# Julia Kisla Taylor

> Julia Kisla Taylor is a Ukrainian-American entrepreneur and founder and CEO of The Lions, a New York talent-management, branding, public-relations and creative-services agency. Trained in accounting, she has worked across creative businesses and economic-empowerment programs, serves on Mercado Global advisory boards, and supports presentations of Ukrainian fashion.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at The Lions
- **Organizations:** The Lions, Mercado Global, Fashion 4 Development, The Fashionography, Nice Shoes, SPIN Media, Metromedia Technologies
- **Nationality:** Ukrainian-American
- **Education:** Master of Science in Accounting, Suffolk University - Sawyer Business School
- **Known for:** Founder and CEO of The Lions., Honoree at Mercado Global’s 2025 Fashion Forward Gala., Named co-chair of Mercado Global’s 2026 Financial Empowerment Gala.

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Named CFO / COO of Nice Shoes in its company description accompanying the Power music-video production announcement.
- **2014** — The Lions launches; Taylor leads the agency as CEO.
- **2019** — The Lions organizes a World Oceans Day benefit for Whale and Dolphin Conservation.
- **2023** — Moderates the Fashion, Freedom & Model World panel at Fashinnovation’s eighth Worldwide Talks; a partnership between Fashinnovation and The Lions is announced in April.
- **2024** — The Lions serves as general partner for FROLOV’s September 8 New York Fashion Week presentation.
- **2025** — Honored at Mercado Global’s March 6 Fashion Forward Gala and introduces Ukrainian designs at the June Ambassador Summer Circle.
- **2026** — Named a co-chair in Mercado Global’s Financial Empowerment Gala announcement; attends Fashion 4 Development’s September First Ladies Luncheon.

## Achievements

- Founder and CEO of The Lions.
- Honoree at Mercado Global’s 2025 Fashion Forward Gala.
- Named co-chair of Mercado Global’s 2026 Financial Empowerment Gala.
- Created a small-business recovery program for Haiti’s retail sector under the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund.
- Implemented an economic-empowerment trade program for women in Rwanda under a UN Women initiative.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Attended the September 22 First Ladies Luncheon at The Pierre with Michelle Ochs; coverage identifies Taylor as Fashion 4 Development’s Global Ambassador for Cultural Diplomacy.
- **2026-01** — Mercado Global named Taylor and Maribel Lieberman co-chairs in its 2026 Financial Empowerment Gala announcement.
- **2025-06** — Introduced designs by J’Amemme and Paskal at Fashion 4 Development’s Ambassador Summer Circle at The Pierre.
- **2025-03** — Honored at Mercado Global’s Fashion Forward Gala on March 6.

## Links

- Website: https://www.thelionsmanagement.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-kisla-taylor-b851b62a
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliakisla/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22