BJ Gallagher is an inspirational author and speaker. She writes business books that educate and empower, women's books that enlighten and entertain, gift books that inspire and inform, and kids' books that charm and delight. Her message is powerful, positive, and practical. She motivates and teaches with empathy, understanding, and more than a little humor.

BJ's international best-seller, A PEACOCK IN THE LAND OF PENGUINS (Berrett-Koehler; third edition 2001), has sold over 300,000 copies in 22 languages.

Her new books are:
- IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO BE WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN (Viva Editions; April 2009)
- WHY DON'T I DO THE THINGS I KNOW ARE GOOD FOR ME? (Berkley/Penguin; June 2009)
- THE WORLD'S BEST ADVICE FROM THE WORLD'S WISEST WOMEN (Insight Editions; April 2009)

Visit www.bjgallagher.com or www.peacockproductions.com or www.womenneed2know.com

BJ and her books have been featured on CBS Evening News with Bob Schieffer, the Today Show with Matt Lauer and David Gregory, Fox News, PBS, CNN, and other television and radio programs. She is quoted almost weekly in various newspapers, women's magazines, and websites, including: O the Oprah magazine, Redbook, Womans World, Ladies Home Journal, First for Women, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, the Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Orlando Sentinel, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, CareerBuilder.com, MSNBC.com, among others.