Upstate Creative Group: January 2025

Founder and CEO of Tantrum Agency

David Tann is the award-winning founder and CEO of Tantrum Agency. He has spent his entire career working with global brands. David has launched brands for Abercrombie & Fitch, designed record-breaking holiday campaigns for Bath & Body Works, managed packaging for Kohl’s department store, revitalized the OshKosh B’gosh clothing brand, directed e-commerce for Carter’s, and unveiled the new identity for his hometown NBA basketball team, the Atlanta Hawks.‍

Prior to founding Tantrum, David served as VP, Creative Director for the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena, where he was responsible for establishing a consistent brand voice across all media. David and his creative team played an integral part in rolling out the NBA team’s bold visual identity and delivered a vibrant brand aesthetic that represented the team’s mantra “True to Atlanta”.

In 2023, Tann was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Atlanta Business League. In 2021, he was awarded AMA Atlanta Marketer of the Year. And in 2020, he was featured as one of Simply Buckhead Magazine’s Rising Stars. David has a B.A. in Communication from Wake Forest University and is a graduate of the design program at Miami Ad School at The Portfolio Center.

Outside of his work with Tantrum, Tann serves as an adjunct professor at the Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center, where he has taught Retail Branding for many years. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors for North Atlanta High School’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program.

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