#20 - Jennifer Ludwig Clark | A Scientist’s Journey to Leading High-Growth Organizations in Diverse Industries

LEHI - Low Ego High Impact - Mindset

This LEHI Mindset episode features Jennifer Clark, a leading senior executive with a lasting positive impact on a wide variety of industries from cannabis, healthcare, consumer goods and technology.

Jennifer is the Chief Operating Officer at Margo Network, a private equity-owned fin tech company in the cryptocurrency space. She was the COO of Flowers for Dreams, the largest florist in the Midwest. She was the SVP of Operational Excellence at a leading cannabis company, Cresco Labs, where she significantly contributed to the transformation of the organization driving revenue growth from $10M to $825M and led the company through an IPO from 50 employees to over 3,500 over the course of four years. Prior to leading Cresco Labs, Jennifer had a progressive career at Abbott and AbbVie for over 20 years.
Besides her impactful professional career, Jennifer is a leading community service leader. She is a member of Chief, an organization designed for senior women leaders to strengthen their leadership journey. Jennifer is the President of the Board of Directors of Kellogg Women@EMBA, a Northwestern Kellogg initiative that serves as a catalyst for the strategic advancement of Kellogg’s women leaders.
Jennifer is a distinguished alum of the Kellogg School of Management’s Executive MBA Program and she holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
This episode is co-hosted by Kelly Megel, a seasoned marketer and growth expert, senior executive and distinguished member of the Kellogg Executive MBA Alumni. We recorded this episode in the Allen Center Building of the Kellogg School of Management in Evanston, IL.