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

Hi Taylor, can you tell us more about your background and the role it’s played in shaping who you are today?
I’m from East Atlanta Village. A quirky tattoo-bar district with lots of character. I grew up as a theater kid with a diverse group of friends. Growing up in the city made it easy to see and accept all walks of life. I think that has played a huge part in my passion for helping & creating for people.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I build big websites and marketing materials for small businesses. There are no designs like mine on the internet. I’ve blended my love for art with my background in tech and my passion for helping people. I’ve always been genuine in my business – making sure people know I want them to love their projects and be 100% satisfied when they’re done with my service.

I’m most proud of celebrating 3 years at my agency. I started it just shy of covid and right after I got laid off from a big corporate tech position. I’m a self taught web designer so – it wasn’t easy getting to the design abilities I have now.
My first website was horrible. But I practiced. As in, I worked for free. I built websites for my friends, then started charging – on the low. Mainly for the time it took me. I kept building crappy websites for people until I got better, then confident. Then able to scale my business up enough to handle bigger projects. Like the Official PGA tour augmented reality website for Qunitar AI. They went on to win sponsorships at the GoogleIO 2023 conference.

Then one of my websites that went viral – A website for a food museum in Atlanta called “The Bando ATL”. A design that was dreamed into fruition from a notepad in the back of an abandoned restaurant. This is also one of my favorite triumph stories. If you look at the owner, Terry – now he has major deals with Uber eats, kickstarted a production company, is making a huge impact on the youth in atlanta, a second location grand opening. I want the world to know the sky is really the limit. The moment you decide to pour into your passions is when you’ll start walking in your purpose. I love creating, seeing my creations elevate businesses to unimaginable new heights.

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.
Gotta start at The Varsity for a hotdog and a hat. Then the beltline for a stroll and some King Pops, then maybe Atlantic Station for the values and views of the city. Then gotta go to little 5 point Moreland Avenue and East Atlanta Village to get some live music, shady tattoos and local beer. Stop by the rooftop at Ponce-city market- get some trendy trinkets like bourbon beef jerky. End the night at red martinis for cocktails. Avoid Lenox and 285 lol maybe take the train everywhere also if you really want to see Atlanta. The art in Atlanta makes the whole city pulse. We all ebb and flow to the expressions in the music, the food and the fashion of this crazy city.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
God gets all the credit. For ordering my steps to keep being a light for people. Alongside my family – my mom and my sister who are my biggest fans. I’ve had the same best friends for close to 15 years. Our “tribe” is the glue that makes this messy life stuff tolerable. They hold me accountable – which everyone knows is priceless. I’ve read some books that have contributed tremendously to my business success by Michael Todd, Jay Shetty, Sophia Amoruso and Emily Weiss to name a few. S/O to Atlanta for being such a beautiful city to dream big.

Website: https://www.taylorthecreatoratl.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taylorthecreatoratl/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorthecreator/

Twitter: https://www.taylorthecreatoratl.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Taylorthecreatoratl

Other: Google Me 🙂

Image Credits
Photographers – @OliviaBehindTheCamera , @emptytheclip

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