jill-hellman

Founder + CEO, The Strategy Lab, Inc.

With a degree in psychology, an MBA, and a 20-year career filled with interactive experiences, Jill helps companies and organizations grow through physical and digital strategies.  She has served as a Managing Director & Chief Innovation Officer for a real estate investment firm (lodging), an External Advisor working with the global head of innovation at McKinsey & Company, and the Director of Strategy at a $19B retailer. She has also served as a board member for both nonprofit and for-profit organizations.  She has spoken on stage in over 20 countries, done work in 30 countries, and has been featured in books, articles, and television media in multiple countries.  She has worked with organizations like Carnival Corporation, Virgin, Spotify, Microsoft, Carnegie Mellon's Software Engineering Institute (SEI), the Nordic Innovation Centre, the Mediterranean Tourism Foundation, and YPO.  She holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.  These days, you can find her traveling the world doing actionable keynotes, high-level facilitation, experience design, growth strategies, and strategic initiative implementation.

She also teaches "Key Drivers for Making Innovation Happen" at the Nolan School.