2026 APEX Award of Excellence Recipients

The Buckeye Innovation team was recently named recipients of the 2026 APEX Award of Excellence for Design & Layout for their work with the American College of Education.

One of the biggest challenges we see isn’t the technology. It’s how the work is divided.

It’s been a busy month for Buckeye Innovation’s founder, Brad Griffith. From his television appearance on Good Day Columbus to his interview for WOSU’s series “Fascinating Ohio,” Griffith shared tips on accessibility and a journey through his career, respectively. 

When spreadsheets become the system, things start to break down. We see this a lot with growing teams managing operations across multiple tools.

This summer, Buckeye Innovation is joined by six interns! T

Before we build anything, we look at what’s already happening. What people are searching for. What content is performing. Where users are getting stuck.

A nonprofit team came to us for a new website. But once we got into it, it quickly became clear it wasn’t just a website project.

J. Julye Brown-Spencer, founder of Ju’Ellz Designz Hair Care, had an idea. She was passionate about helping women, men and children in the Columbus area, and she knew that she could reach them through her passion of hair care, Brown-Spencer said. She was excited to share her extensive expertise in hair-care products and education were within the Columbus area, but she said that something was holding her back.

Launching something new isn’t the finish line. It’s where things start to take shape in the real world.