Meet Tayllor Johnson | Poet | Educator | Writer | Entrepreneur

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

Hi Tayllor, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
I decided to start my own business when I realized that I couldn’t be of service sustainably and in a fulfilling way without being fully committed. Teaching poetry, writing curriculum, and organizing community events for women of color in my free time was not enough. I found myself resenting my day job because it was distracting me from what I’ve heard called by others a “soul job,” or a calling. I couldn’t ignore it anymore.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I am excited that I have been able to have a connection between my artist’s spirit and entrepreneurial spirit. My work in arts education aligns with my consulting and community engagement work. As a business, I get to show up with all of me. As an artist, I get to have a plan of how to share my gift without neglecting any part of myself. I get to be myself fully professionally and artistically in my business. Living as a creative, I’ve found that my foundation has to be faith and trust, and this is not easy, so one challenge that arises for me is trusting the process in both my poetry and my entrepreneurship. I have to trust that my art form and the feeling I get when sharing it and creating space for others to share it is not an accident. I have to follow it because I’ve tried ignoring it, which did not work. I want the world to know that through art, the world can heal and start a revolution, and that is my priority in starting Sisterhood(verb), Inc.

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.
If a best friend came to LA, I would start with a sunrise off the PCH, then breakfast at Rae’s Diner off of Pico Blvd (OR Canter’s Deli), Griffith Observatory before the traffic gets too crazy, then a self-guided tour through Bel Air. At lunch, in a perfect world, we would be at Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles on Pico, but since that one is closed, we would hit up Bangin’ Buns for lunch. A Beach break would be needed after lunch in Manhattan Beach; then, it’s a refresher at the house before we head back out for some shopping and drinks at Broken Shaker or another rooftop bar!

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
My story began with poetry. That is where I ignited my voice. If it weren’t for my parents encouraging me to apply to the California Summer School of the Arts in the 8th grade, poetry wouldn’t have found me. If Get Lit didn’t accept my audition to join the Get Lit players, I wouldn’t have met Beau Sia, an amazing poet and mentor who taught me how to turn something I could do into something I could master. From there, a community blossomed every step of my journey, and it’s still unfolding, and I’m immensely grateful.

Website: www.sisterhoodverb.com

Instagram: @sisterhoodverb

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tayllor-johnson/

Facebook: Sisterhoodverhttps://www.facebook.com/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Sisterhoodverb/videos

Image Credits
David Anthony Photography