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Jennifer Gilbert (born December 24, 1968) is an American entrepreneur and TV personality. She is the founder and chief visionary officer of ''Save the Date'', a New York based special events company. She was named one of the ''entrepreneurs of the year'' by Ernst & Young for her event planning company, ''Save the Date'' in 1998.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://gotham-magazine.com/living/articles/new-yorks-top-event-planners )〕 She has also appeared on the TV series ''Real Housewives of New York City''. ==Early life and career== Gilbert graduated from the University of Vermont in 1990 and received a Bachelor of Science in Consumer Marketing with a minor in Business. After graduation Gilbert moved to New York City. In 1991, at the age of 22, a stranger attacked her, stabbing her 37 times with a screwdriver before leaving her for dead.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.marieclaire.com/world-reports/jennifer-gilbert-attack )〕 After recovering, she decided to become an event planner and started ''Save the Date'', a New York based event planning company in 1994.〔 〕 The company has rendered services to many notable companies including several in Fortune 500 companies and has been retained by clients such as Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Oprah Winfrey and singer Jewel. She is also the co-owner of Portamee, a baby carrier company.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.portamee.com/who.html )〕 She has also authored a book, ''I Never Promised You A Goodie Bag'', in 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.amazon.com/Never-Promised-You-Goodie-Events/dp/B00B558OSO )〕 In her book, she discussed about how her life changed after being attacked at a young age and then how she got control on her life and started a successful company. She spoke at TEDx Barnard College Women sharing her entrepreneurial spirit and philosophy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/Entrepreneurial-Spirit-Jennifer;search%3Atag%3A%22tedxbarnardcollegewomen%22 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jennifer Gilbert」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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