Kathleen Kaiser Bio
Beginning as a music journalist turned publicist, Kathleen Kaiser’s career spans over 50
years of involvement in the most exciting industries of her generation. From rock and roll
in the 60s and 70s to the digital/internet revolution of the late 80s, 90s, and 00s, she has
been a marketing professional for Fortune 100 companies, small startups, and
conferences/tradeshows worldwide.
In 1993, she opened Kathleen Kaiser & Associates, an emerging technology-marketing
firm, which now focuses on working with the nonprofit arts communities. Her work
includes past president and season producer of the Ojai Shakespeare Festival, past
president of the Ventura County Writers Club, marketing for the Ojai Studio Artists, Ojai
Art Walk, Ojai Art Center Theater, Ojai Film Festival, Ojai Performing Arts Theater, and
other community organizations. In addition, she has produced the 805 Writers’
Conference for eight years. She is an advisor for Women in Leadership Executive
Program at the UC, Santa Barbara PaCE.
Named Publicist of the Year in 2016 by the Book Publicists of Southern California for
her contributions to the literary community, Kathleen maintains a small list of clients that
allow her to continue her volunteerism. She is president of the national literary
organization Writers & Publishers Network (formerly SPAWN) and organizes monthly
literary meetings now on Zoom and co-sponsored by IWOSC. In addition, she produces
webinars for WPN and launched a new podcast –Talking Book Publishing with Kathleen
Kaiser – in March 2021.
In her free time, ha-ha, she works on a book about her years in rock and roll, a new
historical novel, and occasionally writes articles for regional publications. Kathleen is a
proud fourth-generation small businesswoman.
https://www.kathleenkaiser.com/
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