DNG Dynamic Networking Group - West County Chamber

09/25/2026

DNG members - Please be sure to vote for our very own Amy Z/Drift Away Massage Therapy

Big news! I am officially a finalist for Best of West 2026! 🥂💆‍♀️

I am so proud to be nominated again for Best Massage, and I need your help to bring the trophy home! It only takes 60 seconds to vote, but it makes a massive impact on a local business like mine.

📲 Tap this link to cast your vote today!
https://www.westnewsmagazine.com/best-of-west/ #/gallery/553149433

Remember you can vote once a day, every day until Nov 4, and set email reminders.

Comment a "🗳️" below once you’ve voted so I can personally reply and thank you! 👇

09/25/2026

🎨 This Week’s DNG Featured Speakers: Steve & Deana Dods of Dods Design Works!

This week we got to learn more about Steve & Deana AND one of the most unique businesses in our group!

Dods Design Works creates incredible custom wall art using digital printing technology that applies the design directly to your wall with a robot! 🤖🎨 The finished artwork is completely flat, incredibly detailed, has no fumes, cures in just one pass, and can even be painted over someday if you decide you're ready for a change.

Their work can transform spaces in both homes and businesses — from wallpaper-style designs and family or pet murals to statement walls in senior living communities, gyms, offices and more.

Steve & Deana shared that people form an opinion of a space within the first 7 seconds of walking in. Their philosophy? Once your wall art is installed, it's “on duty” 100% of the time — impressing clients, customers and visitors year after year with a $0 annual cost once you've made the initial investment. 🙌

And because every project and every space is different, they offer free wall audits to help explore what might work for your home or business.

If you're a West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce member and haven't stopped by the Chamber office to see the mural Dods Design Works created there, make it a point to check it out in person! The detail is seriously impressive.

Thank you, Steve & Deanna, for sharing your story, playing a little “get to know us” game with the group, and showing us just how much personality you can put on a wall! 👏
Contact them 🤳 636-898-9102 💻 www.stlwalls.com

09/02/2026

Our very own Elaine Gwin Edward Jones advisor is a panelist at today’s RISE Women’s Conference ✨👏

08/11/2026

💼 Today our Featured Speaker: Elaine Gwin, CFP®, CKA® with Edward Jones! 📈

Elaine shared how she helps individuals and families build confidence in their financial future through personalized wealth management and investment consulting. Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all approach, she follows a thoughtful five-step process to understand each client's goals, priorities, and long-term vision before creating a customized financial strategy and portfolio.

One of the highlights of her presentation was a fun and memorable demonstration using crayons to explain the differences between stocks, bonds, and mutual funds—a creative visual that made complex investment concepts easy to understand!

Elaine also shared that her website features a Financial Priorities Quiz, a great tool to help you identify what's most important to you financially and start thinking about your future goals.

Thank you, Elaine, for an informative and engaging presentation and for helping us better understand the importance of planning for the future. We're grateful to have you as part of our BNI chapter!
🤳636-594-2050💻edwardjones.com/elaine-gwin
👩‍💻[email protected]🏦16750 Main St. Wildwood, MO 63017

👩‍💼SIDE NOTE: Elaine has an extra certification that most advisors do not...in addition to her CFP® = Certified Financial Planner™ she also has; CKA® = Certified Kingdom Advisor®, a designation for financial advisors who integrate Christian values and biblical principles into financial planning for clients who desire that approach.

07/28/2026

Did you know that our member Eugene Wells BooXkeeping St. Louis West can help you get your time back by managing your Quickbooks and even (confidently) tell you if your business can afford that new piece of equipment you've been eyeing? 👀 You don't need to wonder...you don't need to stress...Just call Eugene and hand all your messy paperwork over to him and his team! 🤳314-492-1562

07/28/2026

Our amazing member Amy Zambrano Drift Away Massage Therapy was voted BEST Massage in West County last year - and for good reason!!! Let's all help her win again - VOTE NOW for our girl Amy! ✅💆‍♀️🗳

Help me win BEST OF WEST: MASSAGE THERAPIST for the second year in a row!

Right now we are in the NOMINATING phase. If I get enough votes by Aug 19, I go on to the next round of voting!

You can vote once a day at:
https://www.westnewsmagazine.com/best-of-west/ #/gallery?group=554276

07/28/2026

If there's anything we know about our member Gregg Boss it's that "he's awesome!" and so is his entire team at English Sweep: Fireplace & Chimney Restoration!! Please, please don't wait til winter to contact them to clean your chimney! Be ahead of the game and get on their schedule NOW!! 🤳 636-225-3340

Yes, we take care of gas burning fireplaces as well!

www.englishsweep.com

07/28/2026

Proud of our member Jill Wolfmeier and the entire team at Mattress Dogzzz for their successful grand opening of yet another awesome location!! Go visit them and consider taking a nap in their BALLWIN location!!! 🛌🛏🛌🏻🛌🏼🛌🏽🛌🏾

07/28/2026

Here's our member Kim Boothman Optivas Advisors with an awesome message 💟

𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲

Every business owner I talk to has a title. Owner. Founder. President. But that's never their first title.

Before any of that, they're somebody's dad who didn't sleep much last night. Somebody's daughter who calls her mom every Sunday. A brother who still drops everything when his sibling needs him. A mom running a P&L in her head while she packs lunches.

I spent 35 years in rooms full of titles. What I remember isn't the titles. It's who showed up as a person who is tired, proud, worried about somebody who has nothing to do with the business at all.

So today, before I talk strategy or vendors or anything with a dollar sign on it, I just want to say this: I see the whole person, not just the owner.

Whoever you're showing up for today — that's the real job. The business is just what pays for it.