About TTS Website Agency
The Story Begins
We started out like many of you: with an answer to The Question. “Hey, can you do X?”
Saying yes to that first freelance project led to a branding agency in 2009. Clients began asking for websites, and we delivered, eventually pivoting to become a website agency in 2020.
After years of experimentation, we have found our sweet spot: process-focused, design-eye web development and support for consultants and creators selling services.
BOOM.
After existing as cyclone press for 14 years, we rebranded to Tiny Thunder Studio in 2025.
"Tiny Thunder" has been Sarah’s nickname since her bass guitar playing days a decade ago, but as a business name it’s a reference to our clients: solopreneur consultants, small business owners, and multifaceted creators who rarely fit in a single box.
Talented individuals with delightfully tiny teams can—and do—create an outsized impact on the world. We’re here to make sure of it. How?
We package your expertise into a clean, well-designed website that makes it easy for your clients to say yes, and for you to manage the next steps.
We'd love to give you the confidence for the next stage of your entrepreneurial journey. Request a free website audit or schedule a discovery call to get started.
tiny thunder team
Founded by Sarah Schumacher in 2009, we are a small team that expands to meet project needs.
In addition to the awesome folks below, we pull in SEO, automation, and other specialists, because we live in a world where it’s impossible for one person to know all the things, so we will find the one person who knows your thing.
Sarah M. Schumacher
Founder / Creative Strategist
Always a design and tech-minded tinkerer, Sarah built her first website in high school to share guitar chord charts (alas, no copy of this HTML relic exists). She pursued design as a career, specifically in the print industry (business cards forever), before pivoting to website design/development and realizing it was the perfect intersection of her skills: end-in-mind planning, technical strategy, and extreme attention to detail and optimization. Over the past two decades she has personally handled every component of building 100+ websites, multiple MVPs (Minimum Viable Product), invented a product/cofounded a tech startup, and gotten really tired.
At TTS, Sarah personally handles all bizdev, sales, strategic/process consulting and design finesse on client projects (you won’t see it, but you’ll know it’s there).
As a multipotentialite, Sarah is never not juggling 5 wildly different books, the current mixed media painting in progress, writing of her biweekly newsletter, cohosting and producing the Founder Problems podcast, and fending off whatever new idea is lurking around the corner.
A proud Kansas City native, she can often be found at networking events around town, and is always ready to help local founders get plugged into the entrepreneur ecosystem + connect with other awesome humans doing good work.
Xiao Faria daCunha
Project Manager / Writer / SEO
Xiao started her SEO journey with content marketing as a way to put her English degree to use back in 2013. Passionate about storytelling that's stylish, clear, and easy-to-understand, her approach to SEO had been human first ever before Google's latest language model updates. From writing, Xiao's SEO journey expanded into front-end design, on-site optimization to handling the meticulous backend configurations. Her goal has always been creating websites and content loved by search engines and the human audience.
At TTS, Xiao brings her entrepreneurial management skills to the team as Project Manager, while occasionally lending a hand to the day-to-day website tasks for existing clients.
As a multi-disciplinary artist, curator, and critical writer, Xiao's energy outside of office hour is fully dedicated to her visual art practice, writing new essays and art reviews, or making jewelry inspired by her Chinese heritage and love for anime and period drama.
A Chinese diaspora who has grown roots in Kansas City, Xiao can often be found at gallery openings and pop up art markets.
Corey Maass
Senior Web Developer
Corey Maass is a highly experienced full-stack web developer with a specialization in advanced WordPress functionality, having built for the web since 1997. He collaborates with a diverse range of agencies and businesses, from small to large, on projects of varying scales. Beyond traditional website development, Corey also develops full SaaS applications and professional-grade WordPress plugins, consistently applying a "start-up mentality" to quickly solve problems and facilitate rapid idea testing. His impressive client roster includes prominent names like Focus Features, West Elm, Seattle magazine, OptinMonster, and Post Status, reflecting his capability to deliver high-impact solutions for diverse industries.
At TTS, Corey is responsible for initial website buildout, updates, custom integrations, and stopping Sarah from overengineering everything.
Known for his deep product vision and commitment to client success, Corey has earned strong endorsements from colleagues and clients alike. He has not only taken complex projects from concept to deployment, enabling clients to manage their sites independently, but also personally provided training for ongoing maintenance. Corey's innovative projects include SaaS apps like MexicanTrain.Online and productivity tools like Timerdoro, alongside premium WordPress plugins such as OMGIMG and KanbanWP. He is also a respected speaker, sharing his expertise on topics ranging from rapid web app development to leveraging WordPress for business at numerous WordCamps, including WordCamp US.
Mick Thompson
Website Maintenance / Support
After registering his first domain in 1999, Mick spent the earlier days of the web developing as a hobby. He later pursued his passion, changed careers, and is now employed as a full-time developer for a large retailer in Kansas City. He’s directly involved with the programming, design, and operation of a large site that boasts millions of visitors annually, as well as tens of millions of page views.