Blake Miller
Partner
Blake Miller, Partner of Think Big Partners, began his entrepreneurial path as an adolescent. At the age of 14, he had already developed his own web design company, creating web pages for friends and family with local small businesses. Miller attended the University of Kansas, where he studied Marketing and Entrepreneurship, furthering his startup education and fueling his ambitious ideas. While attending the University of Kansas, Miller continued his passion for web design, became a well-known DJ, participated in Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and was an active member in the Interfraternity Council. In addition, Miller interned for Tyler Prochnow and the Kansas City Brigade Arena Football team, adding his creative visions to the sports world Miller quickly dropped his role as intern and became the VP of design for the Kansas City Brigade.
After college, Miller joined Entertainment Concept Investors, LLC (ECI) where he became the company's DJ manager, providing entertainment for numerous venues in the Power and Light District of downtown Kansas City. Miller also oversaw many of the online marketing efforts of the Power and Light District, namely at Tengo Sed Cantina. Today, Miller continues to consult for ECI.
Miller began working for Think Big Partners in August 2009 with a focus on web design, design, social marketing, and SEO. Miller was made partner during the summer of 2010. Miller was also a large contributor to the marketing and design of bizperc, Think Big Partner's business incubator and accelerator.
In addition to web work with Think Big Partners, Blake Miller is a partner in The Secret Sauce, a packaged barbeque sauce company started by his high school friends. When The Secret Sauce won the American Royal Contest two years ago, its creators turned to Miller for marketing advice and creative web design. Since Miller's involvement with the company, he has helped develop The Secret Sauce into an international brand and the fastest growing packaged barbeque products company in the US.
How Does Blake Think Big? "For me, Thinking Big is not being fond of rules and being crazy enough to think you can change the world from anywhere you are. And while some might think we are crazy, we see the genius behind the innovation, collaboration and Thinking Big. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do."