Jill Frenzel Gilbert specializes in strategizing, building, and branding new divisions for evolving creative businesses.  Throughout her twenty-plus year career, she has nurtured strong industry relationships, led creative processes from concept through execution, and built thriving animation businesses.

Jill’s business, JFG Consulting LLC, works with clients to create development infrastructure, provide development and producing services, craft go-to-market strategies, and source creative and business talent.  Her clients include Epic Games, Supercell, Baobab Studios, Moonbug Entertainment, the British Film Commission, and others in the content, gaming, and tech industries.

Drawing on her studio executive experience at The Walt Disney Company, Paramount Animation, and Technicolor, Jill successfully built original IP divisions from scratch for independent animation studios Luma Pictures and Psyop.  In addition to developing over 50+ new projects, she effectively transitioned the core business from animation/VFX partners to content creation studios, overseeing the creation of development infrastructure, hiring key talent, and obtaining financing offers from companies including Sony Pictures Animation and Fox Animation.

In spring 2024, Jill launched a new entity with her business partner, Sara Zotovich, called The Sunnyside Up. This new business will continue the work from JFG Consulting LLC while also expanding to add services such as: story development curriculum, speaker series programming as well as building mentorship and incubator programs.

In 2018, Jill co-founded the BRIC Foundation, committed to opening new access points for women and people from underrepresented groups in entertainment industries.  Jill has been a guest lecturer at UCLA Extension, Producers Guild of America, Women in Animation, Women in Toys, Emerson College, The Art Institute of Santa Monica, and College of the Canyons.  She continues to mentor the next generation of Hollywood talent.

Jill received her bachelor’s degree in English from Scripps College.