Nona Jones

Nona Jones is a rare combination of business executive, bestselling author, global speaker, and entrepreneur. She is the Founder and CEO of Inside Out Leadership, where her team helps individuals and organizations unleash the power of resilient leadership.

Jones has held multiple senior executive roles, including Chief Content & Partnerships Officer at YouVersion, Head of Global Faith Partnerships at Meta, and Chief External Affairs Officer for PACE Center for Girls. She is the bestselling author of "The Gift of Rejection," "Killing Comparison," and "Success from the Inside Out."

Jones is a sought after speaker on the topics of emotional resilience, leadership, and hope in uncertainty who has delivered standing ovation keynotes for Black Enterprise Magazine, US Bank, the United Nations, the United States Attorney General, and more. Jones has been profiled by ESSENCE Magazine as an “Under 40 Woman to Watch” and Florida Trend Magazine as one of Florida’s “30-Something All Stars.” She has been featured on Good Morning America, the Tamron Hall Show, and is a regular co-host of Better Together on TBN.

She is a graduate of Leadership Florida and the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program, a joint initiative of President George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton. She serves on the boards of Gloo, Christianity Today Magazine, Salvation Army of North America, and Holy Post Media Company.

She holds a Bachelor of Communication and Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida where she has been recognized as an Outstanding Young Alumnus. She has completed executive studies at the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation. Her civic engagement includes The Links, Incorporated, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Jack & Jill.