PRESS CLIPPINGS
Our work has been documented many times over the years in the media. Here are a few mentions of the CYP Club in the news.
2023 Columbus Smart 50 Awards recognize region’s top leadership
By SBN Staff – Smart Business • August 1, 2023
Smart Business Magazine released its annual list of Smart 50 leaders with their August issue. Our Founder and CEO, Derek Grosso, was recognized as one of the top executives effectively building and leading organizations in central Ohio. READ MORE >
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Night-market style street festival with over 100 vendors coming to Grandview this summer
By Jack McLaughlin – [614] Magazine • April 21, 2022
The Grandview Hop is back. This unique night market—featuring more than 100 local vendors, makers and food trucks—will officially be held four days this summer: June 25, July 30, August 27 and September 24. READ MORE >
Grandview Hop to return; Upper Arlington Night Market makes debut
By Alan Froman – The Columbus Dispatch • August 19, 2021
Grandview Avenue is hopping again, and that's not just because of the new businesses that have opened along the strip in recent months. The Grandview Hop will return Aug. 28 after the street festival's season was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE >
Creating long-lasting networks during Columbus Young Professionals Week starting today
By Mercedes Jackson – Good Day Columbus, FOX 28 • July 26, 2021
If you are looking to meet up with others and make a few lasting professional connections you can check out some of the events planned for Columbus Young Professionals Week! Derek Grosso and Sherry Lloyd from the Columbus Young Professionals Club join Good Day Columbus to break down the line-up including a networking social, Adult Field Day and The Inaugural MYLElympics, all capping off with the Sweet 16 Anniversary Social this Saturday! READ MORE >
Meet the Columbus Young Professionals' spring Impact Academy class
By Doug Buchanan – Editor in chief, Columbus Business First • May 10, 2021
Looking for up-and-coming talent in Columbus? The Columbus Young Professionals Club is preparing another cohort for future success with its twice-yearly Impact Academy. READ MORE >
Columbus Young Professionals picks 63 community leaders for new Leadership Council
By Doug Buchanan – Editor in chief, Columbus Business First • January 11, 2021
The Columbus Young Professionals Club has formed a new advisory board with 63 up-and-coming community leaders to advise the networking organization on upcoming initiatives. READ MORE >
Columbus Young Professionals picks class for fall 2020 Impact Academy
By Doug Buchanan – Editor in chief, Columbus Business First • October 9, 2020
The Columbus Young Professionals Club is back with the latest class edition of its Columbus Impact Academy, designed to hone future corporate and community leaders. READ MORE >
5 ways to create great virtual events
By Rebecca Walters – Columbus CEO • July 29, 2020
One of the biggest hurdles in pivoting in-person events to a virtual environment is generating content that is relevant and informative, says Derek Grosso, Columbus Young Professionals Club’s CEO and founder. His advice: “Be authentic, be purposeful and make it engaging.” READ MORE »
Gabrielle Solange shares passion of bringing the community together during tough times
By Mercedes Jackson – Good Day Columbus, FOX 28 • June 5, 2020
Using her voice to connect to the community, Gabrielle Solange is taking a stand against systematic racism and police brutality by joining peaceful protesters as they march through the city. Solange is set to join the Columbus Young Professionals Club Stay-at-Home Series on Friday, June 12th. READ MORE >
Future 50: Derek Grosso, Columbus Young Professionals Club
By Katy Smith – Editor, Columbus CEO • December 30, 2019
When city leaders were mourning the annual loss of talented young graduates to other regions in the years leading up to the Great Recession, Derek Grosso was thinking about ways to connect the ones who stayed. Since he founded the CYP Club in 2005, he’s connected 25,000 young professionals, making it the largest membership organization of young professionals/millennials in the United States. READ MORE >
CYP Club chooses members for Columbus Impact Academy class of 2020
By Doug Buchanan – Editor in chief, Columbus Business First • September 20, 2019
The Columbus Young Professionals Club has chosen the next group of aspiring corporate and community leaders for its Columbus Impact Academy. The eight-month leadership development program seeks to groom the next generation of leaders looking to step up in their careers. READ MORE »
Here are Central Ohio's top workplaces for Millennials
By Katy Smith – Assistant managing editor, Columbus Business First • November 13, 2017
The Columbus Young Professionals Club and the Human Resources Association of Central Ohio have released their fifth annual list of top workplaces for young professionals. READ MORE >
40 Under 40 Class of 2017: Derek Grosso
By Doug Buchanan – Editor in chief, Columbus Business First • May 25, 2017
The Forty Under 40 awards are given annually to 40 local business leaders under the age of 40 for their career achievements and community involvement. This year, CYP Club Founder and CEO, Derek Grosso, was selected as a recipient of the prestigious award. READ MORE >
Young professionals to learn about ‘inspirational leadership’ at weekend summit
By JD Malone – The Columbus Dispatch • May 25, 2016
For the sixth year, the Columbus Young Professional Club is hosting a weekend of events for young leaders across the state. The Ohio Young Professionals Summit kicks off Friday morning at Franklin University and features keynote speaker Doug Kelly, CEO of the Make-A-Wish chapter of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. READ MORE >
Central Ohio’s Smart 50 make success happen by being on target
By SBN Staff – Smart Business • October 1, 2014
Smart Business Magazine released its inaugural list of Smart 50 leaders with their October issue. Our Founder and CEO, Derek Grosso, was featured as one of the honored executives. READ MORE >
Expo designed to attract young professionals
By Gary Seman Jr. – ThisWeek Community News • August 12, 2014
Young professionals throughout central Ohio are invited to a gathering that will showcase a dozen neighborhoods and what makes them attractive. The CYP Club is holding the Discover Columbus Expo. READ MORE »
The CYP Club is named "Best Networking Organization" by Columbus CEO
Columbus CEO • November 1, 2013
The Columbus Young Professionals Club was selected by readers of Columbus CEO as the "Best Networking Organization" (for the fifth year in a row!) as part of the magazine's 2013 Best of Business Awards. For Best of Business, the magazine polled readers about the best business products, services, and venues in the Columbus area covering 83 different business categories. READ MORE >
Q&A with Derek Grosso, founder of CYP Club
By Meghan Ralston – Columbus Alive • February 20, 2014
“I hate it when people tell me there is nothing to do in Columbus,” said Columbus Young Professionals Club Founder Derek Grosso on a recent Monday. “There is so much going on in this city, if you can’t find something, it’s because you’re not looking.” READ MORE >
CYP’s signature event plans to pack the LC
By Kristen Schmidt – Columbus Alive • January 26, 2012
Most events that draw 1,000 people to the LC involve rock stars. They typically don’t raise tens of thousands of dollars for charity. Columbus Young Professionals is poised to do both (sans electric guitar) in a few days, when the club hosts its fifth annual Date 2 Remember fundraising event. READ MORE >
Photo Gallery: A Date 2 Remember
Columbus Alive • February 17, 2010
A crowd of more than 700 gathered Saturday night at BoMA for the third-annual A Date 2 Remember, Columbus Young Professionals Club’s signature auction event benefiting A Kid Again and the Capital Area Humane Society. More than $30,000 was raised for the charities. READ MORE >