At TLC Marketing Consultants, we’re part strategist, part creative squad, and all-in on helping your business grow—without the full-time CMO price tag. We’ve packed over 150 years of combined experience into one powerhouse team that’s worked with everyone from big-name brands to local legends across industries like finance, home services, retail, legal, entertainment, restaurants, nonprofits, and government agencies.
We’ve got the chops from digital campaigns and social media strategy to sponsorships, sales consulting, and long-term marketing plans.
We don’t do cookie-cutter. We don’t do boring. We do roll up our sleeves, think differently, and tailor everything we do to your specific goals. If you’ve got a unique marketing challenge, we’re the team ready to tackle it head-on, with a little creativity and a lot of TLC.
Chief Executive Officer & Owner
tammy fruits cunningham
Tammy Fruits brings serious marketing muscle—and a whole lot of personality—to TLC Marketing Consultants. With a career that spans the big leagues of live entertainment, pro football, and broadcast media, she’s built a playbook for marketing success that’s anything but ordinary.
Before launching TLC, Tammy spent 20+ years with Live Nation, ultimately serving as Senior Vice President of Sales. She also led the charge as Vice President of Sales & Marketing for the Kansas City Chiefs for seven seasons (yes, she bleeds red and gold), and spent four years in sales leadership at Scripps Media, where her love of digital marketing took root.
Tammy’s superpowers include marketing strategy, revenue growth, business development, PR, digital and broadcast media, sponsorships, and community engagement. She’s known for turning great ideas into real results—and for building and leading top-tier sales teams that know how to win.
A Topeka native and proud Washburn University grad (Business Finance), Tammy has been a featured speaker on all things sales and marketing. She’s married to her sixth-grade sweetheart, Troy, and together they wrangle a modern-day Brady Bunch: Chase, Devon, Megan, Morgan, Payton, and Evan. Think Carol Brady—with a laptop, a media kit, a killer pitch deck, and a glass of red wine (or two).
Agency Manager
Lexie Bulcock
Lexie Bulcock brings a wealth of experience and expertise in her role as Agency Manager, drawn from her tenure as a Senior Account Executive in the pharmaceutical marketing sector. Her background in managing accounts and projects across various marketing channels, including digital and print tactics, underscores her versatility and proficiency in navigating diverse campaign landscapes.
In her previous role, Lexie served as the primary point of contact for key accounts, overseeing the execution of projects from inception to completion. Her responsibilities encompassed a wide range of tasks, from developing project plans to facilitating product launches across multiple channels such as website development, digital display ads, email marketing campaigns, broadcasting and more.
Beyond project management, Lexie played a crucial role in fostering strong client and partner agency relationships, ensuring clear communication and satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle. Her ability to adhere to timelines and budgets while delivering high-quality results underscores her commitment to client success.
Lexie’s educational background is in Mass Media with a focus on Creative Advertising, supplemented by a minor in Communications from Washburn University, which provides her with a solid foundation in strategic marketing and communication principles.
Outside of her professional life, Lexie enjoys spending time with her husband, Jordan, and their two beloved dogs, Milo and Nelly.
devon hickey
Social Media Coordinator
Devon joined TLC Marketing Consultants with a B.A. in Advertising & Public Relations from Loyola University of Chicago. She also has an M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction (Early Childhood Education) from UMKC. Devon is a native of Kansas City, and enjoys family time with husband James and three children! She is a passionate reader, writer and dog lover. She also digs a good glass of wine now and then!
debra tucker
Accountant
Well, someone has to count the money and pay the bills. Deb handles chasing us all down for receipts and info like a pro, regularly lighting one of us up! What she doesn’t know is that we often “forget” to mess with her. When Deb isn’t lecturing us on “loose accounting practices,” she is on a lake somewhere with a beer in her hand, listening to Kid Rock.
lucretia raby
Digitial Director
Lucretia Raby co-founded TLC Marketing Consultants. Although she has “formally” retired to spend more time with her grandchildren and travel, she manages several of TLC’s digital campaigns and serves as one of our “go to” digital consulting experts. She has 40+ years of experience as a senior executive in both the agency world, as well as television and digital companies. She excels at coaching local businesses to develop and execute digital plans that drive new business results while expanding their online footprint.
mike “kennedy” law
Marketing, Event & Media Consultant
In 1984, Mike Kennedy became the youngest owner of a radio station in the United States, at that time, by purchasing the station WFXI-AM in Florida. He returned to Kansas to assist in the signing on of Country KEGS 101.7. In 1988, Mike moved to Kansas City to work with KXXR-FM.
In 1993, Mike helped sign on Q104 as a “Young Country” station, which continues in this format to date. For more than 25 years, Mike programmed KBEQ and hosted the Morning Show from 2002 to 2016. Mike developed and assisted in booking and producing three major annual events in the Kansas City Area:
Hot Country Nights, Y’allapalooza & Q104 B-Day Bash. Mike worked as the Vice President of Country Programming for Wilks Broadcasting / Steel City Media from 2007 to 2017.
Career Highlights Include:
2006 Elected to the Board of Trustees of the Foundation at Emporia State University.
2014 Received Kansas City Media Legend Award from the Kansas City Media Mix Organization.
2015 Inducted into the 2015 Country Radio Hall of Fame in Nashville.
2015 Named one of the Top Country Programmers by Radio Ink.
2016 Received Distinguished Alumni Award Emporia State University.
Management of Chiefs Radio Network
troy l cunningham
Special Event Operations (a.k.a. Director of Hauling Heavy Stuff & Keeping Things on Schedule)
Troy is the behind-the-scenes muscle at TLC Marketing Consultants—literally. As the husband of our fearless CEO, he’s been “voluntold” into the role of part-time event wrangler, sign installer, tent hauler, and all-around logistics wizard.
When there’s a big event, Troy’s the guy making sure everything shows up, stands up, and doesn’t fall down. He’s also the keeper of the tools, the trailer, and most importantly – the cooler.
By day, he works with data centers and IT. By night (and weekends), he’s in charge of making our events look effortless—even if it means lifting 400 folding chairs in 100-degree heat. He’s not officially on payroll for his dad jokes, but we haven’t ruled it out.
josh manahan
Marketing Assistant
Meet Josh, the newest addition to the TLC Marketing Consultants team! He’s a permanent part-time team member while finishing his business administration degree at ESU—Stingers Up! A proud Sig Tau, former ice hockey player, and avid golfer, Josh also never misses a chance to cheer on the Royals.
