A Message From Our Founder

Hello, I'm Fortuna, the founder of ContactJournalists.com.

I wanted to share my story with you. Back in 2015 I started a supplement company. Like lots of founders, I started off by doing all the marketing myself. We grew very quickly by working with Instagram influencers, and to build on that momentum, I started focusing on PR. Getting featured in the press quickly became one of the most powerful parts of my marketing strategy. It built trust, drove sales, and opened doors I never imagined.

But the annoying thing was that PR was incredibly time-consuming.

I spent hours researching journalists, reading articles, trying to find the right contacts, and sending pitches that often disappeared into crowded inboxes. Some weeks it felt like a full-time job on top of running my business.

I also looked into hiring PR agencies, but for many solo founders and small businesses, the costs just didn't make sense.

When I sold my supplement company in 2022, I kept coming back to the same thought:

There has to be a better way for founders to get press coverage without the stress, time, and cost.

That's why I built ContactJournalists.com.

My goal is simple: I want to democratise access to the media. To make PR something that solo founders and small businesses can easily access, without needing huge budgets or expensive agencies.

I wanted to create something calmer, more straightforward, and genuinely helpful. A place where you could quickly see real opportunities, respond to journalists looking for sources, and start building press coverage without the stress.

Inside ContactJournalists.com, you can discover live requests from journalists, find podcasts actively looking for guests, and explore our growing journalist database. You can also use our AI press pitch helper to respond quickly, create your own media lists, save contacts, and track everything in one place.

Your dashboard is designed to make PR feel calm and manageable, with features like Find Journalists, AI Press Pitch, Media Lists, Saved Contacts, My Submissions, Journalist Responses, and activity tracking, so you always know what's happening and where your opportunities are.

One thing I care about a lot is making this accessible. That's why we offer a generous free trial, so you can take a look around inside, explore the opportunities, and see whether ContactJournalists.com is the right fit for you.

We built this for solo founders, growing brands, and PR agencies who want a smoother, calmer, and more affordable way to approach PR.

We're also building in public, which means many of the features you see today have come directly from feedback from founders using the platform. And that's something I really love, because it means we're building something genuinely useful, shaped by real people.

We're still at the beginning, and there's a lot more to come.

Thanks so much for being here.

— Fortuna Founder, ContactJournalists.com