We recently connected with Nichole Taylor and have shared our conversation below.
Nichole, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. What was the most important lesson/experience you had in a job that has helped you in your professional career?
I was born out of Dallas, TX but raised with roots from Mississippi and Virginia. My background was always in performing arts as I was a trained dancer for years before joining my college dance company. From my travels and dance ventures, I took a break to begin again in the entertainment industry two years later. I was acknowledged for my writing in poetry by performing at The Ultimate Holistic Festival Event in 2020 before I officially began building my model and acting career.
I recently had the pleasure of hosting the red carpet event for the feature film Kanaani that holds a deep message about human trafficking. You can also view some of my acting work on the YouTube tv series Vid Chronicles and upcoming feature film Dynasty the Movie. I have had the immense pleasure of modeling for Renee Rouleau Skincare out of Austin, TX and walking for LA Fashion Week powered by TME. I have worked and partnered with some great photographers such as Carlos Vincent to name one.
I am an overall content creator and my brand and business is me as an individual entity. I specialize in acting in tv/ film/ and commercial, modeling, graphic design, video editing and writing. These facets all connect to me as an artist and business from building my foundation while honing my craft. Starting out, I had to create everything myself which rebooted what I have learned in my education as far as designing and writing. I then designed my own business cards, comp cards, website, logo, and portfolios. While building my foundation I continued my poetry and script writing for upcoming projects. I provide my expertise, passion, and dedicated performances with every project I receive.
I am most proud of my continued consistency throughout the life struggles that I have faced mentally, physically, and financially. I can say my brand motto is to always be yourself and love yourself no matter the obstacle, environment, and change. I have to remind myself that I am still here and I am not finished walking in my true form while making each day a joyful journey.
Nichole, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
I was born out of Dallas, TX but raised by roots from Mississippi and Virginia. I was always called twister as a child because I could never sit down or stand still. I was then thrown into gymnastics to settle my nerves and continued until it was no longer the purpose I saw anymore. My background was always in performing arts as I was a trained dancer in college and after. From my travels and dance ventures, I took a break to begin again in the entertainment industry two years later. I was acknowledged for my writing in poetry by performing at The Ultimate Holistic Festival Event in 2020 before I officially began building my model and acting career.
I recently had the pleasure of hosting the red carpet event for feature film Kanaani that holds a deep message about human trafficking. You can also view some of my acting work on the YouTube tv series Vid Chronicles and upcoming feature film Dynasty the Movie. I have had the immense pleasure of modeling for Renee Rouleau Skincare out of Austin, TX and walking for LA Fashion Week powered by TME. Also, I have worked and partnered with some great photographers such as Carlos Vincent. My graphic designs can be viewed on my website from previous client designs of logos, business cards to comp cards.
I am an overall creative and my brand and business is me as an individual entity. I specialize in acting in tv/ film/ and commercial, modeling, graphic design, and writing. These facets all connect to me as an artist and business from building my foundation while honing my craft. Starting out, I had to create everything myself which rebooted what I have learned in my education as far as designing and writing. I then designed my own business cards, comp cards, website, logo, and portfolios. While building my foundation I continued my poetry and script writing for upcoming projects. I provide my expertise, passion and dedicated performances with every project I receive.
I am most proud of my continued consistency throughout the life struggles that I have faced mentally, physically and financially. I can say my brand motto is to always be yourself and love yourself no matter the obstacle, environment, and change. I have to remind myself that I am still here and I am not finished walking in my true form while making each day a joyful journey.
Looking back, are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?
I honestly wish I knew about the outside resources for acting and modeling during my college years. When attending a traditional college, we are not aware that this industry is about 75% business sometimes more. However, I believe I am at the right place and time on my creative journey.
What else should we know about how you took your side hustle and scaled it up into what it is today?
My side hustle was designing, content managing and helping others with writing assignments. Although these skills weren’t at the forefront, they are always something I love to do, especially if it helps others. It started with just helping peers with their brands and clubs’ foundations. It currently has scaled up to being able to fund most of my career as a model and actress.
I once created a separate business for my designing services, and it failed due to life circumstances and other obstacles. That was a key milestone I had to overcome and understand how to conduct moving forward. It made me realize we are all blessed with gifts and it is up to you on how you want to show the world. I was able to move forward with a different plan that worked specifically for me and my brand.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.taynikki.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenicholetaylor/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083838139974
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nichole-taylor-bb3b5b250/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOLhGRBASRzP_nHwV5FMXlQ
- Other: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13042929/
Image Credits
Kanaani Productions, TeLaine Studios, Nichole Taylor, Carlos Vincent, RFP Films