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March First Friday

  • Amerigo 1920 West End Avenue Nashville, TN, 37203 United States (map)

Join us for our March 4th First Friday, where we will lunch with Jill Robinson: 40 under 40 recipient, former Director of Development at TPAC, and current Director of External Relations and Executive Learning Networks at Belmont's Jack C. Massey College of Business.

The Junior Chamber's First Friday Lunch features an exclusive opportunity for both an intimate conversation with a local business leader as well as focused networking with a small group of young professionals.

Join us for our March 4th First Friday event! We will gather at Amerigo on West End to hear from Belmont University's Jill Robinson, Director of External Relations and Executive Learning Networks for the Jack C. Massey College of Business.

Jill’s career started in Nashville with various nonprofits in marketing, outreach, and programs including Tennessee 200, the non-profit managing Tennessee’s 200 th birthday, TACA, an organization supporting statewide artists, and LifeWay, the national Baptist organization. Concurrently, she joined Charter

Resource Group, a change management and CEO coaching consulting firm.


In 1999, she managed TPAC’s first volunteer department, eventually moving to Director of Development supporting fundraising and event goals for their education programs. Finding a passion for organizational development, she obtained an M.A. in Organizational Management in 2002, and completed her M.B.A. in 2004.

In 2005, she joined Belmont University’s Office of the President focusing on presidential initiatives, donor relations, and cross-functional team management. Summer 2007, she moved to the Center for Executive Education as the Director of Executive Learning and Marketing combining her love for learning and
marketing. Jill’s current role as Director of External Relations of the Jack C. Massey College of Business moved her to the Dean’s Office in 2014 expanding her role to include strategic initiatives, community outreach, and leadership development, working with the Massey School’s 5 Centers of Learning, marketing, and community and business alliances.


In 2009, she received the inaugural NBJ 40 Under 40 award, in 2010 the Nashville Chamber NEL Education award, in 2016 the NBJ Women of Influence non-profit award, participated in the 2016/17 Leadership Nashville Class, and in 2021 received the Woman of the Year, School of the Arts, Samford University award.

To further her interest in supporting others in their career advancement, Jill received her International Coaching Certification and launched her coaching business in 2017 focusing on job transition, career visioning, and execution of goals. Through her role at Belmont and her coaching company, she serves those that she connects with and enjoys encouraging them to be their best selves.

Thank you to our sponsor Belmont’s Massey School of Business for making this event possible.

A note about COVID-19: We will be following Davidson County COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions. Do not attend this event if you are feeling under the weather. By attending this event, you are accepting personal responsibility for anything that may ensue past your attendance.

Earlier Event: March 3
Social at Six: The Hart
Later Event: March 16
NJC Day On The Hill