Jen Gulvik

Jen Gulvik has a wealth of experience in marketing and brand development. Jen began their career in 1998 as a Brand Manager for Birch Communications, where they were responsible for the entire brand creation and launch for a start-up telecommunications company. In 2002, they began working as a Freelance Trend Reporter for iconoculture, which resulted in the company securing venture capital to launch its subscription trend service in 2003. Jen then joined Houlihan's Restaurants, Inc. as a Director of Brand Marketing and worked their way up to Senior Vice President of Marketing and Creative Director, where they were instrumental in the company's turnaround and sale to York Capital in 2016. In 2018, they became the Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of nbkc bank, where they led the company's brand development and marketing efforts. In 2020, they joined FairWave Coffee Collective as a Board of Director and also became the Interim President of KC NWSL. In 2021, they became the Founder and Fractional Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of halftimeCMO and in 2022 they became the Vice President of Marketing for OneRequest. Additionally, they are a Member of Chief, a private network designed for the most powerful women in executive leadership.

Jen Gulvik has a diverse educational background, having attended Columbia Business School for Executive Education in Finance & Accounting for Non-Financial Executives, Harvard Business School Executive Education for Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders, University of Wisconsin-Madison for a BS-Journalism in Advertising, and Board Bootcamp, the Executive Ascent Program at Fenaroli & Associates. Additionally, they have obtained a Muck Rack Certification in Fundamentals of Media Relations in June 2022.