steve siewert

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Thirst Creative, Inc. is a privately held, single-person creative agency operated by founder and Creative Director Steve Siewert from Waconia, Minnesota. The firm offers a full-service creative suite spanning brand identity and logo design, print and packaging design, web design, art direction, photography, video production, email and social media campaigns, and presentation/event design. Steve Siewert personally delivers the creative across disciplines, supplemented by assembled crews for larger productions, and has designed over 200 logos with 100+ national and international awards to his credit.

The business serves enterprise and nonprofit clients across multiple verticals — notably fitness equipment (Bowflex, Octane Fitness, Lifefitness, Stā Active), apparel (Coolibar, Jockey), medical and healthcare (United Healthcare, Starkey, LasikPlus, ReShape Lifesciences), nonprofit (Grace Church, Desiring God, Billy Graham), and consumer/technology (Rosetta Stone, CFMOTO USA). GTM is direct, sales-led engagement with business owners and marketing leaders through consultation followed by custom project quotes; pricing is project-based and not publicly disclosed. Steve Siewert also co-founded Java Relief, a separate 100% volunteer-run nonprofit coffee company with his wife Brandy, directing all profits to children-at-risk initiatives globally.

The company is bootstrapped with no external funding, no subsidiaries, no M&A activity, and no disclosed revenue. Operating geographies are primarily national (USA), with selected international project execution. Distribution is direct with no channel intermediaries, and marketing relies on the website portfolio, client testimonials, and word-of-mouth referrals driven by long-tenure client relationships.

Name

steve siewert

Legal name

Thirst Creative, Inc.

Website

https://thirst-creative.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Steve Siewert operates Thirst Creative, a solo creative agency in Waconia, MN, providing brand identity, graphic design, photography, and video production services to enterprise and nonprofit clients across fitness, apparel, medical, and consumer sectors, with 20+ years of experience and 100+ industry awards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Services / Brand Design

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (54143)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Creative Boutique Agencies (MPAAAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Creative Concepting & Campaign Development (BPAFAEAD), Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD)

Keywords

• Creative agency services
• Brand identity design
• Commercial photography
• Video production services
• Art direction

Headquarters

HQ city

Waconia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Creative Services - Project Based: Project-based creative services including brand identity, print and packaging, web design, art direction, photography, video production, email campaigns, social media creative, and presentation/events. Revenue is generated through project fees for these professional creative services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Thirst Creative is a full-service creative agency led by Steve Siewert providing brand identity, print and packaging, web design, art direction, photography, video production, email campaigns, social media graphics, and presentation/event design. The studio operates as a single creative professional supported by assembled production crews, delivering strategy-driven creative from concept through execution for clients across fitness, apparel, medical, nonprofit, powersports, and lifestyle sectors.

Product overview

Thirst Creative is a full-service creative agency led by Steve Siewert that offers a comprehensive suite of creative services including brand identity, print and packaging design, web design, art direction, photography, video production, email campaigns, social media graphics, and presentation/event design. The agency operates as a single-person creative studio (with founder Steve Siewert serving as Creative Director, Art Director, Graphic Designer, Photographer, and Videographer) supplemented by a nonprofit initiative called Java Relief, which is a coffee company where all profits support children at risk worldwide. Steve Siewert has designed over 200 logos in his career and the agency has received 100 national and international awards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Java Relief: A nonprofit coffee company founded by Steve and Brandy Siewert. 100% volunteer-run organization where all profits support children at risk worldwide, including in Haiti, Africa, Honduras, India, Peru, and Colombia.

Products and services

• Creative Services (Full-Service Agency Engagement)
• Brand Identity and Logo Design
• Photography Services Commercial photography services including location, people, product, and action sport photography with full art direction, set design, location scouting, model casting, and production crew assembly for shoots ranging from local Minneapolis studio work to large fashion shoots in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.
• Video Production Services Full-service video production from scripting through direction and editing, including social media stories, web videos, broadcast spots, and medical animation (e.g., Lap-Band 2.0 FLEX for ReShape Lifesciences); produces sales and brand videos for clients such as Octane Fitness, CFMOTO USA, and Stā Active.
• Java Relief (Nonprofit Coffee Initiative) Nonprofit coffee company co-founded by Steve and Brandy Siewert; 100% volunteer-run, with all profits supporting children at risk worldwide in Haiti, Africa, Honduras, India, Peru, Colombia, and the United States.

Quantifiable outcome

• Established Octane Fitness and Stā Active as premium companies with unique market identity and position
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• 72andSunny: Creative agency known for brand campaigns and integrated content production for major consumer brands. Comparable as a creative services competitor for premium brand identity and campaign work.
• R/GA: Global creative agency spanning brand design, digital experience, and content production. Overlaps with Thirst Creative's brand identity, web design, and video production offerings at the enterprise tier.
• Anomaly: Independent creative agency with brand identity, content, and integrated campaign capabilities. Comparable as a multi-disciplinary creative competitor serving enterprise consumer brands.
• Wieden+Kennedy: Large independent creative agency specializing in brand storytelling, video production, and campaign development for major consumer brands. Overlaps with Thirst Creative's brand identity, photography, and video production capabilities, though at vastly larger scale.
• Mother: Independent creative agency known for integrated brand campaigns, video, and design work for global brands. Comparable as a multi-disciplinary creative shop competing for the same enterprise brand identity and content engagements.
• Droga5 (Accenture Song): Formerly independent creative agency now part of Accenture Song, known for integrated brand campaigns, video production, and brand identity work. Comparable in capability mix though vastly larger in scale.

Direct peers

• Pentagram: Independent design partnership organized around senior individual creatives running their own client books — the closest structural analog to a solo-practitioner creative boutique at scale. Pentagram partners deliver brand identity, design, and creative direction directly to enterprise clients.
• Ueno: Independent creative studio delivering brand identity, design, and digital experiences with a small senior team. Comparable as a boutique creative operation competing for the same mid-market and enterprise brand work.
• MUH-TAY-ZIK / HOF-FER: Independent creative boutique with a small-partner model delivering brand, advertising, and integrated creative work. Structurally the closest scale analog to Thirst Creative as a lean, senior-creative-led agency.

Emerging players

• Gin Lane (now part of Squarespace): Was an independent digital brand and product design studio for premium consumer brands before acquisition. Comparable as a boutique creative shop specializing in brand identity and digital experience for consumer-facing companies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thirst-creative-usa

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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