Need a social media guru for your small business? Taylor Hudson is your woman.
Taylor launched her company, Taylored Social, on July 1. Taylored Social is a small business social media management company, offering a full suite of services including social media monitoring, posting, content creation and consulting.
“We’re empowering small businesses to grow and leverage online communities,” she said.
Taylor face is familiar to many local entrepreneurs — a Dayton native, she tapped into the local startup scene early when she took a job at Nucleus Coshare at 19.
“I love how everyone treated me as an equal, even when I was in college,” she recalled. “If you’re engaged in the startup community, you’ve experienced that sense of support — you’re empowered, even if you don’t own a company.”
Last fall, Taylor accepted a full-time position at The University of Dayton. But she quickly realized that she preferred the odd but flexible hours of the startup world to the steadier pace of a 9-5. As she started voicing these feelings to friends, they encouraged her, and purchased an online course in entrepreneurship for her.
“It was a pivotal moment, to realize they believe in me, and they’re willing to invest in me,” she said.
In July, she returned to The Entrepreneurs Center part-time and launched her social media company.
“I love social media because it’s a platform to be creative and easily connect with individuals across the world,” she said. “Relationships and interactions don’t need to be bound by geography, social media makes connecting with others remotely quite easy.”
But Taylored Social is more than just social media — it’s about being social and connecting in real life to support fellow creatives & small business owners, she said.
To demonstrate this side of her work, Taylor organized a photoshoot event that pulled in multiple collaborators including The Brightside Music & Event Venue, Fusian, Home with Ashley, Breana Soliday Co., Kandice Stidham Photography & volunteer models. The participants donated their time and supplies to connect in person, then used the resulting images to cross promote each other’s skills across social media.
“It was magic,” she described. “Remember to stay connected and supportive online and in person.”
When she’s not running her social media management company, Taylor can be found hanging with her two best guys, fiancé Alec and dog Blue; shopping local; or organizing events to benefit local charities.
Bryan Suddith is a digital marketing professional and is a frequent panelist and speaker on issues of social media, digital marketing, and online trends. He taught Elementary Sunday School at Far Hills Church for more than 10 years. Bryan has worked with children professionally as a social worker, worked in Juvenile Court system, parks and recreation and three YMCA associations as well as a volunteer and professional with two child and family based non-profits. His diverse career and experience have followed a passion for healthy children and families.
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