Learn in a Room of Serious Business Owners.
You make decisions that affect marketing, hiring, cash flow, operations, and long-term growth. Yet most business owners were never taught how these areas truly work together.
The Business Education Series is curated by Masha Mahdavi and Sara Szabo. After listening closely to what local business owners struggle with most, they identify the right experts and shape presentations around real-world challenges.
Each event delivers practical education across the full spectrum of business disciplines so you can make informed, strategic decisions with confidence.
No sales pitches.
No surface-level advice.
No gatekeeping.
Just transparent education built around what you actually need.
The Ideal Outcome
№ 001 / 2026
The first event is September 29, 2026
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Hiring Employees in Ohio: What Business Owners Need to Know
September 29 | 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
TalentLaunch HQ, Valley View, Ohio
Speaker: Miranda Sharpnack of Sharp HR LLC
Most owners hire because they need help. Then the first few months are harder than they were before, not easier.
That is normal, but most of it is avoidable. In this kickoff session, HR consultant Miranda Sharpnack covers what actually changes the day you bring on an employee, the four decisions that matter most (all of which happen before the offer letter goes out), and what the first 90 days should look like. Along the way she covers the requirements that catch Ohio owners off guard, including a few that start well before you have fifteen employees.
You will leave knowing which questions to settle now and which ones get expensive if you wait.
Miranda has spent 20 years supporting small businesses to Fortune 500's. As a seasoned HR professional, she specializes in helping organizations navigate the complexities of employee relations and labor law. Miranda partners with businesses to build robust frameworks for legal compliance, process documentation, performance management and more.
Whether it's creating impactful policies or addressing complex employee issues, she brings a strategic and empathetic approach that mitigates risk while solving problems.
Miranda also coaches junior-level HR staff like generalists, benefits administrators, and payroll processors. Miranda will provide one‑on‑one mentoring and real‑time guidance that strengthens their judgment, builds their confidence, and protects the organization from costly missteps.
About the Series
Stop Guessing. Start Understanding Every Part of Your Business.
Learn in a Room of Serious Business Owners.
You are not looking for a networking event where everyone is selling.
You are looking for thoughtful conversation, intelligent questions, and shared insight from owners who carry real responsibility.
Each event creates space for:
Meaningful discussion
Peer-level conversation
Honest questions
Practical takeaways
This is a room built for growth, not promotion.
Education From Every Angle
Education From
Every Angle
Growth does not happen in silos. It happens when you understand how each part of your business connects.
You gain insight from professionals in:
Marketing
Strategy
Positioning, channel allocation, and the measurement that connects spend to revenue stability.
Accounting
& Finance
Cash flow visibility, financial structure, and the reporting cadence that powers decisions.
HR & Team
Development
Hiring, retention, and the culture systems that determine how a small team performs at scale.
Operations
& Systems
The processes, tooling, and SOPs that make sustainable growth possible without burning out.
Business
Consulting
Long-term planning, strategic clarity, and the integration of every track above into a whole.
You leave with clarity, not a pitch.
About the Series
Curated Around Your Real Presentations.
Masha Mahdavi
Sara Szabo
You are not getting recycled presentations.
Business owners consistently face challenges across multiple areas at once. Marketing affects revenue stability. Hiring impacts culture and productivity. Financial clarity influences strategy. Operational systems determine scalability.
Before selecting speakers, we listen. We ask questions. We identify patterns in what owners are struggling with. Then we bring in experienced professionals who can address those exact issues with clarity and depth.
If there is a specific topic you want covered, let us know. Future sessions are shaped by the needs of the community.
“You deserve clear, transparent education across every major discipline that affects your success. This is your opportunity to see the full picture.”
— The Curators
Volume 01 · Speakers
Trusted experts,
selected for you.
Speakers are chosen after listening to what the community is wrestling with — not pulled from a recycled lineup. The Volume 01 roster is being finalized now; founding-list members see announcements first.
Built For
Built for Establised
Business Owners.
This series is for owners who have moved past the startup phase, manage a team, and are ready for integrated education across every major discipline that affects their company.
The Business Education Series is designed for established service-based business owners generating consistent revenue, typically between $300K and $3M+, with teams of roughly 3 to 20 employees.
They are past the startup phase but haven't fully systemized or optimized. They value clarity, transparency, and practical insight that helps them understand how their entire business works together.
i.
You run an established company.
Consistent revenue, a team you're responsible for, and decisions that compound month over month.
ii.
You want sustainable growth, not shortcuts.
No “explosive growth hacks.” You're looking for clarity and durable systems instead.
iii.
You value transparency over hype.
You'd rather hear what a CPA, an operator, or an HR lead actually does — not a teaser for a paid program.
iv.
You want the full picture.
Marketing without finance is fragile. Operations without HR is unstable. You want to see them as one system.
№ 01
Marketing Strategy
Speaker to be announced
Performance & positioning practitioner with deep agency & owner-side experience.
№ 02
Accounting & Finance
Speaker to be announced
CPA / fractional CFO who works exclusively with established service businesses.
№ 02
HR & Team
Speaker to be announced
People-operations specialist focused on small & mid-sized owner-led teams.
№ 04
Operations
Speaker to be announced
Systems & SOP architect with a track record of scaling service operations sustainably.
№ 05
Business Consulting
Speaker to be announced
Strategic advisor working across multiple verticals on long-horizon planning
№ 06
Owner Roundtable
Moderator to be announced
Facilitator for the peer roundtable session — long-running owner of an established firm.
“Each lineup is curated for the room that's in front of us — not the room we had last quarter.”
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Raise the standard
of your education.
You are responsible for every decision inside your company.
You deserve clear, transparent education across every major discipline that affects your success.
This is your opportunity to see the full picture.
Learn. Grow. Succeed.
Direct contact
Have a topic you want covered, a speaker to recommend, or a question about sponsorship? Reach the curators directly — we read everything.
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Masha Mahdavi & Sara Szabo
REGION
Greater Cleveland · serving local business owners
CADENCE
Quarterly · bi-monthly volumes
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