Who this room is for
Tropic Thunder is an elite, VOB-led, and inspired B2B networking crew. We operate like a loyal pirate ship, using Synergy Triangles to unlock high-value referrals and win together. Visit once and see whether it's your room.
This is what a Tropic Thunder meeting looks like
A real Tropic Thunder meeting. Thursdays, 9:00 AM CST.
Who runs this room
Michael Mallon Chapter President Branding 
Kevin Vaughan Vice President SEO 
Michael Buzinski Vice President Fractional CMO 
Elise Membership Chair Branding 
David D. Doerrier Education Chair Executive Coaching 
Jim "Hutch" Hutchison Chapter Mentor Payment Processing / Merchant Services 2026 so far
Logged week by week by 15 members of this chapter.
One seat. One industry.
Every chapter holds a single seat per professional category. When a seat is filled it closes to competitors, so the person in it owns that lane, and the room refers to them on purpose.
Actively recruiting
Michael Mallon is looking to fill these categories now.
- Commercial Banking
- Cybersecurity
- Event Services
- IT Consulting
- Recruiting / Staffing
Already in the room
11 categories represented today. If yours isn't listed, it may well be open.
- Branding
- Business Support Services
- Executive Coaching
- Financial Advisor
- Fractional CFO
- Fractional CMO
- Fractional COO
- HR Consulting
- Payment Processing / Merchant Services
- SEO
- Video Production
Come see the room.
Your first visit is always free, it's one hour on Zoom, and nobody pitches you. Show up, watch how the room works, and decide for yourself.
What the hour looks like
- Quick intros around the room. You hear exactly what everyone does.
- A member teaches something useful. Real tactics, not a sales pitch.
- Referrals and wins get passed in the open, so you see whether the room produces.
- You get a moment to say who you are and what you're looking for.
No cost and no obligation. If it's not your room, no hard feelings, there are 27 other rooms in the network.
Ready to join?
Applying for membership is a separate step from visiting, so it has its own page: chapter approval, the one-year commitment, and what it costs, all explained before the form.
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