Lyndon Taylor
Director
Lyndon Taylor is the Founder and CEO of Lyndon Taylor & Associates, a
boutique media and public relations consulting agency in New York City.
With an illustrious career as an award-winning journalist and public
relations consultant, he has been a contributor to various community and Diaspora publications. With a passion for sports, youth, the performing arts, music, travel, fashion and lifestyle, he is deeply engaged in narrative shaping and storytelling, focused on individuals, brands and news. His professional focus extends to the meticulous planning, promotion and facilitation of the execution of numerous passion projects. Taylor is a qualified journalist, having earned a Post Graduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism and an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Westminster in London. He also holds an MBA in Media Management from Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY).
Lyndon had previously provided public relations support for the Jamaica Tourist Board and had secured placements in top consumer publications such as The New York Times and USA Today as well as leading trade publications Travel Weekly, Travel Agent and Travel Pulse. He provided client support to Grace Foods, Golden Krust and other accounts including Air Jamaica, Hyundai Hope on Wheels, Projects Abroad, Strength of Nature, South African Airways, the Catskill Mountain Foundation, the University of Johannesburg, and VP Records.
As a publicist for Zinc Fence Band, he spearheaded the promotion of the group’s single, River, which received tremendous radio airplay in Jamaica. With a passionate interest in volunteerism, he has served the St. Patrick’s Foundation in Kingston and acted as media center Supervisor for the IX IAAF/Coca-Cola World Junior Championships in Athletics. He also volunteers as a mentor with Catholic Big Sisters Big Brothers (CBSBB) and serves as a communications consultant with the New York based Jamaican charity Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO).