# Katie Harvey

> Katie G. Harvey is the founder and CEO of K Harvey Brand Partners, formerly KGBTexas Communications. She launched the agency in San Antonio in 1994, later brought five senior leaders into ownership, and served as the Greater San Antonio Chamber’s 2023 board chair. In 2026 she chairs Executive Connections: San Antonio.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at K Harvey Brand Partners
- **Organizations:** K Harvey Brand Partners, Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
- **Education:** Texas State University
- **Known for:** Built a PR practice into an integrated agency with San Antonio and Houston offices., Shared agency ownership with five executive leaders in 2022., Greater San Antonio Chamber board chair, 2023.

## Career timeline

- **1992** — Moved to San Antonio after college.
- **1994** — Founded the agency that became KGBTexas Communications at age 24 with $2,000.
- **2000** — A San Antonio bond-proposition assignment helped move the agency into public affairs.
- **circa 2015** — Focused client and project selection on positive community consequences.
- **2020** — Published essays about servant leadership, faith and listening.
- **2022** — Made five members of the executive leadership team partners.
- **2023** — Served as board chair of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce.
- **2024** — Agency celebrated 30 years and rebranded as K Harvey Brand Partners in December.
- **2026** — Chairs Executive Connections: San Antonio and received the Brenda Vickrey Johnson Award for Small Business.

## Achievements

- Built a PR practice into an integrated agency with San Antonio and Houston offices.
- Shared agency ownership with five executive leaders in 2022.
- Greater San Antonio Chamber board chair, 2023.
- Brenda Vickrey Johnson Award for Small Business, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — The Chamber announced the second Executive Connections: San Antonio cohort with Harvey as 2026 chairwoman.
- **2026-07** — Reflected on spending a week listening individually to people at her agency in her Sharing Love LinkedIn post.
- **2026-05** — Received the Brenda Vickrey Johnson Award for Small Business at the Chamber’s Tribute to Women Business Leaders.

## Links

- Website: https://kharvey.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-harvey-7299143/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kgbtexas
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KHarveyBrandPartners
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kharveybrandpartners/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KHarveyBrandPartners

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Last updated: 2026-10-06