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

San Diego, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Merced[1]
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, musician
Years active2008-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][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. 1 2 Mowatt, Robyn (August 13, 2019). "BAEWATCH: SHAVONE CHARLES". HYPEBAE.com.
  8. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 Espinoza, Joshua (March 28, 2019). "Shavone Celebrates Black Girl Magic in New "4C" Video". Complex.
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