Trisha Taylor Board application packageCITY OF MIAMI BEACH
BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPLICATION FORM
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158 OCEAN DRIVEMiami Beach
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CREATIVE ARTIST, CARETAKER, PRODUCER
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PATRICIA TAYLOR
Position:
158 OCEAN DRIVE
Miami BeachFL33139
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Pursuant to City Code section 2-22(4) a and b:
Members of agencies, boards, and committees shall be affiliated
requirement shall be fulfilled in the following ways: a) an indi
months; or b) an individual shall demonstrate ownership/interest
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South Beach
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Please list your preferences in order of ranking [] first choice [] second choice, and [] third choice.
choices will be observed by the City Clerks Office.
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Choice 1:Parks and Recreation Facilities Board
Choice 2:Art in Public Places Committee
Choice 3:
Youth Center Advisory Board
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or those with whom you have business or immediate family ties
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I hereby attest to the accuracy and truthfulness of the applica
VII of the City Code Standards of Conduct for City Officers,
I PATRICIA TAYLOR agreed to the following terms on 1/23/2014 12:
Received in the City Clerk's Office by:
Name of Deputy Clerk Control No.Date
I would have to say my best quality in the arenas of my
working, community, and personal life is my ability to get a
job DONE quickly with integrity and a positive mindset. I
have spent the past decade cultivating an entrepreneurial life
and transforming into a creative life artist. I have been lucky
enough to work with some of the number one movers and
shakers in the film, art, and apparel industries. I have lived in
interesting locations and traveled around the world meeting a
cast of characters! I easily balance my life with my enjoyment
of hard work, creative/business skill, and most importantly
my love of offering service to others. There is never a task to
small or large in my day and my transition between the two is
seamless.
Over four years, I have been educating myself on the topics of
creative tourism and creative play with children. For the past
two years, IÈve committed myself to doing hands-on research
with local families here in Miami Beach. During this time, I
also traveled to European cities on several occasions to see
creative tourism and play in action. I crisscrossed the US to
investigate authentic play and art in rural and metropolitan
cities. I visited the luxurious 5 start resorts all the way down
to the simplest of organic resort communities. I witnessed
first hand examples of what progressive cities were providing
families and tourists in terms of park and recreational
activities.
Completing my business degree, I wrote my final paper on the
changes underway in innovative communities regarding
creative play and the impact of creative tourism on their
visitors and the vacation experience. Asking questions to
parents and their children brought much clarity to my vision.
Creative play, creative tourism, local families, vacationing
families, it all goes hand-in-hand when we are sharing our
sacred space with such a diverse spectrum of adults and
children!
Arriving in South Beach in 2001, I have seen our beach
change tremendously over the past decade. This is my home.
As a member of our community, these are OUR local children
and the children of visitors that arrive here to enjoy paradise!
LetÈs make the lives of the adults and children, local and
visiting: genuinely authentic, culturally integrative, and
simply more enjoyable!
At 19 years old, I left my mid-western college with a 4.0
and co-founded a clothing business here in South Beach.
Within four months my partner and I were featured in Ocean
DriveÈs Beach Patrol. Our bikini design graced the cover of the
magazine the month prior! Today, the company is currently
branded worldwide and extremely successful. Three years
were spent nursing the company to life in every way possible
right here on Miami Beach. During that time, there were
appearances in Ocean Drive, Lucky Magazine, Cosmo, WWD,
Sports Illustrated, FHM, and other publications.
Ready to explore, I moved on to another start-up idea
brought to me by an eager corporate dropout. He had moved
back to his beloved hometown, from London to develop a
Miami Beach inspired spa & home furnishings company. We
co-created this start-up out of a spare bedroom in the heart of
our community. Within 4 short months, we took the concept
to market and it was a success. From a paper napkin idea to a
full-scale warehouse operation in the (at that time) up and
coming Wynwood district. The company continued to be
profitable with the owner running it for 3 years.
Repositioning myself, I took an instant interest in film and
print production. I moved to Malibu and was bi-coastal with
production houses in LA and Miami. Simply needing a break, I
thrived in this world of Çget things done, quickly and to the
point, grab coffee, take us to the airport, now lead the show.È
Building budgeted commercials and shoots in a 4-5 day time
frame was an exotic and exciting challenge. It gave me more
reassurance that I can follow through with any given task
presented, in the box or outside, while dealing with any
individualÈs personal or professional personality and needs. I
confidently knew, Åif they desired elephants and purple
rain¼let me make a call à I can make it happen!È
In the blink of an eye, I found myself radically having to
change my lifestyle and working location. My family went
through Katrina, which brought life an interesting twist. I was
able to take all I had learned in business building and
production and became a full-time on the ground floor
contactor and skilled carpenter. What fun that was!
When the re-building task completed, I was then recruited
to an established, multi-million dollar skincare company in
Santa Barbara, California. My duties included, but were not
limited to, flying around the US and Canada training their
distribution outlets on the products. I was a public speaker
conducting symposium trainings in front of audiences ranging
from 500 Ã 3500 attendees. I was given full ability to book my
own travel and again, Çjust get the job done on time and as
scheduled, period.È This mission was accomplished over a 3
years period.
When the market changes hit the California based
company, I was released. I assembled together all of my
learned skills and mapped out what I felt was my true
passion: helping other successful, busy entrepreneurs with
their lives. I jumped right into this new multi-dimensional,
never-know-what-to-expect type role. I organized a multitude
of things, helping with daily life, assisting with and playing
with their children, and cleaning toilets! Personally, I love the
satisfaction that comes from this type of work.
With the blessing of the families and children I cared for, I
inquired into a yearlong return to the company I first co-
created at 19 years old. The creative director gave me the
green light. I returned on the tenth anniversary and was
thrilled to jump feet first into running one of their multi-
million dollar retail stores. I spent a year managing their
Naples, Florida and MarthaÈs Vineyard locations. It was
impressive and inspiring to see how this entity had grown
from a little idea to what it is today. Working in the stores
brought the whole business full-circle in my mind and it
refined my management and social skills to an even higher
level. I am grateful I was given the opportunity to return,
under the radar!
University of Southern Mississippi
BachelorÈs degree in Business Management