While building a successful career in development, marketing, and event services, Kathleen Angela Varallo began to envision a non-traditional consulting firm to help non-profit organizations meet their distinctive challenges. She believed that a consulting group offering a full range of talents to achieve organizational objectives could best serve clients of all sizes. The Guardian Angel philosophy is that development, marketing and management are closely linked activities that must be pursued collectively to achieve institutional goals.

This philosophy continues to guide the firm Kathleen founded in 1998. Kathleen works directly with clients, promoting the use of structured research to strengthen an organization’s position is the marketplace – to create awareness, identify constituencies and ultimately involve those constituencies in the work of the organization. Kathleen helps clients develop creative strategies to respond to challenges and opportunities presented by the marketplace and then assembles the staff and skills necessary to execute those strategies.

Kathleen began with an understanding for the creative endeavor through her own business and promotional experiences. Thus, Guardian Angel Productions was born of a vision to provide strategic planning and guidance for business professionals and organizations through workshops and individual consultations.

Kathleen is candid and creative in her approach. This is evident in her many successes in training and development. She has written and produced programs for Cousin’s Restaurants, Boscov's Department Stores, various Jersey Shore arts organizations, and assisted in packaging the talents of many arts professionals. She also served as Executive Director of the Atlantic City Art Center and Development Director for the Bay Atlantic Symphony Orchestra.

Kathleen enjoyed fifteen years of running all phases of two award-winning Restaurants in the South Jersey area. Cousin's Country House, Bargaintown, and Cousin's Restaurant, Ocean City, were both known for innovative approaches to attracting customers through dinner theater, arts exhibits and community involvement. 

During her tenure as Public Relations Director for the Boscov's Department Stores, Kathleen began to focus on non-profit fund-raising and awareness through their "Friends Helping Friends" campaign. Each year with the support of Boscovs, Kathleen hosted campus workshops on grant writing, fundraising forums and shoestring marketing. She has worked individually and collectively with over 75 organizations to package programs, create sponsorship packages, and partner Boscovs with their promotional events.

As a business consultant and event coordinator, Kathleen and her staff will employ a valuable list of resources to compliment your business or organization.

Affiliations:  Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, MBCA

Contact Guardian Angel Productions today for assistance with strategic planning, packaging and development. www.guardianangelprod.com