Jeffrey Ahola
The Ahola Corp.
Education: Executive master’s degree in business administration, family business focus, Kennesaw State University; master’s degree in business administration, Pepperdine University; bachelor’s degree in business administration, computer science and marketing, The Ohio State University; associate degree in arts, Lorain County Community College
What Guides My Decision-Making: Living by the golden rule
Favorite Quote: “Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul,
the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.”
— Napolean Hill
Most Important Leadership Quality: “Sisu,” a Finnish word loosely translated as “stoic determination, tenacity of purpose, grit, bravery, resilience and hardiness”
My Biography Would Be Called: Peace, Love and Sisu
Biggest Regret: Missing the last spot on The Ohio State University golf team as a transferring junior and not pressing on with collegiate golf!
If I Could Relive One Moment: It would be to view my first hole-in-one, which, at 217 yards, was the longest hole-in-one in the United States for 10 months.