Anna Taylor (SHE/HER/HERS)

Inspirational, Impactful, Inclusive.

Looking for a top-notch leader, change agent, speaker, and facilitator that motivates and ignites the embers smoldering within us all? You’ve found her! Anna is an exceptional leader and dynamic speaker who drives positive change by sharing and infusing clear communication principles and authentic DEI+B strategies into everything she touches. And in case you didn’t know, she does it with an unwavering commitment to helping systematically marginalized people be their full and authentic selves.

Companies Impacted by Anna’s Leadership

About Me

I’m Anna Taylor.
To know me is to love me.

As a seasoned communication leader, I have a knack for taking complex or technical concepts and translating them into everyday language and stories that reach and resonate with people. My expertise ranges from planning and executing global marketing campaigns to creating innovative campaigns for diverse audiences.

I have an innate desire to learn and continuously improve personally and professionally. The appetite to stay curious, ask questions, and seek challenges has served many well, as there is a science to problem-solving that doesn’t involve knowing the subject matter but instead asking the right questions and getting teams to think differently.

The infectious energy I bring to workshops or speaking events, coupled with real-life industry experiences, connect with a wide range of audiences and bring people in. I take tremendous pride in leveraging my experience and being authentically me to motivate people and drive organizations forward. My life experiences—from overcoming economic challenges like homelessness or navigating through unconsciously biased corporate systems—make me uniquely qualified to personify the resilience people aspire to have.

My experience fuels my passion for creating diverse, equitable, and inclusive spaces where people thrive.

On a personal note, I am a dance mom (she will be the first professional astrophysicist dancer, her words, not mine 😊), I love to travel and become immersed in different cultures and enjoying the local coffee.

I look forward to connecting and making an impact together!

Talents

Anna’s Leadership Toolbox

01.

Authentic Leader

Leveraging the skillset to be transparent, honest, empathetic, and driven while embracing and exhibiting values and principles grounded in the identity and experiences of a Black millennial woman and mom.

02.

Dynamic Change Agent

Initiating, facilitating, managing, and overcoming resistance to change within an organization by advocating for new voices, ideas, processes, and behaviors.

03.

Passionate Advocate

Creating a space where diversity, equity, and inclusion are embodied by addressing systemic inequities that may hinder achieving an equitable workplace where everyone feels they can reach their full potential and be accepted for who they are.

04.

Intentional Connector

Creating mutually beneficial relationships that increase impact—leveraging resources, expertise, networks, etc.—by collaborating to achieve shared goals.

Where Anna Excels

01.

Strategic Comms + Planning

Purposeful planning and use of comms—centering the audience—ensures the right inclusive message, medium, and timing is deployed to achieve measurable goals, objectives, and shared understanding.

02.

Persuasive Storytelling

Powerful storytelling engages, conveys information, and builds emotional connections between the audience and the messenger.

03.

Creative Problem Solving

Curious and human-centered approach to addressing complex issues or improving processes that involve empathy, creativity, and experimentation to get to the root of the problem without judgment periods.

04.

Interactive Training and Facilitation

Collaborative and participatory process grounded in adult learning principles that increase knowledge, understanding, or decision-making among groups periods.