Design for
what matters most.
Featured Work
100+
Projects Completed: Partnering with clients of all sizes, we deliver tailored strategic design solutions to meet a wide range of goals.
A+
Design Standards: You don't go where we go without style. Our work is consistently regarded as best-in-class design.
$20M+
Client Wins: We collaborate with clients in their own new business ventures, and have helped our clients win millions in new business.
300k ft^2
Designed Space: We've lost track, but we have crafted physical designs and service interactions inside of a lot of square feet of immersive space.
People-first, always.
Kayto Group designs the moments that matter, are felt to the bone, become great memories, and are shared for years to come.
What sets us apart?
At Kayto Group, we believe in the power of design to improve lives, transform organizations, and create better lived experiences. We pinpoint and choreograph innovative solutions that add value across touchpoints.
Human-centered everything
We combine identity, experience, communications, service, and operations to uncover and solve complex problems.
Behavioral mindset
Years of studying human behavior, society, and culture help us see what is often missed. We understand friction on both sides of the aisle, enabling better solutions.
Design standards
We employ universal design principles to help create a world where human potential is never bound by accessibility needs.
Contact us
Contact us with requests, to learn more, or just say hello. Navigate to the contact page, or email us at hello@kaytogroup.com.
CX Strategy & Design
We provide customer experience (CX) strategy & design solutions for physical, real-life, real-time customer interactions, along with all the really fun complexities that come with them. If you need help repairing a specific issue or simply want the best customer experience for your retail, hospitality, or service business, start here.
Experience
Audit (HX)
Using discovery, research, and ethnographic observation, we outline a 360º view of the experience—through internal and external lenses—to pinpoint issues that undermine goals, efficiency, branding, and culture. Then, we address them.
Strategy Consulting
We provide innovative, strategic solutions for a wide range of client needs. We invest deeply in understanding the issues at hand to ensure we are targeting the right problem.
Identity & Culture
We know identity & culture. From brand positioning to naming and assets, we’ve helped Fortune 100 companies and small businesses alike with their identity needs. Whether you need to revitalize a heritage brand without losing priceless history or are starting something entirely new, we help you find, preserve, and share what you seek.
Brand Engagements
We craft the intersection where brands, space, and human emotions collide, designing engagements that are felt in the body, carved into memory, and talked about for years to come. From experiential or PR engagements to trade shows and private events, we craft to deliver meaningful impact where it matters most for your audience.
Proven Success
Michelle Thompson
CEO
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David Patel
Head of Marketing
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Maria Lopez
Branding Director
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To us, it means trusting your boundless potential. Kayto, a phonetic variant of Kaito or Kato, is a word rooted in many languages with similar meanings and translations. Our favorite, in Japanese, kai- 'ocean' and -to 'to soar.'
The act of soaring over an ocean mirrors our drive to help others overcome perceived limitations and realize their own boundless potential. At Kayto Group, we work not only to inspire this sense of possibility in everyone who engages with our work but also to deliver.
At Kayto Group, we understand that entire systems are actually only experienced in fleeting individual moments, often from competing points of view. Because of this, we spend a lot of time pinpointing the actual issues of a situation. We don't just dive into solutions. The value we deliver to our clients isn't just better design and results; it’s the ability to convey true authenticity and leadership in brand positioning at every touchpoint for everyone who interacts with their product or service. We design experiences that stick, ensuring they are felt in the body, carved into memory, and talked about for years to come.
We specialize in end-to-end experience design for products and services, essentially crafting the choreography between human and brand/business needs to deliver a better, more valuable experience for those involved.
We combine years of expertise in hospitality, strategic brand identity, experiential & event marketing, journey mapping & process design, and brand communication to provide a broad range of services that share one clear motive: creating solutions that reduce friction while adding value.
Not sure what you need, but have a feeling your team can be doing better? Request an Experience Review. It provides a broad view of perceptions and experiences, along with added insights for next steps. See our services page for more information on this or other offerings.
We work with business owners, product, service, and lifestyle brands, organizations, agencies, retailers, hospitality groups, architects, homeowners, and private clients. Our human-centered approach enables us to find solutions to a wide variety of problems, and at many points in the process.
For us, Kayto means boundless potential. We chose Kayto as a phenetic variant of Kaito, or Kato, which has roots in many languages: kai (ocean) and to (to soar).
The symbolism of soaring over an ocean conveys our drive to help others overcome limitations and achieve their own boundless potential. At Kayto Group, we aim to inspire that sense of possibility in everyone who engages with our work.
At Kayto Group, we understand that entire systems are actually only experienced in fleeting individual moments. We make those moments count, ensuring they are felt in the body, carved into memory, and talked about for years to come. The value we deliver to our clients isn't just better design, it’s their ability to convey authenticity at every touchpoint for everyone who touches their brand.
We specialize in human experience design, brand identity, experiential marketing, immersive event and space, customer experience design and journey maps, and creative studio services. Our services can be tailored to meet the unique needs and objectives of each client or project scope.
We work with businesses, brands, organizations, agencies, retailers, hospitality groups, architects, and private clients. Our human centered approach enables us to design a wide variety of solutions, and at many points in the process.