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Rachelle Peterson

Co-owner and Chief Client Success Officer

Rachelle Peterson is co-owner and Chief Client Success Officer of XL PR, where she builds strategy for public health, financial services, and clients ready to disrupt the system.

Rachelle excels at helping organizations build trust in industries where credibility matters. With her public health degree from Utah Valley University, she shaped messaging for the university’s annual fundraising efforts, the first-ever student-to-student giving campaign, and led events and education efforts for The Center for Women and Children in Crisis. She has also led high-impact financial services visibility work for BookSmarts Accounting, where CEO Jenny Groberg’s founder story became a campaign that generated $13.73M in earned media value, 140+ placements, a 25% revenue lift, and a 2024 Utah PRSA Golden Spike win against billion-dollar competitors.

You can find Rachelle’s clients mentioned in top tier national outlets, renowned trade publications and prestigious local news. For Rachelle, media stories are the starting line. What really matters is the SEO momentum, digital credibility, and long-tail visibility in an AI-powered search landscape that comes next.

A boy mom and fitness enthusiast, Rachelle is rarely found without a project in motion.

Areas of Expertise

  • Client Strategy
  • Public Health Communications
  • Financial Services Communications
  • Media Relations
  • Strategic Messaging
  • Reputation Building
  • Digital Visibility
  • Long-Tail Content Strategy
  • Campaign Development
  • Account Leadership

Career Highlights

  • Turned BookSmarts Accounting’s founder story into a campaign that generated $13.73 million in earned media value with 140+ placements
  • Won the 2024 Utah PRSA Golden Spike Award against billion-dollar competitors
  • Shaped messaging for Utah Valley University’s annual fundraising efforts and first-ever student-to-student giving campaign
  • Led events and education efforts for The Center for Women and Children in Crisis

Education & Certifications

Bachelor of Arts (Public Health), Utah Valley University

In the News

Notable client placements Rachelle has generated include:

The Wall Street Journal · The Today Show · Forbes · Entrepreneur · USA Today · SUCCESS · Accounting Today · AARP · Built In · Good Day New York