Mikki Taylor

The QUINTESSENTIAL AUTHORITY on all matters regarding beauty.

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Life isn’t a dress rehearsal— show up ready everyday as the empowered woman you are called to be.

—Mikki Taylor

Mikki Taylor is the visionary authority on style and multi-ethnic beauty. As the former Beauty and Cover Director of ESSENCE Magazine for 30+ years and best-selling author, Taylor has directly influenced the $1.4 billion annual (*2012 total health and beauty aids) retail beauty buys of multi-ethnic women and the marketing campaigns of Fortune 500 companies; from Estee Lauder to Ambi Skin Care. Mikki knows what today’s African American consumers are looking for when it comes to celebrating their unique beauty and how they formulate their attitudes about brands. African American consumers, in return, look to Mikki Taylor to provide them with the most transformative information and performance-driven beauty products as they seek to micro-manage their style. At the end of the day, Taylor knows that beauty is about self expression for this ultra-savvy consumer and she’s guiding her every step of the way.

• Beauty and Style Expert

• Author

• Product Developer

• Television Host/Personality

• Motivational Speaker

• Brand Ambassador

• Image Consultant

• Tastemaker

MT: BRAND ESSENCE

ikki Taylor is the quintessential

authority on all matters regarding

beauty. From A-list celebrities and world-re-

nowned cover models, to women-in-the-know,

Mikki influences all types of women with her

vision of beauty and style. She has devoted a

lifetime to helping women manage their inner

and outer beauty and inspiring them to own their

lives to the fullest.

For 30 years, Taylor served as ESSENCE

Magazine’s groundbreaking Beauty & Cover

Director, and is now Editor-at-Large for the

publication. In addition, she is the Founder and

President of Mikki Taylor Enterprises, LLC,

which serves as a holding company for a

number of vertical businesses, including Satin

Doll Productions, a full-service image building

and consulting division, and MT Communications,

a strategic communications and branding company.

Most recently, she was national spokesperson for

AMBI Skincare, a division of Johnson & Johnson

Consumer Products Company.

MT: POWER BROKER

The only place where success comes before work... is in the dictionary!

—MT

Taylor has offered beauty and style advice through

all types of media, including broadcast, digital

and of course, print outlets, which culminated in

her wildly successful book, Self-Seduction: Your

Ultimate Path to Inner and Outer Beauty

(Ballantine Books/One World). This triumph left

readers craving more, therefore the sequel,

Commander-in-Chic: Every Woman’s Guide to

Managing Her Style Like a First Lady (Atria

Books/Simon & Schuster), hit store shelves in

the Fall of 2011, becoming an instant hit among

women around the world. Inspired by Michelle

Obama’s “classic with a twist” fashion sense,

the book is a lifestyle resource guide for the

everyday woman.

MT: PUBLISHED+

Don’t ever be caught looking less than code chic. It’s your reasonable duty!

—MT

The New York Times - December 8, 2011Caption: HER OWN DRESS CODE - Mikki Taylor,

a fashion editor, stylist and now author, looking for inspiration in the Jason Wu boutique of Bergdorf Goodman.

time for insights! And you’ve got to

play them forward with

excellence.—Mikki Taylor

In this day and age,

you don’t have time for hindsight, you only have

aylor has been featured on many

television outlets, including: The

Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, TODAY,

Weekend Today, The Early Show, NBC

Nightly News, EXTRA, Inside Edition,

E! Entertainment Television, CNN, TV Guide

Channel, VH1, Style Network, WE-TV,

CBS 2 Morning News, the Style Network,

BET, and TV One. Viewers also received a

weekly dose of Taylor’s positive influence

on VH1’s highest rated debut series Flavor

of Love Girls: Charm School, which

premiered to more than five million viewers.

Each week, Taylor served as the voice of

reason and compassion as she imparted to

the women honest, valuable information,

insight and tips to help the contestants—and

the women who watched the show—live a

more productive, pride-filled life. She also

served as the host of the TV One series

Makeover Manor.

MT: MEDIA SAVVY

Be fearless: Make those choices in life that

move you forward!—MT

Be clear: our individual

success depends on how well we

liftothers

as we climb.—MT

MT: L IVE EVENTS

One of Taylor’s most treasured experiences was a trip to South Africa, at the special invita-tion of Oprah Winfrey, where she served as an instructor to 149 girls ages 12-14, at the Oprah

Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls as part of its Arts Workshop 2007. Taylor taught a course called Celebrating Your Unique Beauty & Style, a three-part workshop that

addressed practical and timeless elements of social graces and the essential basics of inner and outer beauty, and Your Best Shot, a session which taught the skills to insure a phenomenal photograph.

A highly sought-after speaker, Taylor’s most recent speaking engagements include several high-profile annual events, including The ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards, Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine, The 2013 WNBA & WNBPA Player Orientation, the Girls Who Rule the World Mentoring Weekend presented by the Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation, BET’s Leading Women Defined Summit, Go Red For Women Luncheon presented American Heart Association, the United Service Organizations (USO), the Women Helping Women breakfast fundraiser presented by Dress for Success Worldwide, Cathie Black’s Women in Leadership Conference, Texas Women’s Empowerment Conference, Southwestern Christian College Lectureship, Leading Ladies New Jersey Performing Arts Center, USO, Odyssey Network and the Power Conference, the largest gathering of women entrepreneurs in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

I want to see women

own their lives and master their purpose

with distinction.—Mikki Taylor

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BEAUTY & STYLE • Beauty is a woman’s most “emotional purchase” –one that moves far beyond “how do I look?” – it is in fact a personal celebration! Cheers! • When it comes to beauty picks, it’s all about the new, the next and the noteworthy! Now, let’s manage expectations from there! • When it comes to managing your temple, you must have a strategy that sees you in the power position – one of owning your health and wellness. That’s centered not on your waistline but your lifeline! • I love a fabulous cocktail ring as a statement on manicured hands. Don’t know why the look is dubbed “cocktail” – fabulosity knows no hour. • Your hair should be so fly that it looks as though you have a pro on speed dial.

LIFE AFFIRMING • It’s about doing the critical work on the watch known as life, with a style that compels one to be their most bold, brilliant self. I say own it!

CAREER • You were called to greatness and born to do the amazing, so be determined to own your entire experience, not just your title experience. Your story isn’t validated by your resume! • Develop “Brand You!” What is it that you uniquely bring to the table? That ought to be the question you’re asking yourself right now!

REALTIONSHIP • Stop entertaining folks that don’t mean you well. Learn to accept that everyone isn’t well enough to have a place in your life. Now, get your seating chart out and work and consider it preventive care! • You have to teach people how to work with you – have you created the manual?

EMPOWERMENT • The key to mastering life, mastering challenges and getting from where you are to where you want to be is faith. Are you moving “faith forward” or “fast-forward?” • I’ve never seen a calendar with an entry called “someday,” so don’t wait for it and please don’t bank on it. Make “today” and every day – your day! • We are walking in the dreams of our ancestors – those who paved the way for us with every thing they had, that we might create a script for future generations and thus it is essential that on our watch, we manage the critical work that will define our contribution. • Be clear: A sense of self-worth isn’t egotistical, it helps you set boundaries and ensure that your truth isn’t compromised.

MANAGEMENTTamara HoustonRoundTable Entertainmenttnh@roundtable-ent.net

AGENTShelly MarchettiAPA Talent & Literary Agency310–888-4222smarchetti@apa-agency.com

PUBLICITYJoseph BabineauxPerspective Public Relations323-389-6130joseph@perspective-pr.com

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No matter your budget, always wear conversation-worthy shoes!

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