2025 40 Under 40: Andrea Mueller

Andrea Mueller creates connections at her job and in her community as marketing director for Grooms Office Environments. She has an eye for efficiency, having led the implementation of streamlined software and organizing a large-scale sale which sold more than $30,000 in inventory in two days. She is marketing chair for the American Cancer Society Inc.’s Cattle Baron’s Ball of Southwest Missouri, raising a record-breaking $815,000 in 2024. She is involved with area chambers of commerce and young professionals groups and is a member of the Springfield Design Association and Ozarks Design Collective. Mueller, 36, volunteers as a photographer and content creator at area charity golf tournaments.

“I am dedicated to making a positive impact both in my professional field and in the community I am proud to call home,” she says.

Proudest moment? Being part of the Cattle Baron’s Ball and helping raise over $800,000 for the American Cancer Society. The event takes a very large team of volunteers, and it’s so worthwhile to watch all the work come together on event day.

Favorite podcast? Social Media Examiner. They share a good variety of marketing-related topics, and it has given me so many great ideas and also helped me stay in the know of big changes in the social media world.

Favorite hobby or creative outlet? I love making cocktails and mocktails for friends and family. I started a YouTube channel called Salty & Strong to share this little hobby as my creative outlet, and I would love to own my own bar someday.

Favorite local drink order? Mojito at Good Spirits & Co. made by Rogan Howitt. It’s the closest feeling you can get to being on a beach when you’re stuck in the middle of the country.