Jessica Taylor is an entrepreneur, media personality, speaker, Diversity and Inclusion and STEM advocate who thrives at the intersection of business, culture, educational equity and inclusion.

Jessica is the CEO and Founder of Ezra Coffee, a specialty coffee brand that prides itself on connecting coffee, culture, and history with every blend. With Ezra Coffee, she offers smooth and rich blends that can be enjoyed without milk-based creamers while educating consumers about African American and BIPCO individuals and events that have shaped American history. Ezra Coffee blends are available on Ezracoffeeco.com and nationwide on Target.com and in H.E.B. grocery stores.

Notably, she steered a $4 million-dollar global HBCU strategy and national scholarship & internship repository, partnering with organizations like the Bill and Melinda Gates Scholarship, United Negro College Fund (UNCF), Tom Joyner Scholarship, Thurgood Marshall Foundation and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition to assist students  in securing financial support and full-time employment opportunities. To date, Jessica has assisted students gain acceptance to over 45 colleges in 22 states with over $4 million dollars in need and merit based funding.

A strategic thinker, former educator, and policy advocate, Jessica is an emerging voice on the national scene, engaging audiences on the topics of leadership, diversity, educational equity, and corporate responsibility. She’s been saluted among leaders as a Leader in Diversity by the Dallas Business Journal and her work has been featured in Forbes, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Essence, Upscale, Black Enterprise, Yahoo Finance, Afrotech, BounceTV and countless online and print editorials. 

She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Junior League and 100 Black Women. She is an avid traveler and an active volunteer for the Pulmonary Fibrosis foundation, Sickle Cell and Foster Care. Jessica holds degrees from Belmont Abbey College and Indiana University.