As an award-winning CEO and the author of “37 What Were They Thinking Moments in Marketing”, Olalah has been known to break a fire code or two with her standing room only events. A member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), Olalah speaks nationally about strategic marketing, the alignment of marketing and sales, competitive differentiation and market leader positioning. As a champion for small business success, she developed a business intensive called Breakthrough Advantage™ to help entrepreneurs create an unfair competitive advantage in any economy.

Olalah writes a column for Carolina Business Connection and is a featured expert in the 2011 and 2012 Woman’s Advantage calendar. Currently, she sits as the Community Relations chair for the Greater Raleigh chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). In 2009 and 2010, Olalah was honored as an International Stevie® Award Women In Business Finalist. Business Leader Media tapped Olalah as a Top 50 Catalyst Entrepreneur in 2010 and 2011 for seeing her company to record profitability