Founded in 2009, St. Louis-based Taylor Management Group helps a wide range of clients communicate what matters most. We help nonprofits, schools, startups, businesses and others forge a strong future by honing their story. TMG delivers outstanding service and thoughtful advice to help our clients reach their goals.

Julie Taylor, Principal

Julie Taylor is Principal of Taylor Management Group, LLC (TMG), offering strategic consulting, writing and marketing services for both businesses and non-profits. 

Julie has been an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management at Webster University in St. Louis for several years, and is a frequent lecturer on business plan development and non-profit consulting in the community.

Julie was previously a consultant in St. Louis dedicated solely to the comprehensive needs of entrepreneurs and emerging businesses. In this role, Julie developed a niche in business plan development with a focus on strategic business consulting for the purpose of private equity placements. Julie’s diverse client portfolio included high tech, manufacturing, medical, health and fitness, consumer products, construction and retail, among others.

Prior to her work at TMG, Julie was a Senior Manager with QUALCOMM in San Diego, a Fortune 500 wireless telecommunications company. In her role there, Julie was the director of the QUALCOMM Corporate Giving program, where she was responsible for the navigation of the corporate contributions for the company. Julie developed the Corporate Giving department to include a robust Employee Volunteerism program which served as a benchmark for the San Diego community, as well as a Non-Profit Board Leadership training and development program for QUALCOMM executives.

Julie was instrumental in the development of the QUALCOMM Social Entrepreneurship Internship Program, in conjunction with San Diego State University’s Entrepreneurial Management Center and Graduate School of Business, which partnered MBA candidates, San Diego non-profit organizations, QUALCOMM executives, and San Diego State professors on dynamic projects with a focus on entrepreneurship. She was asked to present this ground-breaking model for Social Entrepreneurship and corporate philanthropy at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Conference on Social Entrepreneurship.

Julie is active in the non-profit community, and has served on the boards of a number of non-profit organizations, including San Diego Grantmakers, the regional professional association for philanthropists.

Julie received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Indiana University, and her Master of Business Administration from San Diego State University. She is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Gamma Sigma academic honorary societies.

Margaret Vandergriff, Consultant

Margaret Vandergriff is a Consultant with Taylor Management Group, LLC (TMG), offering prospect research, grant writing, reporting, project management, and consulting services for TMG’s nonprofit clients. In this role, her focus includes working collaboratively with TMG’s nonprofit clients to develop, write and submit grant proposals and grant reports to foundations and other grant-making organizations to help them achieve their fundraising goals and advance their organization’s mission. 

Margaret possesses an extensive background in prospect research and strategy development, grant writing, consulting and grantsmanship training. Over the past 30 years, Margaret has worked with a variety of nonprofit and public agencies to find and access more than $20 million in foundation and government grants. She earned certificates in proposal writing from The Grantsmanship Center in 1990 and in management of nonprofit organizations from the University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs in 1997.

Kat Neis, Consultant

Kat Neis is a writer, editor, grant writer and brand consultant based in Chicago. Involved in the intersecting practices of journalism, branding, and copywriting, Kat has worked with a range of clients in a number of industries to help them find their voice and distill their message in a powerful, memorable way. She is also passionate about youth empowerment in the arts and works frequently with young writers and artists. She holds a BA in English from the College of Wooster.

Kenneth Walker, Jr. Consultant

A passionate advocate for underserved populations and communities, Ken’s professional career includes an extensive background in youth education, workforce development, family/community engagement, grant writing, and economic development. With over 13 years of experience specific to moving individuals and communities forward, Ken has achieved incredible success with education and non-profit program start-up, project management, and advancement. Notable accomplishments in his career to date are spearheading the launch of two licensed employment and training schools in Philadelphia, PA, along with being a member of a 5-person founding team responsible for opening, and operating, a boarding charter school in Washington, DC. Ken also has a track record of success within grant writing, accumulating over $2,000,000 in grant funding as a freelance writer since the start of 2019 for clients across various non-profit sectors. Ken has two Bachelor of Arts Degrees, one in Finance and the other in Marketing, from Old Dominion University, and a Master’s in Business Administration from George Mason University. 

Jason Hylan, Strategic Advisor

Jason Hylan is the President & Founder of The Clix Group. He has been a national speaker and blogger on Search Engine Optimization, social media, Pay-per-click advertising (search engine marketing), video and mobile marketing for over 20 years. Jason built his first website using Adobe Pagemill in 1995. In his role at Clix, he leads a highly experienced and talented team of the best strategists, gifted designers, writers, and business consultants in the Midwest.

Kurt Meister, Strategic Advisor

Kurt Meister is a Consultant with the Taylor Management Group, LLC (TMG), offering strategic consulting, writing, and marketing services for both businesses and the nonprofit community. In this role, his focus includes composing private placement and confidential offering memorandums, financial analysis and modeling, and structuring deals in order to minimize tax liability for TMG clients.

Kurt possesses an extensive background in business valuation, corporate finance, and investment banking services. Kurt’s experience includes valuations and analysis for buy-sell agreements, employee stock option plans, estate and gift planning, corporate planning, merger and acquisition pricing, as well as other business and tax issues for both small privately held companies to large corporations with revenues over $1 billion. Kurt has performed corporate finance work for the purpose of analyzing the financial operations and assets of a company for planning and budget purposes.