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'{{UPE|date=June 2018}} {{mi|{{notability|date=June 2018}} {{COI|date=September 2018}} }} {{Infobox person | name = Everette Taylor | image = Everette Taylor.png | caption = [[Forbes 30 Under 30]] photoshoot | imagesize = | birth_date = 23 June 1989 | birth_place = [[Richmond, Virginia]] | occupation = {{Flatlist| American Entrepreneur }} | alma_mater = {{Flatlist| * [[Virginia Tech]] }} | networth = | spouse = | children = | residence = [[Los Angeles, California]] | website = {{URL|http://www.everettetaylor.com/}} | signature = }} '''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> ==Early life and education== Taylor was born and raised in [[Richmond, Virginia]]. As a teenager in high school he became homeless,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://breakingintostartups.com/everette-taylor-marketing-officer-skurt/ |title= Everette Taylor – How a 17-year-old who was homeless in High School rose to become the Chief Marketing Officer at Skurt |work= Breaking Into Startups |accessdate= 2018-05-27}}</ref> however after over coming this he attended [[Virginia Tech]]. Taylor did not complete is his studies, and dropped out to pursue his business career.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.shinehardfamily.org/everette-taylor/ |title= Everette Taylor |work= Shine Hardy Family |accessdate= 2018-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.forbes.com/profile/everette-taylor/ |title= Everette Taylor |work= Forbes |accessdate= 2018-05-27}}</ref> He is a member of [[Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.]] <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|date=2018-04-03|website=Watch The Yard|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-09}}</ref> ==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 (entrepreneur)|Sean Ellis]], Taylor started GrowthHackers,<ref>{{cite web |url= 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= 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= Interview With Everette Taylor, VP of Marketing at Skurt and Serial Entrepreneur |work= Huffington Post |date=2017-04-26 |accessdate= 2018-05-30}}</ref> as the [[Chief marketing officer|CMO]]; this company was later acquired by Fair.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/05/fair-com-closes-another-round-of-funding-acquires-rental-car-delivery-service-skurt/ |title= Fair nabs funding of around $50M, acquires rental car delivery service Skurt |work= TechCrunch |date=2018-02-05 |accessdate= 2018-05-30}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Under30>{{cite web |url= https://www.forbes.com/pictures/59fa3fbaa7ea436b47b4ba6a/everette-taylor-28/#71d7993e6051 |title= #Under30 |work= Forbes |accessdate= 2018-05-30}}</ref> He currently serves as Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the social media software company PopSocial and the marketing firm MilliSense.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.blackenterprise.com/techconnext/speaker/everettetaylor/ |title= Everette Taylor |work= Black Enterprise Magazine |accessdate= 2018-05-30}}</ref> ==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= 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> In 2018, he partnered with actress [[Zoe Saldana]],<ref>{{cite web |url= 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/ |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> == Awards and recognition == * 2018 **[[Forbes 30 Under 30]] list for Marketing and Advertising<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/59fa3fbaa7ea436b47b4ba6a/everette-taylor-28/#26aaddd16051/|title=Forbes 30 Under 30|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=2018-07-12|language=en-US}}</ref> **[[Forbes|Forbes 30x100]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/feature/30x100/#45d437f5afcf/|title=Forbes 30x100|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=2018-07-12|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2017 ** [[NASA|NASA National Brand Ambassador]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://technology.nasa.gov/features/everette_taylor.html|title=NASA’s Technology Transfer Program Announces New Brand Ambassador, Everette Taylor|work=[[NASA]] Official Website|access-date=2018-07-12|language=en-US}}</ref> ** [[The Root 100]] list of the 100 most influential African Americans<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://interactives.theroot.com/root-100-2017/|title=The Root 100 2017|work=The Root|access-date=2018-07-05|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2016 ** [[Black Enterprise]] Social Influencer of the Year<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/DTDingle/status/785605925910347776?s=19/|title=@Everette Taylor, CMO of SKURT, receives 2016 @blackenterprise Social Influencer of the Year Award. #TECHCNXT|work=DT Dingle of Black Enterprise|access-date=2018-07-12|language=en-US}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist|30em}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Everette}} [[Category:American business writers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1989 births]] [[Category:Entrepreneurs]]'