Phylecia Jones | SpeakerHub

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Phylecia Jones is a US TV money expert, TEDx speaker, emcee, STEM advocate and Founder of iFind You Close helping speakers research and book more stages across the globe. She started her business career as a Budgetologist and has challenged hundreds of audiences to have a mindset shift when it comes to reaching success, the influence of math and the power of choices.

After being featured on stages in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, inspiring business owners on budgeting, money management and marketing, Phylecia realized the power of using the stage as a way of marketing to grow a business and brand. As the Founder of iFind You Close, she is bringing over 18 years of research, analytics and entrepreneurship experience to those who want to use public speaking to share the message of their company, business or brand.

Phylecia holds a degree in Computer Science, a Masters Degree in Systems Engineering and is a former scientist for the US Navy. She has had the honor of presenting on such platforms as TEDx CherryCreek, NPR TED Radio Hour, NBC 9 News, Women in Travel Summit, FinCon, iThemes and a host of organizations that trust her ability to educate, inspire and transform. Phylecia is currently the personal finance and money expert on the nationally syndicated show Daily Blast Live and will be featured in the upcoming documentary The Gatekeeper: Math in America.

When Phylecia isn’t deep into researching the internet, she blogs about her eclectic list of ever-growing life experiences including travel, baton twirling, performing with a circus, RVing across the USA, being a professional cheerleader and achieving 100hrs towards being a yacht captain.

Current position (3)

STEM Advocate, Event Emcee and TEDx Speaker

Keep Up with Mrs. Jones LLC

Founder & Lead Researcher

iFind You Close Research Group

On Air Money Personal Finance Contributor

Daily Blast Live TV

Degrees (2)

MS Systems Engineering

Naval Postgraudate School

2010 to 2012

BS Computer Science

Morris Brown College

1996 to 2001

Presentations

Presentations (4)

Why Your Seat Belongs at the Table

Women account for less than 20% in tech careers and more women are leaving each day. The ups and downs can be many, but it must take a village to realize that women belong and are needed at tables around the globe to be a part of the future of innovation. After 18+ years of being a woman of color in STEM, tech and entrepreneurship, and with a dash of how waterproof mascara is the secret weapon to keeping it all together, Phylecia wants to share the message, and lessons learned, of how a career in STEM can change the doors that are opened, the unseen economic benefits and why women are in the driver's seat to change the world of technology.

Audience Takeaways:
1. Why obscurity is the biggest challenge facing a career in tech
2. How to build credibility that will attract the right opportunities
3. Lessons learned from entrepreneurship
4. How to face failure with grace and kindness
5. What it will take each day to keep going

Money Management Moves for the Profitable Woman in Business

Making and managing money is sexy… especially if you are on the path to profitability! With women owning 4 out of every 10 businesses in the United States, the next step to sustaining the meteoric rise in women entrepreneurship is guaranteeing that money and profits are managed successfully. In this session, national TV Budgetologist and Founder of iFind You Close, Phylecia Jones, will lead a highly energetic talk on money, business, budgeting and personal finances for the successful businesswoman. You will leave with your big girl pants pulled on and strutting in the CFO shoes your business is craving! Phylecia will breakdown the core principles it takes to have a big wake-up call when it comes to money. You will walk away with a simple, and powerful, action plan to instantly get started with a business budget and spend plan.

Marketing, Managing and Moving a Profitable Business Forward

In crowded markets, more and more people, brands and businesses are looking for credibility… and it is going to take everything you have to make it happen! With business owners spending an average $48,000 over three years to launch and maxing out budgets daily, it will take creativity, focus and determination to keep the doors open longer. If reaching success and making an impact is a milestone, then consistently marketing in the right places and managing business systems is the key to moving forward and to profit. With humor, a story on how mascara is the secret weapon to entrepreneurship, and over 18+ years of business, research and engineering experience, Phylecia Jones will break down the steps to managing business finances, deliver the truth on growing a brand, methods to stay relevant in fast changing markets and how to leverage to gain credibility.

Speak to Market: Getting on Stage to Grow Your Business, Authority and Trust

In crowded markets more and more people, brands and businesses are looking for credibility and those who speak… wins! Using public speaking to market a business has the ability to close the know, like and trust factor faster than many highly budgeted ad or media marketing campaigns. With over 5000+ events happening each day, across numerous industries, this method of marketing words for any size business. If building authority and making an impact is a milestone, then consistently getting in front of organizations, audiences and decisions makers can be obtained easier than expected. In this session, Phylecia Jones brings over 18+ years of business, research and engineering to break down why speaking works when it comes to marketing, how to craft a speaking campaign to put a face in front of your target market, several methods to get on stage fast and how to leverage your brand recognition and credibility.

Past talks (6)

Event Emcee & Panel Moderator

LadyCoders Conference

Denver, CO

April 4, 2019

Event Emcee & Panel Moderator

2019 Summer Summit

Denver, CO

June 14, 2019

A Travelers Guide to Money, Budgeting and Business

2019 Women in Travel Summit

Portland, ME