Our Team

Kimberly Karp, Founder

Kimberly Karp founded KK Promotions more than 20 years ago, and has been providing clients with standout marketing and distinctive brand merchandising solutions ever since. She is regularly ranked among the top 10 promotional distributor salespeople in the nation, and has been featured as a “Power Player” in the field by Promo Marketing magazine.

A San Francisco native who was raised in the Midwest, Kimberly returned to the Bay Area after graduating with a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is an active member of San Francisco’s cultural, arts and charitable community, supporting organizations that include the San Francisco Ballet Auxiliary, JLSF, SF Parks Trust, Children of Shelters and the Art Institute, among others. She is passionate about business, golf, art, travel, fashion and current events.

Amanda Cashin, Operations Specialist

Amanda Cashin is an administrative support member of KK Promotions based out of Grafton, Ohio. She has a B.A. in Liberal Arts with an English Emphasis from Rogers State University.

After her start in the accounting department, she made the switch to sales support and found her perfect niche.

Amanda has a passion for knowledge and is always on the look-out for ways to improve and innovate. She enjoys reading, baking, playing piano and spending time with her loved ones.

Christie Swanson, Sales

Christie Swanson is in Sales and has an MBA and was a top investment banker with Wells Fargo Corporate Services, Inc. She left the field to spend more time with her three children and soon discovered her entrepreneurial drive. She ran a clothing business, which expanded to fashion consulting for many of her clients. She recently added promotional products to her business background, bringing loads of business contacts and ideas. Christie has a BS from Tulane University and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin.