2007 SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR Teri (Teresa A.) Rogers Take-2-Productions, LLC 1906 Wyandotte Kansas City, Missouri 64108 816-471-6554 Take 2(T2) is a full service film and video production and post-production company specializing in visual communications and multi-media services. Through film, video, DVD, CD-ROM, and all digital media formats, T2 helps people tell stories, build awareness, drive sales, enhance images, educate, and entertain audiences. Teri Rogers, founder and president, created the company in 1988. The company started as an in-house production unit for Payless Cashway, Inc., a Fortune 500 building retailer. In 1998, after substantial growth of the company, Teri and two partners purchased the business. In December 2003 she bought out her two partners and assumed the role of sole owner. Under her leadership, she has landed many well known clients locally and nationally, including H&R Block, Hallmark and Wal-Mart. In May 2005, Teri decided to buy a building in the Kansas City Crossroads Arts District. The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) provided funding of an SBA 504 loan for the purchase and renovation of the T2 property located at 1906 Wyandotte. The expansion (from 3,500 square feet to approximately 15,000 square feet) allowed the company to expand the visual effects, motion graphics, and 3D areas of its business as well as the entertainment part of the business where it produces titling and trailers for feature films. T2 shows 52% growth in sales from 2003 to 2004 and remained steady with no growth the following two years. The annual profit and loss for 2006 reflects net income at 4% of sales, showing strong recovery and strong managerial practices. Teri expects to double the number of employees from 20 to 40 in the next five years. T2 provides post production services for marketing agencies, and also works directly for various companies in providing commercial production. T2’s clientele includes: The Movie Channel, Helzberg Diamonds, Barkley Evergreen (MO Lottery), Winn-Dixie, Sprint, McDonalds and Bayer. Also, T2 has worked with H&R Block, Copaken, White & Blitt, and Northwest Airlines on image branding, commercial production, promotional video and in-house training products.
T2 has shown its commitment to the Kansas City community and has performed many civic and charitable projects, pro bono, partnering with organizations such as The United Way, the Kansas City Zoo, the Kansas City Ballet, the Kansas City Free Health Clinic, Heartland Men’s Chorus, Rose Brooks, MS Society, Starlight Theater, Operation Breakthrough, Harvesters, AIDS Walk, and many others. Teri’s recent awards include the 2005 Kansas City Ad Club’s Advertising Professional Year; The Kansas City Business Journal’s 2005 Women Who Mean Business Award; a 2005 recipient of the Kansas City Top Ten Small Businesses of the Year; and a 2004 selection to the list of “The 25 Under 25” which recognizes the top 25 companies in Kansas City area with under 25 employees.