I’ve had so many incredible moments I get to hold on to from our inaugural CEO year… and this is another one.

On Thursday night, Brenton Hunter closed out the O'Fallon-Shiloh Chamber of Commerce 2026 Salute to Business Awards—representing the voice of youth and the future of business in our community—and he absolutely delivered. Standing on that stage in front of hundreds, he spoke with confidence, purpose, and heart.

And in true Brenton fashion, he even went off script to give a shameless (and well-deserved) plug for his CEO business, a Christian clothing brand, Forever Faithful. 😊

Brenton, you are going places. It has been an honor to walk alongside you this year in the Silver Creek Area CEO program. I couldn’t be more proud.