Kyle Porter

Kyle Porter is Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Virgo Public Relations, an integrated communications firm specializing in rapid-growth and emerging industries. He brings more than a decade of agency leadership across financial communications, corporate reputation, and emerging-market strategy, having advised on more than 20 IPOs and reverse takeovers with valuations exceeding $1 billion. His client portfolio has included Canada's largest non-franchise cannabis retail chain (NASDAQ-listed), biotech companies developing novel compounds in therapeutic areas such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, and B2C and B2B fintech leaders building on blockchain infrastructure.

Before Virgo, Kyle served as Chief Executive Officer of CMW Media, the public relations agency he helped scale from start-up to one of the leading firms in biotechnology, B2B technology, DeFi and Web3, blockchain, and the global cannabis industry. As President beginning in 2017, he led a 245% revenue expansion and built out the firm's Digital Marketing division before assuming the CEO role in October 2020. At Virgo, his work spans quantum computing — where he oversaw communications for a $140M+ raise of Quantum Art — Web3 and blockchain (including OpenSea, Genies, and Travelzoo META), cybersecurity firms such as CleanStart, and various AI platforms across B2B and B2C.

Kyle has been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg, CNN, CNN Money, and The Guardian, and is a regular voice on the industry conference circuit. He holds a B.S.B.A. in Marketing from Northern Arizona University's W.A. Franke College of Business. As a contributor to Everything-PR, Kyle writes on emerging markets, capital communications, and the categories his network covers most closely.

Areas of Expertise

• Capital markets and IPO communications
• Biotech and life sciences PR
• Quantum computing and emerging tech
• Web3, blockchain, and DeFi communications
• Cannabis industry public relations
• Fintech B2C and B2B reputation strategy

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