Straight Talking with Kelly "Where Real Conversations Happen"

Welcome to Straight Talking with Kelly Armstrong, where you will meet the most talented, intelligent, and creative people who come to share tips, resources, and knowledge on various topics.

The guest comes from many industries that include Education, Music, Television, Theater, Fashion, Culinary Arts, Hospitality, Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Community Advocates, and much more!

Episode #25 Straight Talking with Kelly- Paul Gallo, a Queer Artist, Fashion Designer, and Instructor

Join me and my guest, Paul Gallo, as we talk about his fascinating career in the fashion industry and the release of his first coloring book titled: My Sketchbook is the Safest Place on Earth.

About Paul Gallo
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.gallo3/

My Instagram; https://www.instagram.com/paulgallosf/

IndieGoGo Campaign Link-Available until 12/31/21
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/my-sketchpad-is-the-safest-place-on-earth/x/28105169#/

Paul Gallo is a queer artist, fashion designer, and teacher. While attending the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC, the main focus became leather clothing. This resulted in a collaboration with classmate Toni Shanon, and they sold at NY Fashion week under the label Shanon-Gallo Skinware. Paul moved to San Francisco and started his own label under the business name Gallofornia. In 2010 Getta Grip Sewing Clips revolutionized the sewing industry, it was Paul's invention that was used in place of pins. They are available now through a license with Dritz.com! Teaching illustration and clothing design for over 35 years has been a deep commitment for Paul. This year Paul released his first coloring book into the world: My Sketchbook is the Safest Place on Earth. A coloring book that follows a queer artist's true journey from childhood to the pandemic.

About Kelly Armstrong, Your Podcast Host:

Email Address: Imagemaker86@hotmail.com
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Kelly Armstrong has more than 25 years of experience in public relations and Image consulting. As the Founder of Artist Development/Imagemaking, Armstrong enjoys helping people "be their best, by looking and feeling their best" in body and spirit by advising about skincare, makeup, grooming, overall personal appearance, presentation skills, and job readiness training, she also teaches Image Consulting at City College of San Francisco. Armstrong has worked with KKSF Radio, partnered with the Plant Recording Studio and stores like Wilkes Bashford, she has dressed artists for album covers and videos she has freelanced as a makeup artist with clients that included CBS 5 (KPIX), San Francisco's Mayor Willie Brown, and taught makeup classes through CCSF Extended Education Program. Faz Restaurants, Marriott Marquis Hotel, Chevron, Renaissance Entrepreneurial Center, Independent Living, Brookside Hospital, San Francisco Unified School District, and others have also benefited from Armstrong's public relations and Image consulting expertise.

Working in the underserved Bayview Hunter's Point neighborhood in San Francisco, Armstrong is the Founder of the Primed & Prepped: A Hospitality Management/Culinary Arts Mentoring and Job Training Program at the Bayview Hunters Point YMCA. The purpose of the program is to help mitigate the barriers to employment for young males and females of color. Formerly on San Francisco State University's Hospitality Management Advisory Board, she chaired the PR Committee, she was a part of the Program Advisory Committee (PAC) with SAE Expression Media College. Armstrong has previously served as a Board of Governors with the Recording Academy. She created and co-chaired the Urban Outreach Committee of the Recording Academy (a.k.a. The Grammys), and she was an inaugural member of KQED's Community Advisory Panel. In addition, she has volunteered with The National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI). Armstrong is married, resides in San Francisco, and has a passion for food, fashion, and music.