1994 Arthur Andersen’s Top 25 Business Award
1995 Selected by The White House to participate in the Midwest Region Economic Conference where she met President Bill Clinton
1995 SBA’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the State of Missouri
1995 SBA’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the entire Midwest Region
1996 Jaycees 10 Outstanding Young St. Louisans
1996 Opening of 22 Property Management Co. with her husband Matt Williams
1996 St. Louis Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Recipient
1997 Maplewood Special Business District Board Member
1997 Maplewood’s Business Person of the Year
1998 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
1999 Finalist for the SBA’s Women in Business Advocate of the Year
2000 Founding Member and Board Member of National Closet Group
2000 Listed as one of the top 100 Fastest Growing Woodworking Companies in the United States by Wood and Wood Products (ten years in a row)
2005 25th Anniversary Board Member for The Magic House
2005 Named “St. Louisan of the Year” by Bill McClellan, St. Louis Post Dispatch
2006 Honorary Chairperson for the BJC Friends of Wings Brunch
2007 Honorary Board Friends of Wings
2007 Keynote Speaker for Maplewood’s Women’s History Month
2007 St. Louis Business Journal Top 25 Most Influential Businesswoman Award
2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
2007 Awarded the Maplewood “Key to the City” for revitalization of the new building for Saint Louis Closet Co. with Green Building elements
2007 On August 23, 2007, Representative Margaret Donnelly of District 73 signed a Missouri House of Representatives resolution recognizing Williams for her success as a business woman in Missouri as well as recognizing her tireless charitable efforts
2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
2008 eWomen Network Femtor Honoree
2008 Named President of the Friends of Wings Honorary Board
2009 YWCA Leader of Distinction Award Recipient
2009 Girl Scouts of America Women of Distinction Award Recipient
2009 Named to the Fontbonne University Board of Trustees
2009 Saint Louis Closet Co. received WBE Certification
2010 Small Business Administration’s Entrepreneurial Success Award
2010 Inducted into the Kirkwood High School Hall of Fame
2010 Inducted into SLU’s Smurfit-Stone Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame
2011 Saint Louis Closet Co. owner Jennifer Williams was featured as one of the country’s nine “Market Leaders” by Wood & Wood Products Magazine
2011 Saint Louis Closet Co. came in 2nd place in the category of “Best Customer Service” on the Ladue News Platinum List Awards
2011 Owner Jennifer Williams named one of St. Louis Small Business Monthly’s “100 St. Louisans You Should Know!”
2012 Saint Louis Closet Co. swept the “Closet Design” category at the AT Home Magazine Designer & Architect Awards. SLCC Designers took home 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.
2013 Jennifer Williams named to Saint Louis University Women’s Entrepreneurship Focus Group & Cabinet
2014 Jennifer Williams selected to be the Judge of John Cook School of Business Center for Entrepreneurship at Saint Louis University Entrepreneurial Alumni Hall of Fame Awards
2019 Jennifer and her team started Closets For a Cause, recognizing, supporting, and donating to local charities
2020 Jennifer was featured in Thrive Global
2020 Jennifer was featured in Authority Magazine
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Winner of HOUZZ Best of Customer Service Award
