Voyage ATL: Meet Michelle Taylor Willis of MTW Enterprises
Today we’d like to introduce you to Michelle Taylor Willis.
Michelle Taylor Willis is a Florida native who began her career as a sales representative in the plumbing industry after graduating from the University of Florida. She set her sights higher and aspired to be a medical device or pharmaceutical sales representative. In order to obtain one of those jobs, she needed to gain business to business (B2B) experience, so she worked her way up the corporate ladder to Johnson and Johnson. Ultimately, being an entrepreneur was her main goal.
Willis is part of a legacy of entrepreneurs, which includes her parents and grandparents. Her paternal grandfather was one of the first Black contractors for JCPenney in Minneapolis, while her maternal grandfather owned one of the first Black businesses – a car detailing shop – in Mobile, Alabama.