The SAL Team

Building Community

Over the last 15 years, thousands of leaders have been introduced to SAL and the value of how increased self-awareness drives more successful reinvention. This followership has created community for those who facilitate it and those who practice it.

Below are some of the thinkers, influencers, facilitators, and coaches that partner to keep adding value via the SAL products. Our focus on community is to give great people access to great content so they have great impact.

Hearty shout outs to Dr. Ron Dufresne and Dr. Lucy Ford for their work in validating model as well as Joe Costal who was instrumental in helping to write the first edition of SAL.

Dan Gallagher

Founder/Author, The Self-Aware Leader

Dan Gallagher works at the intersection of talent and transformation to scale businesses and grow leaders. He guides leaders on journeys to better operate as one team via stronger collaboration and full activation of middle managers.

Dan now works as Founder and CEO of Gallagher Leadership with clients and partners of all sizes/industries. Dan published The Self-Aware Leader (ATD Press, 2012) and launched SAL products in 2024.

Prior to this, Dan worked at for two decades Comcast in both talent and operations roles. Dan also led a small management consulting practice where the team tripled revenue in two years. Dan has served as a trustee at his alma mater, Saint Joseph’s University, where he also was The Hawk mascot as a student.

Dan and his wife have four sons and live in the Philadelphia suburbs.

“I first met Dan two decades ago at City Year, where he facilitated leadership development and donated the proceeds from his book. His profound impact stayed with me. I knew SAL would be invaluable at Valimail. For over two years, Dan has coached our executive team. His focus on self-awareness, profitable growth, and trust has accelerated our performance and transformed our culture.”