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I think you have understood the words incorrectly; "proceeds" usually is a plural noun, to describe the profits that are "ceded on your behalf" from some undertaking, whereas "precedes" literally means what you wanted, where "pre" means "before". meanwhile, "procedes" is a verb, although then it would mean going forwards past something, rather than specifically happening before it.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/precede#Usage_notes
Not to be confused with "procede"
I actually spelled "precedes" wrong in my first comment; I don't think there's any currently-accepted word spelled "preceeds". English is a horrible mess.
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persuasion is the profit ceded on your behalf when you understand first.
in my business persuasion leads to profit they are one and the same
No typo. I meant proceeds: understanding does not merely come before persuasion; it is what moves persuasion forward.