At For(bes) The Culture’s Culturally Accountable Summit earlier this month, three influential voices shared a common belief: that highlighting their diverse perspectives and authentic identities was integral to their business success. Here, we share insights from those leaders—Shavone Charles, founder of Magic and director of communications and creative partnerships at VSCO; Tayler Culliver, founder of Brother Box; and Noor Tagouri, founder and producer of At Your Service—including how they leveled up and found success in the business world.
Being Authentic Is Good For Business
As the producer of Sold in America, award-winning journalist Noor Tagouri highlights stories of subcultures and marginalized communities in the U.S. In her podcast, the 25-year-old entrepreneur frequently references the challenges she’s experienced working in media while being authentic to her identity as a Muslim American. “I want to teach people that my authentic self is better for the workplace,” Tagouri says. “That [authentic] person brings more ideas. That person brings more voice. That person brings more energy.” Watch Tagouri dispense her advice here:
Don’t Mask What Makes You Different
Just five years after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Tayler Culliver founded Brother Box, a nonprofit that creates care packages and educational experiences to help support Black middle and high school boys stay focused and well, and, most importantly, be themselves. His ultimate vision: to create an ecosystem in which Black boys can see themselves and a positive path forward. Culliver’s advice to professionals, entrepreneurs and Black middle and high school boys is one and the same: “No one that ever did anything worth talking about did it because they were trying to be someone else. They did it because they went out on a limb and were trying to do something that other people could not, or would not, do.” Watch Culliver share tips for leveling up here:
Capitalize On Your Diverse Perspective
Model, musician, entrepreneur and executive Shavone Charles (a.k.a. SHAVONE.) has held leadership positions at some of the world’s biggest tech firms, including Twitter, Instagram and now VSCO. But when she started her career at Twitter, she says she was an anomaly—a lone, uniquely diverse face in an industry dominated by white men. “When I went to Twitter in the very early days, I was the first Black female intern,” she recalls. “The first Black woman on my team. I’ve tried to focus my work on making sure I’m not the last.”
Uniqueness became her competitive advantage.
One of the most electric, influential voices in tech today, she gives this advice to Black and Brown entrepreneurs and professionals: “Look at the business and think to yourself, what does this business really need right now? What can I offer up from myself, from my skill set . . . in this moment, in this time that will have the biggest impact on my career?” she says. Watch SHAVONE. deliver tips on rising through the ranks:
“The biggest advice I have for young professionals of any creed or color is that you are the value proposition. You are the tool. Keep investing in yourself.” Watch SHAVONE. deliver career advice on investing in yourself:
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