Jill Blashack Strahan Biography

Jill Blashack Strahan is a notable female businesswoman in the United States. She has been an inspiration and role model for thousands of people around the country as the founder and CEO of Tastefully Simple. Jill Blashack Strahan, dubbed a CEO All-Star by Inc. magazine, started Tastefully Simple with modest beginnings and great aspirations. Today, this accomplished speaker, author, entrepreneur, and CEO is in charge of a $140 million-plus business. Jill Blashack Strahan developed her entrepreneurial attitude, ambition, and strong work ethic while growing up on her family's farm in Villard, Minnesota. Jill Blashack Strahan moved to Alexandria Technical College after a year at the University of Minnesota-Morris, where she discovered her interest in business and earned an associate's degree in sales and marketing. Jill Blashack Strahan managed and co-owned Jill's Grill with her father after college, and she also opened her own retail gift basket business. Jill Blashack Strahan shut down her retail store in 1993, but she continued to offer gift baskets to commercial and direct-mail customers. She decided to attend a special event to advertise these baskets, where she distributed samples and had a fantastic reaction. Jill Blashack Strahan recognized the importance of taste-testing at that point. And then, at 3:00 a.m. a few weeks later, the concept for Tastefully Simple was born. Jill Blashack Strahan started Tastefully Simple in June 1995 with a goal and a small budget. The business began in a 1,200-square-foot hut with no running water. Jill Blashack Strahan bootstrapped the firm with her own money, an investment from a silent partner, and a $20,000 Small Business Administration loan, using a billiard table as a packaging station. Jill Blashack Strahan has grown Tastefully Simple to a $140-million-plus business with over 28,000 independent consultants across the United States. Jill Blashack Strahan's Biography... Jill Blashack Strahan's firm was shaken by two tragedies just three years in. Her brother perished in a fall, and her husband died unexpectedly only a few months after. Jill was confronted with the prospect of parenting her 5-year-old son alone, but she persisted with grace and dedication. Jill Blashack Strahan used her suffering to fuel her desire to achieve her goals. Jill Blashack Strahan's book Simply Shine: Stories That Stirred the Fire, a compilation of short stories about her life and adventure with Tastefully Simple, was released in 2007. Jill Blashack Strahan has received numerous awards, including induction into the Twin Cities Business Hall of Fame, inclusion on Inc. magazine's list of CEO All-Stars, inclusion on Fast Company magazine's list of 25 Top Women Business Builders, and the Small Business Administration Entrepreneurial Success Award.

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