For Coach Michael Taylor, entrepreneurship is an opportunity to express who you are, share your gifts, and create something that brings value to others. It is a philosophy shaped by a life that has included both remarkable achievement and deeply personal hardship.

Raised in the projects of Corpus Christi, Texas, by a single mother of six, Michael dropped out of high school in the 11th grade. By age 22, he was managing a multimillion-dollar building supply center. But by 29, divorce, bankruptcy, foreclosure, and depression had unraveled the life he had worked to build. He spent approximately two years homeless.

Rebuilding required more than finding another source of income. Through therapy, personal growth, and honest reflection, Michael began examining his beliefs about himself and what made life meaningful. That journey awakened a passion for helping others recognize possibilities they may have stopped seeing in themselves.

Today, Michael is an author of 20 books, a certified life coach, motivational speaker, podcaster, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. He describes his role as a Human Potential Architect, helping people discover their strengths and take purposeful steps toward the lives they want to create.

Joy Passion Profit brings that mission into the world of entrepreneurship. At its heart is his idea of “Joypreneurship”: building a business around creative expression, meaningful service, integrity, and the joy of doing work you love.

A self-described “irrepressible optimist with a passion for the impossible,” Michael brings warmth, curiosity, and hard-earned perspective to his work. He knows what it feels like to start over—and believes that wherever you are today, you can begin creating a future that inspires you.