# Katalyst PR

> Katalyst PR is a founder-led Southern California communications agency that combines earned media, social media, influencer work, digital marketing, partnerships, and brand strategy for hospitality, travel, culinary, arts, real-estate, CPG, and lifestyle clients. Its pitch is deliberately selective: represent brands the team genuinely likes, embed closely enough to become an extension of the client, and trade publicity volume for relationships that compound.

- **Founded:** 2010
- **Headquarters:** Solana Beach, United States
- **Founders:** Katherine Randall (Founder and President)
- **Team size:** 17 employees in supplied Apollo data; LinkedIn lists 11-50 employees. A 2023 San Diego Business Journal table reported 15 employees for 2022.
- **Products:** Public Relations, Influencer Marketing, Social Media, Digital Marketing, Partnerships and Collaborations
- **Notable:** Ranked No. 14 in the small-company category of the San Diego Business Journal's 2023 fastest-growing private companies list, with 141% verified revenue growth from 2020 to 2022., Founder Katherine Randall was named among the San Diego Business Journal's 2023 Leaders of Influence in Advertising, PR & Marketing., The Visit San Diego work won a San Diego American Marketing Association Sandies Gold award for the '12 Dates of Christmas' social campaign.

## Products & services

- **Public Relations** — Launch campaigns, executive thought leadership, media strategy, press outreach, and ongoing visibility across journalists, editors, producers, podcasts, newsletters, creators, and industry voices.
- **Influencer Marketing** — Creator discovery and relationship-led collaborations across platforms, with an emphasis on audience and brand alignment rather than follower count alone.
- **Social Media** — Social strategy, channel management, real-time coverage, short-form video, and content creation for platforms including Instagram and TikTok.
- **Digital Marketing** — Website copy, newsletters, blogs, search marketing, and SEO designed for both traditional search and AI-mediated discovery.
- **Partnerships and Collaborations** — Pop-ups, events, artist and brand collaborations, and community-facing alliances intended to introduce clients to aligned audiences.
- **Brand Strategy Consulting** — Founder-led positioning and growth consulting that examines audience, market gaps, marketing, operations, and message consistency.

## Achievements

- Ranked No. 14 in the small-company category of the San Diego Business Journal's 2023 fastest-growing private companies list, with 141% verified revenue growth from 2020 to 2022.
- Founder Katherine Randall was named among the San Diego Business Journal's 2023 Leaders of Influence in Advertising, PR & Marketing.
- The Visit San Diego work won a San Diego American Marketing Association Sandies Gold award for the '12 Dates of Christmas' social campaign.
- Visit San Diego's published lifetime channel results include 163,000 new followers, 7 million engagements, 485 million impressions, and 361 million video views.
- The Lafayette Hotel opening campaign produced coverage across outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Travel + Leisure, Esquire, Elle Decor, Condé Nast Traveller, Eater, and The Hollywood Reporter.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Founder Katherine Randall published a Southern California Labor Day travel guide spanning Santa Barbara, Oceanside, and San Diego, illustrating the agency's editorial-style destination content.
- **2026-06** — Katalyst's Visit San Diego case study reported FY26 organic growth of 80% in impressions, 21% in engagements, 38% in net audience, and 126% in video views.
- **2026-06** — The same case study reported a $50,000 paid campaign generating 4.6 million engagements, 8.9 million reach, and 15.4 million impressions.
- **2026-05** — Katalyst's current positioning presents offices in San Diego and Santa Barbara and a broadened service mix that includes AI-optimized SEO and founder-led brand strategy consulting.

## Links

- Website: https://katalyst-pr.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/katalyst-public-relations
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/katherinesd
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katalystpr/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/KatalystPR

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Last updated: 2026-09-16