Issue 11

We spent some time with Deborah Jackson, Mathematics teacher at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts, to hear her take on leadership, routine, and more. Define leadership. Teachers, individually or collectively, influencing others to improve teaching and learning for students. Who has had a tremendous impact on you as a leader? Linda Comer, my […]

Edwards Garment helps companies dress up their corporate image. Company Edwards Garment World Headquarters 4900 S 9th Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49009 Website edwardsgarment.com Executive Gary Schultz, President and CEO 150 Years of Tailor-Made History Founded in 1867 by Samuel Rosenbaum as a material and sewing notions firm, the company originally traded under the names Kalamazoo Pant […]

The Cekola siblings of Kalamazoo are growing the family business(es). The Cekolas are not what you’d call a typical family. And they know it. “Everyone looks at us like we’re weird,” laughs Bill Cekola. If you’re from Kalamazoo, you likely know, or know of, the family. In the off chance that you don’t know them, […]

We sat down with Rick Searing, International Baccalaureate (IB) Educator and Diploma Program Coordinator at Portage Northern High School, to get his perspective on leadership, briefcases, and more. Define leadership. The ability to get a group to come together around a goal. Who has had a tremendous impact on you as a leader? My wife […]

Zeigler Motorsports aims to make organizational training fun (and fast!). For many, the thought of team building exercises conjures youthful images of camp counselors leading campers down to the lake or human resources managers struggling to stir up excitement with clichéd activities like the trust fall, Two Truths and a Lie, or game of capture […]

A Conversation with Dan Martin—videographer, editor, and founder at Kzoom. As a videographer who founded his own company, how do you define your role? I’m like a rainmaker in training. I’ve shifted from doing things to making things happen. I still am actively involved in almost every key project in some way, but sometimes it’s […]

Turn off Sprinkle Road and ride on into Zeigler Motorsports. Company Zeigler Motorsports This Regional Location Celebrating its grand opening on June 14, 2017, this facility boasts 85,000 square feet at 5001 Park Circle in Kalamazoo, Michigan and sits on 50 acres offering outdoor test track experiences. The Big Picture Zeigler Motorsports is part of […]