Ce Cole Dillon

Ce Cole Dillon

JD, Member NSA

IL, US
CEO, Student Loan 411 LLC, Professional Speaker and Socialpreneur: Expertise in Financial Literacy for College, Student Loan Repayment, and Diverse Women in Leadership

Ce Cole Dillon is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Student Loan 411 LLC, and the author of What You Don't Know About Student Loans Can Hurt You (Don't Finance What You Can Afford) (2015). Ce worked over 25 years in the Silicon Valley for technology companies in domestic and global positions. Ce's leadership work includes working as a trial lawyer, corporate counsel, technical instructor and senior global business manager in technical education and customer support for leading firms, including Oracle Corporation.

Ce's public service includes serving as a Delegate for Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic National Convention; a member of the Platform Committee – 2016 Democratic National Convention; A member of the Task Force of the League of Black Women producing the white paper – Blackwomanomics: APolicy Framework in February 2016; Member Advisory Board, i c stars;Member Office Of The Treasurer, City of Chicago, Neighborhood Think-tankInitiative; Member Task Force on the Black House – Northwestern University, Member Council of 100 –Northwestern University, and Member Banking and Finance Committee – Illinois Black Chamber ofCommerce.

As a professional speaker, Ce has presented at: Chicago Foundation for Women; Illinois Diversity Council; Ms. Tech, What Now, Teach For America, Black Women's Expo, Chicago; City Year, Chicago; DFree Conference (NJ); Founding Moms; Technology Summit, CSU, College of Education; Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Continuing education; Central Networks Scholarship luncheon; Bronzeville Scholastic Academy Graduation and Datacenter Dynamics.

Ce has also appeared on the CSPAN Democratic Platform Committee Meeting, The Morning News – WGN; People To People – WGN; The Dorothy Tucker Show, WVON, Chicago, and participated in Public Affairs Radio as a co-host on the Bridge Builder's program, and has had her own online show "CeSays – Let's Talk About It" on Blog Talk Radio. Ce is a member of the National Speakers Association.

Ce Cole Dillon is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Student Loan 411 LLC, and the author of What You Don't Know About Student Loans Can Hurt You (Don't Finance What You Can Afford) (2015). Ce worked over 25 years in the Silicon Valley for technology companies in domestic and global positions. Ce's leadership work includes working as a trial lawyer, corporate counsel, technical instructor and senior global business manager in technical education and customer support for leading firms, including Oracle Corporation.

Ce's public service includes serving as a Delegate for Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic National Convention; a member of the Platform Committee – 2016 Democratic National Convention; A member of the Task Force of the League of Black Women producing the white paper – Blackwomanomics: APolicy Framework in February 2016; Member Advisory Board, i c stars;Member Office Of The Treasurer, City of Chicago, Neighborhood Think-tankInitiative; Member Task Force on the Black House – Northwestern University, Member Council of 100 –Northwestern University, and Member Banking and Finance Committee – Illinois Black Chamber ofCommerce.

As a professional speaker, Ce has presented at: Chicago Foundation for Women; Illinois Diversity Council; Ms. Tech, What Now, Teach For America, Black Women's Expo, Chicago; City Year, Chicago; DFree Conference (NJ); Founding Moms; Technology Summit, CSU, College of Education; Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Continuing education; Central Networks Scholarship luncheon; Bronzeville Scholastic Academy Graduation and Datacenter Dynamics.

Ce has also appeared on the CSPAN Democratic Platform Committee Meeting, The Morning News – WGN; People To People – WGN; The Dorothy Tucker Show, WVON, Chicago, and participated in Public Affairs Radio as a co-host on the Bridge Builder's program, and has had her own online show "CeSays – Let's Talk About It" on Blog Talk Radio. Ce is a member of the National Speakers Association.

College and The Golden Ticket

It used to be that just going to college and getting a degree was the ticke to the good life.  Now times have changed.  Going to college alone is not enough.  Not even if it is a really expensive college.  

Employers buy skill not degrees.  Crack the code of changing your education into skills that you can sell in the market place.  Lay out your timeline for college.  When should you get internships, figure out your industry or the...
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What You Don't Know About Student Loans Can Hurt You

Format:  40-60 minute keynoteThis program is perfect for:
  • Industries whose sales that impacted by student loan debtors including housing, new automobiles, financial planners, insurance, banking and leisure
  • parents
  • colleges and universities
  • emplyers of entry level workers
The audience will leave with:
  • The best way to pay off student loan debt
  • How student loan...
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How College Can Turn Poor Kids Into Broke Adults Through Student Loans

Session Description - This is 2-hour breakout session. This program is perfect for parents, high school advisors, human resource managers looking to add a student loan repayment benefit, small business employers who are at a competitive disadvantage because of student loan debt and college placement personnel.  Participants in this program will learn:

  • how to assess how much to pay for college
  • how to repay college student loans in the most effective...
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Student Loan Repayment Strategies Are Necessary for Financial Planning

Format:  45-60 minute keynoteThis program is perfect for:
  • financial services professionals
The audience will leave with:
  • understanding how student loans are impacting their clients
  • what works and what doesn't work for taming student loan debt
  • student loan debt doesn't work like traditional consumer debt so new techniques are needed
  • how their clients can afford to repay their...
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The "Y" Strategy - Connections Matter

Format:  45-60 minute keynoteThis program is perfect for:
  • Millennials
  • Young Professionals
  • Human Resource Managers
  • College Students
  • Career Coaches
The audience will leave with:
  • a better understanding of how their education fits into networking
  • a better understanding of how their skills fit into networking
  • a better understanding of why networking is...
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3C's of the Digital Age

Format:  45-60 minute keynoteThis program is perfect for:
  • Senior Managers
  • Human Resource Managers
  • Policy Makers
  • Faculty
  • Parents
  • Career Coaches
The audience will leave with:
  • an understanding of how cognitive systems are changing the way that we live and work.
  • an understanding that cognitive systems are eliminating jobs, therefore, employees must think...
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