Small Business Today Magazine FEB 2015 TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGMENT | Page 8

COVERSTORY

Taylor

Troi &
Kelley
Taylor Construction Management, LLC
A Blueprint for Success in Business and Life; Designed with their Children in Mind

By Barbara R. Davis

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s the saying goes, “Great minds think alike”, and as a result Troi
and Kelley Taylor have created a carefully designed blueprint
for success that is a guide for their business, their marriage,
and especially their children. Partners in everything they do,
the Taylor’s started Taylor Construction Management in 2011 and in
less than four years have developed it into a multimillion dollar, award
winning global project management consulting firm.

Even though Taylor Construction Management’s success seemingly
happened overnight, there were many integral factors in Troi and Kelley’s lives that led up to it. Understanding the different backgrounds
of Troi and Kelley helps provide insight into who they are and how
they developed into such a unified force. Troi loves sharing his story,
“I’m the kid who went to public school in South Park, Houston. The
most successful person in my neighborhood was a mailman who
owned a nice house and drove a Cadillac. I wanted to know what he
did to have nice things. I was always looking for the blueprint. What
is it that I’m supposed to do when I get older? My story is a testament of faith and diligence. With every success, I believe there is an
unspoken responsibility to challenge and inspire others with the goal
of leaving a legacy of overcoming obstacles and realizing dreams.”

Taylor Construction
Management –
Modeling
the Blueprint for
Tomorrow’s Leaders
Photo by Gwen Juarez
Photography.
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Kelley’s background was somewhat different from Troi’s. From a
young age, Kelley grew up with an air of fearlessness and self-confidence in the Central Arkansas town of Holly Grove. Kelley’s dad
would tell her she could do anything she wanted to do and expected
her to go to college. He made her believe that the sky was the limit.
Later, her family moved to Dallas where she attended public school
and then on to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff where she
got her undergraduate degree. Kelley recalls, “Looking back, I always
expected to achieve my personal and professional goals. Failure was
never an option!”
Kelley and Troi met by chance at a Cotton Bowl party in Dallas.
She had gone there to give a friend a ride home. Troi immediately
noticed her and was trying to get up the nerve to speak to her.
As he was leaving, he did speak to her and the rest is history. Troi