About

I've spent my career on the inside of growing businesses

I'm Andy. For nine years I was part of the leadership team at Morrama, a design and innovation studio, starting as studio manager and leaving as associate director. Now I do that work as a fractional director for other founder-led businesses.

  • £5.7m in sales handled and helped won

  • 6.25× business growth

  • Audience growth from 1,000 to 80,000+



2012

D&AD Project Manager for creative excellence awards.

2015

Makerversity marketing and start-up advisor to entrepreneurs, designers and innovators.

2017

Joined Morrama as studio manager.

2017 – 2026

Grew into associate director, leading new business development and marketing strategy, working directly with well over 100 companies.

September 2026

Left Morrama to work independently as an fractional director for founder-led businesses.

How I got here

Seeing both sides of the table

Most of my work sits at the point where a founder's ambition meets a client's brief, or a business's plan meets the people who'll actually use it. I've spent years translating between the two, which is probably why I ended up better known for strategy and business development than for design itself, despite sitting inside a design studio.

Recognition

Work I’ve been close to has been recognised by Dezeen, D&AD, DBA Design Effectiveness Awards, Cannes Lions, Better Future, Dieline, Pentawards, The Guardian and Autodesk.

For me, the useful part is not the awards themselves. It is knowing how good work becomes visible, how credibility turns into opportunity, and how a business can grow without losing what made it good in the first place.

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