Twila True
American businesswoman and philanthropist
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Twila True is an American businesswoman and philanthropist.
1500 Sound Academy
Twila True | |
|---|---|
| Born | California, US |
| Occupations | Businesswoman, philanthropist |
| Known for | True Family Enterprises 1500 Sound Academy |
| Spouse | Alan True |
| Children | 4 |
She is the chief executive officer (CEO)) and President of True Family Enterprises. She is the founder of True Children's Home orphanage, True Sioux Hope Foundation, and the co-founder of 1500 Sound Academy music school.
Career
She was CEO of Synthane Taylor, circuit board manufacturers.[1] She resided in Hong Kong and China with her husband Alan where they operated True Innovations, a designer and manufacturer of office furniture, which was acquired by Li & Fung.[2] After her return to the United States in 2012, she co-founded True Family Enterprises with her husband.[3]
In October 2018, True signed a partnership deal with MonarchFx supply chain company, through her Twila True Collaborations banner.[4]
True's jewelry designs made debut at 2018 New York Fashion Week and featured along with the Zang Toi's collection.[5]
As philanthropist
In 2006, while in China, she opened True Children's Home to provide medical care for orphans.[6]
In January 2015, she co founded True Sioux Hope Foundation, with a head office in Newport Beach, California, a nonprofit organization to help improve the lives of the communities in the Pine Ridge.[7][8] An emergency shelter for children, The Safe Home, was also opened by True at the Pine Ridge reservation in February 2017.[9]
True has also launched the Twelve Cycles initiative to fulfil the basic feminine needs and education to the girls of the Oglala Sioux tribe.[10]
She supports fundraising foundations including Oceana, and CASA.[11][12][13][14]
1500 Sound Academy
She co-founded 1500 Sound Academy in 2018, music academy in Inglewood, California, with James Fauntleroy and Larrance "Rance" Dopson.[15][16] In May 2019, Roland signed a collaboration deal with the 1500 Sound Academy.[17] In March 2021, the academy signed a deal with Yellowbrick to deliver on-demand online programs.[18] In June 2021, Arizona State University signed a deal to start the joint online music program Professional Certificate in Music Production through its Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.[19] In November 2021, Fender and 1500 Sound Academy announced a partnership deal to provide scholarships.[20]
In March 2022, a Taiwanese campus was announced to be opened in Taipei, with Chen Zihong appointed as the principal.[21]
Personal life
Accolades
- 2015 Most Influential - Orange County Register[23]
- 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year - Orange County Business Journal[24][25]
- 2019 Outstanding Corporation - CASA[14]