# The KA Consulting Group

> The KA Consulting Group is a boutique, globally distributed thought-leadership agency founded by Kimberly Afonso in 2018. It acts as an outsourced communications office for CEOs, founders and C-suite teams, turning executive interviews and ideas into LinkedIn programs, articles, media opportunities, reputation work, websites, podcasts and broader campaigns. Its public positioning is narrow by design: it sells consistent, credible executive visibility rather than generic advertising.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Dover, United States
- **Founders:** Kimberly Afonso (CEO and Founder)
- **Products:** Executive profile management, Thought-leadership content, Executive ghostwriting, Online reputation management, Media relations
- **Notable:** Named a Top 30 B2B Marketing Agency in 2021 by DesignRush, according to company and founder profiles., Founder Kimberly Afonso was included among six personal-branding experts to follow in 2022 by The American Reporter, an accolade cited on the company site., Included in Mirror Review's Top 10 Next-Gen Marketing & Advertising Agencies list for 2022.

## Products & services

- **Executive profile management** — End-to-end management of LinkedIn and other professional profiles, including publishing and social media operations.
- **Thought-leadership content** — Collaborative production of social posts, websites, articles, newsletters, opinion pieces, video and graphics in an executive's voice.
- **Executive ghostwriting** — Original think pieces, publication features and digital copy developed from a leader's ideas and subject-matter expertise.
- **Online reputation management** — Digital-footprint strategy spanning Google, Wikipedia, awards, councils, philanthropy, CSR and crisis communications.
- **Media relations** — Public relations, media training and podcast placement designed to extend an executive narrative beyond owned channels.
- **Executive websites and knowledge hubs** — Strategy, design, development and maintenance for personal-brand sites, whitepapers, case studies and company reports.
- **360-degree campaigns and analytics** — Integrated campaigns, channel planning, performance monitoring and measurement for executive visibility programs.
- **The Executive Brand Score** — A proprietary diagnostic covering search and media footprint, LinkedIn positioning, executive voice, brand alignment and narrative control.
- **The Executive Room** — A podcast hosted by Kimberly Afonso featuring conversations with CEOs, founders and senior operators about leadership and industry change.
- **CEO Visibility and Reputation Playbook** — A downloadable guide framing executive visibility as a strategic asset amid AI, ESG backlash and political volatility.

## Achievements

- Named a Top 30 B2B Marketing Agency in 2021 by DesignRush, according to company and founder profiles.
- Founder Kimberly Afonso was included among six personal-branding experts to follow in 2022 by The American Reporter, an accolade cited on the company site.
- Included in Mirror Review's Top 10 Next-Gen Marketing & Advertising Agencies list for 2022.
- Received Acquisition International's Best Personal Branding & Marketing Agency award for 2023.
- The agency reports that 95% of its B2B executive clients rank in the top 1% of their industries by LinkedIn's Social Selling Index.
- The agency reports that 85% of its B2B executive clients have been nominated for Forbes Councils membership.
- A published life-sciences case study says its program helped a client receive recognition as the second most socially active pharmaceutical workforce in Europe.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — The Executive Room published an episode with venture capitalist Charlie O'Donnell on fundraising myths and how investors make decisions.
- **2026-04** — The podcast featured TPN Health CEO Trevor Colhoun on behavioral health's value problem, provider networks and trust.
- **2026-01** — The company took its invite-only CEO Parlour to London for private conversations about public profile, influence and long-term legacy.
- **2026-01** — The Executive Room featured CoreStack chief growth officer Ashish Saxena on AI-era growth and leadership.
- **2026** — The company promoted its Executive Brand Score and a CEO Visibility and Reputation Playbook focused on AI, ESG backlash and political volatility.

## Links

- Website: https://www.thekaconsultinggroup.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thekaconsultinggroup/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kaconsultinggrp
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekaconsultinggroup/

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Last updated: 2026-09-20