Shavone Charles Explained

Shavone Charles
Birth Name:Shavone Rebecca Charles
Birth Place:San Diego, California, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of California, Merced[1]
Occupation:Entrepreneur, musician
Years Active:2008-present

Shavone Charles, known mononymously as SHAVONE. is an American entrepreneur and musician.[2] [3] [4] Shavone is the director of communications at VSCO.[5] Forbes honored Shavone on the coveted 30 Under 30 Marketing & Advertising list.[6]

Early life and education

Shavone was born in San Diego, California. [7] Shavone enrolled in band and music theory at La Mesa Dale Elementary School and went on as a competitive flautist through middle school and high school.[8] In 2012, Shavone graduated from University of California, Merced, with her Bachelor's degree in literature.[9]

Career

In college, she did an internship with Google where she worked as a student ambassador in 2011.[10] [11] After graduating from the University of California, Merced in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in literature, Shavone started her post-college career at Twitter as the Head of Global Music & Culture Communications.[12] Shavone was both the youngest person on the team and the first-ever African American woman to be hired onto the communications team at Twitter.[13]

In June 2014, Shavone helped found Blackbirds, an employee resource group for African-American Twitter employees.[14]

In March 2019, Shavone was named Forbes 30 under 30 Influential People in Marketing and Advertising.

Music career

In 2019, Shavone released her freestyle "SITH", which was premiered by Dazed & Confused Magazine.

On March 26, 2019, Shavone released her single "4C".[15]

Discography

Singles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shavone Charles '12, named to Forbes 30 Under 30 English: Literature and Language . english.ucmerced.edu . 22 November 2020.
  2. News: Shavone Charles . 22 November 2020 . Forbes . en.
  3. News: RODRIGUEZ . JASMINE . Shavone / The Inverse Of Trauma . 22 November 2020 . Flaunt Magazine.
  4. Kress . Bryan . Shavone Celebrates Inclusivity in Empowering '4C' Video: Exclusive . 22 November 2020 . Billboard . en.
  5. News: Garrett . Brianne . VSCO Aims To Document Black Joy With New Campaign . 22 November 2020 . Forbes . en.
  6. Web site: 30 Under 30 2019: Marketing & Advertising . Forbes . 22 November 2020 . en.
  7. News: BAEWATCH: SHAVONE CHARLES. Mowatt. Robyn. August 13, 2019. HYPEBAE.com.
  8. News: Meet Shavone Charles, the millennial bringing #Blackgirlmagic to Silicon Valley. Martinez. Lala. January 5, 2018. RollingOut.
  9. News: Shavone Charles is First Alum Chosen for Commencement Keynote. Ortiz. Brenda. November 7, 2017. UC Merced News.
  10. News: Weinberg . Cory . Just 2.7% of Top Roles in Big Tech Held by Black Executives . 22 November 2020 . The Information.
  11. News: Love of Music Continues to Drive Alum's Career in Social Media. Leonard. James. October 26, 2015. UC Merced News .
  12. News: Ortiz . Brenda . Alumna Shavone Charles Continues to Blaze a Path in Music and Tech Newsroom . 22 November 2020 . news.ucmerced.edu.
  13. News: SHAVONE. Is Stepping Out of Tech and Into Her Own. Long. Tia. February 27, 2019. PAPER MAGAZINE.
  14. News: Fluker . Dominique . How Shavone Charles Created Her Dream Job In Tech . 22 November 2020 . Forbes . en.
  15. News: Shavone Celebrates Black Girl Magic in New "4C" Video. Espinoza. Joshua. March 28, 2019. Complex.

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