ABOUT US

​Tyler Jones is a veteran political strategist, public affairs consultant, and sports agent with nearly 20 years of experience advising elected officials, advocacy organizations, and businesses across South Carolina.

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He has served key roles on three presidential campaigns, helped coordinate the legislative and communications strategy in the S.C. House of Representatives that led to the removal of the Confederate flag from the State House,  and engineered some of the biggest political upsets in modern South Carolina history.

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Named by Campaigns & Elections Magazine as one of the most influential political strategists in America, Jones founded SPEAK Strategic Public Affairs in 2015 — now Bold South Strategies — a Charleston-based public affairs and advocacy firm.

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Over the past two years, Jones has expanded Bold South’s footprint into sports and NIL representation. In 2023, he launched Bold South Sports, a sports marketing and representation agency that now represents more than 25 college athletes across South Carolina in every major sport. In 2024, he co-founded and now serves as CEO of the Charleston Edge Collective, the official NIL collective of the College of Charleston.

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Before founding Bold South, Jones served as Executive Director and later Senior Advisor to the South Carolina House Democratic Caucus for nearly a decade, where he managed communications, legislative, and campaign strategy. He later served as chief strategist for U.S. Congressman Joe Cunningham’s historic 2018 victory, which flipped South Carolina’s First Congressional District for the first time in 40 years — a victory The Hill called “one of the biggest political upsets of the decade.”

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Throughout his career, Jones has been the architect of upset victories, strategic campaigns, and community-driven advocacy efforts across South Carolina. He’s known for combining message discipline, creative coalition-building, and a deep understanding of how politics, policy, and public perception intersect.

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A New Bern, North Carolina native, Jones is an alumnus of Charleston Southern University and has called Charleston home for over twenty years. He lives on Johns Island with his wife, Lauren, a clinical pharmacist at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and their two children, Afton and Addison, along with their dog, Leia. He’s a lifelong fan of the Chicago Cubs.