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Best Foot FWD

Bobby Rutter co-owns a nightclub chain, with a rooftop venue in Cleveland’s reinvigorated East Flats

For anyone thinking of starting a business, especially in the hospitality industry, Bobby Rutter has two words of advice: law school. “[It] teaches you so much about the work ethic and perseverance you need if you want to be an entrepreneur,” says Rutter, who co-founded and manages a national chain of successful bars and restaurants while practicing plaintiff’s insurance coverage law in Cleveland. “You need to be stress-tested, and there is no stress test like law.” Rutter, 44, is COO …

Legacy of Leadership

Jonathan Hollingsworth has an array of firsts, but helping others is what he’s about

Jonathan Hollingsworth’s life has been filled with significant events. The grandson of sharecroppers, he was the first in his family to graduate from high school and college, and so the first to become a lawyer. In 2013, he became the second Black attorney to serve as president of the Ohio State Bar Association. But he’s not one to go on about it. “I don’t need public accolades to feel fulfilled,” he says. “That’s not the kind of thing that drives me. What drives me is the idea of …

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