William Canady graduated summa cum laude from Elmhurst University with a bachelor of science in business administration and received his MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. He is a proud veteran of the United States Navy. Creator of the Profitable Growth Operating System®, Canady has over thirty years of experience as a global business executive in a variety of industries and markets focused on industrial and consumer products and services. As a leader, he aligns with key stakeholders to create a clear and compelling vision that rallies an organization to drive growth, control cost, and increase profitability. Canady currently serves as chief executive officer of two private equity–sponsored companies, OTC Industrial Technologies and Arrowhead Engineered Products.
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A digital marketer with over two decades of experience creating, executing and managing digital strategies to drive results for his clients, Tom Donohoe is the CEO and founder of Level Agency (www.level.agency). Prior to starting his agency in 2010, he was a digital advertising consultant in New York City and Washington, DC. He earned a bachelor’s in finance from Penn State University at Schreyers Honors College. While attending Carnegie Mellon Business School he launched his advertising agency and left a year later when his business grew quickly, becoming a reluctant but thankful-in-retrospect grad-school dropout. Thomas is a member of YPO, a founding member of EO Charleston, as well as YEC (Young Entrepreneur Council). His award-winning agency has been recognized as a Top 10 Digital Marketing Agency in the Region, has been included among Inc. magazine’s INC 500, has earned a Diamond Award for Outstanding CEOs, an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and was recognized as the #1 Fastest Growing Company in the Region by Pittsburgh Times’ “Pittsburgh 100.” For more information, please consult
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