Partner Events

Welcome, Experience Columbus partners! Here you will find the latest updates on our upcoming events as well recordings of past events and resources related to each topic. If you have any future event topics you’d like to suggest or speakers you’d like to hear from, please share with us for consideration at partners@experiencecolumbus.com.

Watch our latest webinar here:

Get in touch with our job hunting panelists

Jennifer McCallum
Vice President, Culture and Talent, Experience Columbus
jmcCallum@experiencecolumbus.com
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Nikki Stead
Vice President of People Services, Donatos,
nstead@donatos.com

Rico Martinez
Director of HR, Rogue Fitness
rico@roguefitness.com  

Related Resources

• Hospitality Tourism Travel Activities
• Employ Columbus Now
• Ohio Means Jobs
• Career Transition Institute
• Experience Columbus Community Job Openings
• Columbus Region Jobs and Internships
• LinkedIn Jobs

Watch Past webinars here:

Get in touch our small business panelists:    

Quinten Harris
Deputy Director for Jobs and Economic Development, City of Columbus
qlharris@columbus.gov  

Douglas Craven
Director of Development & Marketing, ECDI
recovery@ecdi.org 

Megumi Robinson
Senior Director, Belle Communication
megumi@bellecommunication.com 
View her slides here.

Related Resources

• Experience Columbus Partner Toolkit 
• ECDI: Economic & Community Development Institute-Small Business Lending 
• City of Columbus-COVID-19 Resources 
• City of Columbus COVID-19 Small Business Resource Guide
• City of Columbus Additional Resources 
• Ohio Office of Small Business Relief 
• Belle Communication Marketing Support 
• CARES Act Relief Resource FAQ, U.S. Travel Association 
• Online Database of Small Business Lenders, U.S. Small Business Administration '
   

Additional contacts at the City of Columbus:  

Henry A. Golatt
Manager, Office of Small Business and Entrepreneur Development 
HAGolatt@columbus.gov  

Small Business Administration (SBA) Columbus District Office 
65 E. State St., Ste 1350, Columbus, OH 43215 
Phone: 614-427-0407 

Thanks again to our partners at ECDI! 

ECDI invests, educates and innovates by connecting its one-stop shop business model to all entrepreneurs, regardless of what business stage they’re in. ECDI provides small business loans ranging from $750 to $350,000 and works with clients to meet their specific needs.  

ECDI is committed to helping Ohio small businesses survive COVID-19. They are offering two-month automatic deferments on loan payments and launching a new Recovery Loan Program for small businesses that have been adversely impacted. For additional support, they are providing business coaching via video conferencing and connecting clients to industry specific professionals for pro-bono consultations during this challenging time. For more information about its COVID-19 response and available resources, please visit ecdi.org. For specific information regarding the recovery loan, please direct inquiries to recovery@ecdi.org.