Betty Brennan
President & Owner
Betty is the co-founder, president, and owner of Taylor Studios. Her passion for creativity, entrepreneurial success, nature, and history is contagious throughout the company. She motivates, inspires, and appreciates her staff as though they are family.
As the driving force behind Taylor Studios' success, she oversees each department and directs and coordinates activities to achieve profit and return on capital. Betty establishes strategic direction and implements goals, operating plans, policies, and establishes organizational structure. She advises staff and reviews results of the business operation. Her role at Taylor Studios includes the duties of president, co-founder, owner, and marketing manager. As a result of her hard work and dedication, Taylor Studios was listed on the Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine in 2000, and was listed onthe Inc. 5000 list in 2007 and 2009.
Betty's roots are in the Midwest; she grew up on a grain and livestock farm near Streator, IL. She now owns her own farm, Bluestem Stables near Potomac, IL, where she is establishing her reputation for horse-breeding. In her free time, you'll find her training and riding her horses, traveling, reading, tending to the prairie restoration she's planted on her property, and working. Yes, even in her free time, her work for Taylor Studios never stops. More information on Bluestem Stables is available at www.bluestemstables.com. She currently owns several breeds and has a goal of one day owning and breeding only Andalusians.
Betty was inducted into the SIU Alumni Hall of Fame in March 2006. She also serves on the External Advisory Board at SIU. In the fall of 2009, she received the Alumna Achievement Award for her entrepreneurial work.
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