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Complimentary Lunch Buffet
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PRESENTED BY
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he 8th Annual Best of Clayton, a Business Marketplace presented
by Centene Corporation was held Monday, November 5th at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel Clayton (7750 Carondelet) from 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Best of Clayton is designed to stimulate economic growth in Clayton
and introduce the public to area businesses. The Business Marketplace is
free for the public and included a complimentary lunch buffet hosted by
SSM St. Mary’s Health Center with Platinum Reception sponsor Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Attendees also had the
opportunity to purchase items for holiday gifts and the chance to win fabulous prizes that included sports &
theatre tickets, gift baskets and gift certificates to area businesses.
Platinum Reception
Sponsor:
Media Sponsor:
Premier Vendors included Crowne Plaza Hotel, SSM St. Mary’s Health Center, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center,
Northwestern Mutual, Savile Row Custom Clothier & Shirtmaker and St. Louis Business Journal. Other vendors included Acumen Consulting, Aqua Systems,
Bethesda Health Group – Bethesda Barclay House, BMO Harris Bank, Brightergy Solar, City of Clayton, Epworth Children & Family Services, FastSigns,
Fontbonne University, GO! St. Louis, Gourmet to Go, Great Southern Bank, Manpower, Max Muscle Sports Nutrition, McKnight Place Extended Care,
Mercy Clinic Women’s Health – Ladue, Microgrid Energy/Pure Power, Missouri Falun Dafa Association, Nationwide Insurance - Jerome Smart Agency ,
Pulaski Bank, Really Big Coloring Books, Inc., Regus, School District of Clayton, St. Louis Kabbalah Bookstore, St. Louis County Library – Mid-County Branch,
Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel, Timekeepers, Universal Creative Concepts, Wellbridge Athletic Club & Day Spa and Westaff.
Simplifying Social Media for Business
Annual Awards Dinner
February 7, 2013
T
he Clayton Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Social Media Series:
Simplifying Social Media for Business presented by University College at
Washington University. The program provides information and in-depth discussion
about the use of social media in the business world. The first session held at the end
of October focused on Facebook and Pinterest. The upcoming November 29th session
scheduled for 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. will focus on Twitter, YouTube and monitoring &
managing a PR Crisis.
Social media is exploding in the business world and businesses need to become
familiar with the different social media tools available in order to connect to customers.
Simplifying Social Media for Business will help you understand social media sites
such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and Pinterest. This series presents the
tools needed to navigate this new phenomenon and provides the resources to help you
set up your own social media plan.
We are pleased to provide a panel of experts in social media from Brighton, KolbeCo,
MB Consulting Group, MSW Marketing and Polansky Group.
Simplifying Social Media for Business is open to the public. Cost to attend the session
which is held at the offices of Armstrong Teasdale is $40. Reservations must be made to
Clayton Chamber of Commerce either online at www.claytoncommerce.com or by phone
at 314-726-3033. Sorry, no walk-ins are allowed due to building security.
RSVP by November 26th.
J
oin us for our Annual Awards Dinner February
7th at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis.
Mike Shanahan, Jr.,
Huntleigh McGehee
Business Person of the Year
Café Napoli
Excellence in Retail/Service
City of Clayton
Cornerstone
Sponsorship opportunities are available by
contacting Ellen Gale at 726-0068.
Board of Directors
Executive Director
Ellen M. Gale
(314) 726-0068
[email protected]
Officers 2012
President Michael Schoedel
Apex Oil Company
Treasurer
Patrick Buehring
Pulaski Bank–Clayton
Vice President
Cheryl Adelstein
Washington University
Vice President
Emily Castle Castle Design
Vice President
Jeff Kaiser CBRE
Past President
Jeff Schmitt Danna McKitrick, P.C.
Board of Directors
Jaci Barrett Enterprise Holdings
Kate Becker SSM St. Mary’s Health Center
Brad Beracha
Beracha Concepts
Rebecca Boyer
KellyMitchell Group
Gary Carter City of Clayton
Rob Hehmeyer
Moneta Group
Laura Jarman
MSW Marketing
Howard Kaplan
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP
Dan Karpel Brown Shoe Company Inc.
Blair Mehlman
Mark S. Mehlman Realty
Ameena Mohyuddin
St. Louis County Government
David Molho Brighton
Amy Moss Bond Wolfe Architects
Scott Neubauer
Graybar Electric Company
Barb Nikolychik
Huntleigh McGehee
Allen Palmquist
Commerce Bank
Matt Reh
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Sabrina Robb
Robb Partners
Trip Straub Straub’s
Sharmon Wilkinson
School District of Clayton
Carol Will Lola & Penelope’s
Keith Williamson
Centene Corporation
Stacy Wipfler
Husch Blackwell LLP
Tom Zetlmeisl
RubinBrown LLP
Associate Director
Mary-Ellen Tobin
(314) 726-3070
[email protected]
Membership Director
Trish Zupon
(314) 726-2512
[email protected]
Office Manager
Mary Rosner (314) 726-3033
[email protected]
Chamber Office Info
Phone (314) 726-3033
Fax (314) 726-0637
www.claytoncommerce.com
225 South Meramec, Suite 300
Clayton, MO 63105
President’s Letter
G
reetings Clayton Chamber of Commerce Members,
On behalf of our talented staff and motivated Board of Directors, I hope you are enjoying Fall and are having a great business year.
Mike Schoedel
Congrats to our Parties in the Park team as they just
completed one of the best seasons we’ve had in more than 10 years. We want to thank
Laura McCarthy-Jarman for her leadership of the Committee, Brad Beracha for providing the
furniture, the City of Clayton for managing the street closure and our many sponsors for their
support. This was truly a team effort!
Welcome to those new businesses in the area or to those businesses who may have relocated
to another quality Clayton location. Special greetings to The Gathering, Insight Title and
Savile Row for joining our community. Congrats to CBRE for staying in Clayton with their recent
office move and to SSM St. Mary’s for continuing to expand and update their quality facilities.
Thank you to Brown Shoe, Huntleigh McGehee, Charter Business, Centene Corp.,
University College at Washington University, Pulaski Bank and SSM St. Mary’s Health Center
for your continued sponsorship of many of our quality events. We say it all the time, but
our success is directly related to the wonderful support we get from our members.
The Chamber is working with the City of Clayton to help identify opportunities for
increasing economic activity in the area. The Chamber Board of Directors recently
expressed our concerns to the City about potential future property tax rate and fee
increases. A group of Chamber representatives met with the City to discuss ideas for
improved communication and partnerships. Both the City and Chamber recognize
that we need to work together more closely to find ways to strengthen the commercial
activity in Clayton. Please contact us if you have an idea or question about this effort.
We have been so fortunate to be able to partner with such quality governmental
organizations like the City of Clayton, the School District of Clayton and St. Louis County.
We were thrilled to recently host another high-profile political debate. For the
second time in just a few years, the Chamber was chosen as the entity to
coordinate a key debate
between the candidates
running for U.S. Senate in
Missouri. Many thanks to
Joan Berkman for her tireless
efforts in managing this
opportunity and to Husch
Blackwell for its sponsorship.
We continue to be amazed
by the dizzying number of
events and activities that our
staff coordinates. Thank you
Ellen, Mary-Ellen, Trish
and Mary.
If you have any ideas
or comments about our
programs or our efforts in
advocating for
business-friendly government
activities, please contact us.
Continued success to all our
members as we finish out the
final quarter of 2012!
Mike Schoedel
2012 President
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News From Our Members
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP
BECKER AND ROSEN,
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, LLC The firm welcomes
Bengi Bala and
Scott Gordon to
their staff.
Daniel Godar
Raymond Fournie
Charlie Medelberg
Scott Gordon
BMO HARRIS BANK
M&I Bank became BMO Harris Bank in October.
Ray Price
Charlie Medelberg, Senior Vice
President Investment Management
Consultant of Morgan Stanley Smith
Barney, has been named Chair of
Epworth Children & Family Services’
newly formed Development Board.
Steven Cousins
Bengi Bala
Daniel O’Toole
EPWORTH CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES
Scott Williams
Armstrong Teasdale’s equity partners have elected
Steven N. Cousins, Raymond R. Fournie, Daniel J. Godar
and Daniel K. O’Toole to serve three year terms on the
firm’s 11-person executive committee.
The firm welcomes Ray Price, the longest serving judge
on the Missouri Supreme Court, as a partner in the
Litigation practice group. Price was recently honored with
the Champion of Justice Award from the Bar Association of
Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL).
The firm welcomes new associates Patrick J. Coyle,
Samir Mehta & Robert L. Schneiderjohn to the Intellectual
Property practice group and Sheena Hamilton to the
Litigation practice group. Scott Williams joined the
Intellectual Property practice group
ARCTURIS
Traci O’Bryan, President of St. Louis
architectural design firm Arcturis,
has been appointed to the St. Louis
Community College Foundation
board of directors.
Traci O’Bryan
CBRE
CBRE relocated to The Plaza in Clayton.
CBRE is pleased to announce Matt
Herrington has joined its St. Louis
office as Transaction Manager of
Global Corporate Services and Eric
Thomas as Senior Research Analyst.
Matt Herrington
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) has
been recognized as the #4 outsourcing services
provider across all industries, and the highestranked real estate services company, according to
the International Association of Outsourcing
Professionals’ (IAOP) Global Outsourcing 100.
CBRE is the first real estate services firm to break
into the elite top 5 on IAOP’s list.
DANNA McKITRICK, P.C.
FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY
Kathleen McElligott, Vice-President
and Chief Information Officer of
Emerson, has been appointed to the
Fontbonne University board
of trustees.
Fontbonne University junior
and men’s basketball guard,
Kathleen McElligott
Daniel Lisch, has been selected
to represent the St. Louis
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Ohio
Athletic Conference on the NCAA Division-III National
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
GLADYS MANION REAL ESTATE
Stafford Manion
Danna McKitrick, P.C.
has announced Brant
M. Feltner has joined
the firm as a member
of the bankruptcy
and creditors’ rights
practice group and
Brant Feltner
Christopher Finney
Christopher J. Finney
has joined the firm’s litigation practice group.
Margie Kubik
Stafford Manion of Gladys Manion Real Estate was
elected to the Board of the National Council of
Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NCADA).
Gladys Manion welcomes Margie Kubik and Mike Will
as sales associates.
HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP
Husch Blackwell Partner Ike Skelton
was honored with the Truman Good
Neighbor Award.
Husch Blackwell welcomes Julia
Hargraves and Rebekah E. Raber to
the Corporate team; Alisha L. Huls
and George T. Wu to the firm’s
Intellectual Property group and
Kimela R. West as an Associate
practicing Healthcare.
Husch Blackwell has launched a
new blog offering information and
perspective from its Product Liability
and Toxic Tort teams about the legal,
legislative and scientific areas that
affect product liability and toxic
tort matters.
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Mike Will
Julia Hargraves
George Wu
Ike Skelton
Rebekah Raber
Kimela West
News From Our Members
INSIGHT TITLE COMPANY, LLC.
REALLY BIG COLORING BOOKS, INC.
Creve Coeur based Insight Title Company, LLC with
operations in five states opened its newest location
in the heart of Clayton.
Clayton based publishing company, Really Big
Coloring Books, Inc., opened a new avenue for
celebrating and reminiscing childhood, art, creativity
and the potential of color by declaring June 16th
International Coloring Book Day.
MUELLER PROST PC
Mueller Prost PC promoted
Ross E. Hewitt III to partner.
Quinn R. Martin,
CPA, Manager,
Business Services,
was appointed to
the MSCPA Peer
Review Acceptance
Board for Missouri.
Rosenblum, Goldenhersh,
Silverstein & Zafft, P.C. announced
the addition of a new shareholder to
the firm, Theresa Phelps.
REGIONS BANK
Ross Hewitt
Kelli Gilliam joined the bank as
Vice President of Commercial
Middle Market for the Greater
St. Louis Region.
Theresa Phelps
RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE
Kelli Gilliam
Quinn Martin
John E. Oeltjen,
Shareholder and
Director of Risk Advisory Services,
was named a 2012 Top Small
Business Accountant by St. Louis
Small Business Monthly.
ROSENBLUM, GOLDENHERSH,
SILVERSTEIN & ZAFFT, P.C.
Geoff Dill has been named
General Manager of Ruth’s Chris
Steak House’s Clayton location.
REMY’S
Remy’s was awarded St. Louis Magazine’s A-List
Award for “Ecstatic Hours”.
John Oeltjen
SSM ST. MARY’S HEALTH CENTER
PAULE, CAMAZINE & BLUMENTHAL, P.C.
THE RITZ-CARLTON, ST. LOUIS
Amy Hoch Hogenson was awarded
the Rising Star Award by Missouri
Lawyers Media at the Women’s
Justice Awards this past spring.
Geof Dill
The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis’ culinary team offered
school parents a cooking class for healthy, tasty
alternatives to school sack lunches.
The St. Louis Business Journal
named Kate Becker, President of
SSM St. Mary’s Health Center to its
list of the area’s Most Influential
Business Women.
Kate Becker
Amy Hoch Hogenson
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News From Our Members
ST. LOUIS ARTISTS’ GUILD
The St. Louis Artists’ Guild
dedicated the sculpture,
La Famiglia, by Silvana Cenci.
The David S. Millstone
Foundation donated the
sculpture, which is currently
installed southwest of the
St. Louis Artists’ Guild in
Oak Knoll Park.
Kevin Reynolds
Claudia Stuppy
Brad Theel
Jay Heddell
Lenise Major
Anne Phelps
Brett Rugen
Mark Weinhold
Amanda White
STONE CARLIE & COMPANY, L.L.C.
Stone Carlie announced Josh Ayers, Tim J. Crawford,
Brian J. Ferguson, Kevin J. Reynolds, Claudia Stuppy
and Brad D. Theel were all promoted in the
Assurance Services Department. The firm also
promoted the following in the Tax & Business
Services Department; Jay R. Heddell,
Lenise M. Major, Anne M. Phelps, Brett A. Rugen,
Mark E. Weinhold and Amanda K. White.
Josh Ayers
Tim Crawford
Brian Ferguson
Share Your News
If you have information you wish to share with our
members, please send a Press Release and photo to
Mary-Ellen Tobin at [email protected].
We will make every effort to include your information
in an upcoming edition and reserve the right to edit.
Mayor’s Message
W
e all know what a great place Clayton is.
Each of us was drawn to Clayton for a variety of
reasons, not the least of which is the bustling
business community. While we enjoy walking to the
charming shops and restaurants that make up our
five vibrant retails districts, proximity to residential
neighborhoods and the robust daytime
population is one of the reasons many
business owners decided on Clayton locations.
Most of these businesses are independently
owned; many are long-standing members of our
business community. Besides stiff competition,
we understand that they continue to feel the fallout
of the recession and need our support. Not only
will our support help them prosper, it will maintain
the ambiance and aesthetics of the neighborhood
and downtown retail districts and the appealing
environment we all enjoy.
You can help maintain the elements of this
community that ultimately brought us here.
Please join me in supporting Clayton’s retail
businesses and restaurants.
Linda Goldstein
Clayton’s retail business owners and
restaurateurs understand the importance of
building relationships with us, their patrons.
Through these relationships, they help establish
the strong bonds that unite this community.
Linda Goldstein
Clayton Mayor
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Chamber Events – 2012
Power Hour Networking Luncheons
Presented by
Media Sponsor
May
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS: Dan Nobel, Max Muscle Sports
Nutrition; Kathy Krebs & Andrea Griffith, Ladue News and
Matt Fulmer, The Gathering United Methodist Church. Back Row:
Linda Basile, Ladue News; Carlton Linder, Infinite Returns, LLC;
Darrell Scott, Centrue and Christie Derbin, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Chamber Executive Director Ellen Gale with guest speaker
Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge, Director of Airports –
Chief Executive Officer Lambert St. Louis International Airport.
Power Hour Networking Luncheon
Welcome New Members: Nancy Gamel, Sanford Brown College;
Peter Krombach, The Maune Company; Lisa Prinster, The Maune
Company; Steve Wideman, Wideman Management Group and
Heather Martin, Sanford Brown College.
July
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Chamber Events – 2012
Power Hour Networking Luncheons
Presented by
September New Members
Media Sponsor
September
Terry Jackson,
Best Transportation
Clayton Alderman Michelle Harris;
guest speaker Keith Sawyer, Ph.D and
Chamber Executive Director Ellen Gale.
Wendy Jones, Savile Row
Power Hour Networking Luncheon
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Heather Hill, Westaff.
SSM St. Mary’s EP Lab
Chamber Events – 2012
Savile Row
St. Mary’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Stephen Kelly, St. Mary’s
President Kate Becker, St. Mary’s Electrophysiologist
Dr. Christopher Bauer, SSM Heart Institute Medical Director
Dr. John Kilgore and St. Mary’s EP Lab and Cardiac Cath Lab
Team Leader Sara Myers.
CBRE
The Chamber, Mayor Goldstein and City Officials welcome
Savile Row back to Clayton.
Ribbon Cuttings
Trish Zupon, Chamber Membership Director; Michelle Harris,
Alderman, City of Clayton; Ellen Gale, Chamber Executive Director;
Alex Berger III, Alderman, City of Clayton; Linda Goldstein, Mayor,
City of Clayton; Jeff Kaiser, Managing Director, CBRE; Cathie
Crowley, Director of Asset Services, CBRE; Joanne Boulton,
Alderman, City of Clayton.
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Chamber Events – 2012
Insight Title Company
The Gathering United Methodist Church
Ribbon Cuttings
Ellen Gale, Chamber Executive Director; Rev. Matt Miofsky,
Lead Pastor; Linda Goldstein, Mayor of Clayton; Matt Fulmer,
Clayton Site Pastor; Rev. Deborah Lemoine, Teaching Pastor;
Rev. Linda Gastreich, Associate Pastor and Trish Zupon,
Chamber Membership Director.
Mayor Goldstein joined the Chamber in welcoming
Insight Title to Clayton.
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Corporate Challenge
2012 CORPORATE CHALLENGE RESULTS
T
he 2012 Corporate Challenge
presented by SSM St. Mary’s Health
Center September 29th brought out
a record number of teams with 20
teams competing for bragging rights.
As the teams fielded the events
they were cheered on by family
and friends for a very spirited
morning of competition.
PRESENTED BY
Overall Winners
DIVISION 1
1ST
2ND 3RD Stone Carlie & Company LLC
Mueller Prost PC
KellyMitchell
DIVISION 2
DIVISION 1
1ST
2ND
3RD
Gershman Mortgage
KellyMitchell
Stone Carlie & Company LLC
DIVISION 1
1ST
2ND
3RD
Mueller Prost PC
Gershman Mortgage
Maher & Company PC
DIVISION 1
1ST
2ND
3RD
Stone Carlie & Company LLC
Ernst & Young LLP
Mueller Prost PC
DIVISION 1
1ST
2ND
3RD
KellyMitchell
RubinBrown LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
Brown Shoe Company - Solemates
Buckingham Asset Management Brown Shoe Company - Athfeets
DIVISION 1
DIVISION 2
1ST
2ND
3RD
City of Clayton
Stone Carlie & Company LLC
Mueller Prost PC
SSM St. Mary’s Vital Signs
SSM St. Mary’s Life Savers
Enterprise Holdings
RubinBrown LLP
Brown Shoe Company - Athfeets
Enterprise Holdings
Washers
DIVISION 2
Commerce Bank
RubinBrown LLP
SSM St. Mary’s Vital Signs
Sand Volleyball
DIVISION 2
RubinBrown LLP
Brown Shoe Company - Athfeets
Brown Shoe Company - Solemates
Basketball Free Throw
DIVISION 2
Brown Shoe Company - Athfeets
RubinBrown LLP
SSM St. Mary’s Vital Signs
Relay Obstacle Course
DIVISION 2
Tug-of-War
Thank You!
Individual
Event Sponsors
The Chamber salutes the
participating companies of the
2012 Corporate Challenge Presented by
SSM St. Mary’s Health Center.
Tug-of-War
CPAs, Business Consultants and Wealth Advisors
Brown Shoe Company
BSA Lifestructures
Buckingham
Asset Management
City of Clayton
Commerce Bank
Enterprise Holdings
Graybar
KellyMitchell
Maher & Company PC.
Mueller Prost PC
Rafco Properties
CPAs, Business Consultants and Wealth Advisors
RubinBrown LLP
Sand Volleyball
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This event is not possible without the outstanding
Corporate Challenge Planning Committee.
Dalal Badran, Brown Shoe Company
Lou Callen, Merrill Lynch
Leigh Ellebrecht, RubinBrown LLP
Neil Kiesel, SSM St. Mary’s Health Center
Mark Lafata, Heartland Bank
Kevin McCann, Brown Shoe Company
Brian Rothery, Enterprise Holdings
JoAnna Rothweiler, Stone Carlie & Company
Kristin Rugen, Stone Carlie & Company
Brad Theel, Stone Carlie & Company
Denise Ucinski, City of Clayton
David Will, Heartland Bank
Special Thanks To:
School District of Clayton
Bob Bone & the Clayton Athletic Department
Clayton Parks & Recreation Department
Center of Clayton
City of Clayton
Aqua Systems
Kaldi’s Coffeehouse
Two Men & A Truck
Many thanks to our volunteers who give of their time
Saturday morning to ensure the success of the Challenge.
Laura Benjamin
ShaRonda Brown
Tom Campbell
Deb Cerniglia
Catrice Cooper
Ken Creehan
Madeline Creehan
Sharon Eberlin
Seth Ellebrecht
Andrea Gutierrez
Sarah Harman
Denise Hudgens
Brittany Lickiss
Annalise Lyons
Jenny Mathews
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Mindy Maune
Pat Miller
Elise Morales
Michele Muller
Sarah Najjar
Ramon Neal
Jacyln Norono-Leon
Amber Odom
Maribel Perez
Sam Perkins
Cheryl Reinhold
Janet Smith
Jennifer Spicer
Lisa Sykora
Ashley Warren
The 2013 Corporate Challenge is scheduled for Saturday,
September 28th. If you are interested in planning the Challenge
or putting together a team, please contact
Mary-Ellen Tobin 726-3070.
Chamber Events – 2012
T
he only thing hotter
than the summer
temperatures was
the 2012 season of
Parties in the Park.
Clayton restaurants
prospered from the added business as Parties
kept the business crowd in town after hours and
drew people from all over the metro-area.
It was a season of outstanding bands, a
visit from a Clydesdale, a Secret Style Team
from Town & Style and live artist from the
St. Louis Artists’ Guild at each party, plus a
performance by the 2012 Clayton Idol.
Thank you to all our sponsors who made the 2012 season possible!
A-1 Private Investigations, LLC · BARcelona Tapas Bar
Brown Shoe Company · Buckingham Asset Management
Carrollton Bank · Cobblestone Quality Shoe Repair
Gourmet To Go · Great Southern Bank · Husch Blackwell LLP
Infinity Laser Hair Removal & Skin Rejuvenation · K Crete
KellyMitchell Group, Inc. · Mueller Prost PC · North Highland
Option Computer Corporation · Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Pritchard Osborne, LLC · Purk & Associates, P.C. · Roxane
Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel · Simons Jewelers
St. Louis Artists’ Guild · Total Access Urgent Care
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JOIN US FOR OUR 30TH SEASON – MAY 8, 2013!
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Chamber Events – 2012
A
rainy night couldn’t keep the talent from competing
in the 2012 Clayton Idol presented by Huntleigh McGehee
and Double D. Colleagues, family and friends cheered for their
favorites and raised nearly $400 for The American Red Cross.
Clayton Idol winner Jonathan Hazan performed a song at the
September 12th Parties in the Park.
THE CLAYTON CHAMBER
THANKS THE FOLLOWING FOR
THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT:
HUNTLEIGH McGEHEE
DOUBLE D LOUNGE Donna, Rick & Jim Wideman
LUSSO
MISO ON MERAMEC
MOONRISE HOTEL
PURE HOLDINGS –
Purus Organic Vodka
THE RITZ-CARLTON, ST. LOUIS
WELLBRIDGE ATHLETIC CLUB
& DAY SPA
PRESENTED BY
&
Double D Lounge
AND
Jonathan Hazen Crowned 2012 Clayton Idol
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JULIE McWILLIAMS –
Mistress of Ceremonies
New Members
Academy Air
Mr. Zachary Silverstein
Avis-Budget Group
Mr. John Ortega
Brightergy Solar
Ms. Cindy Bambini
11455 Schenk
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
(314) 770-9800
Fax: (314) 770-2626
Website: www.academyair.com
215 N. Meramec
1st Floor
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 725-2847
Fax: (314) 725-5593
Website: www.avis.com
7834 Big Bend Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63119
(314) 403-0564
Fax: (888) 511-0822
Website: www.brightergy.com
Automotive
Brightergy is the Midwest’s leading solar development
& finance firm.
Heating/Cooling
Acropolis Technology Group
Mr. Barton Olney
300 Hunter Ave.
Clayton, MO 63124
(314) 686-0350
Fax: (314) 721-8788
Website: www.acropolistech.com
Information Technology
St. Louis based, nationally ranked IT service company.
We cost 30-40% less than traditional technology
support. We provide professional business strategies,
solutions and support.
AIM Communications
Mr. Stephen Slais
19 N. Brentwood
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 296-5300
Website: www.aimediasolutions.com
Energy
Automotive & travel services open 7 days a week.
Dedicated rental car service; providing rental cars for
business, leisure and replacement use.
Best Transportation
Mr. Terry Jackson
8531 Page Ave.
Suite 160
St. Louis, MO 63114
(314) 989-1500
Fax: (314) 222-5339
Website: www.besttransportation.com
Butsch Fields & Associates
Mr. David Butsch
231 S. Bemiston, #260
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 863-5700
Fax: (314) 863-5711
Attorney/Law Firm
Butsch Fields and Associates specialize in all aspects of
business and civil litigation in Missouri and Illinois.
Transportation
St. Louis’ leader in chauffeured transportation offers 24
hour service in sedans, limousines, mini coaches, party
buses and also operates GO BEST Express - the official
shuttle service at Lambert Airport. The women owned
business is a proud winner of the BBB Torch Award and
Operator of the Year Award in their industry.
Marketing
Aim Communications is a full service marketing/
communications agency dedicated to helping clients
positively differentiate their brands in order to increase
sales and market share.
Envirotouch Cleaning Co.
Mr. Terrence Strong
2625 Iowa Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63118
(314) 954-7673
Fax: (314) 605-6449
Website: www.envirotouchstl.com
Cleaning - Commercial/Residential
Residential and commercial green cleaning service.
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New Members
Epworth Children & Family Services
Ms. Julie Reed
Gallery Motor Company
Ms. Amanda Mabry
Integrated Massage Therapy
Ms. Nancy Fulton
110 North Elm Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63119
(314) 961-5718
Fax: (314) 961-3503
Website: www.epworth.org
13980 Manchester Road
Manchester MO 63011
(636)-227-5000
Fax: (636)-227-5012
Website: www.gallerymotorco.com
35 The Boulevard, #200
Brentwood, MO 63117
(314) 494-9322
Website: www.integrated-massage.com
Not-For-Profit
Automotive
Epworth is committed to keeping families together,
preventing abuse & neglect and encouraging
self-sufficiency in at-risk youth served through
more than one dozen programs.
All indoor car dealership focusing in mid to high line
vehicles. We have 60+ vehicles in our showroom and
specialize in custom ordered vehicles.
We customize YOUR massage to your needs using
advanced training in: Myofascial release, Pre-natal
Massage, Lymphatic Drainage, Deep Tissue, Abdominal
Massage, Cranial Sacral, Reiki Master, Pranic Healing
Practitioner, Healing Touch, Japanese Hot Stone
Massage, Reflexology, Touch for Health (applied
kinesiology), Geriatric Massage, Newborn Massage
Education for parents and caregivers
Eyes on Ladue
Ms. Caitlin VanPelt
9838 Clayton Road
St. Louis, MO 63124
(314) 993-4399
Website: www.eyesonladue.com
Optical/ Optometry
Designer eyeglasses & Ladue’s largest designer
sunglass selection including: Tom Ford, Prada, &
Ray-Ban, just to name a few! We provide eye
examinations from a board certified Optometrist and
accept many insurance plans including VSP.
Fidelity Mortgage
Mr. Dennis Shanayev
12747 Olive Blvd., Suite 385
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 566-3447
Fax: (314) 584-5044
Website: www.fidelitybanc.com
Gateway Greening
Ms. Theresa Lopez
2211 Washington Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63103
(314) 588-9600
Website: www.gatewaygreening.org
Not-For-Profit
Insight Title Company
Ms. Anne-Marie Moriarty
107 S. Meramec
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 862-6211
Website: www.insighttitle.com
Title Company
Full service title agency expertly handling residential,
commercial and REO transactions. Insight Title is built
on strength, integrity and exceptional customer
service goals.
Financial/Management/Planning
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Massage
Kink Hair Salon
Mr. Joshua Nichols
14 N. Meramec Ave.
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 721-5465
Website: www.kinkhair.com
Beauty/Personal Care
Kink is a full hair/makeup studio specializing in
“red carpet ready” beauty. Let your hair say what
you’re thinking!
New Members
Meyer Promotions
Mr. Michael Meyer
Naturally Fit
Ms. Kimberly Johnson
Operation Food Search
Ms. Karen Klaus
PO Box 22073
St. Louis, MO 63126
(314) 740-3333
Website: www.meyerpromotions.com
8029 Clayton Road
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 422-0848
6282 Olive Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63130
(314) 726-5355
Website: www.operationfoodsearch.org
Public Relations/Marketing
Naturally Fit is an eco-friendly boutique fitness studio
offering cutting edge classes and personal training.
We offer 30 minute classes for those with a busy
lifestyle, including the best of Les Mills - CXWORX.
Body Pump Elite offered as a semi private personal
training. Barefoot classes include Piloxing, Booty-lates,
Sole Synthesis and Espresso Boot Camp.
Since 1979, Meyer Promotions has provided live
music and entertainment for events large and
small from Anheuser-Busch to private parties and
everything in between.
N2 Publishing
Ms. Amanda LaPlante
8667 Eulalie Ave.
Brentwood, MO 63144
(314) 583-6749
Website: www.n2pub.com
Publishing
N2 Publishing serves exclusive neighborhoods
nationwide, producing exceptionally high-quality
monthly newsletters written by/for residents showcasing their families, homes and events. N2’s hyperlocal
publications are sponsored by select area businesses.
Fitness
Ollie Dowell Communications, LLC
Ms. Ollie Dowell
200 S. Hanley, #507
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 534-3333
Fax: (314) 241-3335
Website: www.olliedowellcommunications.webs.com
Public Relations/Marketing
Ollie Dowell Communications, LLC celebrates its 10-year
anniversary January 2014. The full-service public relations and marketing firm is certified M/DBE/WBE with
contract services for staffing, training, and air service
development at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
Not-For-Profit
Operation Food Search, a local leader in hunger-relief, is
the St. Louis region’s largest distributor of free food for
the hungry. Each month, 150,000 low-income individuals receive OFS’s nutrition services and food assistance;
of whom one-third are children.
Pinnacle Contracting, Inc.
Mr. Tom McLaughlin
7701 Forsyth Blvd.
Suite 1140
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 783-8000
Website: www.pinnaclecontracting.com
Construction/Restoration
Pinnacle Contracting, a general contractor organized
in 1998, specializes in personal service for owners
and developers operating in the retail, commercial,
educational, leisure, healthcare, multi-family and
industrial markets.
Become a Chamber Member Today
Joining the Clayton Chamber of Commerce puts you in great company! Hundreds of area organizations turn to the Chamber each year to help
them strengthen their business through referrals, sponsorship opportunities, networking events and other valuable resources.
Contact Trish Zupon 314-726-2512 or via email at [email protected] for information on becoming a member.
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New Members
Plaza Motors
Mr. Ed Federmann
Savile Row Custom Clothiers
Ms. Wendy Jones
11830 Olive Blvd.
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
(314) 301-1700
Website: www.plazamotors.com
8101 Maryland Ave.
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 721-7848
Fax: (314) 721-2821
Website: www.savilerowstl.com
Automotive
A premier multiple car dealership offering new and
used car sales, auto repair & parts; serving the greater
St. Louis area.
Really Big Coloring Books Inc.
Mr. Wayne Bell
224 N. Meramec Ave.
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 725-1452
Fax: (314) 725-3553
Website: www.coloringbook.com
Publishing
Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, Really Big Coloring
Books®, Inc. (RBCB) is an inclusive multi-cultural
company that has been providing children’s coloring
and activity books and school fundraising opportunities
since 1988. The company products are multi-cultural
and many are bilingual in multiple languages used by
educators, parents and children between the ages of
2-13 years old. Known for their market leading positions, RBCB products are classic, colorful and unique.
Clothing
For more than 25 years Savile Row Custom Clothiers has
been a leading destination for men and women who
enjoy the finest in tailored clothing and custom shirts.
Sprint-Nextel Corp.
Mr. Lathon Ferguson
Sports
As a professional sports team, the St. Louis Rams
recognize their unique ability to help raise both
awareness and money for issues and causes relevant to
their fans and fellow citizens. The Community Outreach
Team focuses substantial resources on efforts to engage
youth in activities that promote health, fitness and
character development. The team also participates in a
variety of special events to raise awareness and funds
for numerous local non-profits.
Swank Audio Visuals
Mr. Tom Koch
6393 Gravois Bluffs
Fenton, MO 63026
(636) 680-2843
Fax: (636) 680-2893
Website: www.swankav.com
1801 Park 270 Dr., #100
St. Louis, MO 63146
(314) 985-3239
Fax: (314) 246-0095
Website: www.sprint.com
Audio Visual
Telephone - Cellular
As a Business Solutions Manager for Sprint I offer
wireless communication solutions that bring the
freedom of mobility to its users. Sprint has many
tools that can help businesses be successful.
St. Louis Rams
Ms. Alyssa Horace
One Rams Way
Earth City, MO 63045
(314) 516-8721
Website: www.stlouisrams.com
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The Maune Company
Ms. Debra Hesler
7711 Bonhomme Ave.
Suite 310
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 862-1777
Fax: (314) 862-1007
Website: www.maune.com
Real Estate - Leasing/Management
Commercial real estate firm specializing in the
management, leasing, acquisition and development
of office, retail and industrial property in the St. Louis
metropolitan area.
New Members
True Title Company, LLC
Mr. John Banjak
VRE Management
Mr. Henry Warshaw
ZuZu Mobile
Ms. Teresa Kintz
21 N. Meramec
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 727-3000
Fax: (314) 727-3301
Website: www.truetitleco.com
Title Company
100 S. Brentwood
Suite 240
Clayton, MO 63105-1635
(314) 244-3500
Fax: (314) 244-3519
Website: www.vrellc.com
16640 Chesterfield Grove Rd.
Suite 220
Chesterfield, MO 63005
(314) 205-8711
Fax: (314) 205-1490
Website: www.zuzumobile.com
True Title Company is a full-service title agency providing
insurance protection and settlement services to ensure
the efficient transfer of real estate for our residential
and commercial clients.
Financial/Management/Planning
Marketing
Westaff
Ms. Heather Hill
Locally owned and operated, full-service mobile
marketing provider that will change the way you
instantly reach your customers through text
message marketing.
Uptown Magazine
Ms. Susan Ashton
Po Box 11674
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 518-8895
Website: www.uptownstl.com
Media/Publications/Radio
Uptown Magazine is an upscale lifestyle magazine
which is distributed throughout St. Louis and St. Louis
County. The articles feature designer fashion, jewelry,
weddings, health, fitness, beauty, food and wine, travel,
homes and interiors and community profiles.
Vida Mexican Kitchen y Cantina
Ms. Tracy Wilson
1137 Saint Louis Galleria
Richmond Heights, MO 63117
Website: www.vidacantina.com
Restaurant/Catering
149 N. Meramec
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 994-3950
Fax: (314) 994-3940
Website: www.westaff.com
Zzone Construction
Ms. Jennifer Gilliland
Employment Services
Wideman Management Group
Mr. Steve Wideman
6422 Fordyce Bluffs Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63129
(314) 691-3181
Website: www.widemanmanagement.com
Financial/Management/Planning
With over 35 years of experience in diverse industries
as an owner, COO and CFO with mid-size, privately-held
companies. Wideman Management Group offers
executive and financial management, strategic and
tactical planning, marketing, process enhancement and
bank and investor capital negotiations.
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215 N. Meramec
Suite 201
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 499-9100
Website: www.zzoneconstruction.com
Construction/Restoration
225 South Meramec Ave., Suite 300
Clayton, MO 63105
www.claytoncommerce.com
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