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Anja Taylor
President

Anja Taylor

As President of Kinesis, Anja Taylor combines her leadership and operational experience with her passion for building thriving teams and businesses. Since joining Kinesis as Director of Operations in 2017, Anja has played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s approach to growth and collaboration.

Superpower:
Culture
Joined Kinesis:
2017

Anja is a natural galvanizer. Her passion for building strong cultures that foster employee engagement fueling small business success makes her an engaging speaker and trusted advisor to many business owners.

Anja Taylor speaking on stage

Anja’s leadership philosophy centers around connecting employees and their work to realizing a company’s vision. She believes that leadership is about setting the stage for team success, through behaviors, systems, and tools that are most effective when they support the whole human rather than just operational efficiency. This is evident in the way she leads Kinesis. The company, a B Corp, practices open book management, places a strong emphasis on employee development, and is spearheading strategic consulting in the owner operated business space.

A sought after speaker, Anja offers fresh insights into creating workplaces as win-wins: where people—and businesses—can thrive. She speaks on topics such as culture, employee engagement, employer brand, and business growth strategies.

Anja Taylor speaking at PHRMA Strategic Management Conference

A sought after speaker, Anja offers fresh insights into creating workplaces as win-wins: where people—and businesses—can thrive. She speaks on topics such as culture, employee engagement, employer brand, and business growth strategies.

Anja Taylor Speaking at Hiring for Good

Topics I’m passionate about

  • Values-Driven Leadership
  • Culture
  • Employee Engagement
  • Small Business Strategies
  • Employer Brand
  • Mission, Values, and Vision
  • Employee Recruitment and Retention
Anja Taylor Speaking at Hiring for Good

Topics I’m passionate about

  • Values-Driven Leadership
  • Culture
  • Employee Engagement
  • Small Business Strategies
  • Employer Brand
  • Mission, Values, and Vision
  • Employee Recruitment and Retention
Collage of Anja Taylor's speaking engagements

Speaking & facilitation experience

SW WA SHRM
Lunch Keynote Speaker
2024

At the Core with Sarah Friend
Podcast
2024

Propeller
Panelist: Doing More with Less
2024

Hiring for Good
Podcast: Episode 5
2024

PBJ Women's Summit
Mentor
2024, 2023

PBJ Advancing Portland
Facilitator
2023

B Corp B Local PDX
Keynote Workshop
2023

Rotary
Presenter
2023

Catalyst Labs
Facilitator
2022 - present

Catalyst Summit
Speaker: Departures
2022

PHRMA Strategic Management Conference
Design the Future: Empowering Modern HR
2022

LCHRMA Lunch & Learn
People & Culture: Positioning Culture to Find, Attract and Retain an Engaged Workforce
2022

Business Remastered podcast

Business Remastered is a podcast brought to you by Kinesians Anja Taylor and Jeff Wester. Each episode explores new and emerging ideas for thinking about business in a different way. Topics run the gamut: Creativity, Employee Engagement, and Leadership Transitions, to name a few. What each episode has in common is a closer look at the “best practices” that have long gone unquestioned and are now falling short.

Business Remastered podcast

Business Remastered is a podcast brought to you by Kinesians Anja Taylor and Jeff Wester. Each episode explores new and emerging ideas for thinking about business in a different way. Topics run the gamut: Creativity, Employee Engagement, and Leadership Transitions, to name a few. What each episode has in common is a closer look at the “best practices” that have long gone unquestioned and are now falling short.

Commendations

EOY-Final_STK-1

Executive of the Year
Portland Business Journal
2025

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Mentor
Portland Business Journal
Women's Summit
2025

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Mentor
Portland Business Journal
Women's Summit
2024