Financial Behavior Coach  ·  Speaker  ·  Legacy Builder

Strong Roots. Strong Investments. Strong Legacy.

90% of business owners are out of business within the first 90 days — it just takes them 7 years to realize it. And their families pay the price.

Jerilyn Strong is a financial educator, tax strategist, and legacy builder on a mission to equip American families with the knowledge, structure, and strategy to protect what they build — and pass it forward for generations.

$863M+ In Client Tax Savings
62+ Companies Served as CFO & Board Advisor
25+ Years · Tax · Real Estate · CFO
Jerilyn Strong — Wealth Strategist and Speaker
Jerilyn Strong America's Financial Behavior Coach · Speaker · Legacy Builder

"What you don't know will cost you.
Ignorance is expensive — it is the most costly thing you will ever pay for in your lifetime."

— Jerilyn Strong  ·  America's Financial Behavior Coach

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What you don't know will cost you. Ignorance is the most expensive thing you will ever pay for in your lifetime.

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What is your true purpose for money — beyond money itself?

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Strong Roots. Strong Investments. Strong Legacy. This is not a slogan. It is a system.

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Behind every business is a family. Behind every family is a future worth protecting. That is why I show up.

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Financial structure is not a luxury. It is a shield. And every American family deserves one.

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I don't trade in opinions. I operate in evidence. Science doesn't care about your feelings — but your feelings are costing you money.

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90% of business owners are out of business in the first 90 days. It just takes them 7 years to realize it. And their families pay the price.

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A warrior doesn't wait to be ready. She gets ready while she fights. That is how I have lived every chapter of my life.

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The gap between where you are and where you deserve to be is education. I am here to close that gap — for every family, in every community.

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Jerilyn Strong

"My great-great grandfather Dr. James Walter Strong built things that outlasted him. That is what I teach."

About Jerilyn

She Doesn't Just Talk About Wealth.
She Protects It.

"What is your true purpose for money — beyond money itself?"

Jerilyn Strong is America's Financial Behavior Coach — a scientist, warrior, and educator with over 25 years at the intersection of tax strategy, behavioral finance, real estate investing, and C-Suite leadership. She speaks every financial language. She tells the truth. She shows up. And she does not wait for permission.

She believes the American Dream belongs to every family — not just the wealthy, not just the connected, not just those who already know the rules. Her mission is to educate and equip American families with the financial knowledge, tax strategy, and generational structure that protects what they spend their lives building.

Her name is not a rebrand. It is a declaration. Strong is what she builds — for families, for communities, and for every generation that follows.

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The Science Behind the Strategy

I Studied Living Systems.
Now I Study Financial Ones.

Jerilyn's path to finance started in science. She studied microbiology — driven by a lifelong love of how systems work, how they fail, and how they heal. She once planned to become a veterinarian. Or a biology teacher. What she became instead was rarer: a scientist who teaches the science of money.

The same principles that govern living systems — cause and effect, structure, inputs and outputs, environmental adaptation — govern financial systems too. Jerilyn applies the rigor of academic science to financial behavior, drawing on evidence-based frameworks from economists like Eugene Fama and Harry Markowitz, including Modern Portfolio Theory, to teach clients how to invest like scientists — not speculators.

This is not opinion. This is not trend-chasing. This is evidence-based financial coaching — where decisions are calculated, measured, and tracked like any other scientific experiment.

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Evidence-Based, Not Opinion-Based

Financial decisions backed by academic research, not market noise. Fama. Markowitz. Modern Portfolio Theory. The science that actually works — translated into language every family can understand and act on.

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Structure Determines Outcome

In biology, a cell's structure determines its function. In finance, a business's structure determines its outcome. Change the structure, change the result. This is cause and effect — not luck.

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The Coach Measures Performance

The gap in financial education is not information — it is accountability. Jerilyn's coaching model measures client progress over time. Not inspiration. Not motivation. Measurable movement. That is the difference between a speaker and a coach.

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Behavioral Finance — The Human Variable

Every financial decision is an emotional decision first. Human bias, fear, scarcity programming, and cultural conditioning are the most expensive variables in any financial equation. Jerilyn teaches clients to see — and correct — their own behavioral patterns.

The American Dream

For American Families.
For Every Generation.
For the Dream They Deserve.

The American Dream was never just about the house, the white picket fence, or the happy family from a 1950s photograph. Jerilyn knows life. Life is messy. She has been to 27 different schools. She grew up with a single mother. She knows what it means to build something from nothing — and to lose it and build again.

Her dream is bigger than her family. It is the communities, the systems, the extended families, the professionals — everything that determines the life the next generation will have. The more American families she can equip, the better world her own family inherits. Money and economy are what make this country move. Understanding them is not optional — it is survival.

Everyone came to America to build. To be free. To choose. Jerilyn carries that American spirit — and the legacy of her great-great-grandfather Dr. James Walter Strong — into every room, every stage, and every family she serves.

Jerilyn Strong speaking at the American Dream Experience
American Dream Experience Live Event
Who Is This For?

Jerilyn Speaks Your Language.
Whichever One That Is.

She has spent 25 years at the intersection of tax, real estate, M&A, behavioral finance, and C-Suite leadership. Whatever room she walks into — she already knows your financial language, your blind spots, and your biggest opportunity.

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Real Estate Investors
"Your portfolio is growing. Is your structure protecting it?"

Most real estate investors build wealth in the asset and lose it in the structure. Wrong entity, wrong vesting, wrong tax election — and years of gain disappear. Jerilyn fixes that.

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Military & Veteran Families
"You protected this country. Who is protecting your family's financial future?"

Service members deploy. Families stay behind. The financial vulnerability doesn't go overseas — it stays home. Jerilyn is committed to giving military families the wealth defense they have earned and deserve.

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Entrepreneurs & Business Owners
"You built the business. Now let's build the defense."

90% of business owners are out of business in the first 90 days. It just takes 7 years to realize it. Jerilyn helps entrepreneurs see what they cannot see — before it costs them everything.

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American Families
"Your parents didn't know. Your kids shouldn't have to learn the hard way."

Three generations of Americans are facing a compounding financial crisis — retirement, Social Security, pensions, education costs. Jerilyn is here to break the cycle before it breaks the next generation.

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Corporate & C-Suite Leaders
"The C-Suite thinks differently about money. Let's make sure you do too."

Financial leadership is not just for Fortune 500 companies. Jerilyn brings C-Suite financial discipline — board governance, CFO thinking, and capital strategy — to business owners who are ready to operate at the next level.

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Community & Faith Organizations
"Financial literacy is not a privilege. It is a right. And we are here to make it accessible."

Jerilyn partners with community organizations, faith communities, and nonprofits to bring free, practical financial education to the families that the system was never designed to serve.

Speaking Topics

Built for Stages That Demand
More Than Motivation

Jerilyn educates audiences on the one thing most financial professionals never address: the gap between earning money and keeping it. Her talks equip families, business owners, real estate investors, and community organizations with practical knowledge they can act on immediately.

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From Handcuffs to Legacy

The truth about why high-earning entrepreneurs remain financially exposed — and the structural shifts that separate earners from legacy builders.

KeynotesTEDxConferences
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The Defense of Wealth

Most business owners play offense exclusively. Jerilyn teaches the forgotten side — how to protect, structure, and keep what you earn through tax strategy and entity design.

Business OwnersReal EstateWorkshops
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The Cause & Effect Science of Wealth

Structure determines outcome. Inputs drive results. Inefficiencies can be corrected. A framework-first approach to wealth not dependent on luck or timing.

CorporateVeteransPanels
Signature Talk

From Handcuffs to Legacy
The Truth About Protecting What You Earn

A powerful, story-driven keynote that confronts the #1 blind spot of every high-earning entrepreneur: they have mastered making money, but never built the defense to keep it.

  • Why income is not the same as wealth — and what the difference quietly costs you
  • The structural shifts that separate earners from generational legacy builders
  • What Jerilyn's great-great grandfather built in 1874 — and what it means for your family today
  • The one question that permanently changes how audiences think about money
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The Framework

The Cause & Effect
Science of Wealth

Every financial outcome has a structural cause. Jerilyn's framework makes the invisible visible — so you can correct what is actually breaking your wealth.

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Structure Determines Outcome

How your business and assets are legally organized determines everything — tax liability, asset protection, and what passes to the next generation.

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Inputs Drive Results

Entity choices, compensation strategy, tax planning — these are daily inputs. Change the inputs and you change the outcome. Cause and effect, not luck.

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Inefficiencies Can Be Corrected

Most wealth loss is not from bad investments. It is from uncorrected structural inefficiencies — silent leaks that compound until someone finally fixes them.

Upcoming Events

Catch Jerilyn
Live on Stage

Jerilyn speaks across the country at conferences, real estate networks, veteran organizations, and community events. Each appearance is an opportunity to bring real wealth strategy to a new audience.

Want Jerilyn at your event? Use the booking form below to start the conversation.

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Jun 20
TEDx-Style Keynote
Chicago, Illinois
Paid Speaking Engagement
Jul TBD
Real Estate Investor Networking Talk
Solano County, California
Solano Wealth Builders Network
Jul TBD
Real Estate Investor Networking Talk
Northern California
Real Estate Networking Event
2026 Open
Accepting Bookings — Fall 2026
Nationwide · Virtual or In-Person
Keynotes · Workshops · Panels

* Dates subject to confirmation. Contact for full availability calendar.

Community & Mission

Wealth Strategy
Is About People.
Always.

Jerilyn's work does not stop at the boardroom. She believes that real legacy is built through service — to families, to communities, and to those who are too often left out of the wealth conversation.

She actively advocates for organizations that protect human dignity, restore opportunity, and build the financial foundation that every family deserves.

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Atlas Free
Anti-Sex Trafficking Advocate

Atlas Free is a global movement working with 140+ organizations across 67 countries to dismantle sex trafficking and restore survivors. Over 1.6 million people impacted since 2012. Jerilyn stands with this mission because every human being is priceless — not a dollar sign.

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Life After Life
Reentry & Second Chances

Supporting incarcerated individuals as they reenter civilian life — with the tools, structure, and financial foundation to build something real.

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Better Bridge
Free Financial Education for All

Better Bridge is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing free, practical financial education to individuals and families — no cost, no barriers. Jerilyn proudly advocates for their mission to build a debt-free America.

Who Jerilyn Serves

The Right Audience
Leaves Changed

Jerilyn speaks to American families, business owners, real estate investors, veterans, and community organizations who are ready to stop losing what they earn — and start building what lasts.

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American Families

Every family deserves financial protection, not just the wealthy. Jerilyn brings wealth strategy to the families building the American Dream every day.

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Entrepreneurs & Business Owners

High earners who are exposed without knowing it — and whose families depend on them getting the structure right.

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Military & Veteran Entrepreneurs

Those who served this country deserve to build lasting wealth here at home. Jerilyn is committed to this community.

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Real Estate Investors

Investors building portfolios without the tax and structure strategy to protect what they are accumulating.

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Conferences & Associations

Organizations that want a speaker who delivers measurable insight — not inspiration that fades by Monday.

Speaker Menu

Every Talk Built to
Move Audiences to Action

From TEDx-style keynotes to multi-day workshops — Jerilyn delivers financial education that changes how families, entrepreneurs, investors, and communities understand wealth, legacy, and the American Dream. All content is educational in nature and does not constitute financial or investment advice.

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TEDx-Style Talks
One big idea. 15–18 minutes. Unforgettable.
Signature
From Handcuffs to Legacy

The truth about why high-earning families are still financially exposed — and the structural shifts that create generational wealth.

15–18 MinKeynote · TEDx · Conference
Personal
What Is a Declaration?

The story of a name, a choice, and a mission. How one word — Strong — became the foundation of everything Jerilyn builds for families across America.

15–18 MinKeynote · Inspirational
Fan Favorite
How the IRS Became Your Silent Partner

Every business owner has a partner they never agreed to. This talk exposes the silent financial relationship most entrepreneurs don't know they're in — and how to renegotiate the terms.

15–18 MinKeynote · Conference
Unique
Baby Entity: Your Business Has a Birthday

Every entity has a birth date, an EIN, legal parents, a parenting plan, and growth stages. Most business owners have babies they're completely neglecting. This talk changes that — forever.

15–18 MinKeynote · Entrepreneur Events
American Dream
The American Dream Is Not Broken — It's Unprotected

The Dream isn't dead. It's just undefended. Jerilyn makes the case for why financial structure — not hard work alone — is what separates families who build generational wealth from those who start over every generation.

15–18 MinKeynote · Community Events
In Development
Strong Roots. Strong Investments. Strong Legacy.

A generational wealth keynote built around Jerilyn's signature framework — the three pillars every American family needs to build something that outlasts them.

15–20 MinKeynote · Family Events
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Panel Discussions
Expert perspective. Real conversation. No fluff.
High Demand
Top 3 Threats Every Entrepreneur Will Face

Tax exposure, structural vulnerability, and the succession gap. Jerilyn breaks down the three forces quietly working against every business owner — and what to do before it's too late.

30–60 MinPanel · Conference · Summit
Legal Focus
Contractor vs. Employee: The Misclassification Crisis

One wrong classification can cost a business owner tens of thousands in back taxes, penalties, and legal liability. This panel unpacks the most expensive HR mistake in America.

30–60 MinPanel · HR Events · Business Conferences
Investor Focus
Dismantling the Myths of Investing

Wall Street wants you confused. Jerilyn and her panel break down the most dangerous myths keeping everyday Americans from building real investment portfolios — and replace them with science-based principles.

45–60 MinPanel · Investor Events · Summits
In Development
The Retirement Reckoning: Three Generations, One Crisis

No pensions. No Social Security certainty. No financial education in schools. Jerilyn leads the conversation about what three generations of Americans are facing — and the structural solutions that still work.

45–60 MinPanel · Financial Summits · Community Events
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Podcast Appearances
Deep conversations. Strategic insights. Audiences that trust the host.
Signature
True Purpose for Money: The Question That Changes Everything

Jerilyn's signature conversation — exploring the deeper why behind wealth, legacy, and what it really means to protect the people you love.

30–60 MinBusiness · Wealth · Lifestyle Podcasts
Story-Driven
Baby Entity — Don't Neglect Your Business Like a Forgotten Child

The entity framework that changes how entrepreneurs think about their business structure — from birth certificate to exit strategy. One of Jerilyn's most memorable and shareable conversations.

30–45 MinEntrepreneur · Business · Legal Podcasts
High Engagement
The 90-Day Blind Spot Every Business Owner Has

90% of business owners are out of business in the first 90 days — it just takes 7 years to realize it. And their families pay the price. A conversation about what most entrepreneurs never see coming.

20–45 MinBusiness · Entrepreneurship Podcasts
Veteran Focus
Serve. Protect. Build. — Wealth Strategy for Military Families

A deeply personal conversation about why military families deserve better financial protection — and what Jerilyn is doing to give it to them.

30–60 MinMilitary · Veteran · Family Podcasts
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Seminars
Half-day to full-day. Deep education. Real takeaways.
Core Topic
Asset Protection & Entity Strategy

How to legally build a wall around what you've spent your life creating — through the right entity structure, insurance strategy, and asset separation framework.

2–4 HoursSeminar · Corporate · Business Groups
Core Topic
How the IRS Became Your Silent Partner — And How to Buy Them Out

A deep dive into tax strategy — from compliance to optimization. Covering entity structure, compensation planning, deduction strategy, and the moves most CPAs never tell you about.

2–4 HoursSeminar · Business Owners · Real Estate
Legal Focus
Entity Formation, Upgrades & Downgrades

The lifecycle of a business entity — when to form, when to upgrade, when to restructure, and when to dissolve. The decisions most business owners make by accident instead of by design.

2–3 HoursSeminar · Entrepreneurs · Operators
Real Estate
Top 10 Mistakes Real Estate Investors Make

From vesting issues to the wrong entity structure to missed depreciation — the ten decisions that cost real estate investors the most, with the corrections that change everything.

2–3 HoursSeminar · Real Estate Groups · Investor Networks
Legal Focus
Partnership Documents: The Contract That Protects Your Legacy

What happens to your business when a partner exits, dies, or divorces? The operating agreements, buy-sell agreements, and partnership structures that protect everyone — before crisis hits.

2–3 HoursSeminar · Business Partners · Operators
HR & Legal
Contractor vs. Employee — The $50,000 Decision

IRS misclassification is one of the most expensive mistakes a business owner can make. This seminar breaks down the rules, the risks, and the right structure — before the audit.

1–2 HoursSeminar · HR Groups · Business Owners
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Workshops & Masterminds
Interactive. Transformational. Built to create lasting change.
Flagship
The American Dream Experience — 2-Day Workshop

In partnership with Matson Money — a transformational two-day experience that aligns money to mission, introduces academic investing principles, and equips participants to build wealth with purpose and intention.

2 DaysIn-Person Workshop · Families · Entrepreneurs
Clarity Workshop
True Purpose for Money Workshop

A guided workshop that takes individuals and families through Jerilyn's signature question — "What is your true purpose for money?" — and builds a personal financial mission from the answer.

Half-DayWorkshop · Mastermind · Family Events
Unique Format
Baby Entity Mastermind

Participants bring their actual entities and walk through every stage of the entity lifecycle — formation documents, EIN, operating agreements, banking, tax elections, and growth strategy. Hands-on and immediately actionable.

Half to Full DayMastermind · Workshop · Entrepreneurs
Family Focus
Family Legacy Workshop Series — 4 Weeks

A four-week guided series for legacy families covering: true meaning of legacy, inheritance and the 85% problem, investment principles for all ages, and building an investor mindset across generations.

4 Weeks · 90 Min/SessionWorkshop Series · Legacy Families
Online
Investor Online Coaching Series

A structured online coaching series with Jerilyn and her team covering investment fundamentals, tax strategy, entity structure, and wealth defense — built for entrepreneurs who learn best in a cohort setting.

Multi-Week OnlineCoaching Series · Online · Teams
In Development
Dismantling the Myths of Investing — Workshop

An interactive workshop that challenges everything participants think they know about investing — and replaces those beliefs with academic, science-based principles that actually build wealth.

Half-DayWorkshop · Community Groups · Investors
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Summits & Multi-Day Events
Full experiences. Community-changing. Legacy-defining.
Flagship Event
Strong Roots Summit: Wealth, Legacy & the American Dream

Jerilyn's signature summit — bringing together entrepreneurs, families, real estate investors, veterans, and community leaders for a full-day experience on building wealth that outlasts a lifetime.

Full DaySummit · Families · Entrepreneurs · Veterans
Real Estate
Real Estate Investor Summit: Mistakes, Structures & Legacy

A full-day summit for real estate investors covering the top 10 mistakes, entity structure, tax strategy, asset protection, and how to turn a real estate portfolio into a generational legacy.

Full DaySummit · Real Estate Investors · Operators
Military
Military Family Wealth Summit: Serve. Protect. Build.

A dedicated summit for military families and veterans — covering wealth defense, entity strategy, VA benefit optimization, and the financial structure that honors their sacrifice and secures their future.

Full DaySummit · Military Families · VSOs
In Development
Next Generation Wealth Summit: Breaking the Inheritance Cycle

85% of inherited wealth is gone within 5–10 years. This summit educates the next generation — teens to young adults — on investor mindset, legacy thinking, and the financial skills the education system never taught them.

Full DaySummit · Youth · Families · Schools
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Behavioral Finance & The C-Suite Mind
The intersection of human psychology, money, and leadership.
Breakout Topic
The War Within: How Emotional Bias Is Costing You More Than Bad Investments

Every financial decision is an emotional decision first. Jerilyn unpacks the behavioral biases — confirmation bias, loss aversion, herd mentality — that quietly destroy financial outcomes for even the most intelligent business owners and families.

30–60 MinKeynote · Workshop · Corporate
Original Framework
Why Smart People Make Dumb Financial Decisions

It is not about intelligence. It is about awareness. Jerilyn teaches entrepreneurs how emotional decision-making patterns — formed in childhood and reinforced by culture — are driving their financial outcomes without their knowledge.

20–45 MinKeynote · Seminar · Podcast
C-Suite Focus
What Is a CFO? The C-Suite Role Every Business Owner Needs

Most business owners run million-dollar operations without the financial leadership infrastructure that protects them. Jerilyn defines the CFO role, what it actually does, and how entrepreneurs can access C-Suite level financial thinking — fractionally or fully.

30–60 MinSeminar · Corporate · Entrepreneur Events
Leadership
Running a Board: What Every Business Owner Needs Before They Need It

Board governance is not just for Fortune 500 companies. Jerilyn teaches entrepreneurs how to structure, seat, and run a board of advisors — creating the accountability infrastructure that protects the business and the family behind it.

30–45 MinSeminar · Mastermind · Corporate
IRS Authority
What Is an Enrolled Agent — And Why It Matters to You

Most people have never heard of an Enrolled Agent — but they should have. As one of fewer than 67,000 active EAs in the US, Jerilyn breaks down this federally-awarded credential, what it means, and why it is the highest level of tax authority available to American taxpayers.

15–30 MinSeminar · Financial Events · Community
Executive Focus
From Operator to Owner: How to Think Like a CFO in Your Own Business

The difference between a business that survives and one that thrives is financial leadership. Jerilyn teaches entrepreneurs how to step out of the operator role and into the ownership mindset — with the financial systems, reporting, and strategy of a true C-Suite executive.

45–60 MinSeminar · Workshop · Mastermind
Money Mindset & Magnetism
Rewiring the beliefs that keep wealth out of reach. Coming 2026.
Coming 2026
Money Magnetism: Rewiring the Beliefs That Keep Wealth Out of Reach

A workshop combining behavioral finance, self-guided meditation, and hypnotherapy-informed exercises to help participants identify and dismantle the limiting beliefs about money they have carried — often since childhood. Education-based. Transformational in impact.

Half to Full DayWorkshop · Retreat · Women's Events
Coming 2026
Limiting Beliefs & Legacy: The Hidden Force Destroying Generational Wealth

85% of inherited wealth is gone within 5–10 years — and the cause is not a lack of money. It is a lack of wealth identity. This workshop addresses the psychological and behavioral roots of why families lose what they inherit — and how to break the cycle before it starts.

Half-Day WorkshopWorkshop · Family Events · Legacy Families
Coming 2026
Bias Awareness & The Investor Mind

Human bias is the most expensive line item in any investment portfolio. Using behavioral finance principles and awareness-based exercises, this workshop teaches participants to recognize their own decision-making patterns — and replace reaction with intention.

Half-Day WorkshopWorkshop · Investor Groups · Corporate

All topics available for custom keynotes, panels, workshops, and corporate training. Contact Jerilyn to discuss the right format for your event.

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What Others Say

Results That
Speak for Themselves

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Working with Jerilyn helped me cut six figures in taxes and finally pay myself — without sacrificing my family.

T. Brooks
Real Estate Investor
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I thought I had a business. Jerilyn showed me how to run it like a real CEO — and save over $100K in taxes doing it.

Marcus Lee
E-Commerce Founder
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She doesn't just talk numbers. She helped me structure my business in a way that finally made sense and built real momentum.

Jasmine Cole
Brand Designer & Studio Owner
From Handcuffs
to Legacy
The Wealth Defense Blueprint
Jerilyn Strong
Coming Soon
The Book

The Wealth Defense Manual
Every American Family Deserves

For over 25 years, Jerilyn has watched American families build extraordinary lives — and quietly lose wealth through structural blind spots no one warned them about. Business owners, real estate investors, veterans, working families. This book is written for all of them.

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Jerilyn educates and equips American families, business owners, real estate investors, veteran organizations, and community groups. If your audience works hard, earns money, and deserves to understand how to protect it — this is the talk.

Available ForKeynotes · Workshops · TEDx · Panels
Format10 – 60 Min · Virtual or In-Person
Based InSan Jose, CA · Travels Nationwide