Check Out Marcie Taylor’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Marcie Taylor.

Hi Marcie, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
My name is Marcelline, most people call me Marcie here but growing up, people called me Mars. I don’t know why I’m starting off with that little tidbit, maybe because while all my social channels are under Marcie Taylor, the first book I published was under my longer name. So yeah, I’ve written a book called “Missing Mangoes.” I am a writer at heart but I make a living as a marketing professional.

I’ve pretty much been involved in marketing and media since graduating from college. When I moved to the US from the Philippines, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do but I knew what I could do and what I was good at. My professional experience includes working at a fashion magazine, being in charge of marketing and promotions at a rock radio station, and writing and producing segments for a television show. In America, I continued freelance writing for magazines and became an early adopter of social media. Today, I am involved in many creative projects and nonprofit work, and I also work for myself as a Social Media Marketing Consultant. Lately, I’ve also been active in the Filipino-American and AAPI communities in OC and LA.

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Nothing is ever so simple or smooth, is it? Of course, there have been struggles along the way. Immigrating to another country was a big leap! Deciding to work independently hasn’t been without its own challenges either. When you work freelance and for yourself, you have to have the discipline to keep doing the work, finding clients, managing your money, and keeping that healthy work-life balance.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
As I mentioned earlier, my day job is in social media marketing. As a consultant, I help companies leverage social media to achieve their marketing goals. I also do some event marketing and that’s always fun because when, for example, you are marketing and producing– let’s say, a food event, there’s so much creativity, planning, and hard work that goes into it. I like events because, after months of pre-production and marketing, you get concrete results – the event happens and you can measure whether it was a success or not.

I think what sets me apart from other marketers and consultants is that I really get involved with the project – it’s like I’m part of the team or the company without necessarily being an employee. I am very hands-on.

Apart from my “day job,” I am on the Board of Directors of FilAm Arts, one of the oldest Filipino-American arts organizations based in Los Angeles and I’ve recently become a member of Les Dames d’Escoffier, a society of professional women involved in the food, fine beverage, and hospitality industries. Some friends and I founded The Asian Aunties and we cook meals for WISEPlace, an Orange County-based women’s shelter for women experiencing homelessness. I also have been writing fiction, hosting and producing a podcast on K-drama soundtracks, and consulting on some independent film and music projects.

Can you tell us more about what you were like growing up?
I’ve always been interested in the arts –I’ve never been into sports and I’ve always known I’d be in the creative field. I’m the eldest of three and I guess I’ve always played the part of the big sister I tend to do that even with friends or people I work with, I’m the big sis that gives advice and helps out when she can.

All in all, I’d say I had a pretty good childhood in Manila. I am still in touch with most of my childhood friends from school- in fact, many of them are here in the US and those of us in California get together fairly regularly. Growing up, I was also close to my extended family and I still am to this day. I’m Filipino so that means lots of Titos and Titas (uncles and aunts) and tons of cousins.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://linktr.ee/marcietaylor
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/marcietaylor
• Facebook: http://facebook.com/marcietaylormedia
• Twitter: http://twitter.com/marciemarketing
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@marcietaylor

Image Credits
Photographers are in file names. Portrait photos by Kait McKay With National Ballet of Canada, selfie-taking photo by Skye Schmidt