About Jonea Gene Boysen

Jonea Gene Boysen is mid-west native, born in corn-filled Nebraska, in a town with a population of approximately 200 people. From Nebraska, her family moved to Colorado, which is where she spent a majority of her childhood years – and where she competed as a 3-sport athlete in basketball, tennis & softball. During this time, Jonea received the CHSAA (Colorado High School Activities Association) & State Farm Insurance Company Active Scholar Award; the Presidents Award for Educational Excellence; The Denver Post & CBS News 4 Denver Academic & Activities Achievement Award; and was recognized as an USAA (United States Achievement Academy) All-American Scholar.

Jonea then moved to California to attend college, receiving an International MBA in Marketing and Finance with honors and a B.S. in Business Administration with a double emphasis in Marketing and Management and a minor in Psychology, magna cum laude from California Lutheran University; and an International Marketing Global Business Program degree from FH-Joanneum in Graz, Austria (where Arnold Schwarzenegger is from), with high honors. Because of her academic achievements, Jonea was selected to be a part of the Sigma Beta Delta International Business Honor Society, Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society and served as a Departmental Assistant for the School of Business tutoring classmates in business law, statistics and marketing. Jonea also competed on the track & field team at her university, placing her in the university’s Top 10 all-time records for the hammer and javelin.

Jonea has worked with multiple Fortune 500 companies in the Los Angeles area and while on the east coast has had the opportunity to work with real estate mogul, Ron LeGrand. Because of her professional achievements, Jonea has been selected to be a part of multiple Who’s Who groups, including: Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders & Who’s Who Among American Women.

Jonea holds the highest industry designations from the American Marketing Association and Business Marketing Association-the Professional Certified Marketer and Certified Business Communicator credentials respectively. Jonea is in the process of receiving the Professional Internet Marketer Certification from WebCEO.

Jonea serves as a board member at the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce, serves on the Small Business Committee at the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, serves as the co-chair of the press committee for the Carolina Forest Business Leaders, and serves as the co-vice president of the Wellness Council for Coastal South Carolina.

Jonea’s work has been published in the following Myrtle Beach area local publications: The Weekly Surge, Coastal Business Life, The Breeze, The Horry Independent & Coastal Sport & Recreation Magazine.

Jonea is engaged to Tommy Sugishita, who also serves as Jonea Gene Copywriting & Consulting, Inc.'s Director of Operations.