John Spirk is the Co-Founder and Co-President of Nottingham Spirk, a leading business innovation firm with over 1,350+ commercialized patents assigned to its client companies. On behalf of its clients, the company’s Vertical Innovation™ process has led to innovations that produced more than $50 billion in combined sales of products such as the SpinBrush, Swiffer SweeperVac, Scotts Snap Lawn Care System, Cardio-Insight and more. John Spirk received his Industrial Design degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art. He received honorary doctorate degrees from New York College of Health and Cleveland Institute of Art. John serves on the Boards of Trustees for Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Institute