Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 12:00 PM
Join Jennifer Kluge for an engaging conversation with David Lopez, President and CEO of American Gaming Systems (AGS). David will discuss his journey leading AGS through acquisitions, an IPO, private equity ownership, and significant business growth while maintaining a culture built on trust, collaboration, and accountability. Learn how strong leadership, transparency, and the right people can drive lasting success through change.
August 20th from 3 PM - 6 PM
Nominations remain open for Inspiring Leaders, a special editorial feature honoring the visionaries shaping the future of business and community. Selected leaders will be recognized for their leadership, innovation, and influence. Corp! Magazine will also celebrate the winners of the 11th Annual MVP Awards, recognizing Michigan’s most dynamic business leaders—innovators and changemakers driving growth across the state.
The National
Association for Business Resources has named the Best and Brightest Companies
To Work For in the Nation.
The 2019
national winning companies were assessed by an independent research firm, which
reviewed a number of key measures relative to other nationally recognized
winners. The Best and Brightest Companies to Work for winners are not ranked.
“With the
war on talent hitting the door steps of the Best and Brightest, this
achievement means even more than it did a year ago,” said Jennifer Kluge,
President and CEO, Best and Brightest Programs. “As we continue to raise the
bar, these companies rise to the challenge through cultural innovation,
maximizing their workforce potential.”
The Best and
Brightest Program honored 540 national winning organizations from across the
country out of 5,000 nominations. In addition to honoring all national winners,
the top 101 highest scoring national winning companies were also announced.
Elite awards
are presented to the highest winning companies that demonstrated exceptional
innovative human resource practices and set high standards for all businesses
during this year’s National Best and Brightest Summit. The elite categories
include: Compensation, Benefits and Employee Solutions; Employee Enrichment,
Engagement and Retention; Employee Education and Development; Recruitment,
Selection and Orientation; Employee Achievement and Recognition; Communication
and Shared Vision; Diversity and Inclusion; Work-Life Balance; Community
Initiatives; Strategic Company Performance, and the Best of the Best: Small
Business, Medium Business, and Large Business.
With more
than 20 years of experience conducting the Best and Brightest competitions, the
National Association for Business Resources (NABR) have identified numerous
best Human Resource practices and provided benchmarking for companies that
continue to be leaders in employment standards.
Brad Kadrich is an award-winning journalist with more than 30 years’ experience, most recently as an editor/content coach for the Observer & Eccentric Newspapers and Hometown Life, managing 10 newspapers in Wayne and Oakland counties. He was born in Detroit, grew up in Warren and spent 15 years in the U.S. Air Force, primarily producing base newspapers and running media and community relations operations.
