# Bethany Andell

> Bethany Andell is the Houston-based CEO and majority owner of Savage Brands. After working in Hollywood film art departments, she joined the family business in 1999 and earned a Rice MBA in 2001. Her work connects brand strategy, organizational culture and communications; she co-authored Get Your Head Out of Your Bottom Line with Jackie Dryden and received Rice Business’s 2018 Industry Excellence Award in Consulting.

- **Role:** CEO at Savage Brands
- **Organizations:** Savage Brands, Association of Rice Alumni, Rice Business Alumni Association (former board member and president), First Horizon Bank Houston market (advisory board), Sustainability and Energy Value Advisors (advisory board), Conscious Capitalism Houston chapter (founding member), Vistage, National Investor Relations Institute Houston chapter (former president and board member), AVDA (former board member)
- **Education:** Bachelor of Fine Arts, The University of Arizona, Master of Business Administration, Rice University, Jones Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Rice Business Alumni Industry Excellence Award in Consulting, 2018., Houston Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree; year not verified., Co-author of Get Your Head Out of Your Bottom Line: And Build Your Brand on Purpose (2016).

## Career timeline

- **1995** — Earned a BFA from the University of Arizona.
- **1990s** — Worked in film art departments; credits include Amistad, The Negotiator and Rocky and Bullwinkle.
- **1999** — Joined Savage after an offer to fund her MBA in exchange for two years at the firm.
- **2001** — Graduated from Rice University with an MBA.
- **2011** — Became president and CEO when Paula stepped back, according to the firm’s history.
- **2012** — Became majority owner, as she recounted in her 2019 interview.
- **2016** — Co-authored Get Your Head Out of Your Bottom Line: And Build Your Brand on Purpose with Jackie Dryden.
- **2018** — Received Rice Business’s Industry Excellence Award in Consulting.
- **2020** — Became Rice Business Alumni Association Board president.
- **2026** — Participated in Savage’s brand refresh and discussed AI, change and trust on Building Texas Business.

## Achievements

- Rice Business Alumni Industry Excellence Award in Consulting, 2018.
- Houston Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree; year not verified.
- Co-author of Get Your Head Out of Your Bottom Line: And Build Your Brand on Purpose (2016).
- Led Savage’s expansion from graphic design toward brand strategy, culture and communications.
- Served seven years on the Rice Business Alumni Association Board, including as president.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Discussed Savage’s evolving brand and antler identity in a leadership-team Q&A published August 29.
- **2026-07** — Recommended In Search of Excellence in Savage’s summer reading list published July 16; the book was a gift from Goran Haag.
- **2026-03** — Colleague Abby Lasaine Vazquez described her Thanksgiving and work-anniversary recognition practices in a March 5 essay.
- **2026-01** — Published How We Begin Each New Year at Savage Brands on January 29 and named Advancing as her word for the year.

## Links

- Website: https://savagebrands.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanyandell
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/savagebrands
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savagebrands/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/savagebrands

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Last updated: 2026-10-06