Meet the East Central judges

Patrick Colletti
CEO, CoSage
Co-Founder, Net Health
2010 Regional Award winner

Patrick Colletti is an experienced board director and advisor for angel, VC, and PE-backed organizations. He is the author of the book Refounder: How Transformational Leaders Take What’s Broken and Make it Better (Per Capita, 2021) and teaches at Carnegie Mellon University. He is passionate about creating flourishing organizations and cultivating refounders — generational leaders and entrepreneurs who revitalize the places where they live, work and play.
 
Serving as the President of Net Health for more than two decades, Colletti and his partners took an organization on the brink of bankruptcy and transformed it, turning it into a thriving software business serving millions of people each year. Net Health solutions are used in over 25,000 facilities, including 98% of the country’s largest healthcare systems. Their award-winning culture has made them a mainstay on lists ranking the best place to work.

Colletti is a frequent corporate and community speaker and an active early-stage investor.

Company description
Net Health is a trusted partner for over 25,000 healthcare organizations spanning the continuum of care.  Thirty years of experience in wound care, rehab therapy, post-acute, and occupational health have informed specialized technology solutions that help providers, payers and employers leverage predictive analytics and patient engagement tools to harness data for human health.  With our software clients manage workflow efficiently, engage effectively with patients, measure performance, and improve outcomes to drive growth.  Back to top

Richard Graeter
President and CEO
Graeter’s Ice Cream Company
2014 Regional Award winner 

Richard Graeter is the fourth-generation President and CEO of Graeter's Ice Cream. Since becoming CEO in 2007, Richard has worked with his cousins and a fantastic team to expand Graeter's to cities throughout the Midwest, opening stores in Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Chicago, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh, as well as expanding distribution to grocery stores across the USA. In 2010, Graeter’s opened a new manufacturing plant that was named by Dairy Foods Magazine as its Plant of the Year in 2011. The new plant now runs 40 French Pot freezers (up from the original four) morning, noon, and night to keep up with the growing national demand for Graeter's authentic French Pot ice cream.

In recognition of his leadership, the Specialty Food Association inducted Richard into their Hall of Fame in 2020, and the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2021. He is a 15+ year member of Vistage Worldwide and has been a finalist for its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022 and 2023. Previously, Ernst and Young named Richard an Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014. The University of Cincinnati’s Goering Center for Family and Private Business inducted the Graeter Family into its Family Business Hall of Fame in 2015.

Richard earned a BS in Accounting and Finance from Miami University, and a JD from University of Cincinnati College of Law. He practiced law briefly at Dinsmore & Shohl, after which he joyfully returned to help grow his family’s ice cream business.

Company description
Since 1870, four generations of the Graeter family have remained committed to handcrafting only the most indulgent ice cream available. From humble beginnings serving ice cream from a cart in Cincinnati to the nationwide presence of Graeter’s Ice Cream today, the family has stubbornly held to ideals and processes of the founding generation. Members of the 3rd, 4th and 5th generation continue to work in the business, every day, ensuring that customers get truly the best ice cream they have ever tasted. They wouldn’t have it any other way. Back to top

Angela Phillips
CEO
Phillips Tube Group, Inc.
2023 Regional Award winner

Angela Phillips is the CEO of Phillips Tube Group, Inc. She brings nearly 30 years of operational and strategic business experience to the precision welded steel tube industry. The daughter of company founder Ralph H. Phillips, she literally “grew up” in the business, gaining a broad-based understanding of manufacturing and has been successfully leading the organization following her father’s passing in 2009.

Ms. Phillips continues this powerful legacy today, growing Phillips Tube Group to even greater heights through acquisitions and other major investments. She has been the recipient of numerous professional awards, including the 2023 Bizwomen Power 50 List: Dayton Business Journal 2023, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year East Central Winner 2023, Induction into the North Central Ohio Industrial Manufacturing Hall of Fame 2023, Economic Impact Award: Richland Area Chamber of Commerce 2022, Ohio’s Top 500 Leaders & Business Executives – Manufacturing, Ohio Business Magazine 2022 Small Business Award, Wayne County Chamber of Commerce 2021 New Investment Award, Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County.

Company description
Phillips Tube Group is the quality leader in the steel tube industry, meeting the requirements of the most demanding OEMs and their suppliers. PTG is recognized as a reliable partner for steel tube in the automotive, HVAC and distribution industries. Back to top