Board of Advisors
Brian Gallagher
Brian T. Gallagher joined the law firm of Council, Baradel, Kosmerl & Nolan, PA in August of 2011. Prior to joining Council Baradel, Mr. Gallagher served five years in the United States Air Force as a Judge Advocate General (JAG).
Mr. Gallagher's stateside duty assignments allowed him to gain valuable trial experience defending the Air Force against federal lawsuits, as well as prosecuting cases involving drug conspiracies, assault and various other felonies and misdemeanors.
While deployed to Iraq, Mr. Gallagher was responsible for the management of the detainee review process at Camp Cropper, Iraq.
Mr. Gallagher is admitted to practice in Maryland, Washington, DC and their respective Federal District and Bankruptcy courts, as well as Virginia. Mr. Gallagher was also granted the honor of being sworn into the bar of the United States Supreme Court on November 4, 2014.
Jeffrey Hunt
Jeff Hunt has had a long career in large consumer packaged goods and entrepreneurial companies delivering increased sales and profits through strategic plan development, brand building, and transformational leadership in rapidly changing markets. He has demonstrated success driving business growth for complex B2C and B2B businesses across multiple sales and distribution channels.
Jeff is a classically trained brand marketer with entrepreneurial drive creating and executing marketing/business plans for over 20 years. After spending 10 years at Kraft Foods, Hunt joined Perseco as Director of Promotional Planning. Hunt acted as primary interface with McDonald's Marketing and Business Affairs, he had the opportunity to drive the national rollout of McFlurry® which increased ring and critical offpeak restaurant visits.
Hunt joined Enesco as Vice President where he was responsible for $210 million P&L that is comprised of Precious Moments and Cherished Teddies brands. Soon after, Hunt joined Federated Group Inc as VP of Vendor Customer and
Brand Management. He was responsible for revenue and P&L for Brand Management, Sourcing, Labels and Packaging and Category Management departments. Hunt Led a $400 million business across over 75 categories
Additionally, Hunt launched his own consulting company, Jumpworks, where the company provides marketing consulting services and designs, sources, markets, and sells products. He is the principal and helps companies with P&L management, strategic direction, and marketing plans. Hunt developed a three-year strategic plan for a key client resulting in successful new design launch. He also developed strategic positioning strategy for a food product line.
He brings significant experience in the Better For You (BFY) space having worked on and successfully launched a wide array of food and beverage products. Hunt also collaborated with Diary Farmers of America as Vice President of Marketing & Sales. Hunt Led vision, business proposition development, branding, marketing plan and strategic launch for dairy-based beverages.
Hunt holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from University of Illinois Champaign.