When: Wednesday, May 17^th (2pm-5pm)

Where: St. James the Greater School

1360 Tamm Ave, St. Louis, MO 63139

Parking: St. James Parking lot and additional street parking (click to view map)

Sponsors

Sugarfire BBQ: Sponsored by Travelers

Lona’s: Sponsored by The Hartford

Ice Cream Truck: Sponsored by Safeco/Liberty Mutual/State Auto

Cigar Trailer: Sponsored by RPS

Bourbon/Whiskey Tasting by The Rack House: Sponsored by Burns & Wilcox

Spotted Cow Beer & Cheese Curds: Sponsored by Secura

Caricature Drawings: Sponsored by Hawksoft

Band: Sponsored by Travelers

Blues Fired Pizza Truck: Sponsored by MeM

Wagyu Sliders: Sponsored by Nationwide

Monetary contributions:

National General, Barton Mutual, Amtrust, Berkshire Hathaway Guard, Cincinnati, EMC, Capitol Premium Financing, Foremost, Palomar, Arlington Roe,

Schaefer Autobody, Advisor Evolved, Chubb, Zywave, Advantaclean, CRC, and BUI

Thursday, May 18^th   8am – 4:30pm

Where: Missouri Athletic Club Downtown (Click for directions)

Parking: MAC Parking Garage, located behind the MAC off Washington Avenue. Pick-up a complimentary parking ticket at our registration table before leaving.

Agenda

8am-2:30pm Meeting Session is Open to Agency Owners and Operators only due to space restrictions. All staff welcome at the Product Fair at 2:30pm.

Missouri Ballroom:

8-8:30am: Doors Open to Agency Owners and Operators with Breakfast Sponsored by Nationwide

8:30am-9:50am: Operational Roundtables hosted by VIAA Team Members/Vendors (Four 20-minute sessions)

Amy Russell – Marketing POD Q&A

Linsey Morris – Leveraging Zywave within the agency

Moe Latif and John Fear – QQ wants your constructive feedback

Tim Davis and Robert Qaoud  – Hiring and managing team culture

Lauren Davis  – Level up your marketing with Canva – A tool every agency should use!

Michael Thornton – AgencyZoom 101

Bill Kaatman – AgencyZoom 202

Casey Parisoff – Leveraging the power of bonding solutions with large contractors

9:50am-11:10am: How to Fill Pipeline Roundtables hosted by high growth Members (Four 20-minute sessions)

Eclipse Insurance Agency, LLC – Jessica Holder & Keenan Rice 

Elevated Insurance Group – Andrew Jasper

Golden Rule Insurance Associates – Greg Rogers

Millennium Brokers Group, LLC – Kirk Reisner & Brandon Thompson

Pillar Insurance, LLC – John Russell

Roark & Sutton, LLC – Raymond White

The Grady Agency, LLC – Lance Grady & Eric Grady

Thomas Insurance Advisors, LLC – Gary Thomas

Wiley Insurance Agency, LLC – Traci Wiley 

11:10am-11:40am: Gold Sponsor Presentation: Liberty Mutual, Safeco, State Auto – One Team / One Partnership

11:40am-12:30pm: Lunch Sponsored by Liberty Mutual and Safeco

12:30pm-2pm: Inside VIAA Presentation

2pm-2:30pm: Platinum Sponsor Presentation: Travelers Insurance

Eads Room:

2:30pm: Carrier Check Presentation

2:45pm-4:20pm: Product Fair. Open to all agency staff.

4:20pm: Carrier Partner Giveaways (must be present to win!)

Cheshire Hotel added a few rooms to our block, book HERE

MAC Hotel Room Block is FULL

We do not have any other room blocks at this time, however, we recommend Drury Inn & Suites St. Louis Forest Park, 1 mile from the BBQ.