A proven senior leader in music, Gill Dooley is an independent music consultant, mentor and the CEO of AIM Ireland, Ireland’s national association for independent music. Bringing more than 20 years experience with her, Gill’s solution driven approach has seen AIM Ireland grow into a leading advocacy organisation since she took the helm in 2021.
Gill began her career with EMI, and spent time working with Irish indie RMG Chart, New Zealand’s TWL and Hot Press before joining Universal Music in 2007. She spent more than 11 years as Director of Digital & Business Development before branching out on her own in 2018, working as an artist manager, and being the lead commercial consultant on an Enterprise Ireland funded audio tech project.
Gill has provided mentor services for Keychange’s partnership with shesaid.so – we.grow, for Wellness Coach and continues to be a mentor with Minding Creative Minds, and with private clients. Gill is a frequent host of music industry focused workshops – covering a range of subjects such as Mental Health for Artist Managers, Empowerment of Women in the Music Industry and Ideation & Networking in a Digital Age.
Gill recently became the first Irish participant to be selected for the Music Leaders Network programme: a leadership programme for women, and non binary people in the music industry. Gill sits on the board of IMPALA and the European Music Managers Alliance, and represents AIM Ireland within the national Creative Industries Forum and the North West Regional Enterprise -Working Group for the Creative Economy. And in her spare time discusses, at length, Taylor Swift’s songwriting with her two children!