About Us

Meet Jill Hofmans - Founder & Chief Den Mother

Jill brings 25+ years of experience in event and executive management, with a passion for helping high-performing leaders grow, connect, and thrive. During her tenure at the Conway Center for Family Business, she facilitated C-level groups and became known for her ability to quickly build trust, spark meaningful conversations, and bring the right people and resources together. She has a knack for surfacing the “elephants in the room,” turning tough conversations into forward momentum, and making every person feel genuinely seen and heard.

Jill serves on the board of Small Biz Cares and the Aspire Women's Book of Business advisory board. Her favorite quote is, "We don't have two lives: a personal life and a work life. We have one life." The passion and commitment she has for her clients and their companies is a testament to that quote. Indeed, many of her closest friends are her clients.

In her free time, she creates irreverent cross-stitch samplers, cheers on the Ohio Gang Green as an Ohio Roller Derby season ticket holder, volunteers each Sunday with Our Helpers, and enjoys happy hour with clients and friends, especially if the venue makes a well-crafted, dirty vodka martini.

Connect with Jill on LinkedIn.

Clifton Strengths: Activator | Woo | Communication | Connectedness | Empathy
Predictive Index (PI): Promoter - casual, uninhibited, persuasive extrovert with a tendency for informality

Culture Index (CI): Rainmaker - a dynamic individual who gravitates toward groups, Rainmakers often build deep relationships with their clients, prioritizing long-term loyalty over short-term success

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Click here for a list of recent podcasts and speaking engagements she's done.

Meet Sanjay Patel - Community Engagement Manager

Sanjay is a bridge-builder who thrives at the intersection of technology, community, and human connection. With a multicultural background and global perspective, he brings over a decade of experience transforming how teams engage and deliver results across diverse markets, including healthcare systems, corporate wellness and non-profit startups.

His career journey spans business development, operational excellence and digital transformation roles where he navigated complex regulatory environments while driving positive change. Sanjay discovered his superpower: taking complex ideas, whether clinical workflows or emerging technologies and making them accessible and actionable for every level of an organization. This breadth of experience led him into strategic leadership roles focused on developing people and fostering authentic relationships across industries.

Now, as Community Engagement Manager at Jill’s, Sanjay channels his passion for connection into creative content that sparks real conversation. His approach: listen first, engage with empathy, and create spaces where genuine community can flourish.

Sanjay lives by the principle that meaningful work and meaningful relationships aren’t separate pursuits, they’re the same pursuit. Whether crafting community engagement or spending time with family, he’s guided by the belief that authenticity and ambition coexist beautifully.

In our hyper-connected world, the rarest commodity isn’t information, it’s genuine human connection.

Meet Sanjay Patel - Community Engagement Manager

Sanjay is a bridge-builder who thrives at the intersection of technology, community, and human connection. With a multicultural background and global perspective, he brings over a decade of experience transforming how teams engage and deliver results across diverse markets, including healthcare systems, corporate wellness and non-profit startups.

His career journey spans business development, operational excellence and digital transformation roles where he navigated complex regulatory environments while driving positive change. Sanjay discovered his superpower: taking complex ideas, whether clinical workflows or emerging technologies and making them accessible and actionable for every level of an organization. This breadth of experience led him into strategic leadership roles focused on developing people and fostering authentic relationships across industries.

Now, as Community Engagement Manager at Jill’s, LLC, Sanjay channels his passion for connection into creative content that sparks real conversation. His approach: listen first, engage with empathy, and create spaces where genuine community can flourish.

Sanjay lives by the principle that meaningful work and meaningful relationships aren’t separate pursuits, they’re the same pursuit. Whether crafting community engagement or spending time with family, he’s guided by the belief that authenticity and ambition coexist beautifully.

In our hyper-connected world, the rarest commodity isn’t information, it’s genuine human connection.

Meet Sanjay Patel - Community Engagement Manager

Sanjay is a bridge-builder who thrives at the intersection of technology, community, and human connection. With a multicultural background and global perspective, he brings over a decade of experience transforming how teams engage and deliver results across diverse markets, including healthcare systems, corporate wellness and non-profit startups.

His career journey spans business development, operational excellence and digital transformation roles where he navigated complex regulatory environments while driving positive change. Sanjay discovered his superpower: taking complex ideas, whether clinical workflows or emerging technologies and making them accessible and actionable for every level of an organization. This breadth of experience led him into strategic leadership roles focused on developing people and fostering authentic relationships across industries.

Now, as Community Engagement Manager at Jill’s, Sanjay channels his passion for connection into creative content that sparks real conversation. His approach: listen first, engage with empathy, and create spaces where genuine community can flourish.

Sanjay lives by the principle that meaningful work and meaningful relationships aren’t separate pursuits, they’re the same pursuit. Whether crafting community engagement or spending time with family, he’s guided by the belief that authenticity and ambition coexist beautifully.

In our hyper-connected world, the rarest commodity isn’t information, it’s genuine human connection.

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