Nona Jones is a rare combination of preacher,\xa0business executive,\xa0author, and\xa0entrepreneur. In\xa0her day job she serves as the Head of\xa0North America Community Partnerships and\xa0Global Faith-Based Partnerships at Facebook. She is\xa0the\xa0bestselling\xa0author of two books; Success from the\xa0Inside Out, chronicling her unlikely story of success after a childhood filled with physical and\xa0sexual abuse, and\xa0From\xa0Social Media to Social Ministry, the\xa0globally acclaimed guide to digital\xa0discipleship for churches. Since being licensed into the gospel ministry at the age of 17, Nona has preached around the\xa0world.\xa0As a business executive and entrepreneur, she has been profiled by ESSENCE Magazine as\xa0an \u201cUnder 40 Woman to Watch\u201d and Florida Trend Magazine as one of Florida\u2019s \u201c30-Something\xa0All Stars.\u201d\xa0She holds a Bachelor in Communications and Master of Business Administration from\xa0the University of Florida where she has been recognized as an Outstanding Young Alumnus and\xa0she has completed graduate studies at the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation.She is\xa0the Founder of Faith & Prejudice, a social justice organization bringing the\xa0churches across\xa0North America together to dismantle systemic racism. She is\xa0a graduate of Leadership Florida\xa0and the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program, a joint initiative of President George W. Bush\xa0and President Bill Clinton. Her civic engagement includesT he Links, Incorporated,\xa0Alpha Kappa\xa0Alpha Sorority, Inc.,\xa0and\xa0the University of Florida Digital\xa0Advisory Council. She and her husband, Pastor Tim, lead Open Door Ministries in Gainesville, FL and are the proud\xa0parents of two boys, Timothy, Jr.\xa0and Isaac,\xa0and\xa0two girls,\xa0Goldendoodle\xa0Shiloh\xa0and\xa0Standard\xa0Poodle Sydney.\nFollow Nona on Facebook, Instagram and You Tube at @nonanotnora.\nThe A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.\nStay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen. \xa0On Clubhouse @loriadbr. Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook on Twitter at @loriadbr https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coaching\nIf you are facing some big decisions, here is a pro tip that helps.\nMentioned in this episode:\nDo you want to go deeper?\nJoin us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!\nPatreon\nJoin Difference Makers\nJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.\nPatreon\nThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices