What Shockey Consulting Services does

Shockey Consulting Services is a privately held management, planning, and public participation consultancy founded in 1998 by Sheila Shockey. The firm provides strategic planning, comprehensive planning, infrastructure planning, stakeholder facilitation, community engagement, organizational effectiveness, and futurist advisory services to federal, regional, state, and local government agencies and municipalities, primarily across the Kansas City and St. Louis regions through offices in Downtown Overland Park, Kansas and Webster Groves, Missouri. Its service portfolio is organized around three integrated pillars — Plan, Engage, and Inspire — supplemented by the Elected Officials' Masterclass (a two-day fee-based training program offered on-site or at the firm's office) and a federally funded five-year engagement as lead consultant on the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services' Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) suicide prevention project covering Wyandotte County and 12 southeast Kansas counties.

The firm does not develop or sell proprietary technology products; its core methodology centers on facilitated stakeholder engagement, consensus-building, and futurist advisory delivered as professional consulting engagements. No patents, trademarks, APIs, or software products are disclosed. Revenue is generated through project-based and retainer-based professional services contracts with government clients, plus the Masterclass training program; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The GTM motion is sales-led, relying on direct outreach, thought leadership content (blog, 'Shock-E-News' newsletter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram), conference speaking engagements, referrals within the government community, and informal 'Think + Drink' community events.

The firm operates with a team of approximately 11-50 employees led by founder Sheila Shockey, who received the 2025 Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award from WTS KC. There is no external institutional investment, parent company, or public listing; the firm appears to be a bootstrapped, founder-owned small business. Strategic positioning emphasizes implementation follow-through over plan delivery, inclusive and culturally responsive engagement practices, and long-term relationship-based engagements rather than transactional consulting.

Name

Shockey Consulting Services

Legal name

Shockey Consulting Services

Website

https://shockeyconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shockey Consulting Services is a privately held government consultancy founded in 1998, providing strategic planning, community engagement, and futurist advisory services to federal, state, and local government agencies across the Kansas City and St. Louis regions via its Plan, Engage, and Inspire service pillars and Elected Officials' Masterclass training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Turnaround, Restructuring & Crisis Management Consulting (BPAHACAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGAEAH), Crisis Intervention & Suicide Prevention Services (EDALAFAD)

Keywords

• Government management consulting
• Strategic planning services
• Community engagement consulting
• Public participation services
• Elected officials training

Headquarters

HQ city

Overland Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Management and Planning Consulting Services: Shockey Consulting Services generates revenue through consulting engagements with government agencies. Services include strategic planning, community engagement facilitation, stakeholder processes, organizational effectiveness consulting, and futurist advisory services. Engagements are structured as project-based or retainer-based professional services contracts with federal, regional, state, and local government clients. The firm also delivers the Elected Officials' Masterclass as a fee-based training program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Shockey Consulting Services provides award-winning management, planning, and public participation consulting services to federal, regional, state, and local government agencies from offices in the Kansas City and St. Louis regions. The core offering is structured around three integrated service pillars — Plan (data-driven strategic and comprehensive planning), Engage (inclusive stakeholder engagement and consensus-building), and Inspire (futurist visioning and community foresight) — complemented by the Elected Officials' Masterclass, a two-day fee-based training program for government leaders, and specialized project consultation engagements such as the federally funded Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) suicide-prevention initiative with KDADS.

Product overview

Shockey Consulting Services offers a unified suite of consulting services focused on community engagement, strategic planning, and public participation for government agencies. The core offering consists of three integrated service pillars—Plan, Engage, and Inspire—that work together to help communities build bold, resilient futures through stakeholder collaboration and data-driven planning. Supplementary offerings include the Elected Officials' Masterclass (a professional development training program) and specialized project consultation services such as the GLS Project for suicide prevention coordination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Shockey serves as lead consultant on the Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Project with KDADS, coordinating suicide prevention services across Wyandotte County and 12 southeast Kansas counties — a federally funded five-year initiative.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerShockey Consulting Services serves as the lead consultant on the federally funded Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Project, a five-year initiative administered by KDADS. Through this project, Shockey provides project coordination, stakeholder engagement, and strategic guidance to expand access to suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention services across Wyandotte County and 12 southeast Kansas counties. The firm coordinates technical assistance, facilitates roundtables and working groups, leads statewide landscape analysis, and designs culturally responsive outreach strategies.
• Kansas Suicide Prevention CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerShockey works alongside the Kansas Suicide Prevention Coalition as part of the broader GLS project ecosystem to ensure suicide prevention strategies reach at-risk populations including American Indian/Alaska Native youth, rural families, and historically marginalized communities. The coalition serves as a key coordinating body for statewide prevention efforts.
• DCCCAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDCCCA is a consortium partner in the Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Project, collaborating with Shockey and KDADS to support suicide prevention services across Kansas communities. DCCCA brings substance abuse and behavioral health expertise to the multi-partner initiative.
• GreenbushminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreenbush is a consortium partner in the Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Project, contributing to the coordinated suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention services across southeast Kansas counties as part of the KDADS-led initiative.
• Cox MediaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCox Media is a consortium partner in the Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Project, collaborating on public awareness campaigns and outreach strategies for suicide prevention across Kansas communities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• National Research Center (NRC): National Research Center is a community survey and engagement research firm serving cities, counties, and public agencies with the National Community Survey and related tools. Highly comparable to Shockey's stakeholder-engagement and community-input work for local governments.
• ETC Institute: ETC Institute is a market and community research firm that conducts citizen surveys, community engagement studies, and performance benchmarking for cities and counties nationwide. Directly comparable to Shockey's public-participation and community engagement service line.
• Management Partners: Management Partners is a boutique government management consulting firm serving city managers and municipal leadership on organizational effectiveness, process improvement, and strategic planning. Closely matches Shockey's management consulting delivery model and target buyer.
• The Novak Consulting Group: Novak Consulting Group is a city management consulting firm providing strategic planning, organizational assessments, and executive recruitment for local governments. A direct peer in scope, buyer, and consulting methodology.
• National Civic League: National Civic League is a nonprofit that convenes communities, conducts civic engagement and community-building programs, and advises local governments on collaborative governance. Overlaps with Shockey's stakeholder facilitation and consensus-building practice.

Emerging players

• Polco: Polco is a civic engagement SaaS platform that helps local governments run community surveys, performance benchmarking, and online deliberation. Targets the same government buyers with a technology-enabled alternative to Shockey's facilitation-led engagement.

Broad incumbents

• BerryDunn: BerryDunn is a large Top-100 accounting and consulting firm with a dedicated local government practice covering management consulting, financial advisory, and technology services. A larger established player overlapping with Shockey's government management consulting offering.
• Raftelis: Raftelis is a national management consulting firm specializing in local government and utility clients, including financial planning, rate studies, and organizational consulting. A broader incumbent that competes for the same municipal consulting dollars.

Regional players

• Institute for Local Government (ILG): Institute for Local Government is a California-based nonprofit that provides training, resources, and consulting for city and county officials on effective governance and community engagement. Comparable service mix to Shockey but restricted to California.

Others

• CivicPlus: CivicPlus is a government technology company providing civic engagement software, website platforms, and communications tools to local governments. Adjacent rather than directly competing; relevant as an enabling/ecosystem player serving the same buyer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCGN_UNKv0sLpVs1Oj5VE6CQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/heyshockey
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/heyshockey
• Instagraminstagram.com/heyshockey

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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