Full name: Howard Taylor
Title: President and CEO
Company: Capital Area United Way
Age: 57
Hometown: Pleasantville, NJ
Why do you do what you do?
After a very successful career in the for profit sector, I wanted to do something that had an emphasis on others.
What is your greatest professional accomplishment?
The many people I developed and mentored over the years as first-time managers who are now successful executives
What was your first job?
Systems Engineer for IBM
What is the best advice you've ever received?
People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.
Who do you most admire in the local business community and why?
Community leaders' commitment to the success of our community. Vision for a bright future for all the citizens in the Baton Rouge area.
If you could have any job other than your own, what would it be?
Can’t think of one at this time.
What is the greatest personal or professional obstacle you've overcome?
Being told by well meaning people I shouldn’t, couldn’t or wouldn’t...
If you started over, what would you do differently?
Take longer vacations with my family
What is your prescription for life?
Don’t say I wish I would have...
What book are you currently reading?
Double Cross by James Patterson and Become a Better You by Joel Osteen
If you could have dinner with any three living people, who would they be? (Authors? Leaders?)
Nelson Mandela/Pope Benedict XVI/Fidel Castro
Who would play you in a movie?
Will Smith
What do you do to unwind?
Golf or audiobook in a hammock
What is the most expensive purchase you've made for yourself?
Patek Philippe watch
What is your favorite weekend activity?
Golf and watching football
What's your theme song?
"Ain’t No Stoppin' Us Now"
What's your favorite spot in Baton Rouge?
Don Juan Cigar or Churchill’s: Mississippi River Overlook on Southern University Campus
How do you take your coffee/tea?
Coffee: cream and one splenda
What is your favorite movie? TV show? Band?
To Kill a Mockingbird/ Lost / Cannonball Adderley Band
What is your favorite gadget?
iPod
What is something that you can't live without?
Seafood and my gadgets…
If you could change one thing about Baton Rouge, what would it be?
More coffee shops downtown, Government St. and Florida Blvd.
What is your greatest hope for Baton Rouge?
Seize the opportunity for growth and expansion
What is your greatest fear for Baton Rouge?
Resistance to change
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