One To Watch: David Toth

If there was a prize for Cleveland’s Best Networker, it would go to David Toth, who works for the event marketing company that promotes Cleveland Oktoberfest Festival, among other extravaganzas. If Toth, a wheeler-dealer in the best sense, strategist, negotiator and an entrepreneur, doesn’t know you, you better introduce yourself.

Recent lesson: “I used to work 12, 18 hours a day. Now it’s a matter of making whatever time you spend at work or on a board the most impactful it can be.”

And those boards are: Toth is executive director of the Karen Foundation for MS, which eases the lives of families living with multiple sclerosis in Northeast Ohio, on the board of directors of Engage! Cleveland, and vice chair of the board of directors of the Cleveland Jewish Publication Co. 

His mentor: The respected Cleveland attorney Stan Keller was Toth’s grandfather and his best friend growing up. Toth is also a fan of U.S. Army General George Patton.

Wish for Northeast Ohio: Better transportation connections between Cleveland’s East and West sides. And throw in a Cleveland Browns championship.