Jackie Santisteban, President of The Government Sales Advisors is an accomplished business entrepreneur particularly in the military and security market segments.

Ms. Santisteban has over 20 years of sales and marketing both on the commercial side and in government sales. She was in sales for large companies such as Abbott Labs and Hewlett Packard and was Director of Government Sales for Tesa Entry Systems and Underwriter Labs. As a result of her success, in 2001 she started her own business to provide small to medium size business with a resource who can readily identify markets and sales opportunities in order to rapidly win incremental government business. Since its inception The Government Sales Advisors has worked with clients with specialties in physical security and access control, aviations, logistics, IT, Cybersecurity, construction, military clothing, tactical equipment and many more. She helps clients set the foundation for successful government sales and assists them with their business development efforts. She uncovers business opportunities for her clients and uses the numerous contacts she has acquired over the years both at the Leadership level and at the end user level to get their foot in the door and shorten the sales cycle. Her strong suite is relationship building which is critical for successful government/military sales.

The Government Sales Advisors also conducts training classes for individuals, groups and companies on Sales Strategies for Selling to the Government. She assists companies with Capabilities Statements, Marketing Materials, Strategic Sales Plans, Websites, and more.

Recently retired as a Commander in the US Navy Reserve, she served as a Project Manager for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, served on special projects for the Department of Homeland Defense at the Pentagon, a member of Homeland Defense Committee and was deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operation Iraqi Freedom. She served as the Training Officer and Medical Programs Manager.