Andy Newman is Founder + CEO of Creative Taxi 🚕🫧 + your creative wizard.

A Certified Small Giants Leader, Andy’s rolled with it all – from brick and mortar businesses to multi-million dollar brand strategy.

Big Cartel brand tone page with quote "You don't have to sell out to sell online," description of tone, and social media comments.

Big Cartel Brand Foundations
Design by Vivek Venkatraman, Nate Hanson, & Jonathon Wolfer

Flyers featuring a person writing with a pen, overlapping text 'big cartel,' 'The Goodness of Work,' and artistic illustrations.

Big Cartel Zine
In partnership with Misc. Goods Co. & Tyler Deeb

Street-tested and boardroom approved. 🌈⛽

🚖 🚖 Proven Leader

  • Supported $2.5B+ in artist sales at Big Cartel through brand + content leadership, driving profitable platform growth to $14M+ in ARR

  • Built Art Works, giving $160K+ cash back to creatives and nonprofits during the pandemic

  • Big Cartel named a Forbes Small Giant for prioritizing people over profit

  • Recruited to lead creative strategy at $100M+ ARR startup

  • Returned $50K+ to customers during the holidays to drive positive brand impact

  • Completed the Small Giants Leadership Academy and Goodwill Career Navigating & Coaching Certification

🚖 Results Delivered

  • From $70K night-shift → $90K hybrid, from unheard → HOLY HELL!, from lost in layoffs to happy hunting, career coaching clients arrive with a smile

  • Supported creatives on the road to dream podcast appearances

  • Delivered creative for Red Bull Records, Headspace, Vox Media, Shea Serrano + many more

  • Bylines in The Atlantic, USA Today, Qz + other publications

  • Selected as a pilot team member for a new customer-education role, now a standard in global Apple Stores

  • Mentor and trainer on growing 150+ person retail team

  • Pulled all-nighters to launch iPhone, still showed up with snacks on shoot day

🚖  Campaigns That Shift Gears
Delivered strategy, creative, and traction for:

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Lo-fi Video for MMG Earth
Made in partnership with Elias Miller

screenshot of Big Cartel Art Works impact showing illustrations on an Instagram screenshot, displaying over $56,000 paid back into the hands of independent writers, illustrators, and animators during the covid-19 pandemic
  • Screenshot of an Instagram profile page named juliettelewis with 1,353 posts and 331k followers. The profile features three images of people wearing themed clothing, including shirts and totes, against a wooden fence background. The first image includes a person holding a small dog.
  • Person packing a box in an office with 'Small but Mighty' text overlay, accompanied by an Instagram post about a creative team helping artists.
  • Webpage screenshot of DesignTAXI article titled 'Why We Create: An Inspiring Series on Artists and Their Motivations.' It shows a yellow header with search bar, several social media icons, and a newsletter sign-up section. An advertisement of a man is visible on the right.
  • USA Today website screenshot featuring tech headlines. The main section includes articles on fixing Silicon Valley's pipeline problem, Micron shares activities, and Nintendo future planning. The sidebar highlights Pluto images and Quincy Jones headphones article.
  • Screenshot of a tweet promoting a new art website with a URL, showing retweets, likes, and profile interactions.
  • Instagram post featuring a quote by Andy Newman stating "To be an artist is simple: You show up, focus on what matters, and fight. Relentlessly."
  • Person kneading sourdough on a floured surface, wearing an apron, image in a tweet from The Atlantic about Robin Sloan's novel 'Sourdough'.
  • Screenshot of a webpage from Interview Magazine Germany, featuring an article titled 'Why We Create: Vom Glück, ein kreativer Mensch zu sein - eine Videodokumentation'. The page includes text in German discussing creativity and features social media share icons. Sidebar displays related articles and most-read section.
  • Protesters holding signs, one sign reads "Hatred's Greatest Weapon is Complacency."
  • Promotional graphic for Big Cartel with bold text "Buy What You Believe." Includes flower illustrations and notes supporting causes like "Black Lives Matter." Instagram post from July 1, 2020, with a message about supporting community shops.