LaDeDa Entertainment + Events Inc. is the Midwest's premier one-stop shop for every service you need to make your event unforgettable.
With almost 30 years experience, founder Laura Kochan, her daughter and partner Emily Kochan and their dedicated team are committed to building successful relationships with their clients. "Our job is to collaborate with clients to develop engaging experiences on budget and on time."
LaDeDa is a full service agency, offering national, regional & local entertainment booking, event planning & design, sound, lighting, A/V, complete staging and production coordination. Other important services include transportation services, housing coordination, catering options, sponsorship acquisitions, marketing, P.R. and on-site management.
LaDeDa is WBE certified in the state of Missouri and holds business licenses in several states.
We operate our own screen printing presses and embroidery machines in our Jefferson City, Missouri shop and showroom. We offer graphic design, embroidery digitizing, and many other services. We are also a full service promotional products distributor registered with ASI (Advertising Specialty Institute). We have access to thousands of promotional products manufacturers and suppliers and their products. This gives us the resources to provide our clients with printed coffee mugs, ink pens, magnets, and just about anything else you can print a logo on.
Our History
Our company was started in 1995 by Rick Smith. When our doors opened on that first location in the Capital Mall in Jefferson City, we were called Creative Concepts. With a single-head embroidery machine and a heat press, we began offering single-piece items to the public and our journey was under way. Our orders got bigger and we added more equipment and moved locations two or three times and ended up in our current location.
In 2015, we began the process of rebranding and renaming the business for a few reasons. Creative Concepts served us well for 20 years, but we decided we needed a name that was more reflective of the family name and heritage and that also conveyed the craftsmanship that goes into producing imprinted products and apparel. The Shirtsmith name and brand are things that we feel will accomplish these things well.
The Shirtsmith Online
We are excited to take our new brand online. In 2016, we launched TheShirtsmith.net, our new website offering new and exciting features to our clients. An online designer tool offers our customers the cr