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Ephren Taylor

 
Chmn., CEO, Principal Financial Officer - City Capital Corp.
 
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Company Name : City Capital Corp.
 
Company Website : www.citycapitalcorp.net
 
Company Address : 2000 Mallory Ln.
Ste. 130-301, Franklin, TN,
United States,
 
Ephren Taylor Profile :
Chmn., CEO, Principal Financial Officer - City Capital Corp.
 
Ephren Taylor Biography :

Ephren Taylor has been hailed internationally as a wunderkind of the business world due to his unparalled accomplishment of becoming the youngest African American CEO of any publicly-held company. He has become known as a "Market Maker," a Wealth Engineer, and in economic development circles as a high-performance visionary with the ability to make things happen, when nobody else can. Although this recognition has opened many opportunities that directly benefit the company, there is much more to the man than media soundbytes indicate.

Mr. Taylors unique insights and experience provide City Capital with the dynamics that are allowing the company to engage in quantum growth. Over the last decade or so, City Capitals CEO has started several successful companies, raising millions in investment capital for their growth. He has established partnerships with corporate giants including Citigroup, Sprint, Target and Wal-Mart to create workable programs with impressive results. Today, his efforts have brought City Capital diversified holdings that include real estate development, financial interests, oil and gas production, and more with no signs of slowing down.

Many of the unique investment and development concepts that have fueled City Capitals growth were originated by Mr. Taylor, in fact, his strategies earned him recognition as Kansas Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2002. Taylor combines a keen eye for successful projects with an understanding of the business processes and strategies needed to make them succeed. Mr. Taylor has been tireless in his efforts to bring together city leaders and economic development groups, forge beneficial relationships, and find new projects to grow the company.

Taylor was asked by the board of City Capital to take over the reins as CEO in Spring 2006, while the company was still a Business Development Company (BDC). Under Taylors leadership, City Capital immediately began expanding its vision to one of quantum growth. By the end of that first year the company had acquired the Kansas City Historic Jazz District properties and begun sales; acquired Goshen with 6 billion cubic feet of gas reserves, and was in final negotiations for the Peregrine Falcon subdivision property (in which the city provided the land, clearing and all infrastructure). Mr. Taylor also secured a $50,000,000 equity line agreement with Rochester-based Lucian Group, to help accelerate the companys growth. In January 2007, City Capital shed its BDC status to be better prepared to take advantage of additional opportunities for expansion.

This record of accomplishment would be impressive for a man of 40even 50 but Ephren Taylor is not yet 30.

From an early age Taylor hit the ground running and hasnt let up since. He started his first company at age 12 developing video games. At 16, he won Microsofts Teen TechFest Challenge, and using $1,000 savings he started a job search engine for teens. A scholarship from the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership further honed his business skills.

He quickly grasped the need to raise capital for business expansion, and personally raised over $250,000 from investors to build a popular online job search engine for teens and college students. He grow the company into highly-successful GoFerretGo.com valued at over $3.4 million, at the time the #4 Teen-Run company in America (independently rated by YoungBiz Magazine).

This financed yet another new company, COC Ventures, a faith-based initiative that focused on creating dramatic financial returns for church congregations through community real estate investments. His unique "outside-the-box" approaches turned traditional real estate investing upside-down.

Taylor knew real estate could be an outstanding vehicle for corporate and individual financial growth, yet he realized that properly approached it could also restore value and hope into communities by providing affordable homes for working-class families. These investment concepts, which focused on Empowering Local Communities With Socially-Conscious Investing And Development, led to the 2002 Young Entrepreneur of the Year recognition. The same concepts and vision have guided the activities of several subsequent companies including todays City Capital Corporation.

As a lecturer, teacher and mentor Ephren Taylor is in constant demand. His Urban Wealth Tour will visit 18 cities in 2007 and present his economic empowerment message to thousands across America, bringing together educational, non-profit and government leaders to create positive change in urban communities. Many new project opportunities have resulted, new local key contact relationships established, and new prospective investors attracted to the company through the Tour.

Taylors high-profile has opened many media opportunities that directly benefit the company. He is in demand as an expert guest on local and national television and radio shows including CNBCs Big Idea, FOX News Your World with Neil Cavuto, Bulls and Bears, the Tom Joyner Morning Show and the Doug Banks Morning Show and many others. He has served as keynote speaker for dozens of colleges and business organizations; as a frequent guest panelist for events such as the Wall Street Economic Summit and the Congressional Black Caucus, Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda and many others. More recently he launched a national weekly radio show, The Soul of Success on XM Satellite radio. Each week Taylor, with co-host Emerson Brantley and special guests, discuss timely issues on business, investing and entrepreneurism. Even more importantly, it exposes hundreds of thousands of people to the concepts of community-based growth, and expands City Capitals reach nationally.

Unlike many corporate powerhouse CEOs, Taylor focuses on socially-conscious investing and development while making profits for his investors. His approach has been compared to a national non-profit, but as a profit-based enterprise City Capital is able to invest and reinvest in communities and projects across the country. Taylors message to young people from coast to coast is one of empowerment and self-sufficiency. Even as he delivers this message to standing-room-only audiences on his Urban Wealth Tour, he is opening doors of partnership and opportunity with municipal, state, community and corporate representatives in each city. The Tour will visit 18 cities across the country in the current year. Many new project opportunities have resulted, new local key contact relationships established, and new prospective investors attracted to the company through the Tour.

The nations oldest Historically Black College, Cheyney University, recently asked Mr. Taylor to create the Ephren W. Taylor II Entrepreneurship Institute, which will begin accepting students in early 2008. Taylor has authored several books including "How To Start A Company While Broke," "250 Tips For Real Estate Investing," "25 Myths of Stock Based Investing," and is currently finishing his autobiography, tentatively titled The Soul Of Success.

 
Ephren Taylor Colleagues :
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Emerson Brantley

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Gary Borglund

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Richard Overdorff

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Donald McCarthy

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Phillip St. James

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