Charis Jones

Ms. Charis Jones is the CEO and Chief Designer of Sassy Jones, the fastest growing privately held retailer in the nation (Inc 5000). Jones earned her degree from Hampton University in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services. After graduation, she spent years working in corporate sales and marketing until she decided to start her own business. Under her leadership and vision, the brand has stunned the business and fashion worlds, having reached the 24th spot on the Inc. 5000 list, and been named by Forbes as one of the top 25 small businesses that thrived during the pandemic. Jones has been recognized as the 2021 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, a Tory Burch Foundation Fellow, and as a winner of HSN’s “The Big Find” she is regularly featured on their long-standing retail platform.​