Jahn Hardison

Jahn Hardison, aka Boxer, is the founder and president of Bigger Hammer Production Services. He founded Bigger Hammer in 1996 and he's been at the helm since, fostering its growth while partnering with production managers, clients and vendors to provide crew, rigging and additional production support for a wide scale of events. He brings a focus on strong customer service and prioritizing event safety.

In addition to his work at Bigger Hammer, his career in event production includes concert and theatrical tours across the globe.

Today he runs Bigger Hammer full-time while also taking on special projects as a stage manager, staging supervisor, production manager, and also periodically as Tour manager for Hepcat, mainly doing national and international festivals and one-offs.

He’s also a long-time supporter of the Entertainment Services and Technology Association and serves on ETSA’s Member Advisory Committee. He is on the board of director for the Event Safety Alliance. Today, he continues to push sustainability and workforce diversity in the events industry.