On Thursday, September 21, 2023 we had our Membership Luncheon at the Holiday Inn St. Louis in Creve Coeur. As our President-Elect for the Chamber Board, Dr. Paul Hyland stood in for our President, Mo Riad, in bringing our luncheon to order and welcoming our City Officials, Guests, and Members. After saying the Pledge of Allegiance we thanked our Luncheon Sponsor, Mark St. George with Zoplex Media Group, and invited him to share on how he supports businesses in growing their sales through digital marketing.  Next we introduced our Ambassadors and presented plaques to our new members (pictured above from left to right):

• Cole Werner with Baldwin/Priesmeyer
• Chelsea Ricketts with Insperity
• Scott & Susan Holt with DUB Financial
• Melissa Anne with Polaris Law Group
• Maegan Saleh with New York Life Insurance

After enjoying our lunch and networking at our tables, we introduced our presenter, David Zar. David is a technology leader and strategist with over 25 years of experience developing hardware and software solutions. David gave a great presentation on the world of A.I., which he titled, Smart People's Guide to AI. David gave some highlights, examples, and a variety of ideas and resources businesses can use. Click here for his presentation and check out the last few slides for additional website resources by category.

At the close of the presentation we gave out a Nothing Bundt Cake from Joey Fagas, a St. Louis City SC poster from Ted Ruzicka, and drew our 50/50 winner!

Finally, Click Here to see pictures from our Membership Luncheon taken by Kevin McCarty with McCarty Photography. You will also see some A.I. generated art that Jim Trotter with Trotter Art had on display at the luncheon.