Experience
Jill Minton joined EFL Associates in 2021 as an Executive Search Consultant, focusing on the professional services industry and offering clients a wealth of consulting experience. From IT to real estate, her extensive background provides her with a deep understanding of business needs and hiring challenges within a wide array of industries and sectors.
Throughout her 20-year career, Jill has built and maintained a deep network of executive relationships. Most recently she served as a business advisory consultant, partnering with business owners to help grow their brands, products, and services.
Former executive turned self-made entrepreneur, Jill transitioned out of the corporate world to launch her own business in 2013, where she successfully created, founded, and built a fast-casual dining concept into a multi-million-dollar brand.
Her background in sales and ability to foster relationships with key stakeholders extends to earlier roles at Deluxe Corporation, McGladrey, KPMG, and Ernst & Young. Jill served in a number of different capacities within these organizations, including sales manager, technology risk and advisory manager, and privacy and risk management analyst.
Jill has been recognized as one of the top 20 women in business by the Kansas City Business Journal, a member of the Women Who Mean Business class of 2017, and a rising star by the region as a fellow of the Pipeline 2015 class. Further, she’s been invited to present at many organizations and events, including Garmin, Polsinelli, KC Business Journal Annual Dinner, Junior Achievement, Think Bigger Business Media, NBC, Fox4, KCTV5, Bumble, Shawnee Mission Health, Jennifer Allwood conferences, 435 Magazine, Kansas City Star, and more.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Kansas State University