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x2 established his own outplacement firm. Dise & Co. has now been in business for 25 years and has a team of eight employees. ¶ Kathy and Ralph are avid golfers who hit the links at least twice a week in the summer. The rest of the year, you’ll find them curling at the Cleveland Skating Club. Ralph plays the guitar and serves on the board of directors for Roots of American Music. He hosts a “pickin’ party” in his office conference room the last Monday of every month. Fun fact: Ralph attended the SHPD Citizens Police Academy several years ago. On the night he rode along with a Shaker police officer, they caught Kathy going through a stop sign on Fairmount Boulevard. “I told the officer, ‘You just made my husband’s night,’” says Kathy. On Working and Living in Shaker Heights: Kathy: We have fabulous neighbors. I love the ability to step out the door for a beautiful walk, or over to Shaker Country Club to get in a fast nine holes after dinner in the summer. We live at Pistone’s at the end of our block; it’s our second kitchen. We love exploring all of Cleveland – Shaker Square, University Circle/Uptown, downtown, Ohio City, and the Metroparks. Cleveland has a ton of golf courses that I enjoy playing. ¶ Ralph: I love the architecture and diversity of Shaker. Heinen’s at Chagrin and Lee is one of my favorite places in the whole world; the staff members are helpful and friendly, the food is high quality, and I always run into friends and business acquaintances when I shop there, at least three times a week. ¶ My office is two blocks from home. I needed to be close to home when I started Dise & Co., since Kathy was also working. I never missed a performance, sports event, or parent/teacher conference during our kids’ childhood. I can look out my window at work and see the Goodyear Blimp circling the city, a lake carrier on the horizon in the west, or the trees changing color in the fall, and I am reminded why Cleveland is called the Forest City. Contacts: BudgetEase The Dealership, 3558 Lee Road (216) 832-4998; budgetease.biz Dise & Company, Inc. Tower East, Suite 925, 20600 Chagrin Boulevard (216) 752-1700; diseco.com SL SHAKER LIFE | WINTER 2017 59


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