Pheasant Run Resort
4051 East Main St.
St. Charles, IL 60174
Call 630.584.6300, or click here to register for the special Body Shop Business Conference rate of $119 per night.
The BodyShop Business Conference is the event you must attend this year to define yourself as leader dedicated to evolving into a sophisticated profit machine that produces quality repairs and happy customers.
The conference will feature a full day of seminars from a variety of informative speakers for just $79.
For hotel reservations, call 630.584.6300 and ask for the special BodyShop Business Conference rate of $119 per night, or click here to reserve your room on-line.
Here's a sneak peek of our schedule:
8-8:30 a.m. – Keynote Presentation: Forging and Keeping Strategic Relationships
• Presented by Bill Sefcik, owner, Stan Mitchell Enterprises. Sefcik has over 40 years of experience in both the insurance and collision repair industries.
8:30-5:30 p.m. – Free Trade Show Open. Featuring on-the-floor training and demonstrations, custom cars and more.
8:45-9:30 a.m. – Breakout Session 1
• Demystifying 6H – Erin Conley, Small Business Environmental Assistance Program
• Waterborne – Jeff Peevy, I-CAR
• Staffing for Tomorrow – Darren Fristoe, The Fristoe Group
9:45-10:30 a.m. – Breakout Session 2
• Environmental Compliance - Dan Heinen, Illinois OSHA
• Lean Concepts - John Sweigart, The Body Shop @
• Franchising - Is it for you? Dan Bailey, CARSTAR
10:30-11:00 a.m. – Break for seminar attendees
11:15-noon – Breakout Session 3
• Search Engine Optimization - Mark Claypool, Optima Worldwide
• Lessons Learned from North State vs. Progressive - Erica Eversman, Vehicle Information Services
• Franchising - Is it for you? Dave Schaefer - MAACO
Noon-12:45 p.m. – Lunch
12:45-1:30 p.m. – Keynote Presentation: Waterborne Panel
• This panel will feature industry expert Mark Clark and representatives from major paint companies discussing and dispelling myths about waterborne/low-VOC coatings and addressing collision repairers' most frequently asked questions.
1:45-2:30 p.m. – Breakout Session 4
• Low VOC - How Did We Get Here? - Mark Clark
• Social Media - Mark Claypool, Optima Worldwide
• Staffing for Tomorrow - Darren Fristoe, The Fristoe Group
2:45-3:30 p.m. – Breakout Session 5
• Demystifying 6H - Erin Conley, EAP
• Waterborne - Jeff Peevy, I-CAR
• Sales and Marketing - Jeanne Silver, CARSTAR Mundelein
3:45-4:30 p.m. – Breakout Session 6
• Environmental Compliance - Dan Heinen, Illinois OSHA
• Insurer Relations - Dan Risley, Allstate
4:30-5:30 p.m. – Mixer on the trade show floor
The Chicago-area BSB Conference trade show will present a lively exhibit floor featuring the latest in leading products and company personnel, plus a variety of interactive, practical presentations – all designed to increase your profitability.
Join us on May 5 for the BodyShop Business Conference – cost effective, efficient and fun!