Steve Taylor
Chief Operating Officer
Fixt
Education
United States Naval Academy
B.S., Political Science
1999Georgetown University
Master's of Policy Management,
2009Podcasts
48:51636: What It’s Like Being the COO of Tech Startup Fixt With Steve Taylor, Fixt [Main T4C Episode]
Steve Taylor is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the tech startup Fixt based in Baltimore, Maryland. Fixt is an on-demand tech repair platform geared more towards businesses and corporations than the private consumer. It sends technicians to your location to repair, replace or setup devices or systems. Prior to..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“As you progress through your career, you have to be self-aware to know that you’re never going to know everything about the business.”
Best Career Advice
“You don’t just have the soft skills in the military, you have often times the hard skills of people management.”
Career Challenge
“I moved to New York City to work at a nonprofit focused on helping veterans transition from military life to civilian life and working on public policy issues specific to mental health and education. And at the end of the day, it wasn’t a good fit for me and I wasn’t a good fit for them. I was also working on my grad school thesis at the time. So I was stretched way too thin. I had way too much on my plate mentally. When I was at work, I really wasn’t mentally there. And within two months my boss fired me.”
Skills
Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Planning, Operations Management, Start-ups, National Security, Policy, Venture Capital, Business Development, Analysis, Military Experience, Intelligence, Management, Leadership Development, Logistics
Professional Interests
Anthony Capuano, Arne Sorenson, Gary Vaynerchuk, PwC, U.S. Navy Reserve, Georgetown University, CrossLead Community,
Joint Service Academy Networking – DC Metro Area, Veteran Mentor Network, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, United States Naval Academy
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