650 part and full time persons, has revenues of about $55m and serves about 2500 kids and families from throughout Pennsylvania each year.

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