About Dr. Taylor

Dr. Diondraya Taylor has spent her career doing one thing: expanding what young people believe they're capable of and building the conditions that prove them right.As an educator, entrepreneur, and researcher, she has designed curricula, launched social enterprises, and created experiences that help young people identify their unique contribution and take a real step toward it. She currently serves as Director of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship at the Hillbrook School.Her UCLA PhD research confirmed what she had already seen in practice: the systems young people navigate are often designed in ways that quietly suppress their willingness to pursue the opportunities calling them. That research is the foundation of every talk she delivers.

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No Permission Slip Needed

For Young People (15-25)

For empowering young people to stop waiting for the "right moment", the right resources, or the right person to tell them they're ready. This talk ends the wait. Participants don't just leave inspired. They leave with a framework for defining their own opportunity and taking the first step with exactly what they have.

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Build the Room Where It's Possible

For Youth-focused Organizations

For organizations that serve young people shape what they believe is available to them. This session helps leaders examine where their systems quietly suppress the ambition of the young people they serve, and what to build instead.

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