Alphonzo Terrell

Alphonzo Terrell (born 1983) is a tech entrepreneur, co-founder, and CEO of the social media platform Spill, a Black-owned social platform. Terrell worked in digital and social marketing, including the platform Twitter. Terrell, also known as "Phonz", was let go during Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter. After Terrell was let go, he created the social media platform known as "Spill." The platform's team consists of co-founder Devaris Brown, April Reign, and DeRay Mckesson, among others.

Education Terrell was a student at Columbia University in New York where he was interested in basketball. He gave this up to become the president of a student-founded record label known as CU Records. Their goal as a label was to help promote and distribute young artists at the university. Terrell also facilitated a workshop with Robert Gangi, a director involved in police reform. He co-founded a project with a pro-social start-up named "Rise."

Career Early in his career, Terrell worked for Showtime and Sony. He was the director of digital and social marketing at HBO, before he transitioned to the social media company Twitter, where he worked as their global social and editorial head. They aimed to create a safe space as many members of Black Twitter, one of the platform’s largest communities, were leaving Twitter. Despite still being in beta testing, Spill has attracted attention from news outlets like CNN, Essence, and GPB.

Awards and nominations Terrell was a part of the team that won Best overall social presence Brand Webby Winner in 2022, Overall Social Presence in 2019, and the Bronze Pencil in 2019.