Authentic Founder & CEO Jennifer Zick Joins 2025 ACG Minnesota Board of Directors

Authentic Founder & CEO Jennifer Zick Joins 2025 ACG Minnesota Board of Directors

Minneapolis, MN, January 6, 2025 – Authentic is proud to announce that our Founder and CEO, Jennifer Zick, has been appointed to the 2025 Board of Directors for the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Minnesota. ACG Minnesota is a global community for middle market M&A dealmakers and business leaders focused on driving growth. In her role as an “at large” board member, Jennifer will leverage her deep background in sales, marketing, and entrepreneurship to provide advisory input and cross-functional leadership, helping ACG-MN launch new programs, drive membership and engagement, and multiply the impact of their mission. Jennifer Zick expressed her…
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Authentic® Debuts on Twin Cities Largest Women-Owned Businesses List

Authentic® Debuts on Twin Cities Largest Women-Owned Businesses List

Minneapolis, MN, September 19, 2024 – Today, Authentic® was recognized for the first time as one of the largest women-owned businesses in the Twin Cities, ranking #29 according to the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. To be eligible for this list, business owners must include women who own 50% or more of their companies. Companies must be based in the Twin Cities 24-county metro area and are ranked by their 2023 revenue numbers. View the full list of honorees here. Authentic CEO Jennifer Zick, who founded the company in 2017 and is the firm's sole owner, had this to…
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Authentic® Named a Second-Time Fast 50 Honoree by Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal

Authentic® Named a Second-Time Fast 50 Honoree by Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal

Minneapolis, MN, August 15, 2024 – Today, Authentic® was recognized as a 2024 Fast 50 Honoree by the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal for the second consecutive year, ranking #12.   The annual Fast 50 list recognizes Twin Cities-based privately held companies with the fastest revenue growth for the past three years. This year’s list includes companies based on revenue growth between 2021 – 2023.  To be eligible for the Fast 50, companies must be independently owned, privately held, for-profit businesses headquartered in the Twin Cities’ 24-county metro area. They also must have year-over-year revenue growth for each of the…
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Authentic® Ranks #2261 on Inc. 5000 2024 List

Authentic® Ranks #2261 on Inc. 5000 2024 List

Minneapolis, MN, August 13, 2024 – Today, Authentic® was named one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine, ranking #2261 on the 2024 list. This is the first time Authentic has been named an Inc. 5000 honoree, with a three-year growth rate of 231%.  The annual list provides a unique snapshot of the nation’s top-performing businesses, as measured by revenue growth from 2020-2023. These Inc. 5000 companies represent entrepreneurial vision and resilience, job creation, and a powerful positive impact to the overall U.S. economy. “I am incredibly proud to stand among the most accomplished founders and…
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Authentic® Named a 2024 Best Places to Work Honoree For Second Year

Authentic® Named a 2024 Best Places to Work Honoree For Second Year

Minneapolis, MN, June 10, 2024 – Authentic® was announced as one of the 2024 Best Places to Work by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal (MSPBJ).   To achieve this honor, Authentic® was one of the top-scoring businesses among similarly-sized businesses, according to research by Quantum Workplace. Each year, MSPBJ, along with their research partner, Omaha-based Quantum Workplace, identify companies in the region that score top marks from their employees when asked to rate their employers on a variety of questions related to management, communication and more. “I feel so grateful to be part of such an incredible team and…
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Authentic Launches New Wellness Program

Authentic Launches New Wellness Program

When Jennifer Zick, founder & CEO, first started Authentic®, she envisioned a workplace where employees could love their life, and love their work (yes - in that order). One way that Authentic is living out this vision is through the recent launch of Authentic Wellness, an internal program with three essential goals: Nurture our culture and people toward loving their lives and loving their work. Encourage all Authentic employees to invest in individual, family, community, and corporate wellness. Organize company-led wellness activities (in-person and virtual) and engage employees in sharing their experiences. The 2024 roll-out of Authentic Wellness includes “Wellness…
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Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Awards Authentic Founder & CEO Jennifer Zick a 2024 Women In Business Honoree

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Awards Authentic Founder & CEO Jennifer Zick a 2024 Women In Business Honoree

Minneapolis, MN, May 17, 2024 – The Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal (MSPBJ) today awarded Jennifer Zick, Founder & CEO of Authentic, as a 2024 Women in Business honoree at the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel. Jennifer’s speech entails the honor and gratitude she has for receiving this award.  "Thank you so much, Business Journal. What an honor. What a room full of beautiful people. I so gratefully accept this award on behalf of my amazing team at Authentic®! Thank you for your unwavering belief. To my husband who has been the best partner through the ups and downs, the thick and…
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Authentic Recognized on the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal’s Fast 50 List 

Authentic Recognized on the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal’s Fast 50 List 

Company debuts on the list at #16 October 26, 2023/ Minneapolis, MN - Authentic™ was recognized by the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal at #16 out of 50 fastest growing businesses in Minnesota. The Business Journal stated, "Authentic, which provides fractional chief marketing officers and was previously known as Authentic Brand, debuts on the Fast 50 List at No. 16, with a growth rate of 160.75% from 2020 to 2022. The Edina-based company saw revenue of nearly $3.4 million last year." The company was recognized at a reception for all list makers at U.S. Bank Stadium’s Polaris Club and…
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We are Authentic.

We are Authentic.

A special message from Founder and CEO, Jennifer Zick:  https://youtu.be/18RwESP_Noo Authentic Brand was a pioneer in the Fractional CMO category when it launched in 2017. Today, over six years later, we’ve announced a new name that will carry us into our future: Authentic. Why the change?  Aside from the beautiful simplicity of the word itself, the Authentic name anchors our brand to help us better position our current offering - as the premier national provider of Fractional CMO leadership for growing businesses.  Our unique model has always combined Marketers + Methodology + Mindshare to help growing businesses Overcome Random Acts…
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Authentic Selected as Fast 50 Honoree by Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal

Authentic Selected as Fast 50 Honoree by Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal

Annual List Recognizes the Twin Cities’ Fastest Growing Private Companies August 31, 2023 / Minneapolis, MN - Authentic was named a Fast 50 Honoree by the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal.   The annual Fast 50 list recognizes Twin Cities-based privately held companies with the fastest revenue growth for the past three years. This year’s list includes companies with revenue growth between 2020 - 2022.  To be eligible for the Fast 50, companies must be independently owned, privately held, for-profit businesses headquartered in the Twin Cities 24-county metro area. They also must have year-over-year revenue growth for each of the…
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