Kauffman Foundation


The Kauffman Foundation, founded by Ewing Marion Kauffman, is the leading entrepreneurial foundation in the world.

JGrill Consulting served as a public policy and affairs consultant with the Kauffman Foundation, working on city, state and federal issues, policy research, policy monitoring, strategic planning, targeted outreach, coalition and relationship building.

JGrill Consulting’s major success with the Kauffman Foundation was from 2013-2018, where Jason Grill helped start and lead the creation, strategy and policymaker outreach/interaction for the annual Mayors Conference on Entrepreneurship, which brought together hundreds of Mayors, entrepreneurs and startup leaders from across the country. During this period the Mayors Conference on Entrepreneurship took place in Kansas City, MO (2013), Louisville, KY (2014), Albuquerque, NM (2015), St. Petersburg, FL (2016), Oakland, CA (2017), and a second time in Kansas City, MO (2018).

In addition to the annual Mayors Conference on Entrepreneurship, JGrill Consulting assisted on the creation and implementation of numerous Mayors Summit’s throughout the country. These summits took place in Minneapolis, MN, Cedar Rapids, IA, Little Rock, AR and Knoxville, TN. These events focused on regional efforts to connect Mayors and entrepreneurs.

JGrill Consulting also assisted on creation and implementation on state focused gatherings with organizations like the Council of State Governments and National Governors Association. Strategic policy monitoring on the state level, as well as research and review of policy trends affecting entrepreneurs and startup growth took place.

Additionally, JGrill Consulting conducted policy research and advised on federal level issues revolving around entrepreneur policy and policymaker understanding and interaction with these issues.

JGrill Consulting tackled and advised on various issues on the local, state and federal level, which involved the key intersections between policymakers, entrepreneurship, startups and policy.


Major Focus Areas

  • Public Policy

  • Public Affairs

  • Government Affairs

  • Policy and Policymaker Research

  • Strategic Outreach

  • Advocacy Strategy / Implementation

  • Relationship Management

  • Local, State and Federal Level

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