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Ava Taylor pretty much created the field of yoga talent management, and continues to lead the way. Through collaborating with Ava and her amazing team at YAMA Talent, I have been able to extend my work into every corner of the globe, and bring a high level of professionalism to all phases of my live event teaching, and strategic career planning.

When I had the opportunity to pitch a TV show Ava really helped shape my concept and content and was with me throughout the whole process. 52 episodes of Yogapalooza later, I still greatly appreciate and value her razor sharp focus to help my dream become a reality. And in the face of another great but overwhelming new opportunity to launch Yogapalooza Liv, Ava was there building up the brand, expanding my network and contacts and lining me up with sponsors like Gaiam who brought so much to the event. Whether in the air coming up with the big ideas or on the ground seeing them through, I am grateful for the impact Ava has had with shaping my brand and helping me discover what I uniquely offer to the world.

Working with YAMA Talent has been one of the highlights of my career. Ava has, amazingly, integrated her living yoga practice with the delicate work of negotiating business within the wellness industry. In so doing, together we have taken my teaching trajectory far beyond my expectations while maintaining the utmost integrity. YAMA Talent has been instrumental to my continuing success on the national stage. I highly recommend them for anyone seeking organization, management and career direction while upholding the yogic ideals.

Working with YAMA Talent was truly an honor and a joy. I chose the Kickstarter package, specifically because I knew that I was going to be transitioning from my full-time day job to being a yoga teacher in the wellness space full-time. Jessica and Ava helped me tremendously with putting pen to paper on what steps to take to achieve my goals. I came away from my sessions with them on clear work that I could do to get to the next level in moving forward toward my vision. Jessica and Ava were fun, smart and wonderful listeners. They both had insightful feedback and were truly invested in helping me. YAMA talent helped me get to where I am today by working alongside me and constructively challenging me to continue to move forward.

While not new to a yoga mat, I was new to the business. I could not have asked for a better guide into the business of yoga than Ava Taylor and the YAMA Talent team. Any yoga teacher or yoga business in need of help will greatly benefit from collab­o­rat­ing with YAMA. They are amazing to work with. The “homework” suggestions are always on target and have resulted in impactful changes to our website, marketing and social media. Ava has often surprised me with her level of insight into Audible Yoga subscribers and teachers. Our sessions allow me to brainstorm and evaluate new ideas, and then create practical strategies and plans for their execution. Ava and the entire YAMA Team work in a positive, refreshing and inspiring manner.

I appreciate the help and direction YAMA has given me. It’s very energizing to have someone “get” what you’re doing and see value in it.

Ava gave Laughing Lotus her wings, and turned us from a caterpillar into a ButterFLY! She has the wisdom, keen eye, brilliant team, and follow through that delivered us to where we are today.

I got more value out of 1 session than I have in years of self help or therapy.

Six months ago I began working with a new agent and business coach and went through a pretty tough self-examination to explore what my vision was for the studio. Today I can say that I am most assuredly not running Real Pilates alone anymore. The studio has been literally transformed this year, and I am as inspired as I have ever been.

Ava, I want to say this to you with all my heart: You played a major part in supporting me as my journey toward this moment. Your enthusiastic, supportive words have echoed in my mind and in my heart since our work together ... and your belief in my unique approach to yoga ... your belief in me ... have had a lot to do with my comfort level and confidence as I approached this project. I've lost about 25 lbs since we last met, and am on my way to losing more but most importantly as I promised you months ago, I decided that I would not let this hold me back any longer! The time to give was now, and I embraced it. And I'm so glad I did!

After teaching Yoga for 19 years, it was time to become more visible and I couldn’t have found a better guide for the journey…. I bless the day I met Ava Taylor at YAMA Talent! She’s actually an angel disguised as a multi-talented coach, mentor, and marketing whiz. Her ability to see the bigger picture, and break it down to fun, manageable tasks is truly remarkable. But most of all, for all of her business expertise and smarts, she’s got one of the most beautiful hearts around. And it shows in the team she has surrounded herself with at YAMA Talent!

Yoga today is where the Food Network was 15 years ago, says Ava Taylor, whose Brooklyn-based YAMA Talent manages the careers of 41 ambitious yogis. Many of these teachers will cross over into the mass market.

Lovely and brilliant.

I love working with Ava. She's helped me to make refinements to my products, my website, to my brand; given me ideas, and helped me to put together clear concepts about what I really want to share and offer to the world. I'd recommend it to anybody. It's really powerful to work one on one with somebody who can hold space, and who has so much knowledge about this business. I'm forever grateful.

We took every one of YAMA’s suggestions to optimize our channel and the results have been phenomenal.

We were so lucky to have Faith Hunter at our yoga studio in Belfast, N. Ireland. It's one thing to admire someone from the pages of a magazine, and another thing having her teach yoga in our studio with such skill, authenticity, sweetness, silliness and compassion. The perfect vibe for Belfast and the perfect vibe for our clientele. Our clients are still talking about the workshops with Faith and we cannot wait to have her back. Further, Faith, on and off the mat, was such a good energy in our studio, that it impacted our staff team in unexpected ways - she really drew out the adventurous, supportive, silly and sweet sides of us all - adding another layer to our studio culture. Thank you Faith and thank you YAMA Talent for making it all happen. May there be many more!

When we got approval to throw Yoga at the Great Lawn, the World's Largest Yoga Class, we were just under 6 weeks away. We needed to get the word out to the yoga community - and fast! - so, we hired Ava & her team at YAMA Talent. From conceptualizing and coordinating outreach, securing partnership, distributing marketing materials, hosting planning meetings, kick-off events, and being integral in day-of logistics, YAMA's manifesting vision and focus resulted in 75 partner studios, 125 assistants, 20 elite on stage teachers and nearly 10,000 students. All this was done with strength, grace and professionalism. We certainly look forward to future collaborations with YAMA.

We are so grateful for the opportunity to host. I have never been more impressed by the level of professionalism shown throughout the planning and execution of this weekend. Working over the last 8 years mostly directly with yoga teachers, I've gotten used to a lack of response and a lot of miscommunication. But you guys at YAMA do it right! So thanks.

Working with YAMA is always a great experience! The YAMA team is incredibly organized and thoughtful throughout the planning process of all our events. The workshops we have worked on together have been a huge success, and the assistance they offer teachers makes the whole process smooth and efficient.

YAMA Talent helped me fulfill my vision of making the Iowa City Yoga Festival a huge success in its very first year. YAMA knew exactly the presenters I needed to inspire and excite festival attendees, and they outperformed my highest expectations. I found that working with them was so much easier than coordinating with each presenter individually – YAMA did all the work! From arranging travel plans to consulting with me on press and marketing, YAMA was there. Thank you for your amazing skills and talented team – I can’t wait to do it again!

YAMA was instrumental in the development of my career as it exists today.

YAMA has made my life so much easier. I was trying to run a business doing what I love, by myself. Now I love the team behind me, beside me and for me… simply a pleasure to work with, professional, articulate, great sales skills - all that with consciousness. Thanks YAMA for truly supporting my career. In my eyes, at least one of the 'A's' in YAMA stands for angels.

Each of my teachers and administration are a vital part of this studio each day. Working with them isn't just rewarding, it's invigorating. And finally, to my dear friend and coach Ava Taylor, I say thank you again and again. I can't wait to see what happens next!

I started on this process with YAMA first for myself. As a teacher of teachers, I spend a lot of time on the road, teaching and focusing on nurturing new yoga teachers, something the world very much needs. YAMA's great strength is the ability to see what you are doing from 10,000 feet, and then provide a digestible architecture and personal support framework for drilling down on the super critical skills of marketing and running your own yoga business. There is no better gift to your yoga teaching success than this program.

The MasterMind was a real game changer. I decided to sign up for the program at a point where I was ready to get back into teaching again and I'm so glad I did! Not to mention, there's a growing community of members from all parts of the world. Connecting through the weekly calls & online community gives you a global perspective on the similarities and differences of how yoga is practiced, taught, and perceived in various cultures. I keep coming back to the lessons I've learned time and time again, from clarifying my intention (my 'why I teach') to being super intentional with my brand, focus, and the direction of my business. Ava is a gem and has immensely helped me re-evaluate my schedule, allowing me to be a more supportive, effective, and energized teacher. Thank you Ava and the YAMA team for building this amazing program!

I have found the experience of being a member to be tremendously helpful. It's a lovely community, and Ava is on top of her game! Immersed in the yoga world herself, she is super knowledgeable, insightful, and inciting... and most importantly, supportive, patient, gracious and loving-kind.

Innovative, connected, cool ... doing big things for yoga in America.

Ava has created something very special in YAMA Talent. She brings oodles of experience to a hot and rapidly expanding industry and her innovative and entrepreneurial flair has helped her capture a market. It is a pleasure to work with Ava and we look forw

Ava Taylor is a positive force in this world, bringing all those around her to a higher level. Within YAMA she hones her skills by catapulting yoga, health and fitness professionals to a new level of success. An articulate, charming, intelligent team with

Taylor could take Gold to the (yoga) mat.

Ava is awesome! She's more than an agent, she's a friend, confidant and cheerleader. She knows the business of yoga but most importantly the human community aspect.

For today's yogis who count on teaching as a career, Taylor is more of a yogi's advocate than an agent.

MAJOR-LEAGUE athletes have agents who negotiate multimillion-dollar contracts with provisions like private planes and Rolexes. Hollywood actors have agents who scout for their scripts. Now comes Ava Taylor, whom one blogger has called "the Ari Gold of yog