Gillian began her career at 21 as a professional dancer and actor. For 20 years she toured Europe and North America on stage, as well as performing in TV series, movies and hundreds of commercials. In 2004, she joined Cirque du Soleil as a casting scout and advisor, working on productions such as ‘The Bealtes’ Love’. In 2012, she became the Creative Director of Cirque du Soleil Media, overseeing projects for film, television and VR/AR; including the Emmy-award winning VR short KURIOS, the Netflix show Luna Petunia and Movi Kanti Revo for google chrome. In 2018, Gillian founded the innovation agency Kite Parade with her husband, Erik Iversen.