Jill is a 2000 Milaca High School graduate. While in high school, Jill was a member of the
National Honor Society, Swing Choir, Volleyball, Basketball, Mock Trial, Track and Field and
Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She attended Gustavus Adolphus College where she earned a
Master of Arts degree inFinancial Economics in 2004. Jill also attended the University of
Minnesota Carlson School of Management.
After college, Jill spent two years (2004-2006) at Ameriprise Financial in Minneapolis in their
Finance Trainee program. In this role, she worked across many different areas of finance and
accounting, including mutual fund accounting, brokerage finance, and internal audit. In 2006, she
joined the internal audit function at General Mills working as part of the audit teams, visiting
manufacturing plants around the world. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with an
MBA degree in 2011 and re-joined General Mills in a business management and P&L leadership
role, leading marketing and innovation teams for iconic brands such as Pillsbury cookies, Old El
Paso Mexican products, and Progresso soup. Jill joined Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures in 2017,
as CEO of a branded merchandise agency they had purchased in 2014. In this role, she was able
to modernize the agency and build a foundation for the future by implementing new technology
and apparel decoration equipment, moving the business to a new facility, and rebranding the
company to Foxtrot Marketing Group in 2021. In 2023, Jill purchased the business from Mille
Lacs Corporate Ventures and is the sole owner. She is proud to be a certified Women’s Business
Enterprise (WBE) and employs more than 40 people at headquarters in New Brighton, MN.
Foxtrot specializes in building and hosting e-commerce branded merchandise stores and uniform
programs for clients, who are primarily mid-size or larger firms in the manufacturing, healthcare,
automotive, or financial services sectors.
Jill’s accomplishments include:
2024 PPAI 100 Most Influential Branded Merch Distributors, Foxtrot Marketing Group, 2023 –
present: Private Directors Association, member, 2022 and 2023 Promotional Products
Association International (PPAI) Best Places to Work, Foxtrot Marketing Group, 2022-present:
Twin Cities Business Women’s Leadership Council, 2022 Ernst and Young “Entrepreneur of the
Year” Nominee, 2021-present: Carlson Women’s Global Connect Executive Board Member,
2021 Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal “40 Under 40” Honoree, 2013 Women in Marketing
Award Recipient, “Innovator of the Year” , and Certified Internal Auditor.
Jill has volunteered her time as a Sunday School Teacher at Eagle Brook Church in Blaine, a Girl
Scout Troop Leader, a National Association of Women MBAs, past president, Bolder Options
Finance Committee, past member, and has served as Tickets for Kids Board Treasurer, past
member. Jill lives in North Oaks, MN, with her husband Patrick and daughters Anna and Lauren.
Outside of work, she enjoys golfing, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
