Matt is a graduate from University of Evansville. He earned his Master’s in Higher Education Administration from St Louis University & is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration specializing in Not for Profit Management. Matt is the Director of Development for Friends of Kids with Cancer, a not for profit organization whose mission is to provide support to children undergoing chemotherapy for cancer & catastrophic blood diseases. He is also actively involved in the Association of Professional Fundraisers where he serves on the Government Relations committee. Matt and his wife Christy live in Ballwin, MO.

John enjoys boating at the Lake of the Ozarks with his wife and 2 sons. John is the 4th generation family member in the insurance business. He specializes in commercial insurance: property, general liability, auto, umbrella, workers comp, professional & bonds. John also specializes in Identity Theft liability protection for individuals & entities. Other benefits include legal plans for family & business which include Unlimited Access to Attorney, Wills, Living Wills, Power of Atty & more.

Administaff is a National PEO, Professional Employer Organization, that provides outsourced Human Resource Services to America’s best small and medium sized businesses. Through a unique relationship Administaff has the ability to combine more than 6,000 clients and over 110,000 client employees to go to market for Human Resources benefits. We provide administrative relief, big company benefits, reduced liabilities and a systematic way to improve productivity.

Courtney Mandel Swillinger loves spending time with her husband of 3 years, family and friends. She loves watching and playing sports of all kinds and the outdoors!

Garry is a commercial photographer and graphic designer. He specializes in product photography, on location industrial photography and executive business portraits. He can help you create a brochure, a catalog or promotional materials to help you advertise and market your business. To get a better idea of Garry’s capabilities you can view his website www.imaginagrapher.com. Need help marketing and advertising your products and services, then give an imaginagrapher a call.

Dale Furtwengler and his wife, Charlotte, enjoy the outdoors, travel and playing Dungeons and Dragons until the wee hours of the morning with his sister-in-law and nephews.

Dale is a consultant, speaker and internationally acclaimed author. His firm, Furtwengler & Associates, P.C., works with business leaders who want to “increase profits without adding resources”. He was quoted in the Harvard Management Communication Letter and has been published in a variety of national publications.

John has over 20 years experience in both management, business development and information technology. He believes that most businesses that have outdated websites (over two years old) will be re-evaluating and redesigning their site to incorporate the latest technology and internet marketing techniques. He is currently on the St. Louis University Business School Alumni Board. John lives in Chesterfield. He enjoys taking long walks with his wife, watching his daughter play volleyball and helping is son with their business.

The High Energy Decisions ™ wellness and leadership programs teach leaders and employees how to assess energy levels, and identify issues of stress that impact decision-making ability. Clients learn techniques to feel better emotionally and physically, to clarify values and goals, and increase effectiveness by broadening perspective and resolving issues. Clients report feeling more relaxed, energetic, focused and empowered to make better decisions, and to live and work with balance, peace, joy.

Valerie is a stationery designer specializing in customized and personalized stationery for all of life’s special events. She has a passion for weddings and a talent for incorporating personality and style into the perfect invitations.

Valerie is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism with a graphic arts and design background. She started The Editor’s Mark in 2006.

Valerie is originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She now lives and works out of her home in University City.

Rohan Business Group is a management consulting firm specializing in facilitation, organizational development and planning services. We help clients maximize change for even better results.

Mike Rohan draws from corporate, not-for-profit and agency experience to help clients. He has three grandchildren, two daughters and lives with his wife Pat in Chesterfield.

My passion is letting the world know how wonderful you are. My award-winning designs create an identity that lets the world know the great things you have to offer and what your customers and prospects can expect from you. Good branding demonstrates the success that you currently enjoy and looks toward the success you will enjoy in the future. If you need to improve your image in the marketplace or compete against larger players, strategic positioning, a powerful message and the right media choices equal brand success for you.

Early in my career, I designed packaging for specialty products including Whitman’s Sampler and Wild Turkey. My first experience as brand manager came in 1995 with Hilco Technologies, an international software company. Four years later when the company was sold to Orsi Group, an Italian conglomerate, I was promoted to Strategic Marketing Operations Manager. Over the years I expanded my skills and experience to include web design and new media strategies. Today, as the founder of Keller Creative, I bring all of this experience to startup and private businesses.

Joe is President of 4th Quarter Financial Coach. He has over 7 years of experience helping clients prepare for their financial 'fourth quarter'. Joe specializes in Retirement & Estate Planning & working with business owners with their specialized needs such as 401k plans, deferred compensation, buy-sell arrangements (done in conjunction with attorneys), & wealth transfer.

He has also taught in high school & coached high school wrestling, youth soccer, & basketball. He also has 16 years of experience in the lending industry. Joe graduated from Northwest Missouri State University.

Joe and his wife Julie live in Wildwood, Missouri with their 3 children. He loves attending their events from concerts for their oldest daughter, Emily to football games for their son Brian to coaching and attending basketball games for their youngest daughter, Jenny.

Cathy Sexton, founder of CSBS, LLC – Creating Simple Business Solutions, has over 30 years experience working with, managing and training people. CSBS, LLC provides training courses, presentations, productivity, paper management solutions and consultation services. Using simple and easy techniques, methodologies, processes and systems, CSBS brings productivity improvements to anyone wanting to reduce stress, work smarter, and accomplish more…so they can enjoy their work and their life.

I love God, family, friends, hiking, biking, golf, jazz, and reading.
I sell recess--cruises, vacations, resorts, all kinds of travel.
I help people turn their vacations into paycations by traveling and earning money.

We serve those seeking SOLUTIONS to pain problems, illness PREVENTION and enhanced QUALITY OF LIFE.  Balancing uses gentle, specific and scientific applications of chiropractic, acupuncture and Zero Balancing to meet the needs of many patients. Dr.Lynch loves spending time with his wife Kristin, and his three children Isabelle, Maren and Dermot.  He is most recently involved and interested in tri-athlons..

Judy Ryan is CEO of Expanding Human Potential (EHP), a training and consulting firm specializing in cooperative practices and applied emotional intelligence. She is a corporate trainer, consultant, executive mentor and coach, a conference and radio presenter, writer, and columnist. Under her leadership, EHP received the St. Louis Mental Health Board's 2007 Vanguard Award for Innovation in Services that Significantly Impact Social Change.

Kris and wife Sandy live in Ballwin. He has an identical twin brother, and is an avid golfer.

Kris is a Mortgage Loan Officer, who promotes Bank Star Mortgage’s many loan packages. He will provide you with several Good Faith Estimates, which will outline the many different loan options available to each customer. (Fixed Rate/ARM/100% Loans). Kris attends all of his loan closings and shows up with a check. No wire transfers. Give him a call today!

We provide consulting and peace of mind to our clients regarding their financial, business, litigation, planning and income taxes issues. John Brandvein has over 30 years experience providing Creative, Practical, Approaches to the ongoing opportunities of his clients (there is no such thing as a problem and there is more than one solution).

John has been involved in many litigation cases as an expert witness, forensic accountant and valuator in business and divorce situations. He had valued Mark McGwire’s 70th home run ball for income tax purposes, which was reported in U.S.News & World Report. John loves life, his wife, children, grandchildren and traveling. Look at website for successes and testimonials

Fred Miller is president of Business Research Bureau, a sales lead generation service. For over 50 years BRB’ daily subscription service has been helping subscribers catch prospects and clients in the ‘Change Mode’.

BRB also sells Prospect Lists that target specific markets, offers a Tele-Prospect Filtering Service for companies who want their salespeople spending major time selling rather than prospecting, and designs, builds and implements Email Marketing Programs.

For FREE samples from BRB’s Daily Sales Lead Generation Service, contact him @ fredmiller@brbsalesleads.com

Chris manages the Group Savings and Services program for Borders Bookstores in the St. Louis area. He supervises representatives in various stores that handle school and office accounts with Borders. Chris is also a new student with the Washington University Traditional Karate Club. Chris enjoys reading historical fiction and jogs often at Creve Coeur Lake.