Ephren Taylor

Named by The Michigan Chronicle as one of 2007's ten people making a global difference, Ephren W. Taylor II, CEO of City Capital Corporation, is the youngest African-American CEO of any publicly traded company in history. Described as "walking history" by popular radio show host Tom Joyner, Taylor started his first business venture at age 12, when he began making video games. By age 17, he had built a multi-million dollar technology company, GoFerretGo.com.

In 2007, at City Capital Corporation, Taylor started the Goshen Energy initiative, which focuses on producing alternative energy, specializing in bio-fuels. Taylor's commitment to green energy is part of his concept of empowering local communities with both profitable and socially-conscious investments and development. Through his action on green energy and philanthropy, Taylor is leading a new wave of CEOs focusing on corporate social responsibility.

Taylor's diverse business portfolio is quickly transforming him into a household name. He appears weekly on FOX News and has been featured on network shows such as ABC's 20/20 and The Montel Williams Show. He also has regular appearances in print and radio media including PBS, Black Enterprise, and the Miami Herald.

Beyond his unprecedented accomplishments in business, Taylor is a Wall Street Journal best-selling author, inspirational speaker, and real estate mastermind. His first book, Creating Success from the Inside Out, is published by Wiley, the world's number one business publisher, and is an Amazon and CEO Read bestseller. The book describes the mindset of today's multi-millionaires while going beyond the accumulation of wealth to define true success.

In celebration of its 170th anniversary, Taylor created a specialized curriculum for high school-aged aspiring entrepreneurs at Cheyney University, America's oldest historically black college. The Ephren Taylor Entrepreneur Academy opened in July 2007. Taylor continues to use his intellect and credibility as a thought leader to help resolve problems that have remained unresolved for years.

Topics

The Elite Entrepreneur: How to Master the Seven Phases of Growth & Take Your Business from Pennies to Billions

Every business has a lifecycle, and it's not so simple as "beginning, middle, and end." In this talk, Taylor defines these phases as superior startup, blockbuster branding, sizzling sales, heroic hiring, accelerating growth, cash flow explosion strategies, and championing charity, and outlines the keys to winning to help you move to the next stage of business growth.

Diversify or Die: What Nonprofits & Churches Need to Do to Survive in the New Economy

Nonprofits and churches need to change the way they approach fundraising in order to survive in the new economy. Taylor helps these groups learn the strategies that will increase their capacity in the areas of economic development. Specifically for churches, Taylor's dynamic speech will outline fundraising opportunities that will help generate additional income beyond tithes and church offerings, as well as the process to acquire income-producing businesses that will provide additional resources for church stewardship and create jobs.

Getting P.A.I.D. at Any Age

A millionaire before age 17, Ephren Taylor understands better than most that our youth can become equipped to realize the "American Dream" at an early age – if they are given the proper tools and mentoring. What's more, the tools and strategies Taylor discusses in this speech are applicable to anyone who has entrepreneurial aspirations, regardless of age. This speech spells out the Characteristics of Success that today's youth will need to embrace in order to succeed. Highlights include teaching students in high school to be self sufficient self starters and entrepreneurs.

Corporate Social Responsibility: The New Avenue for Increasing the Bottom Line

Ephren Taylor is serious about helping individuals and corporations identify opportunities that increase the bottom line and improve the community. In this speech, he will teach the audience about socially conscious investments such as renewable energies, or taking a percentage of revenue from profitable activities and investing them in local educational and nonprofit institutions.

Think Without a Box: How to Kill Your Useless Friend Conventional Wisdom

Most people will not become a millionaire before the age of 17 if they strictly adhere to conventional wisdom and avoid taking risks. Ephren Taylor, the youngest African-American CEO of any publicly traded company in United States history, began his career with his first business venture as a videogame developer and built a multi-million dollar technology company, GoFerretGo.com, by the age of 17. And he did that by taking risks and NOT following conventional rules or wisdom! In this speech, Taylor shares his story and rise to success, and the entrepreneurial philosophy that shaped his early and present-day success.

Creating Success from the Inside Out

A 2009 Wall Street Journal best-selling author of the book Creating Success from the Inside Out, Taylor delves into the mindset of today's multi-millionaires, defining success as not only attaining wealth, but knowing how to utilize it.

Ensuring a Green Future

Taylor is committed to green energy and philanthropy, and this commitment is part of his concept of empowering local communities with both profitable and socially conscious investing and development. In this speech, Ephren shares his passion for building a green future, and will discuss strategies that business owners can implement to enhance their corporate social responsibility.

Becoming a Wealth Architect

Learn how to increase your capacity to generate wealth by getting into the mind of Ephren Taylor. During this talk, Taylor talks about how he analyzes deals and manages his own money to produce maximum profits.

Sow to Grow

Taylor talks about the stewardship crisis in America and the role that it has played in creating the economic downturn, and addresses how churches can encourage members to tithe and give more by creating innovative economic empowerment programs that will provide their congregation with a tangible incentive for increasing their giving.

Vision-Driven Wealth

Taylor talks about how churches can go from the vision of growth to actually putting into practice the key components necessary for attaining growth by generating the finances necessary to fund the vision.

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