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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 PopSocial.<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]] serial entrepreneur and public speaker. He is the founder and CEO of ET Enterprises which the marketing firm MiliSense, social media software company PopSocial, Art Noire and GrowthHackers.<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><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-everette-taylor-et-enterprises-downtown-la/|title=Meet Everette Taylor of ET Enterprises in Downtown LA - Voyage LA Magazine {{!}} LA City Guide|last=Staff|first=VoyageLA|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==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>
Taylor was born and raised in [[Richmond, Virginia]]. He attended [[Virginia Tech|Virginia Polytechnic University]] after overcoming homelessness in High School.<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>


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>
Taylor 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==
==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=
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 VP of marketing at software company Qualaroo, a behavioral insight survey software, which was later acquired by Xenon Ventures in 2014. 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).
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).


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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=
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=
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>
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, founded the social media software company PopSocial which achieved a revenue of $2 million (USD) in its first year of operation.

Taylor founded ET Enterprises in 2018. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-everette-taylor-et-enterprises-downtown-la/|title=Meet Everette Taylor of ET Enterprises in Downtown LA - Voyage LA Magazine {{!}} LA City Guide|last=Staff|first=VoyageLA|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-19}}</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|date=2018-02-28|work=US Magazine|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>


==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=
Taylor launched the clothing line Unity Over Self with [[NFL]] athlete [[Brandian Ross]] in 2013, 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>
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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=
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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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In 2015, Taylor started giving out scholarships to college students struggling to pay for tuition and books starting with his alma mater Virginia Tech.<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|last=writer|first=Zach Hoopes, news staff|website=Collegiate Times|language=en|access-date=2019-01-19}}</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=
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=
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/
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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>
|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 ==
== Awards and recognition ==
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Black Enterprise Magazine named Everette Taylor Social media Influencer of the year in 2016.<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>
* 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>
The Root included Taylor in their Root 100 list of the most influential African Americans in 2017.<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>

* 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>
In 2017 was named a brand ambassador for NASA’s Technology Transfer Program to advocate for the commercialization of NASA technologies and introduce NASA’s technology portfolio to his network.<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>
In 2018 made Forbes 30 under 30 list for his work in marketing and advertising with PopSocial which in its first year reported more than $2 million in revenue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/59fa3fbaa7ea436b47b4ba6a/30-under-30-2018--marketi/|title=Everette Taylor, 28|website=Forbes|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref>
* 2016
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** [[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==
==References==

Revision as of 02:31, 19 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 ET Enterprises which the marketing firm MiliSense, social media software company PopSocial, Art Noire and GrowthHackers.[1][2]

Early life and education

Taylor was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. He attended Virginia Polytechnic University after overcoming homelessness in High School.[3]

Taylor is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. [4]

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 VP of marketing at software company Qualaroo, a behavioral insight survey software, which was later acquired by Xenon Ventures in 2014. While at Qualaroo, together with Sean Ellis, Taylor started GrowthHackers,[5] which is an online growth hacking community and a software as a service (SaaS).

In 2014, Taylor founded the marketing firm MilliSense,[6] 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,[7][8] Taylor joined the on-demand car rental delivery company Skurt[9] as the CMO; this company was later acquired by Fair.[10] In 2016, founded the social media software company PopSocial which achieved a revenue of $2 million (USD) in its first year of operation.

Taylor founded ET Enterprises in 2018. [11]

In 2018, he partnered with actress Zoe Saldana,[12] to launched media platform BESE[13] and the drug and alcohol addiction prevention app Hayver.[14]

Philanthropy

Taylor launched the clothing line Unity Over Self with NFL athlete Brandian Ross in 2013, to raise money for children with autism. [15]

In 2015, Taylor started giving out scholarships to college students struggling to pay for tuition and books starting with his alma mater Virginia Tech.[16]

He is a known supporter of diversity and gender equality initiatives such as CODE2040, Wonder Women Tech, and Black Girls Code.[17]

Awards and recognition

Black Enterprise Magazine named Everette Taylor Social media Influencer of the year in 2016.[18]

The Root included Taylor in their Root 100 list of the most influential African Americans in 2017.[19]

In 2017 was named a brand ambassador for NASA’s Technology Transfer Program to advocate for the commercialization of NASA technologies and introduce NASA’s technology portfolio to his network.[20]

In 2018 made Forbes 30 under 30 list for his work in marketing and advertising with PopSocial which in its first year reported more than $2 million in revenue.[21]

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. ^ Staff, VoyageLA. "Meet Everette Taylor of ET Enterprises in Downtown LA - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Marketing Maven Everette Taylor on the Best Strategies for Startups". Fortune Magazine. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  6. ^ "BE MODERN MAN: MEET 'THE CMO' EVERETTE TAYLOR". Black Enterprise. 2015-06-14. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  7. ^ "11 Entrepreneurs on Snapchat Who Are Doing It Right". Inc. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  8. ^ "The Simple Lessons Everette Taylor Has Learned About Being An Entrepreneur". Huffington Post. 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  9. ^ "Interview With Everette Taylor, VP of Marketing at Skurt and Serial Entrepreneur". Huffington Post. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  10. ^ "Fair nabs funding of around $50M, acquires rental car delivery service Skurt". TechCrunch. 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  11. ^ Staff, VoyageLA. "Meet Everette Taylor of ET Enterprises in Downtown LA - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  12. ^ "Zoe Saldana Is Launching BESE Media Brand to Inspire Generation Z and Latinx Audiences". US Magazine. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  13. ^ "Everette Taylor". Philly Tech Week. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  14. ^ "Alpha Phi Alpha's Everette Taylor Opens Up About Building Four Million-Dollar Companies Before 28". Watch the Yard. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  15. ^ "Failure Is An Option And Other Advice From Millennial Marketing Genius Everette Taylor". 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  16. ^ writer, Zach Hoopes, news staff. "VT alumnus offers textbook scholarships". Collegiate Times. Retrieved 2019-01-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "Championing Change From Inside Silicon Valley". Huffington Post. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  18. ^ "@Everette Taylor, CMO of SKURT, receives 2016 @blackenterprise Social Influencer of the Year Award. #TECHCNXT". DT Dingle of Black Enterprise. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  19. ^ "The Root 100 2017". The Root. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  20. ^ "NASA's Technology Transfer Program Announces New Brand Ambassador, Everette Taylor". NASA Official Website. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  21. ^ "Everette Taylor, 28". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
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