Jones Loflin

Keynote Speaker on Leadership Development, Time Management, and Navigating Change

Jones Loflin helps leaders and teams cut through distractions, overcome overload, clarify priorities, and focus on the right work at the right time. He specializes in leadership development, time management, and change management. With more than 30 years of experience, he has worked with organizations such as FedEx, Choice Hotels, Fidelity Investments, and the U.S. military. A keynote speaker, real-life beekeeper, and author of multiple books including Juggling Elephants, Jones is known for practical insights, memorable metaphors, and presentations that audiences remember and use.

  • Jones Loflin Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type

    $10,001 - $20,000

  • Languages Spoken

    English

  • Travels From

    North Carolina, USA

  • Jones Loflin Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type

    $10,001 - $20,000

  • Languages Spoken

    English

  • Travels From

    North Carolina, USA

Suggested Keynote Speaker Programs

It’s Time To Thrive As A Hive

Focus/Productivity/Change...

Focus/Productivity/Change

A keynote that helps teams cut through distractions, clarify priorities, and focus on the work that matters most.

Most organizations think their biggest challenge is productivity. It isn’t. It’s focus.

A honeybee never wakes up wondering what her job is. She doesn’t chase distractions or drift into work that isn’t hers to do. The hive succeeds not because every bee does everything — but because every bee does the right thing at the right time.

That simple principle is the blueprint for stronger teams, clearer priorities, and better results.

Perfect For Audiences Who Are…

  • Feeling overwhelmed or stretched too thin
  • Navigating constant change or shifting priorities
  • Struggling with accountability or role clarity
  • Ready for practical strategies to improve focus and results

Audiences Will Discover How To:

  • Clarify Roles and Priorities
  • Help every team member understand their most important work.
  • Stay Focused During Change
  • Adapt quickly without losing sight of what matters most.
  • Protect The Team From Distractions
  • Recognize and eliminate the interruptions draining energy and productivity.
  • Turn Individual Effort Into Collective Results
  • Align personal accountability with the bigger mission so the whole team succeeds.

Ready for practical strategies to improve focus and results?  The difference between a thriving team and an exhausted one isn’t effort. It’s whether everyone what deserves their focus — and what doesn’t.

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Are You As Focused As A Bee?

Focus/Productivity/Time Management Are You As Focused As A Bee? is an enlightening look at how to improve your focus by learning from the ...

Focus/Productivity/Time Management

Are You As Focused As A Bee? is an enlightening look at how to improve your focus by learning from the incredible lives of honeybees. It offers a radical approach to give you the clarity, confidence, and control you crave to accomplish what is most important to you.

  • What could you accomplish if you improved your ability to focus?
  • Are you tired of fighting the countless distractions coming at you every day?
  • How would your life change if you approached each day with purpose and made steady progress toward your goals?

Key Objectives:

  • Boost your productivity with a proven system for completing high impact tasks that align with your goals.
  • Reduce distractions and lower the pull towards low-priority activities, creating space for what truly matters.
  • Simplify big projects with an effective system to break them into achievable steps that lead to consistent success.
  • Strengthen your ability to recognize when you are overwhelmed and how to quickly reset to stay present and productive.

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What To Do About Too Much To Do?

Time Management/Work Life Balance/Productivity Using the model of a three-ring circus, this highly engaging presentation will equip you to better manage your time and energy to explore new ...

Time Management/Work Life Balance/Productivity

Using the model of a three-ring circus, this highly engaging presentation will equip you to better manage your time and energy to explore new opportunities and achieve better results. From being a stronger ringmaster to building a quality “3 ring” lineup (Work, Relationship, Self), expect to leave this session with a myriad of practical tips to manage your distractions, conquer your overload, and more fully focus on the present moment. Most importantly, you’ll be ready to run your circus instead of letting the circus run YOU!

  • Recognize the fallacy of trying to “get it all done”
  • Identify the sources of professional and/or personal overload that are most limiting your ability to thrive
  • Follow a 4 step process to experience greater productivity and results
  • Work with others more effectively so EVERYONE is getting the right work done
  • Identify and better manage the tsunami of interruptions and distractions coming at you every day

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A More Natural Way To Lead

Leadership/Change You want to take your leadership to the next level, but the question is “How?” You need a practical blueprint to change. Jones Loflin says that new approach is built on ...

Leadership/Change

You want to take your leadership to the next level, but the question is “How?” You need a practical blueprint to change. Jones Loflin says that new approach is built on four simple words: Grow, Cultivate, Prune, and Harvest. In this innovative and engaging presentation built on the practices of a successful gardener, Jones equips leaders to identify where change is needed in their daily activities and take productive action. It’s time to get “growing” and harvest something better for your people and your organization.

  • Create an environment for ideal growth and understand why leaving some things “unpruned” seldom brings optimal results
  • Identify potential changes that can increase time spent on highest priorities
  • Improve communication and strengthen clarity about expectations and priorities
  • Identify three specific areas they need to address daily as a leader or manager
  • Discover what’s limiting success and what’s holding their team members back
  • Appreciate the value of celebrating more small wins with their team members

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Now We Go Home, So What?

Leadership/Motivation The end of the conference is the start of the real work… putting ideas into action. How do you do that when you already have too much to do? You have spent the past...

Leadership/Motivation

The end of the conference is the start of the real work… putting ideas into action. How do you do that when you already have too much to do? You have spent the past few days taking in all this new information, networking with your peers, and started thinking about how far behind you are at work. But have you thought about the right strategies to achieve better results when you return home? How will you take all you have gained at the conference and implement these ideas into your already overloaded schedule? Jones Loflin says the answer lies in 5 simple words: Who, What, Where, When, and Why.

In this thought-provoking and entertaining closing message, expect to gain:

  • A powerful process to initiate and sustain change within yourself and others
  • Tips on making new ideas a priority in your schedule
  • Fresh strategies to communicate with greater clarity and impact about what you want to see happen at work and in life
  • Tools to cut through the clutter of “something else” that dominates your day and limits your productivity and creativity
  • Maintaining the motivation to improve AFTER the conference is over

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About Keynote Speaker Jones Loflin

Jones Loflin helps individuals, leaders, and teams cut through distractions, clarify priorities, and reduce burnout and overload. He specializes in leadership development, time management, and navigating change. His messages equip organizations to stay aligned, productive, and focused on what drives results.

A keynote speaker, real-life beekeeper, and author of multiple books including Focused As A Bee, Juggling Elephants, and Always Growing, Jones uses familiar, visual metaphors—like the structure of a hive, role of a ringmaster, or the skills of a gardener—to make complex decisions easier to understand and apply. His sessions move beyond simply offering ideas. They give people a clear way to decide what deserves their attention, what can wait, and how to adjust when priorities shift.

People leave his presentations with real-world strategies they can apply immediately and the confidence to decide what most needs their attention if they want to thrive in work and life.

For more than 30 years, Jones has worked with organizations such as FedEx, Choice Hotels, Fidelity Investments, Clayton Homes, and the U.S. military to strengthen leadership, improve focus, and find greater opportunity in times of change. His approach helps individuals and teams make better decisions about how they invest their time and energy.

Residing in North Carolina, Jones cherishes time with his wonderful wife Lisa, their two amazing daughters, two “really cool” sons-in-law and one perfect grandson.

Testimonials

“Jones was excellent! I was thoroughly impressed. His presentation was excellent, as I expected, but what set him apart was that he’d taken time to learn a little about what the audience does and he expertly wove that into the presentation and kept bringing it back to what they did. Read More

Rebecca Hendren

Event Planner, Simplify Compliance

“Jones was indeed well received. And I even commented to someone that when I first met him, you would have thought we’d known each other for a long time! It was great and he made you feel very at ease! Read More

Jackie Brown

Meetings Coordinator, BPAA

“Jones Loflin understands us. From our ever-expanding schedules and inability to say “no” to any person or project, to the rewarding experience of serving our communities, Jones just gets it. Read More

Wendy Wilson Wilber

Faculty Member, University of Florida IFAS Extension

“I hope you’ve gotten some rest from your whirlwind visit with us. You were just fantastic, my friend! I love your energy level. Your running with you’re your daughter must really be working because you never lost your breath in your presentation even after running up and down the steps in the auditorium!  Read More

Peggy Hall

Global Leadership Institute, Federal Express

“Thanks for coming out to Tractor Supply to facilitate Juggling Elephants yesterday. Several participants engaged with me after the program was complete to share how much they enjoyed the presentation. One person even mentioned that you were the “best presenter they had seen in their life” in their long career of working!  Read More

Albert Dennis

Tractor Supply Corporation

“You did an absolutely terrific job on your presentation. We heard so many great comments and there was such great turnout – your session was definitely a hit with our members! We appreciate how easy you were to work with, as well as how you just went with the flow of the event.  Read More

Cathy Berg

Director of Meetings Association of Collection Agencies (ACA) International

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