To many, corporations are faceless entities that in recent times get more press when they fail than when they succeed. But search more deeply and it's possible to find corporations that run correctly, functioning almost like small communities, where the good of each person affects the good of all, and relationships add to the bottom line. One of these types of business organizations is the...

Green Circle Growers (Green Circle) is one of the largest floral greenhouse operations in the Midwest. John van Wingerden, who founded the company with his brother and their grandfather in 1968, still owns the family business, which is based in Oberlin, Ohio, and produces bedding plants, blooming potted plants, plus plugs and liners. John’s son, David van Wingerden, started at Green Circle...

GS Medical USA LLC (GSM) is a fully-owned subsidiary of GS Medical Company Ltd., a Korean company that specializes in the design and distribution of spinal implants and instrumentation. The company was founded in South Korea in 2002 and purchased a California-based supplier in 2011. John Stephani, general manager of GSM, started his business in 2006 with 30 years of industry experience.