Name: Gateway Group
Address: 4685 Macarthur Court Suite 400, Newport Beach, United States, CA, 92660, US
Telephone: 9495743860
Price range: $150 - $199
Rating: 5.0

Your Strategic Financial Communications Partner

Gateway Group is a strategic public relations and investor communications agency helping growth-stage and public companies elevate visibility and market credibility. With over 25 years of experience in finance, energy, and B2B sectors, we blend investor relations insight with modern PR strategy to strengthen brand reputation and business performance. Whether looking to go public, or planning to remain private, our team uniquely positions companies for financial growth through clear messaging, earned media, awards, and stakeholder storytelling—bridging the gap between communications and capital markets.

Min project size
$10,000+
Hourly rate
$150 - $199 / hr
Employees
10 - 49
Locations
Newport Beach, CA
Year founded
Founded 1999
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Pricing Snapshot

Min. project size $10,000+

Avg. hourly rate $150 - $199 /hr

Rating for cost 4.9 /5

What Clients Have Said

Gateway Group is praised for offering good value for cost, fitting client budgets effectively. They typically engage teams of 2-10 employees for projects, focusing on strategic consulting and investor relations, with clients noting exceptional service and alignment with company values.

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Confidential based on 5 reviews

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Overall Review Rating

5.0

Quality 5.0
Schedule 5.0
Cost 4.9
Willing to Refer 5.0

Top Mentions

Review Highlights

High Client Satisfaction

Gateway Group consistently receives high satisfaction ratings from clients. Their impressive breadth of talent, strategic insights, and valuable guidance are highlighted as key strengths that contribute to successful outcomes.
Strong Industry Expertise

Gateway Group demonstrates strong expertise in handling investor relations, public relations, and strategic consulting for diverse industries such as IT, IoT, and electronics manufacturing. Their work in transforming brands and enhancing visibility is highly regarded by clients.
Areas for Improvement in Investor Targeting

While generally satisfied, one client expressed a desire for more support in investor targeting and non-deal roadshow planning, suggesting potential areas for Gateway Group to expand their service offerings.
Proactive and Results-Driven

The company is noted for its proactive approach and results-driven strategies. They are credited with amplifying client presence, increasing brand recognition, and achieving significant media coverage and investor interest.
Valuable Strategic Insights

Clients value Gateway Group's strategic insights and expert perspectives, which are integral in developing investor relations and marketing strategies that resonate with target audiences and drive engagement.
Cultural and Value Alignment

Clients repeatedly mention Gateway Group's alignment with their company values and culture as a key factor for selection. This alignment fosters strong partnerships and trust in client relationships.

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Business Consulting Funding & Investment Marketing Strategy
Confidential
June - Sep. 2025

5.0

Quality: 5.0

Schedule: 5.0

Cost: 5.0

Willing to Refer: 5.0

"The breadth of talent is only matched by the decency of character."

Jan 26, 2026

Director, Marketing & Business Strategy, IT company

Anonymous

Information technology
Fairfax, Virginia
201-500 Employees
Online Review
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Gateway Group provided strategic consulting services for an IT company. The team developed the client's investor relations and marketing presentation decks, providing creative design and narrative strategy.

Gateway Group's work increased the client's interest at IR conferences, NDRs, and business development presentations and pitches. The team delivered exceptional service and inspired strategic insights. Moreover, Gateway Group was consistent, regular, and talented.

The client submitted this review online.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director, Marketing & Business Strategy of an information technology company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Ours is a leading technology provider of Managed Mobility Services (MMS), Identity & Access Management (IAM) and Managed Solutions (MSP), dedicated to securing and protecting the mobile workforce and enterprise landscape.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Gateway Group to accomplish?

Strategic Consulting
Investor Relations Consulting
Digital Marketing

SOLUTION

How did you find Gateway Group?

Referral

Why did you select Gateway Group over others?

High ratings
Pricing fit our budget
Great culture fit
Company values aligned

How many teammates from Gateway Group were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Gateway provides vitally important strategic and consultative services to our company and leadership team as our investor relations firm.

Gateway led the development of our new investor relations and marketing presentation decks. Working with our leadershp and marketing teams, Gateway delivered:

Creative Design

Narrative Strategy

Copy and Content Development

Positioning and Market Research

Financial Reporting

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Increased interest at IR conferences, NDRs and business development presentations and pitches.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Gateway delivers exceptional service, inspired strategic insights and expert perspective consistently and regularly. To work with Gateway is to work with a team of stars!

What was your primary form of communication with Gateway Group?

Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The breadth of talent is only matched by the decency of character.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Gateway Group could have done differently?

NONE.

RATINGS

5.0

"EXCEPTIONAL!"

Public Relations Social Media Marketing
Confidential
June 2022 - Ongoing

5.0

Quality: 5.0

Schedule: 5.0

Cost: 4.5

Willing to Refer: 5.0

"Gateway has been an invaluable partner for Amprius and a true extension of our team."

Oct 24, 2024

Senior Director of Marketing, Amprius Technologies

Scott Zafiropoulo

Energy & natural resources
Fremont, California
51-200 Employees
Online Review
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Gateway Group provides PR and media outreach services for a lithium-ion battery manufacturer. The team is responsible for the client's PR strategies and investor relations efforts.

Gateway Group's work has helped the client enhance brand recognition and investor confidence. The team is responsive, delivers on schedule, and shows reassuring expertise. The team's investment in the project and strong understanding of the client's industry have made them a remarkable partner.

The client submitted this review online.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Senior Director of Marketing of Amprius Technologies

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Amprius Technologies is a leading manufacturer of high-energy and high-power lithium-ion batteries, known for producing the industry’s highest-known commercially available energy density cells

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Gateway Group to accomplish?

Public Relations
Investor Relations
Media Outreach

SOLUTION

How did you find Gateway Group?

Our CFO has previous experience with them

Why did you select Gateway Group over others?

High ratings
Close to my geographic location
Pricing fit our budget
Great culture fit
Company values aligned

How many teammates from Gateway Group were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

The Gateway Group leads our investor relations and public relations efforts, providing strategies to optimize our efforts and managing day-to-day deliverables.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Help position the company to enhance brand recognition and drive investor confidence

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Yes, they are extremely responsive and continue to deliver on schedule.

What was your primary form of communication with Gateway Group?

Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Gateway has been an invaluable partner for Amprius and a true extension of our team. They quickly became fully invested in all aspects of our business and helped map a strategic communications path for our investor relations and marketing communications efforts as we continue to scale. Their approach has been instrumental in helping increase our visibility and expand opportunities to connect with new audiences. Their reassuring presence and expertise allows us to focus on other areas of business knowing they have a strong understanding of both our company and industry.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Gateway Group could have done differently?

No, they have met our needs.

RATINGS

5.0

Content Writing Services Public Relations
Confidential
July 2023 - Jan. 2024

5.0

Quality: 5.0

Schedule: 5.0

Cost: 5.0

Willing to Refer: 5.0

"The breadth and depth of the team's knowledge and experience were unique."

Oct 22, 2024

Treasurer & Investor Relations Officer, Kimball Electronics

Andy Regrut

Manufacturing
Jasper, Indiana
5,001-10,000 Employees
Online Review
Verified

Gateway Group provided investor relations services for an electronics manufacturing company. The team conducted an investor perception survey, improved the client's communications, and wrote press releases.

Thanks to Gateway Group's efforts, the client increased their equity research coverage and improved their investor communications. The team was reliable, responsive, and punctual, had excellent project management skills, and delivered high-quality work. Their expertise and knowledge were remarkable.

The client submitted this review online.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Treasurer and Investor Relations Officer of Kimball Electronics

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Global contract manufacturer of electronics for safety critical applications in the automotive, medical, and industrial end-market verticals.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Gateway Group to accomplish?

Build out of investor relations program

SOLUTION

How did you find Gateway Group?

Introduction at the B. Riley conference

Why did you select Gateway Group over others?

Pricing fit our budget
Great culture fit
Good value for cost
Company values aligned

How many teammates from Gateway Group were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We engaged with Gateway for a 6-month stint that included specific objectives including an investor perception survey, outreach for additional equity research coverage, and assistance with investor materials. Their contributions have been so meaningful that we extended the engagement (we are quickly approaching our 2nd year anniversary) and they now act as an important extension of our IR team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Results from an investor perception survey
Increased equity research coverage

Improved investor communications - press releases, call scripts, investor presentations, corporate website

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Gateway has been very reliable throughout our engagement with responsive and frequent follow-up and completing tasks & projects on-time with excellent quality.

What was your primary form of communication with Gateway Group?

In-Person Meeting
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The breadth and depth of the team's knowledge and experience were unique.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Gateway Group could have done differently?

I would like to see more support in the area of investor targeting and NDR planning.

RATINGS

5.0

Public Relations
Confidential
Oct. 2021 - Ongoing

5.0

Quality: 5.0

Schedule: 5.0

Cost: 5.0

Willing to Refer: 5.0

“We truly appreciate the partnership we’ve had.”

Jan 27, 2026

CMO, IT Company

Anonymous

Information technology
Dallas, Texas
201-500 Employees
Online Review
Verified

Gateway Group provides marketing services for an IT company. The team manages the client's investor and public relations and supports their transformative rebranding.

Gateway Group ensures the client shows up where it matters and helps build relationships with media and investors. The team provides valuable guidance and is flexible and available whenever needed. Overall, the client appreciates the partnership.

The client submitted this review online.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CMO of an IT company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

A designer, builder, and operator of high-performance, sustainably engineered data centers and colocation services for artificial intelligence, cloud, networking and blockchain workloads

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Gateway Group to accomplish?

Manage Investor Relations & Public Relations

SOLUTION

How did you find Gateway Group?

Referral

Why did you select Gateway Group over others?

Great culture fit
Good value for cost
Referred to me
Company values aligned

How many teammates from Gateway Group were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Investor relations and PR management.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Gateway supported our transformative rebrand from bitcoin mining to AI data centers and helped shape our growth from a media and investor narrative standpoint.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

They’ve made sure we showed up where it mattered and helped build relationships with media and investors that made a real difference. Their team has provided valuable guidance and has been flexible and available whenever needed.

What was your primary form of communication with Gateway Group?

Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We truly appreciate the partnership we’ve had.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Gateway Group could have done differently?

None.

RATINGS

5.0

Public Relations
Confidential
Jan. 2024 - Mar. 2025

5.0

Quality: 5.0

Schedule: 5.0

Cost: 5.0

Willing to Refer: 5.0

"Their strategy and execution were top-notch."

Jan 26, 2026

Chief Experience Officer, OptConnect

Kevin Dalton

Telecommunications
Kaysville, Utah
201-500 Employees
Online Review
Verified

Gateway Group provided PR for an IoT global cellular connectivity company. The team helped tell the client's international growth story across IoT trade media, local business press, and international outlets.

Gateway Group helped the client amplify their voice and tell their story to a much wider audience than they could have done by themselves. Their team of experts was awesome to work with, listened to exactly what the client needed, and delivered in a big way.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm the CXO of OptConnect, a global IoT connectivity company headquartered in Salt Lake City with offices around the world. We provide IoT connectivity solutions for industries such as ATMs, vending, security, and digital signage, helping customers design, deploy, and manage their IoT initiatives globally.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Gateway Group?

We needed help amplifying our presence in the marketplace, developing content to further establish our thought leadership while also increasing our brand recognition and expanding our news coverage with industry updates.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Gateway Group was a proactive PR partner for us, helping us clearly tell our international growth story across IoT trade media, local business press, and international outlets. They consistently brought strong ideas to the table and executed well, securing meaningful coverage that reflected real business moments. Moreover, Gateway Group helped raise our CEO's profile through thoughtful, relevant thought leadership, ensuring our story reached the right audiences as we continued to scale globally.In 2024, Gateway Group partnered with us to establish and implement a proactive PR program, successfully driving earned coverage to increase brand visibility and awareness.In 2025, we committed to building upon that moment, further elevating OptConnect in current markets and supporting our introduction to new geographies and verticals.

What is the team composition?

We worked with 2–5 teammates from Gateway Group.

How did you come to work with Gateway Group?

We found them through a referral. We chose them over other options because they had high ratings, good value for cost, and referred to me. Moreover, their company values aligned with ours, and they were results-driven.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in January 2024, and the engagement ended in March 2025.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

Gateway Group helped us distribute 10 global press releases with an estimated reach of over 103 million impressions and 605,625 estimated viewers. They also helped us get countless podcast/radio interviews with industry publications and outlets. They also helped us get 13 byline placements.

How did Gateway Group perform from a project management standpoint?

They had amazing communication. Tthey were results-oriented, understood our goals, and helped us achieve them.Our primary form of communication with Gateway Group was virtual meetings, emails, and messaging apps.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their strategy and execution were top-notch. They listened to our needs and delivered real results instead of just high-level fluff.

Are there any areas they could improve?

There's nothing they could have done better or differently.

RATINGS

5.0

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Our Story

Walking the talk since 1999.

As a former investment banker and hedge fund manager, Gateway’s founder would closely interact with investor relations firms across a wide range of industries. He was surprised how little these firms really knew about their clients.The realization that IR could be doing so much more was the lightbulb moment to start Gateway.

Now a full-service communications agency with PR, social media, and web design services, Gateway strives to provide value to our clients daily.

Meet the Team

Zach Kadletz is a Managing Director of PR at Gateway, focused on partnering with clients to build strategic end-to-end communication campaigns that tell their story through owned and earned channels.

Brenlyn is a Director at Gateway, focused on developing and executing strategic public relations, media relations, and marketing communication campaigns across a variety of Gateway’s sectors.

What Sets Us Apart

Senior-Led Approach

Gateway Group delivers a highly personalized PR experience for B2B companies using our 3:1 team-to-account ratio. Every client works with senior leaders who builds bespoke strategies that adapt in real time to shifting markets, news cycles, and business priorities.

B2B Sector Expertise

Gateway Group brings specialized expertise in energy, fintech, mobility, and transportation. Our team understands the nuances of regulated, complex B2B industries and knows how to position innovative companies and the storytelling required to execute a successful communications program.

Strategic Storytelling

Gateway Group excels at earned media and thought leadership, helping companies in transformational moments shape new narratives. We elevate perception, clarify value, and secure coverage that supports growth, credibility, and long-term momentum for B2B companies.

Quick Facts

27 years in business

Commonly Asked Questions

Every Gateway engagement starts with crafting a communications program that ladders up to clearly defined business objectives. Whether raising investor awareness, supporting a public listing, repositioning a brand, driving credibility in a new market, or supporting long-term growth, we build PR strategies designed to drive meaningful outcomes. We specialize in partnering with B2B private, small-cap, or growth-stage companies navigating pivotal moments. Each program is bespoke, tailored to your company’s stage, industry dynamics, and strategic priorities.

Clients receive a comprehensive, integrated PR program that may include strategic counsel, messaging and positioning, media relations, thought leadership, social media management, content development, and ongoing advisory support. Gateway operates as an extension of your internal team, helping refine your company’s narrative while providing proactive communication and hands-on execution. Our goal is to deliver strong message pull-through, brand momentum, and measurable progress throughout the engagement.

Gateway has experience supporting companies in complex, highly technical, and emerging sectors. We invest the time to deeply understand each client’s business, market dynamics, and competitive landscape, and pride ourselves on taking a targeted approach. From AI, clean tech, energy, crypto, robotics, or other specialized sectors, our strategy emphasizes credibility and narrative discipline to ensure your earned media placements and owned content have the strongest message pull-through possible, aligning with the story you truly want to convey to your audience.

Our most successful engagements are collaborative. While Gateway manages the day-to-day execution, clients who engage consistently and share timely insights tend to see the strongest results. This typically includes regular check-ins, timely feedback, and strategic alignment. We structure our process to ensure your time investment is focused, high-impact, and efficient.

Gateway is built on a senior-led model. The experienced team members who lead your pitch will be directly involved throughout the engagement. Clients work closely with senior leaders who provide hand-on execution, strategic oversight, and consistent communication from start to finish.

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