Shavone Charles

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]

Shavone Charles
SHAVONE. at Forbes interview with Goldie Chan
Born
Shavone Rebecca Charles

San Diego, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Merced[1]
OccupationEntrepreneur, musician
Years active2008-present

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][8]

In June 2014, Shavone helped found Blackbirds, an employee resource group for African-American Twitter employees.[8][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.[13]

On March 26, 2019, Shavone released her single "4C".[15][7]

Discography

Singles

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