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Carmine Gallo

Carmine Gallo

President, Gallo Communications Group

 

CARMINE GALLO  is a Harvard instructor and program leader in executive education at the prestigious Harvard Graduate School of Design. A “communications guru,” according to Publishers Weekly, Carmine coaches CEOs and leaders for the world’s most admired brands.

Carmine’s bestselling books, including Talk Like TED, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, and The Bezos Blueprint, have been translated into more than 40 languages. His books have been endorsed by billionaires Howard Schultz, Vinod Khosla, and Marc Benioff, CEOs like Gino Blefari (Berkshire Hathaway Home Services of America), and Danny Meyer, along with experts such as Barbara Corcoran, Dan Pink, Tony Robbins, Guy Kawasaki, and Adam Grant.

Carmine is one of the most influential voices in communication, business, and leadership and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Success Magazine and on MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, and ABC’s 20/20. He has built a global reputation for transforming leaders into powerful storytellers and communicators. Carmine has worked with everyone from country rulers in the UAE to scientists, entrepreneurs, and executives at 80% of the world’s top ten most admired companies.

Carmine’s books, ideas, and keynotes have inspired leaders at Amazon Web Services, Accenture, Allstate, Amgen, Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Chevron, Coca-Cola, Disney, Google, HCA Health, Intel, JPMorgan Chase, LinkedIn, McKesson, McKinsey, Medtronic, Merck, Microsoft, Pfizer, SanDisk, Walmart, and many other companies that touch our lives every day.

Carmine’s ideas reach top business leaders and top brass across all branches of the U.S. military. Carmine has delivered in-person presentations on advanced communication techniques to Green Beret Special Forces at Fort Bragg, TOPGUN navy aviators, and Marine and Air Force fighter pilots training in Arizona. According to the 2nd Special Warfare Training Group, “The lessons and innovative ideas Carmine shared greatly enhanced the group’s ability to advance as a unit and as special operations forces, trainers, educators, and operators.”

In addition to his popular videos on YouTube’s CarmineGalloTV, Carmine is a prolific writer. As a senior contributor for Forbes, Inc, and Harvard Business Review, Carmine’s monthly leadership columns attract more than three million views a year. Entrepreneurs and leaders worldwide have used Carmine’s books as blueprints to pitch investors, persuade customers, and motivate teams. Square co-founders Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey read one of Carmine’s books to create “one of the greatest pitches Silicon Valley had ever seen.”

Carmine’s book, Talk Like TED, has been a top-ranked public speaking title since its release. CEOs and celebrities say they read Carmine’s book for advice. Among them: rapper and the Roots lead singer Tariq Trotter, baseball great Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod), and Game of Thrones heroine Maisie Williams (Arya Stark).

Carmine’s keynotes are highly customized and engaging. He blends storytelling, multimedia, and unprecedented access to famous business leaders to deliver actionable ideas that have motivated and inspired audiences on six continents.

 

 

Background

Education

Northwestern University
Master of Science (M.S.), Journalism
Medill School of Journalism

University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science

Books

The Bezos Blueprint: Communication Secrets of the World’s Greatest Salesman
(2022, St. Martin’s Press)

Five Stars: The communication secrets to get from good to great
(2018, St. Martin’s Press)

The Storyteller’s Secret: From TED speakers to business legends, why some ideas catch on and others don’t
(2016, St. Martin’s Press)

Talk Like TED: The 9 public-speaking secrets of the world’s top minds
(2014, St. Martin’s Press)

The Apple Experience: Secrets to building insanely great customer loyalty
(2012, McGraw-Hill)

The Power of Foursquare: 7 Innovation ways to get your customers to check in wherever they are
(2011, McGraw-Hill)

The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Insanely different principles for breakthrough success
(2010, McGraw-Hill)

The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to be insanely great in front of any audience
(2009, McGraw-Hill)

Fire Them Up!: 7 Simple secrets to inspire colleagues, customers and clients
(2007, Wiley)

10 Simple Secrets of the World’s Greatest Business Communicators
(2006, Sourcebooks)

Awards

Wall Street Journal Bestsellers
Talk Like TED
The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs

Axiom Business Books Award
2011 Bronze Medal Winner: General Business / Economics
The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs

Emmy Winner, 1994
Best Newscast
KCBA Fox 35, Salinas, CA

Harvard Instructor

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Gallo is an instructor in the office of executive education at the Harvard University School of Design. He has played a role in shaping the message behind products and brands that touch your life everyday. He also writes columns for Forbes.com, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, and Inc.com.

Carmine’s profile page at Harvard University

20/20 Interview
The day after the passing of Steve Jobs, Carmine was interviewed by Deborah Roberts from the ABC news show 20/20.

20/20 interview video

Testimonials
“I came to trust Carmine’s exceptional communications skills… Over time it proved an invaluable element in building our management credibility and brand awareness among the investment community. Carmine is a different breed, a true partner, and a valued member of the senior management team. I whole-heartedly recommend him.”
Eli Harari, Founder and Retired Chairman and CEO of SanDisk Corp

“Carmine is one of the best communicators in the game.”
Gino Blefari, CEO, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services

Vanessa Gallo

Vanessa Gallo

Business Manager & Body Language Expert

 

VANESSA GALLO is the Business Manager and Body Language Expert for Gallo Communications. Her former background doing research in the area of Psychology, as an instructor at San Francisco State University, and as a corporate trainer for the Gymboree Corporation for several years enables her to create and implement impressive training content and modules for Gallo Communications clients with a focus on messaging and effective body language and delivery techniques. She has worked with several executives one-on-one for some of the world’s most admired brands including Intel, Chevron, Coca-Cola, SanDisk, and Edmunds.com, and many others to develop them into extraordinary spokespeople.

In addition to running Gallo Communications, Vanessa is the chief editor on staff who works closely with business partner, Carmine Gallo, bestselling author of 9 business books, including The Storyteller’s SecretTalk Like TED, and The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs. She also co-teaches a public speaking course at Harvard in the graduate school of design for executive education.

Harvard Instructor
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Vanessa Gallo is an instructor Harvard University. She teaches classes in communication, body language, verbal delivery and storytelling/messaging in the department of Executive Education at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.

Visit Vanessa’s Harvard profile

Body Language Development

Video Analysis Service

Confident and authentic body language and verbal delivery is an important key to persuasion. Speakers who have these skills command the audience, inspire participants and close more deals.

Vanessa Gallo is our in-house body language expert.  Vanessa has a master’s degree in psychology and has over a decade of experience working with executives one-on-one to prepare them for the biggest presentations of their careers.

Using a video sample, Vanessa reviews the use of language (messaging), verbal pace, vocal tone, and gestures and provides an in-depth analysis of the speaker’s strengths, style, and content, as well as identifies areas for improvement. The final review will include specific recommendations and tips that the presenter can use immediately. Learn more