Name: Irv Taylor
Current Job Position Title: ceo | mentor | brand strategist
Company Name:
New School Academia
IRV WILLIAM (a developing lifestyle brand: can see previews at facebook.com/irvwilliam
PrintLuxe (print company paying attention to the nicer things)
vimeo.com/irvthemogul (company videos)
Contact Information: irvandco@gmail.com
twitter.com/mogulgeniusguy
facebook.com/irvtaylor
Special skills:
Strategist | Thinker | Genius
Describe your job story:
(prelude to how i started the current company New School Academia)Years back I had a graphic design firm, Print House Media (PHM), which did well. Started the company by accident as a way to make money on the side. This was back in 04 and I closed the business in Dec. of 08 to revamp. The revamp never happened. I wanted to make the same amount of money or more by doing waaaaaaay less work physically.
(How i got the "job")
After plenty of thought, planning and failed attempts I started New School Academia, which is a custom apparel & fundraising company for schools, grades k-12. I try not to take the typical approach to things in business when it comes to getting new clients. I never made appointments, I just popped up unannounced into some schools office requesting to speak to anyone that would listen to what I was pitching. Usually they all directed me to the person I needed to speak to. I then would do my presentation, pass around samples and by the time I leave the school I have a pending agreement to do business.
(what it takes)
So i've learned it takes a lot more to close a deal once you leave the school to keep the deal going. This is where persistence and follow through comes into play. You have to stay in their faces, check up and make sure they have everything the need to carry out their parts to make a successful end result.
What did you want to be when you were a child/ teenager?
As a kid I wanted to be a music producer. I was close too! I got to sit on on some of the best music made today. Sat in sessions with the likes of Cash Money, DTP, Monica, Jazze Pha, Rodney Jerkins, Snoop, Scarface and many more. That all happened through an internship when i was 19 at PatchWerk Studios in Atlanta, Ga.
Are you doing your dream job?
Yes. Being an Entrepreneur is the only thing I can imagine doing. I get to take an idea, see it through from start to finish. Some ideas never see the light of day (in the publics eye) and thats because those are the ideas that form into the bigger idea or the fundamental elements needed to make the end result of a long journey stand strong.
What do you like MOST about what you do?
My ambition. No one can tell me that I can't do something. If you look around and see what has been created in this world just with the random thought someone had to create something… if everyone had the simple mindset that ipad's could not be created, then where would we be today.
What do you like the LEAST?
Nay sayers… Just because you can't see how it can be done, shooting it down is just not cool, unless you are bringing something better to the table. Don't just kill someone's idea just because you have no idea of how to pull it off.
Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?
I plan to be thriving in whatever I have on the table. I am always evolving. Everyday I learn something different, i'm big on innovation and seeing how to apply different aspects of one industry to another. So i can't honestly say, but I know I will be enjoying every bit of it.
Are you happy with where you are in life?
Yes. The only thing i'm missing is my own family, wife, kids etc.
What more do you want to do with your life?
I don't think I would change much.
What drives/motivates you?
The ability to take an idea and see it through. To know that something I thought of works.
What else do you do?
Internet junkie, trade show junkie. I attend at least 5-7 trade shows a year, all in different industries. I like to go and network, see where I can apply what I know with what the other industries are doing to an industry that is lacking and ready for the bridge between the gap.
What is your advice to those who are seeking employment and have no hope?
Do what you love and want to do. the money will come, but do what you love. If you think just applying for the job is enough, then stop now. Bring more to the table, if they are not hiring, you should be one of those individuals that makes the company create a position just for your because you are that much of an asset.
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