The Government Contractor's Resource Guide
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Daisy Gallagher CEO, AMA, PMP, CHT
Ms. Daisy Gallagher is an award winning Author,  Senior Advisor,  Lecturer and CEO/Founder of Gallagher & Gallagher Worldwide, Inc. She serves as its global strategic officer and brings more than 25 years experience in business, environmental and integrated marketing communications. The company she founded recently celebrated two decades as an internationally recognized multiple award winning business. Ms. Gallagher has been the lead on government initiatives for her company. She was the first woman owned business in the country, the first business in the State of Pennsylvania, and the first of twenty in the nation to be awarded the GSA AIMS schedule. She has earned an impeccable reputation for business acumen and performance.  She has worked with (and currently works with) numerous agencies on initiatives, including the United States Department of Defense, Army, SOCOM, Navy, Air Force, Veterans Administration and the White House, the General Services Administration, Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Postal Inspection Services, Department Of Energy, and others. 

Gallagher & Gallagher Worldwide Inc. is the lead organizer of the "World Green Energy Symposium" and World Green Energy Forums, she serves as the Chief Global Strategy Officer of the organizing council (www.wges.us) and oversees top initiatives; such as defense & civilian recruitment branding initiatives, global public information/education initiatives and Congresses at top level. She is  Co-founder & Co-Chair serving as Chief Public Information & Event Officer of the Thought Leadership Executive Level Think Tank Conference Series (www.thoughtleadershipconference.com).  Ms. Gallagher presently works on defense and civilian public outreach and public education initiatives, strategic management, logistics management, and recruitment / branding campaigns. She also consults for private industry & NGOs serving as Senior Global Strategic Advisor. 


Gallagher holds two GSA schedules one for all areas of integrated marketing. The firm is a certified Woman Owned Business and 100% woman owned. Ms. Gallagher is fluent in Spanish. Her company was  certified at the highest level - Platinum for sustainable marketing by the Green Business Bureau. She is the President of the Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC), Mid-Atlantic Chapter. 


Ms. Gallagher is a Facility Security Officer with Secret Level Clearance.  She has received more than 100 industry awards; including, the prestigious International Artemis Award (EAWC & Government of Greece, inducted into Delos Museum); Named One of the Top Five Women Businesses in Nation - U.S. (President's Award), Named Best 50 and Top 25 Women in Business by Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. She was also named U.S. Small Business Administration Business Person of the Year, University of Scranton SBDC Woman Entrepreneur of the Year,  Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year, Working Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, Women In Communication SARAH Award for Public Relations, and her firm earned the Public Relations Society Overall Excellence Award for two consecutive years for full government campaign initiatives. Ms. Gallagher was honored as a Paul Harris Fellow and Rotarian of the Year. Her company has earned numerous recognitions & citations from Congress, Community, Local & State Government over her long stance in business for leadership,  business growth and community involvement. The firm has also received national awards in every category of its industry over its long stance in business. Ms. Gallagher is a Speaker and the author of the Government Contractor's Resource Guide, which has been used as a tool by both small business and government alike, making the pages of FORBES and Businessweek. Ms. Gallagher was appointed by the White House and unanimously confirmed by Congress to serve on the GSA Federal Small Business Advisory Committee. On numerous occasions she is invited to speak on Best Practices by the GSA and SBA. Ms. Gallagher has been a subject matter expert speaker on branding and government contracting internationally at the foreign ministry in Athens Greece. She has used her advanced project management skills and education as lead executive manager successfully overseeing international and national event logistics management for customers.

Ms. Gallagher has led or served as a member of delegations representing the National HUBZone Council, NSBA, and local and regional Chambers of Commerce, meeting with Congressional leaders and Cabinet officials to discuss important legislative issues affecting small business, including health care, and upholding legislation protecting HUB Zone businesses. She plays a leading role in forging industry-government partnerships. She is a member of the National Government Communicators is a charter member of GSA's Industry Government Council (IGC) and a member of the IGC's steering committee, she helped develop the guidelines that will affect future public/private partnerships. Her certifications and educational background includes, Advanced Masters Project Management, master's certificate in Project Management, post graduate certificates in Mastering Project Teams, Crisis Management, Finance/Budgeting and Leadership. In addition to her undergraduate in communications and business, she is also a graduate of the Institute of Literature, USDA Graduate School Executive Program, and attended Harvard Business School - branding/executive leadership, and has taught public relations and crisis management at the university level. She is an International Board Certified Clinical Practitioner - CHT, NLP Trained and a certified Success Coach. Her  Professional Affiliations Include; President GMIC Mid Atlantic Chapter Immediate Past Chairman of the Board -GPCC, member of Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC), DC Chamber of Commerce-Economic Development Committee, Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee, American Marketing Association (AMA), International Affiliation of Advertising Agencies, Past Chairman of the United Way, The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), and Minority Business Roundtable (MBRT), Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC) speaker/trainer and Green Business Bureau platinum level certified green business.


Respected seasoned professional and business leader in the marketing communications industry for more than 25 years - oversees, implements and leads award winning public outreach and recruitment branding campaigns - CEO of Gallagher & Gallagher Worldwide Inc. - a multiple national/international award winning firm with more than two decades of government initiative experience and considered one of the more successful industry partners on GSA schedule -  holds advanced certifications in project management along with other relevant experience and educational/certifications pertinent to marketing, public relations, crisis management, business, leadership, leading teams, logistics, green event management expert - educator in public relations and marketing strategies - retained by customers Sr. Subject Matter (and requested as Keynote Speaker) in the areas of contracting, branding, media & communications, green/sustainable conferences & marketing deliverables, leadership, coaching -  secret level clearance and facility security officer - fluent in Spanish. 

 

She has just launched her latest much awaited book entitled How to Succeed in a Testestorone World without Losing Estrogen. The book is loaded with facts and statistics from one of the most comprehensive studies ever made to date on Women in America along with her own observations of almost 30 years as an award winning business leader and senior advisor. The book challenges the reader to remove the obstacles as well as provides the keys for women themselves to use in unlocking equality and inclusion in the workplace. It is a must read!

 

Core competencies
Recruitment branding facilitator - Leadership -Market Research - Program Implementation - Time Management - Quality Assurance - Crisis Management  Trainer - Public Education & Affairs - Published Author - Keynote Presenter - Creative Development - Executive Decision Making - Ability to pull (people around the table) and work with different groups - Information Exchange - Program Management  - Negotiations - Educator - Trainer - Bi-Lingual - Executive Manager

Certifications/Educational Background


Villanova University Advanced Masters Project Management, Masters Certificate in Project Management, Post Graduate certificates in Mastering Project Teams, Crisis Management, Finance/Budgeting and Leadership. CUNY/Hunter undergraduate in communications and business, Graduate of the Institute of Literature, USDA Graduate School Executive Program, Harvard Business School - branding/executive leadership, Educator, University Level: Public Education/Community Relations, Trainer: Crisis Management, Branding,  International Board Certified Clinical Practitioner-CHT  - NLP Trained - Certified Success Coach

Awards/Citations/Volunteer Positions
Over 100 Awards & Recognitions; including,  International ARTEMIS Leadership Award (Presented in Athens, Greece). Top Five Woman-Owned Business in Nation (USA President's Award),  USA Business of the Year (SBA), Best 25 Women in Business, Governor of PA Dept. Community & Economic Development, Rotary Club of Stroudsburg, Rotarian of the Year, Paul Harris Fellowship Award, The University of Scranton Woman  Entrepreneur of the Year, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year, United Way Gilford Volunteer of the Year (Chairman of Campaign), Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Overall Excellence Awards,  Women in Communications Sarah Award for Public Relations, Working Woman Entrepreneur of the Year New York City Region, Gottleib Award, Star Journal Journalism Award, Numerous Citations from Congress (House & Senate) for Business Acumen and Community Service Highlights - honored for community service served as Grand Marshall of the St. Patrick's Day Parade (NEPA)