Author · Speaker · Intercultural Practitioner
Chà Jones is an author, speaker, and intercultural practitioner exploring how identity, culture, environment, and lived experiences shape the way we see ourselves, connect with others, and navigate change.
Through research, storytelling, and practical frameworks, she challenges conventional thinking and helps individuals and organizations reconsider what's possible when we make room for new perspectives.
Her work sits at the intersection of personal transformation, cultural understanding, human connection, and intentional living.
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About Chà
Chà Jones is an author, speaker, intercultural practitioner, and strategist whose work explores the relationship between identity, culture, place, and human transformation.
With an academic foundation in business management and intercultural communication, Chà brings together research, professional practice, international experience, and storytelling to examine how our environments influence who we become and what we believe is possible.
Having lived internationally and traveled to more than 40 countries, she has spent much of her life navigating different cultures, communities, and ways of seeing the world. Her work challenges people to question the assumptions they've inherited, recognize how their environments shape their perspectives, and consider what becomes possible when they allow themselves to see differently.
From organizational culture and human connection to personal reinvention and global living, Chà creates conversations that challenge conventional thinking and invite meaningful change.
She is the creator of the Permission Development™ framework and author of Living Is the Destination.
"The life you've known is not the only life available to you."— Chà Jones
The Experience Behind the Expertise
Books & Ideas
Chà writes the way she facilitates — with precision, warmth, and the kind of truth that lands in the chest before it reaches the mind. Each book is an invitation to examine familiar assumptions and consider what becomes possible when we allow ourselves to see differently.
How to Move Abroad, Build Income Anywhere, and Stop Waiting for Life to Begin.
This book explores possibility, global living, personal reinvention, and the decisions that allow us to create lives beyond the expectations we've inherited. A field guide for anyone ready to stop waiting and start designing the life they've been putting off.
A guided exploration of self-discovery, reflection, and writing your way into your next chapter.
Order on Amazon →Black Travel Romance Novella
A Return to Self. What happens when a woman stops running from herself and finally lands somewhere real — on the beach, in her body, and in love.
View on Amazon →12-Week Journal for Mothers
A 12-week guided journal for mothers who are ready to stop disappearing into everyone else's needs and start prioritizing themselves — without the guilt.
Order on Amazon →The Stage
Chà Jones brings research, intercultural insight, lived experience, and compelling storytelling to conversations about identity, culture, belonging, leadership, transformation, and the ways we navigate change. Her presentations invite audiences to examine familiar assumptions, challenge established ways of thinking, and consider new possibilities for themselves, their organizations, and the communities they serve.
Chà delivered a sold-out Insights Stage session at IMEX America 2026, challenging event professionals to go beyond logistics and design experiences that actually change how people think, feel, and connect. Her talk on human-centered event design was one of the conference's most talked-about sessions.
Bring Chà to Your Next Event →Signature Speaking Topics
How place, culture, and environment transform identity — and what it means to carry yourself across contexts.
How where we go changes who we become. A bridge between academic research, international experience, and personal transformation.
How unexamined cultural norms influence behavior, leadership, and belonging — in organizations and in life.
Navigating professional and personal transitions without losing yourself — or your direction.
Why organizational transformation must begin with the people doing the work, not the strategy deck.
Rethinking success, possibility, and the lives we design when we stop waiting for permission to begin.
Available For
Organizational Consulting
Organizations invest in strategies, systems, and processes. But meaningful transformation requires understanding the people responsible for bringing those strategies to life. Chà works with organizations, associations, and institutions to examine the human dynamics influencing culture, communication, leadership, and effectiveness.
Helping organizations identify disconnects between their stated values, workplace culture, and the lived experiences of their people.
Helping teams understand how cultural perspectives, assumptions, and communication styles influence collaboration and connection.
Customized learning experiences that move beyond information sharing into meaningful reflection and practical application.
Life's A Vacay · The Podcast
Hosted by Chà Jones
What does it mean to live a life that actually feels like yours? Through honest conversations about identity, culture, travel, reinvention, relationships, and possibility, Chà explores what happens when we question the expectations we've inherited and begin designing lives that reflect who we're becoming.
New episodes exploring the intersections of place, identity, and what it means to choose a different life — available wherever you listen.
Signature Clarity Session
A different, more fulfilling life is still possible.
You know something needs to shift. You can feel it. You're just not sure what — or where to start. The Realignment Runway is a 90-minute clarity experience designed to help you understand exactly where you are, identify where you want to go, and create a practical plan for getting there.
This isn't therapy. This isn't coaching fluff. This is a structured, strategic session for people who are done being stuck and ready to move.
Get clear on where you actually are — not where you wish you were or where you thought you'd be by now.
Define where you're going with specificity. Not a vague wish. A real, grounded direction.
Leave with a clear, actionable plan — not a journal prompt. Real next steps, starting now.
90 minutes · Virtual · Available worldwide
Personal Experiences
Whether you're navigating a major life transition, looking for clarity on your next move, or ready to immerse yourself in community and experience — there's a pathway designed for exactly where you are.
You know something needs to shift. You're just not sure what — or where to start. The Realignment Runway is a 90-minute clarity experience designed to help you understand where you are, identify where you want to go, and create a practical plan for moving forward.
A 5-day immersive retreat for 10 women ready to design a life that feels true — not curated. November 24–28, 2026 in Mérida, Mexico. Space is extremely limited.
Explore Chà's body of work — her books, the First Pour Society membership community, the Vintage 76 lifestyle brand, and Life's A Vacay podcast. Entry points for every season of the journey.
Vintage 76
Vintage 76 is the luxury lifestyle arm of Chà's world — curating retreats, gatherings, and immersive experiences for women who are done shrinking and ready to design a life that actually feels like theirs.
Home to the First Pour Society, a premium membership community for women building lives of curiosity, culture, connection, and intentional living.
Slow Burn · Refined Freedom · Unapologetic Pleasure
What People Are Saying
"Chà doesn't just speak — she shifts the room. Our attendees were still talking about her session weeks later."— Conference Organizer, IMEX America
"The Realignment Runway was the most clarifying 90 minutes I have spent in years. I walked in lost. I walked out with a plan."— Private Client
"Her ability to blend academic rigor with real-world storytelling is rare. She gave our leadership team language for things we'd been feeling but couldn't articulate."— Corporate Workshop Participant
"Chà's framework didn't just give me permission to change — it helped me see that I had always had it. That's the work."— Permission Development™ Client
Ready?
Whether you're looking to bring a fresh perspective to your next event, explore organizational consulting, or take your first step into personal realignment — the conversation starts here.