2025 BHA Fall Meeting – Chicago

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Thank you, Chicago!

Fall 2025 BHA National Meeting at Rivers Casino in Chicago, IL

September 16-18, 2025

Building on the success of our Fall event in Louisville, KY, we are having another MULTI-TRACK EVENT including the Job of the Year, STAR Awards, and more!  This event will be held at the Rivers Casino, 3000 S River Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018. (Must be 21+ to attend this event.)

Detailed Agenda

  • Building Your Business, Roy Spencer
  • Know Your Numbers, No Excuses – Martin Holland
  • Close Like the Pros, Chuck Thokey
  • Keeping the Sale Alive, Ed Meyer
  • Beyond the Bank: Innovative Funding Solutions Using Your EIN, Melissa Green
  • How to Establish an Inside Sales Department, Will and Sydney Blake
  • Marketing: Making All of It Work, Not Just Half, Erin Blackburn
  • Creating and Maintaining a Service Department, Mike Oliveira
  • BHA Ethics – What sets us apart from the rest of the pack, Sean Worthington
  • Exit Strategies, Chris Brown
  • BHA + You, Jim Kodysh

Certification Opportunities~ (included with your registration!)

  • Sumptek Sump Pump Certification Class
  • Steelway Cellar Door Install Certification Class
  • Dot Cleaner Certification Class

9/16 Vendor Set up 11am-4pm; Welcome Social 4pm-6pm
9/17 Educational sessions 9am-4pm; Social event 4pm-6pm
9/18 Educational sessions 9-4; Member Dinner and Awards 5:30-7

DEAREST SPONSORS – IMPORTANT SHIPPING INFORMATION: 

If you are shipping items to the venue, please ensure you follow these instructions.  You must include the bolded item for your packages to be placed in our area.

Rivers Casino

Attn:  Warehouse – Jessica Norberte – Event Center BHA Sept 16-18 Event

3000 S River Rd

Des Plaines IL 60018

  • Shipping receivable window begins on 9/12.

  • Return shipping procedures –  the casino is not responsible for return shipping.  If you need to return ship items, you must have a Bill of Lading and clearly pack/label your items.  Another option is to take your items to the Fed Ex or UPS stores, just a few miles from the casino.  The BHA is not responsible for items left behind.

Questions?  Contact Bonnie~ Bonnie@basementhealth.org