2025 April Meet, Greet & Network

Join us for our monthly Meet, Greet & Network
This is a free event, but please register so we know how many to expect. 

What to expect:
- 8:00 - 8:30 AM: Networking time will allow you to mingle with other attendees, make new contacts, and catch up with familiar faces.
- 8:30 - 9:30 AM: The main meeting will commence, introducing our Location Sponsor and Event Sponsor for the month. Following introductions, we will hear from our speaker who will give a 10-minute educational presentation.
New Members: You will be welcomed to the membership and have 1 minute to give an elevator speech.
Members: You will have an opportunity to deliver your 30-second commercial to share about yourself or your business.
Bring a guest!
Current members can bring a guest to any Meet, Greet, & Network event and participate in our Member Referral Program. For more information, click here!

This is a great opportunity to learn, network, and grow your community connections!

Get to know our speaker:
Jean Lachat

Jean Lachat is Pulitzer Prize-Nominated photographer.
She spent 25 years as a photojournalist in Chicago, covering everything from Mayor Daley to Michael Jordan to President Obama, telling their stories with her photography.

She started her portrait business officially in 2008, bringing her photojournalism skills to her portrait work.  She made her portrait and freelance business her full-time career in 2011, before she was hired as the staff photographer for the University of Chicago, photographing brand marketing, events, and portraits for the school and medical campus.

Covid came along, and eliminated her position with the University, and she hasn't looked back since. Jean purchased Behnke Photography from Bert and Cindy Behnke last year, and took over their beautiful studio space in the heart of Downtown Frankfort, where she loves to continue to create beautiful printed artwork for the families of Lincoln-Way, and across the Chicagoland area, as well as helping business owners market their brand with amazing digital and print visuals.