The KALIX Story

In 2012, Jonathan Oleisky founded Kalix Marketing to provide independent day and boarding schools with exceptional strategic marketing services. Inspired by Sweden’s Kalix archipelago of nearly 800 islands, we harness our collective force of marketing expertise and decades in the educational space to create marketing plans and campaigns that are researched and designed just for your school.

Our Services

Market Research
We create your customized marketing plan with the right data and our expertise with primary market research.
Strategic Marketing
Turning data into a flexible, achievable marketing plan is our sweet spot.
Branding
We help your school’s unique brand cut through the competition.
Digital Marketing
Our social media and digital marketing savvy leverages your school’s online presence for engagement you need.
Content Development
We amplify your school’s authentic voice across digital and print with our editorial and creative knowhow.

Giving Back

Like your school, we exist to make the world a better place. Each year, we donate a portion of our annual profits to the Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust to support academically ambitious Black children with financial need through the admissions process at local independent schools.

Our Team

Jonathan Oleisky

Jonathan Oleisky

President

Donna Balinkie

Marketing Stratgy Lead

Gerri Baum

Digital and Social Lead

Sarah Achenbach

Communications Lead

Wayne Jacobs

Research Lead