Mikki Taylor is a visionary authority and expert on beauty, style, and empowering women. She has over 30 years of experience as Beauty and Cover Director at Essence Magazine, where she influenced billions in beauty product sales. Taylor is now Editor-at-Large of Essence and runs her own companies focused on image consulting, branding, and motivational speaking. She has authored two books, appears regularly on television, and speaks at high-profile events, all with the goal of helping women express themselves and own their lives.

1. Mikki Taylor
The QUINTESSENTIAL AUTHORITY on all matters regarding beauty.
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2. Lifeisn’t
a dress rehearsal—
show up ready everyday
as the empowered
woman you are
calledto be.
—MikkiTaylor

3. 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
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4. 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.
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where
successcomes before
work... is in
the dictionary!
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5. 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.
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Don’t ever be caught looking less than code chic.
It’s your reasonable duty! —MT
The New York Times - December 8, 2011
Caption: HER OWN DRESS CODE - MikkiTaylor,
a fashion editor, stylist and now author, looking for inspiration
in the Jason Wu boutique of Bergdorf Goodman.

6. time for insights!And you’ve got to
play them forwardwith
excellence.
—MikkiTaylor
In this day and age,
you don’t have time
for hindsight, you only have

7. 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.
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Befearless: Make those choices in life that
move you forward!—MT

8. Be clear:
our individual
success depends
on how well we
lift
others
as we climb.
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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.

9. I want to see women
own their lives
and mastertheir
purpose
with distinction.
—MikkiTaylor

11. Mikki-isms
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.

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