Peggy Taylor

Peggy Taylor is a leadership trainer, group facilitator, executive coach, artist and creativity specialist known for her innovations incorporating creativity into programs for adults and youth. In 1996 she co-founded Partners for Youth Empowerment, an award-winning international service organization dedicated to providing transformational programs for youth. She later co-founded Young Women Empowered, a Seattle-based nonprofit that centers the needs of young women of color. Peggy has trained several thousand adults in the US and internationally in creative facilitation and leadership. She has also designed and facilitated gatherings ranging from 15-person board retreats to conferences of 2,500 participants.

Peggy graduated cum laude from Lesley University with a Masters of Education in Creative Arts in Learning. She received executive coaching training from Breakthrough Enterprises in San Rafael, California. She coaches individuals and incorporates coaching principles into her work with groups.

Peggy is co-author of Catch the Fire: An Artful Guide to Unleashing the Creative Power of Youth, Adults, and Communities and of the best-selling Chop Wood, Carry Water: A Guide to Finding Spiritual Fulfillment in Everyday Life.

Events with Peggy Taylor

Love Actually: Learning to Balance Power and Love
June 8 - 12, 2025

FROM FEAR AND OVERWHELM TO POWER AND LOVE Everyday as we are confronted with chaos and collapse, we can become paralyzed in fear and anxiety. And yet, this is the time we are called to be our most powerful selves to stand for a world in which our children, our…