JoAnna Trapp Simpson
Founder and Principal
Based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
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- 25+ years leading marketing and innovation projects on the corporate side at Advocate Health Care, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, and CSI
- Earned reputation as one who delivers innovative ideas, strategic vision, and tactical execution that increase sales, brand awareness and customer satisfaction
- On a project basis, JoAnna typically functions as Engagement Manager, Lead Interviewer, and Workshop Facilitator
- Leads day-to-day direction and communication about engagement with client team
- Leads interviews and oversees analysis and reporting
- Facilitates work sessions and workshops
- Responsible for content of all deliverables
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Angela Miller
Senior Director of Operations
Based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
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- Tasked with creating systems and processes to help us scale and run like a well-oiled machine
- Gets to know people and cast them in exactly the perfect roles to contribute their highest and best
- Married for 20 years and is a recent empty nester with four amazing young adult children. Enjoys seeing each of them take off on their new life adventures and cheering them on along the way.
Gail Mueller
Report Specialist
Based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
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- Works her magic supporting client reports
- Brings considerable experience, initially in a large corporate environment and more recently for a boutique sales and marketing consulting company
- Enjoys spending time at the lake with her chocolate lab, Maggie. Explores her creative side by crafting with paper, wood, fabric, and mosaics, as well as gardening and cooking.
Heidi Moore
Report Writer
Based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
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- Brings a wealth of experience in researching, editing, analyzing, and sharing insights from deep market research experience and award-winning contributions at global leader GfK
- Uses her skills to write detailed reports for our clients. These reports help our clients make informed decisions towards achieving their defined goals.
- Loves crafting, reading, celebrating, and going on adventures with her three young children. Collects far too many children’s holiday books and Target fabric birds!
Kate Christensen
Administrative Assistant
Based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
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- Helps Jonquil Ridge run like a well-oiled machine
- As a proactive planner with excellent project and vendor management skills, she frees up our team’s time to focus on business strategy and our clients
- Enjoys experiencing the beauty of Minnesota with her family and friends
Lauren Barela
Project Coordinator
Based in Edinburg, Texas
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- Tasked with creating a seamless and dependable project delivery process with excellence
- Contributes innovative ideas to optimize processes and increase team efficiency
- Owns a natural soap and stationery boutique, is a mom of two growing boys, and loves sports so much that she married a college football coach. Her family has moved six times and cherishes all the great people they’ve met along the way.
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