BIOGRAPHY: Ephren W. Taylor II is the youngest African-American CEO of any publicly traded company ever ‑ City Capital Corporation (OTCBB:CCCN). Described as “walking history” by popular radio show host Tom Joyner, Taylor started his first business venture at age 12, when he began making video games. By age 17, he built a multi-million dollar technology company; GoFerretGo.com.
In 2007, at City Capital Corporation, Taylor started the subsidiary Goshen Energy Resources; becoming a national leader in producing alternative energy specializing in biofuels. Taylor’s commitment to green energy is part of his concept of empowering local communities with both profitable and socially-conscious investing and development. Through his actions Taylor is leading a new wave of CEO’s focusing on corporate social responsibility.
Taylor’s diverse business portfolio is quickly transforming him into a household name. He appears weekly on FOX News and has been featured on network shows such as ABC’s 20/20 and CNBC’s Business Nation. He also has regular appearances in print and radio media including PBS, Black Enterprise, and the Miami Herald. |
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Beyond his unprecedented accomplishments at an early age in business, Taylor is an author, inspirational speaker, and real estate mastermind. His first book, “Creating Success from the Inside Out”, is published by the world’s number one business publisher, Wiley. It serves as an expose of the mindset of today’s multi-millionaires while defining success as not only attaining wealth, but how to utilize it.
In celebration of their 170th anniversary, Taylor completed a specialized curriculum for high school-aged aspiring entrepreneurs at Cheyney University, America’s oldest historically black college and university. After providing a $353,000 donation to get the program started, The Ephren Taylor Entrepreneur Academy opened in July 2007.
What Warren Buffet is for baby boomers, Taylor is for today’s generation X and Y ‑ a rapidly emerging premier financial expert; a true “wealth engineer”. |
