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Biography

Jill Schlesinger, CFP®, is the Emmy Award and Gracie Award-winning Business Analyst for CBS News, where she translates complicated business and economic news into understandable, relatable topics for everyday viewers and listeners. She covers the economy, markets, investing and anything else with a dollar sign on TV, on the “Jill on Money” podcast, radio (including her nationally syndicated show, “Jill on Money”, which won the 2018 and 2021 Gracie Award for Best National Talk Show), the web and her blog, “Jill on Money.” Jill also won a 2018 Personal Finance Reporting Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)/National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE).

Prior to her second career at CBS, Jill spent 14 years as the co-owner and Chief Investment Officer for an independent investment advisory firm. She began her career as a self-employed options trader on the Commodities Exchange of New York, following her graduation from Brown University. Jill’s second book, The Great Money Reset, was published in January 2023 by St. Martin’s Press, and her first book, The Dumb Things Smart People Do With Their Money, was published in February 2019 by Ballantine Books.

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Global Economics/Employment Trends/Financial Markets

A discussion on how big picture trends impact every business and how to make sense of the headlines to educate and motivate your organization.

Power and Influence: Personal Brand and Communication

A discussion on how to communicate effectively, the importance of one’s personal brand and other ways to become more successful.

Authentic Women: Navigating Your Career While Being True to Yourself

An exploration of the choices successful women make every day and how to expand influence and power as the corporate pyramid narrows.

Take Charge of Your Finances

This topic addresses the core concepts in managing your own money, uncovering the emotional aspects to money and explaining why most financial plans fail and how to build an actionable and sound financial plan.

Booksby Jill Schlesinger

The Great Money Reset

The Great Money Reset

The Dumb Things Smart People Do With Their Money: Thirteen Ways to Right Your Financial Wrongs

The Dumb Things Smart People Do With Their Money: Thirteen Ways to Right Your Financial Wrongs

Insights from Jill Schlesinger

Watch our full conversation here: Mastering Your Financial and Leadership Skills

"Money isn’t just numbers—it’s shame, fear, and hope. My role? The nonjudgmental ‘cool aunt’ helping people move forward."

- Jill Schlesinger

"People wanted permission to do something different with their lives (...) We gave them guardrails to make considered decisions without blowing up their finances."

- Jill Schlesinger

"Good speakers connect in ways that surprise audiences. Bad ones? They’re like doctors who flaunt IQ but lack empathy."

- Jill Schlesinger

"Locking in on one listener’s question makes me better at my CBS job—it forces me to communicate in ways people actually absorb."

- Jill Schlesinger

“The job of the moderator is to bring out the best in the speaker—not to showcase their own expertise.”

- Jill Schlesinger

"The art of bringing an audience to life is half science, half art. (...) You need to bring the content and make it live."

- Jill Schlesinger

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