The BIGSHOT BIG Story

BIGSHOT had humble beginnings as most marketing companies do, however not all of them were started by Jeff Henry, a stand-up comic – with that being said consider yourself warned that our story may just have you laughing out loud. Don't be surprised if those around you wonder what it is that is so funny, if you can handle the looks that people around you are about to flash your way; please continue.

He was sick of his job. His jokes were completely lost on the comedy club patrons...how could he anticipate they'd tire of his animal voices and the robot mime routine? Then one afternoon on a diet coke run, the life-changing thought occurred to him...

I should go to design school! Not only will I have a whole new audience for my routine, I will be joining a profession where bad Elvis impressions are considered kitchy and pretending to be a hula doll is widely regarded as a requirement for entrance. So Jeff mustered his nerve, pulled out his pencil and began rigorously drawing Skippy the frog, just as the ad recommended. With envelope in hand he marched down to the admissions office.

On the way there, something shiny in the road caught his eye. It was a magical ring with powers beyond your imagination! It was the destiny of this young hobbit to embark on a great adventure... oh wait, that's a different story. Where was I? So he made his way through design school...

And it was there that he had a deep spiritual experience with a reformed fortune teller, who upon seeing Jeff, felt overcome with the need to read his palm and give him his future, and that future was that he would one day be king over his domain, and the domain would be called some endearing name from his childhood. Jeff thought, what could that be?

There were two names that Jeff's Dad had called him as he was growing up. One referred to him as a really stupid Mule and the other was BIGSHOT. Knowing that Dumbass was not a great name for a technologically forward ad agency, Jeff decided to go with BIGSHOT. It was difficult, at first, to say it out loud. The lady at the Utility company didn't actually believe he was serious when he filled out the application to turn on his lights and water. But as word spread regaling tales of mime impersonations and stolen jokes from old Rodney Dangerfield routines BIGSHOT and Jeff grew in popularity. Now a worldwide entity BIGSHOT serves clients in both Harrisonsville and Kansas City and one time in Lawrence. Advertising legend David Ogilvy said it best about what is now the Juggernaut called BIGSHOT. "BIG Who?" That's really says it all – don't you think?

Seriously, if you got all the way to the bottom of this story, you certainly understand why we are different. We have the ability to reel in your potential clients and get them comfortable with you and the services you offer...after all, we did just get you to read an entire page about us, didn't we? We realize your business is serious, and more than likely your story won't look like ours. But we have the expertise and the ability to connect potential clients to who you are, and that is the BIGSHOT difference — and the reason we have a story.

Want to know the real BIGSHOT story? Get a first hand account from President and CEO Jeff Henry. Drop him an email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and don't forget to ask him how BIGSHOT can help you write your own business success story.