Marcia G. Taylor
{{Short description|American businesswoman (born 1944)}}
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| birth_date = 1944
| birth_place = Bluford, Illinois, United States
| nationality = American
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| years_active = 1971–present
| organization = Bennett International Group
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Marcia G. Taylor (born 1944) is an American businesswoman and philanthropist who is the incumbent chief executive officer (CEO) of Bennett International Group.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/10/20/women-who-mean-business-marcia-taylor-ceo-of.html|title=Women Who Mean Business: Marcia Taylor, CEO of Bennett International Group|website=Atlanta Business Journal}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1511954302|title=Marcia G. Taylor named 2014 Influential Woman in – ProQuest|website=ProQuest|id={{ProQuest|1511954302}}}}
In 2012, she received the National Transportation Award for her services to trucking industry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/NDTA+National+Transportation+Award.-a0303569407|title=NDTA National Transportation Award}}
Early life
Taylor was born in Bluford, Illinois, in 1944 and grew up on a farm.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/unlikely-story-single-mom-who-became-trucking-industry-matriarch-opinion-1487003|title=The unlikely story of a single mom who became a trucking industry matriarch|date=February 12, 2020|website=Newsweek}}{{Cite web|url=https://horatioalger.org/members/member-detail/marcia-g-taylor|title = Marcia G. Taylor}}
Career
Taylor started her career in 1971, when she moved to Georgia to work for Specialized Truck Services.
In 1974, Taylor bought a trucking company, George Bennett Motor Express, with her husband, J. D. Garrison.{{Cite web|url=https://saportareport.com/two-georgia-women-valerie-montgomery-rice-marcia-taylor-receive-2017-horatio-alger-award/sections/reports/maria_saporta/|title=Two Georgia women – Valerie Montgomery Rice and Marcia Taylor – to receive 2017 Horatio Alger Award|date=December 6, 2016}}
In 2012, her company, Bennett International Group, was named Georgia's Family Business of the Year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.georgiatrend.com/2012/09/30/2012-family-business-awards/|title=Family Business Awards|date=September 30, 2012}} In the same year, she founded The Taylor Family Foundation to support various charities.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetaylorfoundation.org/about-us/|title=The Taylor Foundation}} Two years later, she was called an influential women in trucking industry by the Fleet Equipment Magazine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fleetequipmentmag.com/marcia-g-taylor-named-2014-influential-woman-trucking/|title=Marcia Taylor named 2014 Influential Woman in Trucking|date=April 8, 2014 }}
In 2015, Taylor established a scholarship at the Clayton State University for supply chain management students.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/supply-chain-scholarship-program-gives-back/03a7n8eU5VmoX9Ypw89RbJ/|title=Supply chain scholarship program gives back|first=Lane |last=Holman |date=20 June 2015|website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}
In 2016, Taylor received an honorary doctorate of commerce from Clayton State University. The following year, she was inducted in the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. Later, in 2017, she received Women Who Mean Business Award, given by the Atlanta Business Journal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/10/15/q-a-with-marcia-taylor-ceo-bennett-international.html|title=Marcia Taylor|website=Atlanta Business Chronicle}}
Awards and recognition
- 2012: National Transportation Award
- 2017: Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
References
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External links
- [https://issuu.com/hmag/docs/mayjune2013 Southern Journal Magazine]
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