Brain Box Catalysts

Brain Box Catalysts is a boutique agency founded in 2021 and headquartered in Electronic City, Bengaluru, India. The agency specializes in podcasting, branding, and digital marketing, with a strong focus on lead generation and content distribution. It was founded by Kaushik Bose, who brings two decades of global sales and marketing experience from companies such as SAP, IBM, Wipro, and GBM in Dubai. Co-founder Arpita Bose has over a decade of operations experience with Vodafone, Du Telecom, FIS, and EVS, and leads the media production vertical.

The agency operates with a team of under 49 employees and maintains a selective client approach, working with a maximum of five startups at a time. Its minimal project budget ranges from $1,000 to $10,000, with an average hourly rate of $100. Brain Box Catalysts has built a reputation as a podcasting pioneer, having propelled its own podcast "Brain Box" to become Spotify's 9th best podcast nationwide in 2022. The agency also offers personalized branding services to Fortune 500 CEOs.

Brain Box Catalysts provides a comprehensive suite of services including video production, public relations, branding, business consulting, digital marketing, content marketing, SEO, social media marketing, and graphic design. Within these areas, the agency has deep expertise in B2B branding, brand strategy, lead generation, growth marketing, influencer marketing, and video production. It also offers specialized services such as corporate coaching, change management, media planning, and online reputation management.

The agency serves a diverse range of industries including publishing, software and IT services, automotive, education, agriculture, higher education, manufacturing, hospitality, and beauty. Its client types include startups, small businesses, and medium businesses. Notable clients include Dale Carnegie Training, Aviva India, Taj Resorts, Club Mahindra Holidays, and several deep-tech and edtech startups.

Client reviews on DesignRush are positive, with two verified 5.0 ratings praising the agency's work quality and results. However, the Google rating stands at 1.0 from a single review, which may not be representative. The agency has also received awards, including being voted 4th by Feedspot in 2024 and 9th pan-India by Spotify in 2022.

The agency's portfolio includes projects for Choose To Thinq (EdTech), Flo Mobility (Deep Tech), Blue Helion (Consulting), Green Tiger (EV), and Dale Carnegie Training. Project budgets range from under $5,000 to over $100,000, with durations from one month to 24 months. Brain Box Catalysts has demonstrated consistent results in growing its own YouTube channel to over 5,000 subscribers and achieving a distribution of over 125,000 per podcast episode across social media and podcast apps.