Twila True is an American

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and

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. She is the

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(CEO)) and

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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,

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manufacturers. 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. After her return to the United States in 2012, she co-founded True Family Enterprises with her husband. In October 2018, True signed a partnership deal with MonarchFx supply chain company, through her Twila True Collaborations banner. True's jewelry designs made debut at 2018

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and featured along with the Zang Toi's collection.

As philanthropist

In 2006, while in China, she opened ''True Children's Home'' to provide medical care for orphans. In January 2015, she co founded True Sioux Hope Foundation, with a head office in

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, a nonprofit organization to help improve the lives of the communities in the Pine Ridge. An emergency shelter for children, The Safe Home, was also opened by True at the Pine Ridge reservation in February 2017. True has also launched the ''Twelve Cycles'' initiative to fulfil the basic feminine needs and education to the girls of the Oglala Sioux tribe. She supports fundraising foundations including Oceana, and CASA.

1500 Sound Academy

She co-founded ''1500 Sound Academy'' in 2018, music academy in

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, with James Fauntleroy and Larrance "Rance" Dopson. In May 2019,

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signed a collaboration deal with the 1500 Sound Academy. In March 2021, the academy signed a deal with Yellowbrick to deliver on-demand online programs. In June 2021,

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signed a deal to start the joint online music program ''Professional Certificate in Music Production'' through its

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. In November 2021, Fender and 1500 Sound Academy announced a partnership deal to provide scholarships. In March 2022, a

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ese campus was announced to be opened in

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, with Chen Zihong appointed as the principal.

Personal life

True is married to Alan True and they have four children. In October 2019, the couple sold their house on the Harbor Island, Newport Beach to Chinese billionaire Eric Tan for $37 million.

Accolades

* 2015 Most Influential -

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* 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year -

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* 2019 Outstanding Corporation - CASA

Notes and sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:True, Twila Living people Oglala people 21st-century Native American women 21st-century Native American people Native American people from California 21st-century American philanthropists Philanthropists from California American women company founders 21st-century American businesswomen 21st-century American businesspeople Businesspeople from California American women investors American investors Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women philanthropists