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Date and Time
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM CDT
Description
This dynamic, strictly business event will feature exhibits, a business speaker series, and multiple opportunities to network and build your connections. In fact, opportunities to talk about your business and to learn from others will be unlimited! Don't miss this fun event that will spotlight businesses throughout our area! Click Here to sign-up as a B2B Exhibitor, Sponsor and More
Presenting Sponsor:
Coach Jeremy Maclin, Chef Lydia Gwin, and biz leader Matt Barbey bring star power to the Kirkwood Des Peres Chamber’s Biz2Biz Showcase 2021, presented by Always a Boomer, on August 19th*
Keynote speaker Jeremy Maclin, head football coach of Kirkwood High School, is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Mizzou, where he was a two-time consensus All-American, and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft and made a Pro Bowl appearance with them in 2014. He also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens, retiring in 2019.
Maclin has been part of the Kirkwood High School football as both a player and assistant coach. While at KHS as a student-athlete, Maclin dominated in multiple sports, propelling him to an All-American career at the University of Missouri. Maclin was named a member of the Kirkwood High School All-Century Football Team in 2007.
Coach Maclin will speak on Leadership and Teamwork in Your Business, from 5:30 to 6:15 pm.
Chef Lydia Gwin is the production manager for Chew in the Lou, a production of Nine PBS. She is a highly regarded and popular instructor with the Kitchen Conservatory, and the creator of Gwin’s Tiny Kitchen (cooking and eating with your kids!). She offers virtual classes for organizations, businesses, and others who want to learn the basics, strengthening techniques, understand food’s role in various cultures, or adapt recipes from the trendy to the conventional.
Chef Lydia is a contributor to all things food in STL, including Chew in the Lou, tasteMakers, FeastTV, and has been featured throughout local media.
Chef Lydia will launch the speaker series with a culinary demonstration and share her experiences in Creating Gwin’s Tiny Kitchen, from 3:45 to 4:30 pm.
Business leader and coach Matt Barbey is driven to help business owners grow and systematize businesses to give them, their families, and their employees the lives they dream of. He has worked with solopreneurs to Fortune 500 companies, improving processes and systems, and making multiple $100 Million + impacts.
Matt is a John Maxwell Certified Team Leader with significant leadership and team engagement experience that has affected productivity transformations for thousands of employees. He has helped businesses develop marketing and sales plans for existing and new products/services leading to over triple-digit growth in less than 12 months.
An entrepreneur himself, Matt seeks to simplify business education and execution to make it actionable and achievable.
Matt Barbey will speak on How to Make Your Business Recession Proof, from 4:40 to 5:15 pm.
And we’ve added Will Saulsbery, of Spectrum Reach, who will present “Local Business Video Marketing 101” from 4:30 - 5 pm, and offer each attendee a code to create a free 30-second video to promote your business.
That’s a star-studded team of biz leaders willing to spend some time with your team and others within the community. *No reservations are necessary to attend the Biz2Biz Speaker Series, but seating is limited.
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Thank you to our dedicated Team for helping out!
Chair: Joan Pace, alwaysaboomer.com
Kristie Gabel, Preferred Medical Waste
Mary Hanson, Artist
Renee Moore, Kirkwood Living
Christy Ridenhour
Ed Schmidt, Rockit Careers
Sunil Thakkar, TeamLogic IT
Stephanie Tyler, West Community Credit Union
Beth Wideman, Kirkwood-Des Peres Area Chamber of Commerce
Questions? Contact Beth at beth@thechamber.us or (314) 821 – 4161
