VIAA BBQ, Conference & Product Fair
When & Where:
BBQ: Wednesday, May 17th 2pm – 5pm
St. James the Greater School
Conference: Thursday, May 18th 8:00am – 2:30pm
Missouri Athletic Club
Product Fair: Thursday, May 18th 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Missouri Athletic Club
Scroll down to view a detailed agenda and hotel accomodations
Event Agenda
When: Wednesday, May 17th (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 18th 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.


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