Meet CLINTON TAYLOR | Founder-Executive Director

We had the good fortune of connecting with CLINTON TAYLOR and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi CLINTON, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
To create a program that would impact young peoples live and help them learn financial education in way that would help prepare them for successful futures. I wanted to be a part of the solution and help change lives for the better

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
Clinton Taylor is the creator and Executive Director of this program. Clinton holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership and a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development & Family Studies. He has worked for over 15 years in social service and education, with a focus on serving low-income and minority youth and adults. In the past, he has successfully hosted hundreds of volunteer trainings, workshops, and professional development opportunities. Clinton is a National Certified Financial Educator (CFEI) he specializes in financial literacy, volunteer training, community outreach, and program development.

Clinton founded Your Money Matters Financial Mentoring Program in Tacoma, Washington in 2018 to fill a gap that exist with current financial coaching, counseling, advising and financial literacy programs within economically vulnerable, low-income communities and local schools. One of the major needs Your Money Matters addresses is that even after participating in financial education classes, coaching, or counseling sessions, many individuals conclude the course or session thinking, “now what?” and wondering how to implement what they learned.

Your Money Matters program picks up where these programs leave off. Your Money Matters fills that gap by pairing individuals with trained and dedicated mentors who can help shepherd them at their own pace through the often-overwhelming maze of personal finance – from assisting them in determining which bank account is best to filling out a W-2 form to mitigating commercial debt to creating a household budget – mentors are there every step of the way.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
itinerary:
Trip to the Outlet Mall (great venue)
Church service (on Sunday)
Catch a show at Jazz Spot
Visit local landmarks
Dining at local 5 star restaurants
Visit local tribal casino for a show

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Shoutout to my grandmother Nola Taylor, my mother Shirley Daniels for instilling in me a never quit attitude and to believe in yourself even when no one else does and to trust God in all that you do. To the many mentors I have been fortunate to have in my life i.e, my pastor, business coach, and life coach. The book I can recommend that has helped me throughout my life and still to this day is the Bible.

Website: https://www.yourmoneymattersmentoring.org/

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