2019 Session Speaker

Tammylynne Jonas

Self Esteem Brands

Sessions

Tammylynne Jonas (TLJ) is a seasoned digital and technology executive with almost 20 years of experience leading large, multi-national teams. TLJ is the Global CIO for Self Esteem Brands, the parent company for Anytime Fitness. In this role, TLJ has responsibility for multiple franchise brands, with almost 5000 locations across the globe. She owns development, infrastructure, security and data/ analytics. From 2017-2019, TLJ was the CIO for Holiday Companies, a $4B convenience store chain, with over 520 locations domestically. During this time, TLJ also held global leadership positions for Couche-Tard ($65B), the world’s second largest c-store retailer based in Quebec. TLJ spent 15 years at Kohl’s Department Stores ($19B), a 1200 store mid-tier department store chain. TLJ held multiple leadership positions in the digital, technology and operations teams. Prior to Kohl’s, she spent time consulting for Accenture ($120B). TLJ holds an Executive MBA in International Business from Marquette University, and has undergraduate degrees in Math, English and Spanish. TLJ sits on the Board of Directors for the MN Better Business Bureau, the Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota, and is a volunteer for the Girl Scouts. In 2019, TLJ was named a finalist for “CIO of the Year” in the Minneapolis- St. Paul Business Journal. In addition, she was named a finalist in the “Wavemaker of the Year” by Team Women, to be announced in October. In 2017, she was named “Young Alumna of the Year” by Marquette University. In 2015, she was named “40 Under 40” by the Milwaukee Business Journal. TLJ resides in Medina, Minnesota with her husband and 3 kids: 10, 7 and 4.