May 21, 2010
Minneapolis, MN — The Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal named Jill J. Johnson, president and founder of Johnson Consulting Services, one of 25 Industry Leaders at the Women in Business awards ceremony luncheon attended by over 1,000 people on May 20, 2010.
The Business Journal’s Industry Leaders are women at the forefront of their industries – key players who have risen to the top of their field and innovators who are leading trends and breaking new ground. Hundreds of businesswomen were nominated for this year’s awards. Honorees were selected by the Business Journal’s editors.
Johnson is the only management consultant selected this year and, at the age of 49, she is among the youngest women to be named an Industry Leader. Other honorees are senior executives from major Twin Cities corporations including Best Buy, Xcel Energy, M&I Bank, Thrivent, KPMG and J.P. Morgan. For a complete list, please visit here: http://twincities.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2010/05/17/daily40.html.
In his letter supporting the nomination of Johnson for the award, William S. Myers, CEO of Prime Associates, Inc. and the former president of Fairview Management & Development Services, Inc. of Chicago wrote, “As a client who has relied on Jill’s expertise multiple times, I can attest that Jill is a leader in the management consulting industry. I greatly value Jill’s work and counsel. She has the ability to provide wisdom that can lead to outstanding results.”
This is the second business award that Johnson has won in the last month. In April, Johnson received the Established Woman Award from the National Association of Women Business Owners – Minnesota Chapter.
About Johnson Consulting Services: An award winning management consultant specializing in market-based strategy development, Jill Johnson has impacted over $2 billion worth of business decisions. She is an expert at conducting market studies, turnaround studies and marketing audits, as well as developing strategies for growth. Jill assists her clients in evaluating critical decisions and assessing the impact of market forces to develop strategic and business plans at both the board and operating level. For more information, visit www.jcs-usa.com.
About the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal: The Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal delivers breaking business news and useful information to more than 113,500 readers each week and provides comprehensive news, rankings and information about Twin Cities businesses. The Business Journal is a publication of American City Business Journals, the nation’s largest publisher of metropolitan business newspapers. http://twincities.bizjournals.com.
