Bio for Speaking Engagements
An entrepreneurial success story and founder of 5-multimillion-dollar companies, Phil M Jones is Strategic Advisor to pioneering leaders of the world’s biggest brands. The author of 7 best-selling books including the “Exactly” Book Series with over 2 million copies sold, he is the Producer of the “Most Listened To” Audiobook of all time and Innovator of the highly coveted “How to Persuade” audible production. To date, more than 800 different industries, across 59 countries and 5 continents have benefited from his input. Phil recently joined a long list of global leaders who serve in residence at High Point University’s Access to Innovators Program. The program at HPU connects students with industry leaders for networking and mentorship opportunities. He joins Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak, Netflix Co-Founder Marc Randolph and many others.
About Phil M Jones
Exactly Like...Nobody Else
Phil M Jones is one of the world’s leading authorities on influence, persuasion, and the language of human decision making.
As the author of the global phenomenon Exactly What to Say®, Phil’s work has reached over 3 million people worldwide, been translated into dozens of languages, and adopted by organizations across more than 800 industries in over 60 countries. His ideas are trusted not because they sound good, but because they work in the moments that matter most: sales conversations, leadership decisions, negotiations, and all high-stakes human interactions.
Phil is widely recognized for his ability to distill complex human behavior into practical, repeatable frameworks that professionals can apply immediately. His flagship concepts around knowing Exactly What to Say, When to Say it, and How to Make It Count, have become embedded in leadership development, sales training, healthcare communication, financial services, and executive performance worldwide.
Beyond the stage, Phil serves as a strategic advisor to senior leaders and global brands, helping organizations identify their most critical conversations and engineer the language required to improve outcomes. His counsel is sought not only by executives, but by other thought leaders who value precision, clarity, and real-world application over theory.
An accomplished entrepreneur, Phil has founded and scaled five multi-milliondollar companies, including Orange & Gray, a market-leading communications agency. He has also produced the most-listened-to non-fiction audiobook of all time, and is the innovator behind the acclaimed How to Persuade Audible production.
Phil is one of fewer than 200 living members of the National Speakers Association Hall of Fame, a distinction reserved for speakers who have made a lasting global impact on the profession. He also serves in residence at High Point University’s Access to Innovators Program, alongside leaders such as Steve Wozniak and Marc Randolph, where he mentors and advises the next generation of global innovators.
Whether delivering a keynote to thousands or advising leadership teams behind closed doors, Phil’s mission remains the same: to help great people get better, by transforming the conversations that shape results.
