INTRO BIOGRAPHY
Ruby Jones is an award-winning writer, journalist, speaker and business executive who seeks to strengthen communities and transform lives through education, empowerment and activism. With a background in business and media, the Denver native is a communications expert who creates meaningful content that empowers underrepresented populations while promoting equity and sustainability. As the Principal and CEO of PRSM Business Services LLC | PRSM Communications LLC, she provides strategic business consultation and communications support to maximize brand efficiency and drive revenue. She is the Founder of the nonprofit Empower Media Exchange Co., providing communications support for students and professionals, and works as the Managing Editor and COO of Denver Urban Spectrum, a legacy publication serving Colorado’s communities since 1987.
Ruby attended Millikin University and Regis University, studying Corporate Communications, Public Relations and Journalism before working in education, entertainment and nonprofit administration. She is a dynamic motivational speaker who is passionate about women’s empowerment, youth leadership development and racial equity. She supports various professional organizations as a member of advisory and executive boards, and she enjoys cooking and exploring nature in her precious free time.
EXTENDED BIOGRAPHY
Ruby Jones is an award-winning writer – journalist – speaker – and entrepreneur who seeks to strengthen communities and transform lives through education, empowerment and activism. With a background in business and entertainment, the Denver native is a communications expert who uses media to employ encouragement and inspiration.
As the Principal and CEO of PRSM Business Services LLC, Ruby provides strategic business consultation and communications support to help new and aspiring business owners maximize brand efficiency and revenue.
Having been exposed to social activism as a young member of community and civil rights organizations, Ruby’s earliest journalistic aspirations stemmed from the desire to affect positive change through words. She began to explore the field as an 8-year old youth correspondent for Rocky Mountain PBS and KACT TV Channel 8, before attending Millikin University in Decatur, IL. She studied Corporate Communications and Public Relations, with an emphasis in Radio Broadcast and a minor in Spanish, while working as an on-air radio personality and programming manager for Millikin’s 89.5 WJMU. She then attended Regis University in Denver, CO, where she continued the study of Corporate Communications and Journalism.
While working as the Executive Director of a nonprofit organization on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Ruby led homelessness prevention efforts with the Open Door Homeless Coalition and administered a teen leadership development program under the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Racial Equity cohort for young males of color. She then relocated to Copenhagen, Denmark, where she worked to strengthen a network of Scandinavian religious institutions as a missionary and Director of International Affairs.
In 2017, Ruby provided merchandising management for a Grammy award-winning hip-hop artist in a fast-paced, national tour environment. She created strategic media campaigns, orchestrated public affairs, and performed crisis management for independent artists in several sectors of the entertainment industry. In 2018, she began contributing to local publications as a freelance writer before partnering with Denver Urban Spectrum magazine to conduct celebrity interviews and provide coverage of community events. Throughout her journalistic experience, Ruby has hosted red-carpet interviews, led panel discussions, and supported community organizations with active involvement and reporting. In the next phase of her career, she aspires to expand her storytelling as a screenwriter for film and television.
Along the journey to success, Ruby has overcome the challenges of single parenthood, domestic abuse, cancer, and Neurocardiogenic Syncope, yet she continues to persevere in pursuit of her goals. She is a dynamic motivational speaker, who is passionate about women’s empowerment, health and wellness, youth leadership, education, entertainment, entrepreneurship, spirituality, and resource sharing. Believing that “Beauty Shines from Within,” Ruby is a self-care advocate with inspiring messages of hope and the importance of hard work.