The American Dream Personified:
Eszylfie Taylor H
e’s one of those people who immediately grabs your attention. He commands your respect and connects with clients. He provides meaningful financial advice. Eszylfie Taylor grew up in Pasadena, California where he has built his highly respected and phenomenally successful business, Taylor Insurance and Financial Services. Taylor gives back to his beloved community and makes a difference there, both with regard to improving people’s personal and financial lives and to supporting people in the city that he loves so much. Taylor is, in a word, a superstar in the financial brokerage, investment and insurance industries. He holds the Series 6, 63, 65, and 7 licenses as well as both a life and health insurance license. He provides useful and practical investment advice to individuals, business owners and high-net worth families. His practice serves 1,500 clients - and counting, including Hall of Fame athletes and celebrities. “I offer life, health, long term care and long-term disability policies,” Taylor told Hollywood Weekly Magazine. “Importantly, my firm offers investment advice, focusing on mutual funds, stocks, bonds, annuities, retirement and estate planning and tax planning.” Never idle and always contributing to the greater good, Taylor recently authored a book, broadcasts on a weekly radio show, dedicates time serving on meaningful non-profit organization boards, including his own Future Stars Basketball camp, is launching a financial literacy App, and, most importantly, spends time with his family. Financial Advice – Sound and Practical 12 • HOLLYWOOD WEEKLY
“I focus on insurance and investment services in order to help my clients protect their wealth and build wealth,” Taylor told Hollywood Weekly Magazine. “I sell financial products through my companies. I have launched five entrepreneurial enterprises in addition to Taylor Insurance and Financial Services.” At age 22 and just out of college, Taylor launched his illustrious career trajectory. He spent two years at New York Life, making approximately $55,000 and $58,000. In his third year, he nearly tripled his income. He attributes that soaring success to his pivoting from focusing primarily on selling products, to honing in on how to im-
prove his market and on approaching problem-solving one step at a time. In Taylor’s view, the key to financial success is to focus on daily goals and cultivate relationships that will be valuable throughout one’s entire career and lifetime. Over the next several years, Taylor broke records at New York Life, reaching the ranking of #1 Broker in Los Angeles (2006-2013). In addition, he was ranked amongst the top 50 agents out of approximately 13,000 in the company. He was recognized as the top producing African American agent at New York Life Insurance at that time. When he left the company, he was the top producing African
