Written by Parsons Green

Taylor McKnight has been in Mary Kay for eight years.

In December, she shared that her primary goal was earning the top director trip to Switzerland. It would be her first, and would require she and her team to have $650,000 retail based on $325,000 wholesale orders place with MK.

She posted in January that she was only 1 of 11 sales directors who currently had the status of “elite” in Mary Kay. How do you get this “elite” label? By having 8 or more offspring directors. (ONLY 11 in the WHOLE COMPANY!) This is the final rank you can achieve before you get the 20 directors needed to debut as a national sales director. (I’ll revisit this later.)

In February, Taylor posted that it is her dream to be a National Sales Director. Almost six years ago, she explained why this is important to her in a Facebook live that we discussed here. She’s still dreaming.

In 1975, Mary Kay herself challenged everyone in the sales force to try for a 10 show week. Taylor decided to try having this too. However, she never updated to let us know how many she was able to hold.

In May, Taylor told us that she and her team needed to finish the requalification process for her next Cadillac. She died her hair pink to show her commitment.

Taylor held her annual customer appreciation sale on June 12th. She would give one winner a PINK NINJA Cooler that sells for $199.00. I believe she bought this by using her star points or by redeeming those points for a Visa gift card.

On June 18th, she mentioned the electric Cadillac would be the first in her area.

With 10 days left, she offered $100 cash or $200 in product to anyone that either took orders or held Facebook parties for her. The next day she also offered a $100 Visa Gift Card giveaway. You could enter the giveaway by watching a recruiting video.

Then Taylor began sharing live Facebook updates. On June 24th, her update started they still had $25,700 left to finish.

On June 27th, she felt the need to film her son while DRIVING to ask if he wanted Mommy to earn another pink cadillac.I wish he had said no. By this update, she only needed $20,400.

In her Jun 28th update, she had just finished a party with two of her consultants and again filmed in the car. She at least was parked. Taylor was very confused and was not sure if she was live in her Wonderland Unit or on her personal page. She also shared her son fell off the couch and hit his head.They were able to get a telehealth appointment that showed he luckily had no signs of concussion. She still needed $18,600 to finish and hoped to cover $7700 of this by selling grab bags of product she still had. She begged her team to get her order updates ASAP so she would know how much she’d have to cover.

Former Cadillac Driver Darrian Walker had to mention on one of the videos that Jamie Taylor had congratulated Taylor for not crying in her last few videos – which of course, led to more tears.

At the end of the day on June 29th, they were still $13,600 away.

And wouldn’t you know – Taylor and her team found a way and made a way and finished on the last day of the month. It’s the kind of Mary Kay miracle that always happens at month and year and happens so much that can you even call it a miracle.

Taylor unfortunately only achieved the $400,000 unit club and will not be going to Switzerland. Next year’s trip is to Rome, and I don’t think she’ll be going on that either.

Taylor didn’t publicly share who won the $100 Visa card from the recruiting video contest, but did pick a winner for the Ninja Cooler. The winner had earned 42 out of 912 entries.

As a successful business owner, Taylor already has a clear strategy in mind for 2027. She will have her first million dollar year. Her secret weapon is her Porch Goose Milli. Taylor will reward her team with a goose and they can earn outfits from her as well. God is calling her to this, and to show her obedience, she pledges to see 360 faces in the upcoming year.

And I almost forgot. Remember how I mentioned Taylor was Jamie Taylor’s first “elite” sales director? And that she was one of only 11 in the company total? I have an update about that too….

Taylor is no longer an elite sales director. Here is what has been happening in her area.

One of Taylor’s offspring directors is Sabra Blevins. Sabra is  a former Cadillac director just wants to finish requalification on her Equinox. At the beginning of June, she posted that they were $30,000 away from finishing. Sadly, she ended the month $3900 short. She could not find or make a way.

Taylor has a Facebook Page for her futile future national area, and she uses her director lineup as the cover photo. The first lineup I could find was from November 2024. She had six first line directors, and one second line. She had one DIQ, Michelle Gore.

The next picture I had was from her June 2026 lineup. She had lost Jenna Scott, Melanie Stratton and Teresa Gibson. Michelle Gore also became a director by this update. Since Jenna Scott lost her directorship, Michelle and Ashton Dempsey moved up to first line.

It bears repeating:  Taylor is no longer an “elite” sales director.

Shortly after June ended, I decided to check the cover photo again. Taylor had already removed the Equinox from Sabra’s picture. How petty is this?  Michelle also lost her title but thankfully is back in DIQ along with Melanie Stratton!

I just wonder, how many porch geese Taylor has in her possession. I might sign up just to get one from her myself.