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

Blog Posts

Top Female Speakers: Impactful Voices Redefining Leadership, Resilience, and Innovation

Why are top female speakers some of the most transformative voices on stage? Because leadership today isn’t about titles. It’s about impact.

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Olympian Apolo Ohno Insights on Resilience, Health & Well-Being

Olympian Apolo Ohno shares actionable strategies to cultivate resilience, boost health, and master pivots in business and life on The Keynote Curators Podcast.

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Celebrating Disability Pride Month with Stories That Transform

Celebrate Disability Pride Month by harnessing resilience, inclusive storytelling, and actionable frameworks to redefine possibility and inspire transformation.

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Embrace the Risk: How Creativity Thrives on Experiments

Learn from marketing provocateur Seth Godin why true creativity demands risk-taking, failed experiments, and new systems to drive innovation.

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Voices That Ignite Change: Sustainability and Climate Change Speakers Who Inspire Action

Why These Voices Matter Right Now Why are sustainability and climate change speakers so important right now? Well, picture this: you're sitting at an event, sipping your coffee, when someone steps on stage and starts...

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Unlocking Trust and Loyalty & Build Better Relationships with Barb Betts

Discover Barb Betts’ proven frameworks for turning transactions into trust, loyalty, and driving business growth through authentic relationships.

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