Andy was one of the good ones. I arrived at Industry Dive in February 2018 in a bit of a rut professionally and questioning if journalism was really for me. Andy was my first manager at the company, and actually was one of the people who interviewed me for the job in the first place. Working for him, I was immediately struck by how he wanted to do everything he could to support me doing what I wanted to do as an employee and build the skills I wanted to build. He never said that something would not be possible or that I needed to be somewhere else. It was always, “How can I help and support you?” That was so valuable. Everything I did at Industry Dive and every opportunity that came along came because he encouraged me to say yes to as much as possible. Whether that was going to events in town, travelling for conferences, moderating panels or getting involved in internal company initiatives, Andy wanted me to do what I enjoyed. He wanted to nurture that. Even when he stopped being my manager, he always found a way to be there and be supportive. I remember in March 2020, right before COVID, I was in the office a day after a pretty horrible breakup and feeling like my personal life was falling apart. He knew something was up, comforted me, and immediately put time on my calendar so we could get drinks and hang out away from the office. I was always sad the pandemic and the world shutting down put an end to that plan. Later on, I sat with him at a friend’s wedding and we discussed careers, the future and what’s next. He always wanted to be a sounding board and do what he could, even if you no longer worked at Industry Dive. He cared so deeply about everyone he came into contact with. I always regret not hanging out with him more, picking his brain about my next moves, the state of journalism and the world. He was such a mentor. I’ll always remember talking about sports with him, too. If I remember correctly, he was a basketball fan, but I seem to remember him telling me he was banned from watching games at home sometimes as he’d get too mad or frustrated. I was always shocked by that – I couldn’t imagine him ever getting mad or frustrated at anything. It’s so hard to quantify what makes someone the best manager. But I can confidently say Andy was one of the most decent people I’ve ever worked for. I feel so lucky to have known him.