Todd Goldman is a well-known pop artist, writer, IP creator and entrepreneur known for his unique art style and witty humor.

But instead of going to art school (which is obvious), Todd made the mistake of listening to his parents who told him he would end up being starving artist. So, Todd went to the University of Florida instead where he got his master’s in accounting and upon graduating his CPA degree and went to work for Price Waterhouse.

Years later and bored out of his mind, Todd yearned to do something creative, so he switched professions and got into the fashion industry where he created the lifestyle brand david & goliath. Here Todd put his art skills to work and turned D&G into a worldwide success.

David & Goliath became a powerhouse in the tee shirt world which gained huge exposure for Todd’s art. D&G sold into over 3,500 retailers all over the world, doing over one billion in sales. Todd’s “Boys are stupid throw rocks at them” design sold over 20 million tee shirts and 500,000 books alone, where he was featured in People magazine and his BAS design even has its own Wikipedia page.

D&G had over 40 international distributors and 18 of their own “Stupid Factory” stores in major cities like New York, Los Angeles, London, Vegas, Miami, Honolulu, and Maui. Todd soon got into licensing through his agent Hearst Publishing/King Features and had 75 licensees making thousands of products for him. He had over 100 greeting cards with American Greetings and also licensed his art to Target where he had his own brand called Fred is Red in all of their stores. Todd even had his own monthly column in Seventeen magazine, called “Stupid Stuff by Todd”. Remember magazines?

From that success Todd started to paint and sell his paintings into art galleries through S2 Art, a fine art publisher. Todd did over 35 art shows in cities like New York, Chicago, Maui, Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas, London, Paris, and Tokyo. His art was collected by major art collectors and celebrities, where Rihanna named him her favorite artist in Vanity Fair magazine. Todd sold over 3,000 paintings and over 250,000 lithographs in 5 years, before he got burnt out and quit. He hopes one day he will find the passion to start painting again.

In addition to art, Todd became an author/illustrator where he currently has over 50 books published with major publishers like Scholastic, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, Bloomsbury, Penguin, and Workman to name a few. Some of his most popular books are Bear in Underwear, Peas on Earth, RAWR, Super Fly, and Hound Heroes.

Soon Hollywood came a calling where CAA represented Todd and got him a deal at FOX, where he created multiple animated TV shows, gameshows, and movies. Some including a Boys Are Stupid movie at Universal Studios, a Bear in Underwear kids show at Nickelodeon, and an adult animated show called Trailer Trash at Lionsgate for Hulu. Todd is currently in development with an animated feature called ELFVIS, and an animated podcast/TV show called BALLZ with the NFL and Skydance.

After a 20-year run with david & goliath, Todd sold his company and took a much-needed break. But an artist can only take so much time off before they must create again. That and a non-compete contract, of course. Today, Todd is recreating his iconic brand with lots of new designs and products called Todd Art. https://www.toddart.com/

But by far Todd’s most exciting and “no brainer” project is his new energy and functional nutrition brand he co-founded called Einstein Energy. Where his team have the worldwide licensing rights to Albert Einstein. Launching with protein wafer smart bar, Einstein Energy will be expanding into drinks, snacks, supplements, and other nootropic products with their signature “cognitive” blend. https://einstein.energy/