Frank Koller, author of Spark

The Cleveland-based arc welding manufacturer Lincoln Electric has successfully survived for 115 years, a feat the founders
attribute to treating their workers well and sharing the rewards of the business. Veteran newsman Frank Koller was so
intrigued by the company’s unique success story he penned a book on the subject,

Spark: How old-fashioned values drive a twenty-first century corporation: Lessons from Lincoln Electric’s unique
guaranteed employment program.

Mr. Koller will discuss the lessons learned from Lincoln Electric at the Hudson Library & Historical Society on Monday,
March 22 at 7:00 p.m. as part of the library’s Entrepreneurship Series of events.

The best-selling Harvard Business School case study of all time is not about Coca-Cola or Microsoft, but Lincoln Electric.
“A fascinating glimpse into this remarkable yet, in many ways, ordinary organization, which survives, even thrives, in a
sunset industry where overseas outsourcing is the norm.... Instructive and heartening, this book offers a proven model
for companies that not only want healthy bottom lines but also satisfied, dedicated employees,” said Publisher’s Weekly
of Spark.

Frank Koller covers the workplace for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Over a twenty-seven-year career
with CBC, he has worked and lived around the world as a foreign correspondent, including seven years in the United States.
He holds a master’s degree in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He lives with his wife in Ottawa,
Canada.

The Learned Owl Book Shop will be on hand with copies of Spark for purchase and signing. Register for this free program
by calling 330.653.6658, x1010 or email askus@hudson.lib.oh.us.