Casita Azul, formerly known as kittenteeth, is a marketing and creative services agency founded and run by Nikki Barron, serving nonprofits, mission-driven small businesses, artists, progressive campaigns, and Democratic candidates. She helps build powerful brands, tell compelling stories, and move people to action. Nikki Barron is a communications, marketing, and design strategist with 15+ years of experience blending strategic planning with hands-on creative execution—including branding, content creation, graphic design, videography, and digital marketing. Whether she is launching a new brand, producing a fundraising campaign, or building a website that tells a powerful story,Nikki bring an empathetic, solutions-focused approach rooted in collaboration and impact. Nikki has led projects across both nonprofit and commercial sectors, with a portfolio that spans advocacy, arts, and entrepreneurship. She is also a board member at South Seattle Emerald, where she help grow the publications reach and amplify community-centered journalism. Outside of work, She is deeply invested in the Seattle music and arts scene, and creates visual art using digital mediums like photography, video, and design.
MARKETING & CREATIVE SERVICES:
BRANDING & DESIGN ✸
Nikki is equal parts visionary and executor.
"I've had the pleasure of working with Nikki Barron on several creative projects over the years, from publishing campaigns to multimedia storytelling and brand development. Whether she’s designing assets from scratch, crafting a visual identity, filming and editing video, or developing strategic content that actually reaches people, Nikki brings a rare blend of artistry, strategy, and soul to everything she touches. Her work doesn’t feel like marketing; it feels like meaning. That’s because Nikki leads with authenticity and works with integrity that aligns with the values of every mission-driven project I’ve ever collaborated with her on. She listens deeply, builds thoughtfully, and never loses sight of the human beings behind the data points or hashtags. Whether for the South Seattle Emerald, Hinton Publishing, or any number of justice-driven initiatives, Nikki has been a creative partner I trust implicitly. She is equal parts visionary and executor. If you have the chance to work with her, take it. Your work will be sharper, your brand will be bolder, and your story will be told with the care it deserves."
Marcus Harrison Green
Founder & Publisher of The South Seattle Emerald, Co-Founder of Hiton Publishing, Co-Host of In The Meanwhile Podcast, Author of Readying to Rise & Emerald Reflections
Thanks to Nikki, I feel like I have a good foundation in how to make marketing make sense for me and my business.
I've been running my own music lesson business for a long time, and I've always kind of struggled with the marketing aspect of running a business, and recently I got kind of fed up with my own attempts and decided to hire Nikki, and it's been awesome. Not only has she given me some kind of concrete goals and just kind of methods of how to get people through the door, but she's also helped me develop kind of a marketing mindset and has given me tools and just ways to think about the big picture and how to set goals long into the future so that marketing makes sense now, and I'm already seeing results just from, you know, doing this for a little while, but thanks to Nikki, I feel like I have a good kind of foundation in how to make marketing make sense for me and my business, and yeah, I'm really grateful. Thank you, Nikki
Scott Paul Johnson
Youtube Silver Creator Award Winning guitar teacher with 476k+ Youtube Subscribers