Join Cleveland Magazine and Community Leader in celebrating the 2025 Business Hall of Fame + Community Leader of the Year Awards on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at The Union Club. This special event will feature a cocktail hour, seated dinner, awards presentation and a chance to network with Cleveland's movers-and-shakers. The following individuals will be honored at this year's event:

2025 Business Hall of Fame Inductees:

Tricia Griffith, The Progressive Corporation

John G. Morikis, The Sherwin-Williams Company

Greg Harris, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame



2025 Community Leader of the Year Award Recipients:

Micki Byrnes, Adcom

Amanda Cole, Plexus LGBT & Allied Chamber of Commerce

Tony Gallo, Lorain County Chamber of Commerce

Michael Jeans, Growth Opportunity Partners

Teresa Metcalf Beasley, McDonald Hopkins



Read more about last year's honorees here. 

Please check out the video below for a brief history of business in Cleveland.