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Jennifer Gilbert

Founder and Chief Visionary Officer, New York-based special events company Save the Date

Jennifer Gilbert is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of the 30 million dollar a year, New York based special events company Save the Date®. Jennifer earned the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award by Ernst & Young. This award was quickly followed by recognition in Inc. Magazine as one of the “Great Companies Started” and then was given the Entrepreneur Award of Excellence from Working Woman Magazine.

Since then, Jennifer Gilbert’s name and that of Save the Date® continue to command instant recognition and she is often quoted for her expert advice on everything from meeting to wedding planning in national publications from The Wall Street Journal and Business Week to People and InStyle. Gilbert was the key note speaker for the BIZ BASH expo, has spoken to the Columbia Business School Entrepreneurial class, as well as Fordham University’s Women in Business Leadership Day and is a sought after speaker.

Jennifer is also often recognized on the street for her brief role as the event planner on Bravo’s "The Real Housewives of New York" and she has partnered with Bed Bath & Beyond, as their Wedding Planning Expert.

Jennifer’s memoir, published by HarperCollins named, I Never Promised You a Goodie Bag: A memoir of a life through events, the ones you plan and the one's you don’t landed her on the Today Show, Fox News, Live New York, The Marie Show, The Jeff Probst Show and many others. She has also been the featured entrepreneur for the coveted series Yahoo – Shine “Secrets to your Success.” And was honored as a speaker for the TED X talks.

Jennifer Gilbert is a graduate of the University of Vermont and received a Bachelor of Science in Consumer Marketing with a minor in Business, and graduated the MIT Birthing of Giants Program. She lives in New York City with her daughter and twin boys.

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