Anthony Taylor
Founder and Chief Story-Teller
SPA O.N.E. and Simply Organic
Living
As chief story-teller for SPA O.N.E., his goal
is to spread a new idea of beauty that encompasses a total body
approach to care by using plant-based products and simple rituals
to enhance appearance, an inner sense of well-being and quality
of life. His newest venture is Simply Organic Living, manufacturing
organic personal care and home care products. Mr. Taylor has shared
his philosophies at Harvard University, The University of Minnesota,
Stanford University, The Black Women’s Expo, Aveda Congress,
and Fortune 500 Companies throughout the nation. He has also been
featured in numerous media outlets including Shape and Self magazine
as well as nationally syndicated television programs. Taylor earned
his BS degree in chemical engineering, from The University of Minnesota-Institute
of Technology, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Before entering the beauty
industry, Taylor was a chemical engineer and subsequently embarked
on a career in the health and fitness industry where he spent nine
years in sales, facilities management, marketing and new business
development for one of Americas most heralded fitness organizations.
He then became a consultant in this arena, providing advice and
expertise on facility design, staff training, marketing and program
design/implementation.
In all of this professional success, Mr. Taylor
considers success in his personal life his greatest accomplishment.
He is a survivor of witnessing and experiencing domestic violence.
New Year’s eve 1978, Anthony’s mother was shot and left
for dead on a Milwaukee street and his father later killed himself
in their home. His mother survived and has made her life’s
work to heal her family, her community and to break the cycle of
violence. Mr.Taylor believes that his life is the result of that
commitment. Reflections and meditation on these tragic realities
have become the foundation for a lifetime of healing for Anthony
and his brothers. The experiences of pain, transcendence and healing
have become the foundation for workshops, seminars and speeches
on manhood, womanhood and becoming, personal mastery and wellness
in varied settings and for diverse audiences.
Mr. Taylor shares the experience from the perspective
of his childhood and has worked to create a life that acknowledges
that although he is a product of this experience, he is still fully
responsible for the outcome as it shows up in his values, relationships
and ultimately his health.
Anthony and his mother Atum Azzahir co-host a weekly radio show
addressing wellness, holistic health and healthy living. They share
the lessons learned from their special relationship with a growing
audience looking for hope and strategies for living life in balance.
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