Scott Gallagher's BIO
(Designed to make him look good)
When building his boutique corporate search firm in the early 90’s (The Executive Network), his staff referred to him as the Jerry Maguire of the recruitment industry, a man on a mission to radically transform industries and business with unconditional love. In his corporate vision statement, a young, idealistic, 20-something Scott Gallagher wrote:

“We serve humanity at growing levels everyday, building the self-esteem of every individual we are so fortunate to connect with—providing unconditional service to our customers by putting their needs ahead of our own. Respecting the integrity of our customers and ourselves. Our employees are our most valued customers. It is only by placing employees first that we demonstrate how important our customers really are to us. We develop and grow each individual in our organization in the direction they want – u n c o n d i t i o n a l l y – even if it is not the direction we think we want for ourselves as an organization. We know the greater gifts we receive by giving first. We hire, teach, and develop independent “Leadership Recruiters” to the point where they are providing enough value to the market place that they will succeed as our competitor. Such an unselfish commitment to their best interest will force us as an organization, to constantly reinvent ourselves, to remain, and always be, revolutionizing everyday. This level of constant change and improvement creates such an exciting environment that customers (inside and out) become raving fans and feel like they are making a huge difference in serving humanity massively. Unconditional love changes the world. And that is what we are and that is what we do.”
As Scott puts it, “Looking back, my mission was driven by a hidden addiction to money, power and success. I did not have the capacity to deliver on my commitment to unconditional love. I avoided feeling my own failure by abusing my power with my staff and customers, blaming them for the results I was unwilling to produce myself. I thought my socially acceptable addictions to caffeine, sugar and smoking were the problem and took an unconventional approach to breaking these “habits”. I decided to take a vacation from my problems by attending a treatment centre for a few days. I figured if I could just detox from caffeine, sugar and smokes for a few days, I would have all the power I needed to succeed at new levels.”
After exiting treatment, however, Scott went on a different journey focused on developing, growing and restoring his integrity in all areas of life.

In business, it started with a public apology via a mass mailing to his entire executive search client and contact list entitled “Confessions of a Headhunter”. In this letter, Scott put his entire livelihood on the line by exposing the numerous unethical practices he had engaged in (and gotten away with) over the years - then went on to deliver a keynote presentation (appropriately also called “Confessions of a Headhunter) at his industry’s annual global conference in San Francisco, owning up to his part in giving his industry a bad name.

A Few Unconventional Facts about Scott Gallagher

  1. Ran 18 marathons in less than 12 months when he was 50 LBS overweight proving to himself and his running buddies that “injury is caused by the mind – not the body”.
  2. Although Scott does not believe that accepting “labels” serves everybody, in an effort to do his part in “eradicating the stigma associated with mental health issues” Scott proudly acknowledges that he was diagnosed as having Bipolar II, PTSD, Personality Disorder, Season Affective Disorder, and Attention Defecit Hyperactivity Disorder.
  3. Scott is the original founder of the Global 12-step organization All Addictions Anonymous.
  4. Scott is no longer an active member of any 12 Step organization but is deeply grateful for their impact on him.
  5. Scott is NOT an “addictions expert,” (especially in terms of how the medical community defines the meaning of the word “addiction”), but he does provide high-end, Choice Centered Leadership & Habit Mastery Life Coaching Services.