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Who: Kathy and Ralph Dise Where: Malvern Neighborhood Business: Kathy owns BudgetEase, a bookkeeping service she operates at The Dealership on Lee Road. ¶ Ralph owns Dise & Company, a human resources consulting firm in Tower East on Chagrin Boulevard. Mission: Kathy: I am a trusted bookkeeper for more than 100 small businesses that don’t need a full-time bookkeeper. My mission is to make your business profitable. ¶ Ralph: To help companies find great executives, maximize talent, and transition staff with compassion and dignity. What I Love About My Work: Kathy: I love learning about what businesses and non-profits do, hearing their stories and supporting their aspirations. Keeping track of the details of my clients’ businesses so they can make informed decisions and grow is what floats my boat. ¶ Ralph: I love impacting people’s lives when they go through a career transition, and I love helping companies find great people who make important contributions to their employers. Personal Background: Kathy was born and raised in Toledo, and Ralph in Cleveland Heights, where he was one of the founding members of the Cleveland Heights hockey team in 1968. They met on a sailing trip out of Traverse City, Michigan in 1984. A few months later, Ameritrust bank recruited Kathy to Cleveland (from Toledo Savings). The couple began dating and were married six months later. They have three grown children, Molly in New Jersey, George in Cleveland, and Eileen in New York. ¶ Kathy started her business with just two clients in 2010. She now has 11 employees who served 140 clients last year. Says Kathy, “As a banker, I saw many businesses struggle to make sound financial decisions. With more than 20 years in banking, I knew how to help.” ¶ Ralph was working in human resources at J&L Steel’s Cleveland Works when a merger with LTV created layoffs. “I was put in charge of helping employees find new jobs, and found I had a calling to help people during the difficult time of job loss,” says Ralph. He joined one of his former vendors, and within five years SHAKER LIFE | WINTER 2017 57 Photography by Billy Delfs Interview by Jennifer Proe x2


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