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Anthony Manna On Growing His Family Business

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Smart Business Dealmakers Cleveland features Anthony S. Manna

Tony Manna, Co-Founder and Chairman of BMD and Founder and Chairman of both M7 Holdings, LLC and Signet, LLC, shares the visionary journey of M7 Holdings.

Originally published by Adam Burroughs in Smart Business, June 2024. 

Anthony Manna represents the first generation of his family business, M7 Holdings. It has a focus on real estate development through M7 Signet Holdings, private equity through M7 Ventures, and venture capital through M7 Ace Neo.

"We took a lot of time to put together our family business to make sure that we can start the process and the culture to move on to the next generation," Manna, the company's chairman, says.

The company's purpose as it moves forward is to grow, get his children involved, which they are now, and develop long-term relationships with the people inside and outside the business.

"Many of the partners we have in our businesses have been with me for 25-plus years," he says. "It's very, very important. The most important relationship in these businesses — because we always talk about management and different things like that, which are incredibly important — but it is the family dynamic."

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Jeffrey C. Miller discusses "Guns and Drugs in the Workplace" at Legal Education event Feb. 20, 2020

On Thursday, February 20, 2020 at the Builder's Exchange Training Center in North Canton, Attorney Jeff Miller will be discussing guns and drugs in the workplace. Both are legal in Ohio, but what about the workplace? Jeff will discuss concealed carry and medical marijuana in the workplace, and employer options for addressing these emerging issues. In today's tight labor market, the correct policies and procedures on guns and drugs are crucial.

BMD Strengthens Presence with New Office in Canton, Ohio

CANTON, OHIO - Brennan Manna Diamond, LLC, a full-service law firm based in Akron, Ohio and with more than 70 attorneys, is expanding to Stark County. We are pleased to announce that we have opened a new office in Canton, Ohio. The new office is located at: 4518 Fulton Road, Suite 202, Canton, OH 44718.

FTC Supports Retiring the Ohio APRN Collaborative Agreement

As an industry leading advocate and general counsel for the Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses, Brennan, Manna & Diamond attorney, Jeana M. Singleton, has been integral in efforts to bring an outdated regulatory structure into the 21st century by modernizing the law and expanding access to care.

BMD Congratulates 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars

BRENNAN, MANNA & DIAMOND is proud to announce RICHARD W. BURKE (Estate Planning and Probate),HAMILTON DeSAUSSURE, JR. (Business Litigation), ROBERT A. HAGER (Construction Litigation), DAVID J. HRINA (Business/Corporate), MICHAEL A. STEEL (Bankruptcy, Business) and RICHARD L. WILLIGER (Workers’ Compensation) have been selected as 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers by Law and Politics magazine, Northern Ohio Live magazine, and Cincinnati Magazine in their respective area of practice. BMD’s 2020 Rising Stars include: JUSTIN M. ALABURDA (Business Litigation), KYLE A. JOHNSON (Business Litigation), ALEX J. McCALLION (Business Litigation), CHRISTOPHER J. MEAGER (State/Local/Muni Law), BRANDON T. PAULEY (Business/Corporate) and DANIEL J. RUDARY (Business Litigation)

Ohio's "One Bite" Program Changes

The Ohio Medical Board has for some years had a “One Bite” program where a physician with a substance problem could undergo treatment. The treatment was private and not disclosed to the Medical Board. If the problem was later disclosed, the physician obtaining treatment would avoid sanctions from the Medical Board.