Chardonnay Beaver is an award-winning multimedia storyteller, influential speaker, and author. She’s the founder of The Genesis Media (formerly CB Productions) through which she has executively produced two documentary films, Fulfill the Promise: The Rise. The Fall. The Promise. (2024) and Hope In the Valley: An Atlantic Street Center Story (2025). In addition to earning a film festival award, she offers professional media services in film, marketing & branding, and photography.

 

At the center of Chardonnay’s work is a deep commitment to community, social progress, and education. She believes one of the greatest ways to serve others is by telling your story. When she isn’t producing films, she’s using her voice to inspire youth, women & girls through her platform Words of Wisdom by Char (WOWbyChar). Instagram page turned inspirational column dedicated to authenticity and inner transformation—what she calls “soul-care.” self-published Words of Wisdom: A Compilation of Life Principles, Inspired by Truth & Guided by Purpose, Vol. 1, along with a companion journal. Though written for all, her work has especially awakened women and girls to see themselves accurately, silence fear-based lies, and embrace the truth of who they’re meant to be.

 

Chardonnay earned her B.A. from the University of Washington Seattle in political science and journalism & public interest communication, coupled with a minor in diversity studies. When she isn’t creating and collaborating, she’s enjoying brunch with friends, traveling or engaging her faith community.