Award-winning journalist and best-selling author Goldie Taylor is no holds barred when she reports on current events and political news. If she could have it her way, Taylor would change the public discourse around race and economic parity, because historically the conversation has been “them” and “me” instead of “us” and “we.”
“Certainly, there are ways to act legislatively, especially in terms of prioritizing public education. But the real answer begins with us. What are we all personally willing to do to press change in our own communities?” she explains about advancing the conversation.
Taylor is brainy and there’s no agreeing to disagree with her, because she manages to change your perspective before she finishes her argument. Living a “life replete with miracles,” she attributes much of her success to her childhood hero. “My late uncle Albert Ross showed me through example the value of character and integrity, and filled my spirit with the encouragement to paint the sky. While he pressed me to get an education, he also taught me the importance of common sense. But more than anything, it was his incredible work ethic,” shares Taylor.
The president of Goldie Taylor OmniMedia LLC points out how social media has democratized consumer brand marketing. “The advent of social media — in the way it empowers individuals to “democratize” the messages they receive — has changed that. Today, it’s about hosting a conversation that is deeply personal, driven by culturally relevant messaging that meets consumers at their point of need. As an agency, our ability is to contextualize the most pertinent insights and deliver.”
Taylor most admires her mentor and friend Don Logan, retired chairman of TimeWarner Media. And when it comes to the best advice she’s ever received, her grandmother Catherine Blackard Jones would say, “You wouldn’t worry so much about what other people said or thought about you, if you knew how little they did.” –yvette caslin
