Geauga Economic Leadership Forum – (G.E.L.) October 2, 2026 – The Business of Place: Tourism, Events & Community Assets
The Business of Place: Tourism, Events & Community Assets
Featuring Destination Geauga, the Maple Festival, the Geauga County
Fair, area Amish businesses, and the Geauga Park District
How tourism, festivals, parks, and the county’s distinctive community assets attract visitors, support local business, and strengthen the regional economy year after year.
Join us for the October Geauga Economic Leadership (G.E.L.) breakfast on Friday, October 2, 2026, co-sponsored by Geauga Growth Partnership and Kent State University at Geauga. This monthly breakfast series brings together local business, nonprofit, and community leaders to network, learn, and collaborate while fostering awareness of the people, services, and opportunities shaping our region.
Co-sponsored by Geauga Growth Partnership and Kent State University at Geauga. These events are an opportunity to bring business and industry leaders together with our community to network, learn, and collaborate. Each event is intended to foster a heightened awareness of business, industry, and public services present in Geauga County and to facilitate networking among the members of those sectors. Anyone working or living in Geauga County will benefit from learning more about our local employers and services.
Spend time networking before the program. A Continental Breakfast, coffee and water are provided.
8:00 am – Breakfast & Networking
8:30 am – 9:30 am – Program
This FREE event is hosted right inside the main doors of KSU Geauga, facing Claridon-Troy Road.