WHAT IS IKAGG EXACTLY?It stands for "I Know A Guy / Gal". ...and What does that mean? It means that you know a guy or a gal who's excellent at what they do. We've all done business with a guy or a gal that's provided us with excellent service, and in turn, when other people need that service, we are quick to tell everyone we know about that guy or gal because they did such amazing work for us. We've all been to a fantastic store, had amazing service, or bought a product that's changed our life, and because we have had such a great experience, we want to tell others all about it.We do business with people we trust. We spread the word about them because we want others to benefit from the experience we've had, and we pay it forward by sharing with others to help increase that business's word of mouth. There's no better advertising than word of mouth, and when we've had an outstanding experience, we want to help that business grow by telling everyone about them.HOW DID THE IKAGG COMMUNITY START?On February 3rd, 2018, Deanna Ley started the "I Know A Guy / Gal" Facebook group. It was created to give business owners, professionals, networkers, and consumers a place to ask for recommendations for work they need done or a product they're interested in and to offer testimonials to help spread word of mouth for businesses they have done work with in the past. It also gives businesses a structured platform to share who they are, who they'd like to be introduced to, and to share promotions and offers for other IKAGGers to take advantage of. It has grown by leaps and bounds because it breaks down the barriers of doing business and provides a path for people to get connected to other like-minded individuals through the TOGETHER IS AMAZING philosophy.THE #TOGETHERISAMAZING MOVEMENTThe #TogetherIsAmazing hashtag and philosophy was birthed in 2013 when Chris and Deanna Ley (aka Team Ley) tried out for the TV show The Amazing Race. It was Deanna's lifelong dream to be on that show. There's a lot more to the story, but suffice it to say, the dream never became a reality. However, from that experience, #TogetherIsAmazing came to fruition. #TogetherIsAmazing is a simple philosophy with profound effects:When we all pull TOGETHER in the same direction for a common purpose, AMAZING things happen.IKAGG was started to help the St. Louis business community become one. When we all pull together in the same direction - with a "give first" mentality knowing it will all come back around - AMAZING THINGS HAPPEN!