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'''Everette Taylor''' is an [[African-American]] serial entrepreneur and public speaker. He is the founder and CEO of the marketing firm MiliSense and the social media software company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/interview-with-everette-taylor-vp-of-marketing-at_us_5900f6c7e4b00acb75f18433|title=Interview With Everette Taylor, VP of Marketing at Skurt and Serial Entrepreneur|last=Frimpong|first=Kofi|date=2017-04-26|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-10}}</ref>
'''Everette Taylor''' is an [[African-American]] entrepreneur, writer and public speaker.<ref>{{cite web |url=
https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/how-emotional-intelligence-helped-everette-taylor-become-a-millennial-marketing-.html |title= How Emotional Intelligence Fueled Everette Taylor's Rise to the Top |work= Inc |date=2016-09-26 |accessdate= 2018-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://technology.nasa.gov/features/everette_taylor.html|title= NASA’s Technology Transfer Program Announces New Brand Ambassador, Everette Taylor |work= NASA |accessdate= 2018-06-01}}</ref> Some of Taylor's ventures include GrowthHackers, PopSocial, MilliSense and Skurt.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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http://fortune.com/2016/03/16/marketing-everette-taylor-startups/ |title= Marketing Maven Everette Taylor on the Best Strategies for Startups |work= Fortune Magazine |date=2016-03-16 |accessdate= 2018-06-01}}</ref> which is an online growth hacking community and a [[software as a service]] (SaaS).
http://fortune.com/2016/03/16/marketing-everette-taylor-startups/ |title= Marketing Maven Everette Taylor on the Best Strategies for Startups |work= Fortune Magazine |date=2016-03-16 |accessdate= 2018-06-01}}</ref> which is an online growth hacking community and a [[software as a service]] (SaaS).


In 2014, Taylor founded the marketing firm MilliSense,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-modern-man-meet-the-cmo-everette-taylor/ |title= BE MODERN MAN: MEET 'THE CMO' EVERETTE TAYLOR |work= Black Enterprise |date=2015-06-14 |accessdate= 2018-06-01}}</ref> which he named after his mother; Millicent. Taylor later became the Marketing Officer (CMO) at the online custom sticker company Sticker Mule. After his position as a growth strategist for [[Microsoft]],<ref>{{cite web |url=
In 2014, Taylor founded the marketing firm MilliSense,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-modern-man-meet-the-cmo-everette-taylor/ |title= BE MODERN MAN: MEET 'THE CMO' EVERETTE TAYLOR |work= Black Enterprise |date=2015-06-14 |accessdate= 2018-06-01}}</ref> which he named after his mother; Millicent. Taylor later became the Marketing Officer (CMO) at the online custom sticker company [[Sticker Mule]]. After his position as a growth strategist for [[Microsoft]],<ref>{{cite web |url=
https://www.inc.com/chirag-kulkarni/11-entrepreneurs-on-snapchat-that-are-doing-it-right.html |title= 11 Entrepreneurs on Snapchat Who Are Doing It Right |work= Inc |date=2016-03-18 |accessdate= 2018-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=
https://www.inc.com/chirag-kulkarni/11-entrepreneurs-on-snapchat-that-are-doing-it-right.html |title= 11 Entrepreneurs on Snapchat Who Are Doing It Right |work= Inc |date=2016-03-18 |accessdate= 2018-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/nyarai-chapingidza/the-simple-lessons-everet_b_9188540.html |title= The Simple Lessons Everette Taylor Has Learned About Being An Entrepreneur |work= Huffington Post |date=2017-12-06 |accessdate= 2018-05-30}}</ref> Taylor joined the on-demand car rental delivery company Skurt<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/interview-with-everette-taylor-vp-of-marketing-at_us_5900f6c7e4b00acb75f18433 |title=
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/nyarai-chapingidza/the-simple-lessons-everet_b_9188540.html |title= The Simple Lessons Everette Taylor Has Learned About Being An Entrepreneur |work= Huffington Post |date=2017-12-06 |accessdate= 2018-05-30}}</ref> Taylor joined the on-demand car rental delivery company Skurt<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/interview-with-everette-taylor-vp-of-marketing-at_us_5900f6c7e4b00acb75f18433 |title=
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==Philanthropy==
==Philanthropy==
Together with [[NFL]] athlete [[Brandian Ross]], Taylor launched the clothing line Unity Over Self, to raise money for children with [[autism]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/vanessamcgrady/2015/09/13/everette/#3529aa4526e0 |title= Failure Is An Option And Other Advice From Millennial Marketing Genius Everette Taylor |date=2015-09-13 |accessdate= 2018-05-29}}</ref> He is a known supporter of diversity and gender equality initiatives such as CODE2040, Wonder Women Tech, and [[Black Girls Code]].<ref>{{cite web |url=
Together with [[NFL]] athlete [[Brandian Ross]], Taylor launched the clothing line Unity Over Self, to raise money for children with [[autism]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/vanessamcgrady/2015/09/13/everette/#3529aa4526e0 |title= Failure Is An Option And Other Advice From Millennial Marketing Genius Everette Taylor |date=2015-09-13 |accessdate= 2018-05-29}}</ref> He is a known supporter of diversity and gender equality initiatives such as CODE2040, Wonder Women Tech, and [[Black Girls Code]].<ref>{{cite web |url=
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jasmine-brett-stringer/championing-change-from_b_7700736.html |title= Championing Change From Inside Silicon Valley |work= Huffington Post |date=2015-06-30 |accessdate= 2018-05-29}}</ref> Taylor also started his own [[scholarship]] fund to help struggling minority college students pay for tuition and books.<ref>{{cite web |url=
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jasmine-brett-stringer/championing-change-from_b_7700736.html |title= Championing Change From Inside Silicon Valley |work= Huffington Post |date=2015-06-30 |accessdate= 2018-05-29}}</ref> Taylor started his own [[scholarship]] fund to help struggling minority college students pay for tuition and books.<ref>{{cite web |url=
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/news/vt-alumnus-offers-textbook-scholarships/article_47adf052-54cd-11e5-8fc2-27df107939a7.html |title= VT alumnus offers textbook scholarships |work= Huffington Post |date=2015-09-06 |accessdate= 2018-06-02}}</ref> Taylor has also been know to be major supporter of the [[March of Dimes Foundation|March of Dimes]] foundation, helping premature babies, helping to raise money for the organisation. Most recently together with [[Zoe Saldana]],<ref>{{cite web |url=
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/news/vt-alumnus-offers-textbook-scholarships/article_47adf052-54cd-11e5-8fc2-27df107939a7.html |title= VT alumnus offers textbook scholarships |work= Huffington Post |date=2015-09-06 |accessdate= 2018-06-02}}</ref>

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https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/zoe-saldana-is-launching-bese-media-brand-to-showcase-diversity/ |title= Zoe Saldana Is Launching BESE Media Brand to Inspire Generation Z and Latinx Audiences |work= US Magazine |date=2018-02-28 |accessdate= 2018-06-02}}</ref> Taylor has launched media platform BESE<ref>{{cite web |url=
In 2018, he partnered with actress [[Zoe Saldana]],<ref>{{cite web |url=
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https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/zoe-saldana-is-launching-bese-media-brand-to-showcase-diversity/ |title= Zoe Saldana Is Launching BESE Media Brand to Inspire Generation Z and Latinx Audiences |work= US Magazine |date=2018-02-28 |accessdate= 2018-06-02}}</ref> to launched media platform BESE<ref>{{cite web |url=
http://2018.phillytechweek.com/people/EveretteTaylor |title= Everette Taylor |work= Philly Tech Week |accessdate= 2018-06-02}}</ref> and the drug and alcohol addiction prevention app ''Hayver''.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.watchtheyard.com/alphas/alpha-phi-alpha-everette-taylor-1/
http://2018.phillytechweek.com/people/EveretteTaylor |title= Everette Taylor |work= Philly Tech Week |accessdate= 2018-06-02}}</ref> and the drug and alcohol addiction prevention app ''Hayver''.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.watchtheyard.com/alphas/alpha-phi-alpha-everette-taylor-1/
|title=Alpha Phi Alpha’s Everette Taylor Opens Up About Building Four Million-Dollar Companies Before 28 |work= Watch the Yard |accessdate= 2018-06-02}}</ref>
|title=Alpha Phi Alpha’s Everette Taylor Opens Up About Building Four Million-Dollar Companies Before 28 |work= Watch the Yard |accessdate= 2018-06-02}}</ref>

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== Awards and recognition ==
== Awards and recognition ==

Revision as of 03:15, 10 January 2019

Everette Taylor
Forbes 30 Under 30 photoshoot
Born23 June 1989
Richmond, Virginia
Alma mater
Occupation
American Entrepreneur
Websitewww.everettetaylor.com

Everette Taylor is an African-American serial entrepreneur and public speaker. He is the founder and CEO of the marketing firm MiliSense and the social media software company.[1]

Early life and education

Taylor was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. As a teenager in high school he became homeless,[2] however after over coming this he attended Virginia Tech. Taylor did not complete is his studies, and dropped out to pursue his business career.[3][4]

He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. [5]

Career

At the age of 19 Taylor started an event marketing software company, which was sold two years later. After dropping out of college, he became the CMO at software company Qualaroo, a behavioral insight survey software, which was later acquired by Xenon Ventures. While at Qualaroo, together with Sean Ellis, Taylor started GrowthHackers,[6] which is an online growth hacking community and a software as a service (SaaS).

In 2014, Taylor founded the marketing firm MilliSense,[7] which he named after his mother; Millicent. Taylor later became the Marketing Officer (CMO) at the online custom sticker company Sticker Mule. After his position as a growth strategist for Microsoft,[8][9] Taylor joined the on-demand car rental delivery company Skurt[10] as the CMO; this company was later acquired by Fair.[11] In 2016, Taylor founded the social media software company PopSocial, the company achieved a revenue of $2 million (USD) in its first year of operation.[12] He currently serves as Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the social media software company PopSocial and the marketing firm MilliSense.[13]

Philanthropy

Together with NFL athlete Brandian Ross, Taylor launched the clothing line Unity Over Self, to raise money for children with autism.[14] He is a known supporter of diversity and gender equality initiatives such as CODE2040, Wonder Women Tech, and Black Girls Code.[15] Taylor started his own scholarship fund to help struggling minority college students pay for tuition and books.[16]

In 2018, he partnered with actress Zoe Saldana,[17] to launched media platform BESE[18] and the drug and alcohol addiction prevention app Hayver.[19]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ Frimpong, Kofi (2017-04-26). "Interview With Everette Taylor, VP of Marketing at Skurt and Serial Entrepreneur". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  2. ^ "Everette Taylor – How a 17-year-old who was homeless in High School rose to become the Chief Marketing Officer at Skurt". Breaking Into Startups. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  3. ^ "Everette Taylor". Shine Hardy Family. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  4. ^ "Everette Taylor". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  5. ^ "Alpha Phi Alpha's Everette Taylor Opens Up About Building Four Million-Dollar Companies Before 28". Watch The Yard. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  6. ^ "Marketing Maven Everette Taylor on the Best Strategies for Startups". Fortune Magazine. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  7. ^ "BE MODERN MAN: MEET 'THE CMO' EVERETTE TAYLOR". Black Enterprise. 2015-06-14. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  8. ^ "11 Entrepreneurs on Snapchat Who Are Doing It Right". Inc. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  9. ^ "The Simple Lessons Everette Taylor Has Learned About Being An Entrepreneur". Huffington Post. 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  10. ^ "Interview With Everette Taylor, VP of Marketing at Skurt and Serial Entrepreneur". Huffington Post. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  11. ^ "Fair nabs funding of around $50M, acquires rental car delivery service Skurt". TechCrunch. 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  12. ^ "#Under30". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  13. ^ "Everette Taylor". Black Enterprise Magazine. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  14. ^ "Failure Is An Option And Other Advice From Millennial Marketing Genius Everette Taylor". 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  15. ^ "Championing Change From Inside Silicon Valley". Huffington Post. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  16. ^ "VT alumnus offers textbook scholarships". Huffington Post. 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  17. ^ "Zoe Saldana Is Launching BESE Media Brand to Inspire Generation Z and Latinx Audiences". US Magazine. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  18. ^ "Everette Taylor". Philly Tech Week. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  19. ^ "Alpha Phi Alpha's Everette Taylor Opens Up About Building Four Million-Dollar Companies Before 28". Watch the Yard. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  20. ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  21. ^ "Forbes 30x100". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  22. ^ "NASA's Technology Transfer Program Announces New Brand Ambassador, Everette Taylor". NASA Official Website. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  23. ^ "The Root 100 2017". The Root. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  24. ^ "@Everette Taylor, CMO of SKURT, receives 2016 @blackenterprise Social Influencer of the Year Award. #TECHCNXT". DT Dingle of Black Enterprise. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
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