Our Company
FOUR16 Training Solutions, LLC is a female and veteran-owned small business located in Virginia specializing in the creation of an experiential-based curriculum tailored to an organization, provides motivational messages to audiences of all ages, and delivers unique and experiential leadership training and keynote speeches to your events, camps, and retreats. Led by Amy Gallimore, M.Ed., the company provides a boutique customer experience to each and every client and provides seamless integration with your training programs, staff, and event. If it is time for your event to take a creative and exciting leap into leadership training programs, and you want a unique, one on one customer service approach (combined with a big dose of Southern hospitality), then FOUR16 is YOUR training solution!
About Us
Four16 is your content concierge that precisely aligns your goals and needs to
your leadership product!
curriculum development and keynote speaker
AMY GALLIMORE
Amy Gallimore is the Creative Director and CEO of Four16 Training Solutions located in beautiful Richmond, Virginia. Amy believes that storytelling and humor within an experiential learning model are a strategy for success in leadership training for every level from executive retreats to student membership organizations. She skillfully uses humor and her real life experiences as an approach to delivering the curriculum designed to show participants that optimism is essential to effective leadership. Her on-stage presentations are captivating, genuine, and original as she challenges audiences to change their approach from looking at leadership as “a job” to “an attitude.” Her approach to curriculum development centers on a philosophy that her team is part of the company and all material should be carefully tailored to the organization and something they are proud to call their own.
With over 25 years of experience, Amy is no stranger to business, government, membership organizations, leadership in the community, and development of community partnerships. She determined her life’s work was to be a “professional talker” in the second grade and achieved her first opportunities to speak and lead by the 4th grade through 4-H. She received her undergraduate degree in Speech Communications from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and the University of Georgia, where she obtained her master’s degree in College Student Personnel Administration. From camps to executive leadership training, she has the expertise and experience to make your event shine!
Amy became the first Coordinator of Campus Housing at Kennesaw State University, where she led the Fighting Owls in developing and opening their first two phases of their campus housing experience. She received the KSU Employee of the Year award, as well as the Young Professional of the Year from the Georgia College Personnel Association for her work.
Amy continued her work in youth development where she focused her attention on creating curriculum and leadership and citizenship programs for Tennessee 4-H. With over 300,000 members, she created original regional and statewide events, training, and in-services to 4-H members, agents, and volunteers.
Before launching Four16 Training Solutions in 2014, Amy provided keynote messages, leadership training, and curriculum to approximately over 130,000 a year in 49 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Canada. These messages were delivered to Career Technical Student Organizations, college campuses, service organizations, and faith-based institutions.
She and her husband, Jay, reside in metropolitan Richmond where she hoards Sharpies, attempts amateur card tricks, and religiously wears sunscreen. She is in diligent pursuit of trying to make the perfect grilled cheese sandwich and firmly believes that kindness is reciprocated, words are powerful but actions often speak louder, and every life has an amazing story.
Support to organizations
JayGilhooly
Jay Gilhooly is a Project Management Professional (PMP), a training consultant (LSSBB, Scrum, Python, BI, SAS), grant writer, and data researcher. He retired after serving 20 years in law enforcement and 34 years in the active and reserve military. In addition to a bunch of law enforcement, leadership skills, and military training, Jay’s advanced civilian education includes bachelors' degrees, master's degrees in Organizational Management and Strategic Studies, and a Ph.D. Across his career, he has responded to natural disasters, helped Afghan police protect their headquarters, had to explain complicated data stuff in 5 minutes or less, and designed informatics approaches, just to name a few of his opportunities to serve. His memberships include the Project Management Institute, Association of the United States Army, and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
In his free time, he loves his wife’s increasingly successful card tricks and reaps the benefits of the many attempts for grilled cheese perfection. The boys are off at college and he helps his wife with her great company.
Our Friends
Our practice is dedicated primarily to helping organizations transition their vision and goals into strategy and content as part of our curriculum development process. Our family includes professionals with expertise in every field and endeavor you can imagine. We also work with great companies around the country and are happy to synchronize with those who may be providing capabilities for you or make suggestions for new elements.