Charis Jones (designer)
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Charis Jones (born October 31, 1982) is an American entrepreneur and designer.[1][2] She is the CEO of Sassy Jones, a lifestyle and fashion brand.[1][3] She is the mother of twin boys.[4][5]
Career
[edit]After attending Hampton University, Jones moved to Hampton, VA, where she worked in sales and marketing for Fortune 500 companies.[6] In June 2013, she began her fashion brand Sassy Jones with accessories.[4][7][8]
Jones is currently the chief designer and CEO of the company.[5][9][10] She is part of the Tory Burch Fellowship class of 2020[8][11][12] and a recipient of Entrepreneur magazine's Top Company of the Year award. She also has an HSN partnership.[10][11]
She founded the Sassy Jones Foundation to help women battling cancer.[13][14] The foundation uses profits from every purchase with Sassy Jones to help with a cancer diagnosis, turbans, scarves, blankets, confidence affirmation cards, and headwraps.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Soul of RVA: Rise of the Sassy Jones fashion empire". WRIC ABC 8News. August 16, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ Times-Dispatch, Sean Jones Richmond (October 24, 2022). "Richmond's Sassy Jones, $80 million e-commerce company, opens brick-and-mortar at Short Pump". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Charis Jones". GoGirl. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Jones, Sassy. "Sassy Jones Founder Charis Jones Named as a Finalist for Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 for the Mid-Atlantic Region". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ a b "Sassy Jones Story". Sassy Jones. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "How Charis Jones Built Her 'Sassy Jones' Brand From the Ground Up". Black Enterprise. July 13, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Sassy Jones | Sells jewelry and accessories online, in stores, and through Facebook Live events".
- ^ a b Kira (January 29, 2021). "Talking shop". Virginia Business. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Inc. | Charis Jones".
- ^ a b Molinaro, Kyra (April 20, 2020). "A Style Maven". richmondmagazine.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ a b "The Sassy Jones Founder on Small Business Leadership". Tory Burch Foundation. February 16, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Tory Burch Foundation selects 50 women for 2020 fellows program".
- ^ "Charis Jones Talks Using Her Work History to Scale Sassy Jones Into HSN Partnership, Advises Entrepreneurs When to Quit Day Jobs". www.yahoo.com. October 28, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ a b "Sassy Jones Foundation". www.charisnicolejones.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
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