Access to Innovators Phil M. Jones

Mentoring is taken to the next level through HPU’s Access to Innovators program. Regularly, global leaders and industry experts visit campus to share wisdom and successful business methods with our students.

On March 13, political science and international relations students met with HPU’s Persuasion Expert in Residence, Phil M. Jones. Jones, a motivational business speaker and international bestselling author, guided students through persuasive communication techniques in diplomacy. For ninety minutes, students pitched a variety of US and foreign relation scenarios to Jones so that he could walk them through what an effective, persuasive conversation should look like.

Joe Maronski, a senior majoring in journalism and political science and minoring in Italian Studies, really enjoyed the opportunity to connect with Jones. “It was very impactful for an In Residence member to come to our class,” Maronski says. “Being able to hear how Political Science can intersect with other disciplines like persuasion was an amazing experience.”