Jill Ventura

VP of Strategic Growth, Harrison Architecture and Design

Role
VP of Strategic Growth at Harrison.
Location
Chicago, IL, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Jill Ventura

Dedicated to client success in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Extensive experience with restaurant development, design, construction and procurement with the ability to manage multilevel programs. Valued skillset to engineer solutions, create opportunities and advance client portfolio\'s. All with a positive, enthusiastic and best in class customer approach. Strengths: Program DevelopmentProject ManagementCross Functional Team LeaderDecision-Making NegotiationCapital ProcurementBusiness Process ImprovementStrategic Sourcing and PlanningVendor Management and NetworkVisionary Leader for Mentorship

Experience

  1. VP of Strategic Growth

    Harrison.

    Dec 2024 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

    Harrison is an award-winning global specialist in architecture, interior design, and brand consultancy. The team creates global brands with distinctive spaces, commercially successful brand positioning, and scalable brand design. With 35 years of experience, Harrison has worked on over spaces channeling storytelling, creativity, imagination, and a genuine passion for developing unique guest experiences in all they do. Harrison has offices in Dallas Texas, Birmingham UK, and Melbourne Australia, working exclusively in the hospitality, restaurant and leisure sectors. A few of its current and previous clients include Fogo de Chão, Darden, Chipotle, YUM brands, Gordon Ramsay North America, Avolta previously HMSHost, and Savory Fund. For more information visit weareharrison.com and follow on Instagram and LinkedIn.

Education

  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Bachelor's Degree, Restaurant and Hotel Management

  • Kendall College

    Associate's Degree, Culinary Arts

Skills

  • Catering
  • Banquets
  • Chef
  • Hospitality
  • Food Safety
  • Management
  • Hospitality Management
  • Culinary Skills
  • Recipes
  • Forecasting
  • Multi-Unit
  • Food & Beverage
  • Restaurant Management
  • Hotels
  • Labor Control
  • Restaurants
  • Food Quality
  • Food Service
  • New Restaurant Openings
  • Hotel Management
  • Cooking
  • Hospitality Industry
  • Menu Development
  • Food
  • Pastry
  • Training
  • Food Industry
  • Fine Dining
  • Food Processing
  • Purchasing

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