Gina Gallagher, the sister afraid of failure and an expert in all areas related to imperfection, is a freelance copywriter and owner of a successful marketing communications firm, Gina Gallagher Communications, which she founded in 1999. A winner of the Advertising industry’s esteemed Hatch Award, Gina is the professional choice of many of New England’s leading businesses. 
 
She is also the creator of House Arrest, a weekly humor column that appeared in Community Newspapers throughout Massachusetts 2002 – 2004, which explored weighty and controversial topics, such as the “Psychosis of Self Employment,” “Christmas Tree Rage” and “Life with Senior Parents.”
 A graduate of Assumption College in Worcester, MA, Gina resides in Marlborough, Massachusetts with her husband Mike, daughters Katie and Emily, dog Max, and countless carpenter ants. Gina is also the co-author of Shut Up About…Your Perfect Kid!, a book which includes humorous, heartwarming stories about raising a child with Asperger’s syndrome in a world pre-occupied with perfection.

Patty Konjoian, the sister afraid of success and self-proclaimed “poster mother of imperfection,” is the owner of Champion Video Productions, a full-service video production company specializing in event and sports videography. As a creative independent, award-winning videographer/producer, Patty’s primary talents are in the area of sports recruitment videos that help student athletes achieve scholarships. She is also an expert in crank phone calls. 
 
Patty earned a Communications Degree from Bridgewater State (the college not the prison) in Massachusetts and resides in Andover, MA with her husband Michael, daughters Julianne and Jennifer, son Michael, and dog Rocky. Patty is also the co-author of Shut Up About…Your Perfect Kid!, a book which includes humorous, heartwarming stories about raising a bipolar child in a world pre-occupied with perfection.