Julie Zielinski, Vice President of Marketing and Strategy
Zielinski brings over 16 years of corporate marketing experience, most recently as Vice President of Marketing with Allsteel in Muscatine, IA, a global contract office furniture brand within HNI Corporation. Her corporate experience includes team leadership in Product Management, New Market and Product Development, Marketing Research, Branding, Strategic Planning, and Marketing Communications. As an independent consultant, Zielinski worked with local, national, and global organizations to identify strategic growth opportunities and translate these into executable business plans to strengthen their unique competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Prior to joining the EDC, Zielinski was the MBA Marketing Academy Business Director and Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Iowa Tippie School of Business, as well an independent consultant, and consultant to EDC.
At the EDC, Zielinski will leverage her marketing and strategy expertise to help Iowa-based entrepreneurial clients identify strategic growth opportunities for their businesses and develop actionable business plans to achieve their growth objectives.
Julie has served on the Marketing Advisory Council for the University of Iowa and has served on the Board of Advisors for the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business School of Management. She has also held board positions with the Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and volunteers her time locally with the Iowa City Community Schools Foundation.
Julie has a B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from the University of Iowa.
