We work with brands that are building something that didn’t exist before.
CSK Public Relations is a boutique agency working with founder-led brands at pivotal moments. We’re a long-term partner, not a vendor, and we treat every client’s story like it’s our own.
We build the stories that get placed, the relationships that last, and the strategies that scale.
About Carly Kuikman
Carly Kuikman founded CSK Public Relations in 2021, but she's been doing this for more than 15 years, pitching, placing and building the kind of media momentum that changes the trajectory of a brand.
These days, she works mainly with female founders, family brands, and consumer companies doing something genuinely interesting. The through-line across all of her clients is a real story and a founder who cares deeply about what they've built. That's who she does her best work with.
Her background spans crisis communications, splashy product launches, and long-game founder positioning. What she's most proud of is the client work. For The Lactation Network, she earned 750+ placements over four years, including a media event with Allyson Felix and coverage in Vogue, Fortune, and Marie Claire, with an estimated ad value of $102.8M. For Cofertility, she landed CBS Mornings, a Vogue feature, and a TechCrunch exclusive on their Series A. For Brainiac Foods, a better-for-you CPG brand built around brain health, she secured Good Morning America, Good Housekeeping, and national parenting press, putting the brand in front of the parents and caregivers it was made for.
She's a mom of three, based in Chicago, and she genuinely loves what she does. She works with brands she believes in and treats every client like she's part of their team, because as far as she's concerned, she is.
If you're a founder building something worth talking about, she'd love to connect.
