Twila True

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Twila True
Born
California, US
Occupation(s) Businesswoman, philanthropist
Known forTrue Family Enterprises
1500 Sound Academy
SpouseAlan True
Children4

Twila True is an American businesswoman and philanthropist.

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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

True is married to Alan True and they have four children. [1] [12]

In October 2019, the couple sold their house on the Harbor Island, Newport Beach to Chinese billionaire Eric Tan for $37 million. [2] [22]

Accolades

Notes and sources

  1. 1 2 Ferrell, David; Yamanaka, Cindy (October 30, 2015). "Twila True's Heart is in Two Worlds". Orange County Register . Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  2. 1 2 McClain, James (January 5, 2019). "Alan & Twila True request $60 million on Newport's Harbor Island". DIRT. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ "CASE STUDY - Twila True Collaborations" (PDF). Tompkins International. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  4. ↑ "MonarchFx Announces Twila True Collaborations as its Newest Seller Client". MHI.org. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  5. ↑ Limited, Alamy. "New York, NY - February 13, 2018: Model walks runway for Zang Toi Autumn/Winter collection with jewelry by Twila True at New York Fashion Week at Pier 59 Stock Photo - Alamy". www.alamy.com. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  6. ↑ Miller, Suzanne (October 15, 2009). "True Treasures of Hope". eChinacities.com. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  7. ↑ Chasing Hawk, Ernestine (February 23, 2015). "Native Sun News: Oglala Sioux entrepreneur creates foundation". Indianz. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  8. ↑ Pellizzon, Michelle (November 19, 2015). "True Sioux Hope: Shining a Light on the Pine Ridge Reservation". Thrive Market . Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  9. ↑ Annette Pember, Mary (March 13, 2019). "Members of Oglala Lakota Tribe Question 'Voluntourism' and Church-Based Charities". The Daily Yonder. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  10. ↑ "National Women's History Month Featuring Woman Who Walks Toward Future". 8WomenDream. January 22, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  11. ↑ W. Cook, B. (October 11, 2019). "The Crowd: Celebrities, environmentalists come together to fight ocean plastic". Daily Pilot . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  12. 1 2 W. Cook, B. (December 2, 2016). "The Crowd: Sioux gala functions as benefit and cultural exchange". Daily Pilot . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  13. ↑ W. Cook, B. (May 12, 2017). "Column: The Crowd: CASA fundraiser nets more than $1 million". Daily Pilot . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  14. 1 2 Trela, Christopher (May 10, 2019). "Benefit: CASA Black & White Ball Honors Local Philanthropists". Newport Beach News 2. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  15. ↑ Mitchell, Gail (December 8, 2021). "1500 Sound Academy Raises the Volume on Educating Next Generation of Music Creators". Billboard . Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  16. ↑ Callwood, Brett (February 4, 2021). "Back to School: Inglewood Music Professionals Find Success in Education". LA Weekly . Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Roland Announces Collaboration With 1500 Sound Academy And Acclaimed Production Collective 1500 or Nothin'" (PDF). Roland Corporation . Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  18. ↑ "1500 Sound Academy Partners with Yellowbrick to Offer Its Acclaimed Music Curriculum as an On-Demand Online Program". Los Angeles Sentinel . April 29, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  19. ↑ "1500 Sound Academy × ASU — Music Program". 360 Magazine. June 8, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  20. ↑ Wissmuller, Christian (November 3, 2021). "1500 Sound Academy Announces Continued Partnership with Fender X 1500 Sound Academy Scholarship Program for 2022". JazzEd Magazine. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  21. ↑ "台灣音樂接軌國際 陳子鴻辦學院傳承經驗 | 娛樂 | 中央社 CNA". Central News Agency (in Chinese). March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  22. ↑ McClain, James (October 30, 2019). "Chinese Tech Billionaire Buys $37 Million Newport Harbor Mansion". Yahoo! . Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  23. ↑ Ferrell, David; Skyler, Heather (December 18, 2015). "Most Influential 2015: Twila True". Orange County Register. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Orange County Business Journal Names Twila True Entrepreneur of the Year". True Sioux Hope Foundation. April 12, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Twila True". Orange County Business Journal . 6 May 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

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