This frank spirited guide spotlights a thoughtful leader who embraces social responsibility.
KirkusWith witty humor and a strong sense of self musician model and technology executive
Shavone Charles recounts her journey through Google Twitter and more and outlines her mission
to make space for herself and other young women of color both online and IRL. Pocket Change
Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be
yourself. And this is your invitation to join us. This is a series of small books with big
ideas from today's leading activists and artists. The right balance of curiosity and good old
nerve has always pushed me toward good directions in my life. During the darkest most
discouraging times I can lean on those two parts of me. In this installment of the Pocket
Change Collective musician and technology phenom Shavone Charles explores how curiosity and
nerve led her from a small college in Merced California to some of the most influential
spaces in the tech world: from Google to Twitter to eventually landing a spot on the coveted
Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Grateful for being the first in many spaces but passionate about
being neither the last nor the only Charles tells her story in the hopes of guiding others and
shaping a future where people particularly women of color feel empowered to make space for
themselves and challenge society s status quos.
