2025 Notable Leaders in Marketing

Visionary marketers can shape the strategy, community engagement, and core identity of a business, and these 25 marketing leaders live up to that definition. Their work often leads to unique partnerships, new market reach, and greater digital impact. Across channels and in close collaboration with clients, these creatives bring important work to the public eye in fresh and engaging ways.

Methodology: The individuals featured did not pay to be included. Their profiles were drawn from nomination materials. This list is not comprehensive; it includes only people who were nominated and accepted after editorial review. To qualify for this list, individuals must have at least five years of experience in their field and have shown the ability to effect change in their roles or areas of practice.

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2025 Notable Leaders in Marketing

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Mariana Quiroga

Mariana Quiroga

Senior director of marketing, Children’s Minnesota
Mariana Quiroga helped lead Children’s Minnesota’s 2024 “Raise ’Em Up” brand campaign, an initiative aimed at enhancing the Twin Cities-based health system’s brand presence and improving consumer and health care
Tim Schober

Tim Schober

Senior director of corporate and public relations, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities
Tim Schober has transformed how the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities engage with the community through a blend of creativity and strategic thinking. He has redefined what
Jamie Sjoquist

Jamie Sjoquist

Vice president and head of retail marketing, UNFI
Over the past 18 months, Jamie Sjoquist has led United Natural Food Inc.’s full-scale transformation of the Cub brand. As the mind behind the Stillwater-based Cub’s new brand platform, Shop
Jessica Stejskal

Jessica Stejskal

Senior vice president of marketing, Bridgewater Bank
As Bridgewater Bank’s first official marketing hire, Jessica Stejskal oversees communications, marketing strategy and execution, and public relations, and has built the department from the ground up. In her 11
Kathryn Sutton

Kathryn Sutton

Deputy director of marketing, Explore Minnesota
Kathryn Sutton has led marketing efforts for Explore Minnesota by recognizing tourism as a gateway to broader economic growth. She reshaped the St. Paul-based agency’s role, positioning Minnesota as a
Rebecca Talbot

Rebecca Talbot

Vice president of marketing, The Malco Group
Rebecca Talbot’s marketing leadership has helped grow The Malco Group into a top industry player in the HVACR and building construction industry. Her work paved the way for Malco Tools
Catherine Higgins Whiteside

Catherine Higgins Whiteside

Senior vice president of marketing/communications, Sunrise Banks
Catherine Higgins Whiteside has made a big impact on marketing and communications at Sunrise Banks, modernizing the team’s operations and strengthening the St. Paul-based bank’s brand through storytelling, marketing initiatives,