Kory van Sickle
- Role
- President Founder at Firefly Guitars
- Location
- Sioux Falls, SD, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kory van Sickle
I have led KORY and the FIREFLIES for 3 decades as frontman/lead vocalist, primary…
Experience
President Founder
Jul 2012 — Present
FIREFLY GUITARS & EVENT MODEL are helping make the world better. 2012 - I was tapped to design a Rock & Roll School providing free music lessons to kids. I created the name, logo, and interior. In the logo, I included an \"ampersand guitar\" then expanded the vision to a real guitar. FIREFLY GUITARS produced 400 of these guitars, playing a major fundraising role. 2014 - FIREFLY GUITARS partnered with Sanford Health. Every dollar the guitars raise supports research and patient care through Edith Sanford Breast Center. 2015 - FIREFLY GUITARS partnered with LifeLight Music Festival. Artists sign guitars to support LifeLight\'s mission. 2015 - HERO FIREFLY was created to support Vets/Children\'s Cancer. The first sold was at Charlie Daniels\' 79th birthday and benefited his \"Journey Home Project\". Others have benefited NNCCF and BP28. 2017 - ORANGE FIREFLY guitars were created for the San Francisco Giants to support their Community Fund and have also been used to support Hungry Hearts Foundation. 2018 - I created \"BIG STARS & PINK GUITARS\" and in six events, this unique fundraising model has raised over $3.25 Million for Edith Sanford. 2021 - FIREFLY GUITARS teamed up with Monument Health and at our 2nd GOLDEN GUITARS GALA raised over $316K for a 2 yr total of over $576K. FIREFLY GUITARS have been signed by over 100 Artists including: U2, The Eagles, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, Alabama, Beach Boys, Blake Shelton, Bob Seger, Boston, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, CHER, Chicago, Clint Black, Dave Matthews, Def Leppard, Dolly Parton, Eric Church, Faith Hill, Fergie, Fleetwood Mac, Foo Fighters, Garth Brooks, Guns N\' Roses, Heart, Imagine Dragons, James Taylor, Jason Aldean, John Mellencamp, Journey, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Kid Rock, KISS, Korn, Lady A, Lil Wayne, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, PINK, Poison, Post Malone, Rascal Flatts, REO, Rod Stewart, Shania Twain, Styx, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Twenty One Pilots, Zac Brown and Many More!
Skills
- Budgets
- Music Production
- Event Management
- Public Speaking
- Creative Direction
- Social Networking
- Social Media
- Strategic Planning
- Television
- Online Advertising
- Entertainment
- Social Media Marketing
- Email Marketing
- Art Direction
- Press Releases
- Media Relations
- Event Planning
- Public Relations
- Music
- Advertising
- Copywriting
- Visual Arts
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