From Cleaning Toilets to Building a $68M Empire

Summary

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Living Your Legacy

Episode: From Cleaning Toilets to Building a $68M Empire
Host: Ray Gutierrez (for Rudy Mawer)
Guest: San Quetta Taylor, Founder of Executive Health Coverage
Date: May 7, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode features San Quetta Taylor, a dynamic leader and founder of Executive Health Coverage, who shares her remarkable journey from humble beginnings to building a multimillion-dollar business. With an emphasis on faith, grit, service, and legacy building, Taylor discusses her personal and professional evolution, her approach to leadership and philanthropy, and lessons learned along the way. The conversation is candid, energetic, and rich in actionable insights for entrepreneurs, leaders, and anyone inspired to leave a meaningful legacy.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Foundations: Family, Upbringing & Early Hustle

[02:31]

• San Quetta credits her single mother, Sandra Burton, for her work ethic and values, describing her as the "rock" and "backbone" of her life.
• Growing up in Kentucky, with two sisters, she embraced a life rich in academics, sports, and faith, forming an active, resilient foundation.

"I remember my mother being a single mother...working every day two jobs just to make sure that we had and we were in everything...That is the foundation of who I am today." — A, [02:31]

2. Purpose and Drive

[03:27]

• Taylor’s 'why' is making a difference and witnessing people grow. She starts her day at 3:30 AM, prioritizing spiritual, emotional, and financial balance.
• Emphasizes the necessity of being "enough" for the people she leads.

"To truly be able to see people grow…that’s what gives me kind of the goosebumps in the morning." — A, [03:27]

3. Morning Rituals & Work Ethic

[04:23]

• Extreme discipline: sleeps only ~2.5 hours/night, works up to 18 hours/day.
• Morning includes cold plunges, jump rope, meditation, Bible reading, dancing, and motivational audio (Les Brown cited as a big influence).
• Dance and music are integral to keeping energy and mood high; starts each day with this routine to be fully present for her “tribe” and family.

"I usually go to bed around 12:30, 1…at 3:30 when I wake up, I'm either doing a cold plunge…reading the Bible…listening to something motivational…" — A, [04:58]

4. Leading Without Titles & Building Teams

[08:01 | 09:04]

• Rejects hierarchical notions; focuses on service, adaptability, and creating environments for others to thrive.
• Empowerment: leads a team of 150+ agents (“my tribe”) and insists the best organizations welcome all levels and talents, from janitorial to executive.

"You can be a leader without a title. You lead yourself first…I've done things from a janitor…to running for U.S. Senate." — A, [09:04]

5. Faith, Grit, and Values

[12:19]

• Faith and perseverance are central to her personal evolution and company culture (Executive Health Coverage and Executive Kingdom).
• She merged businesses with her partner to create Executive Kingdom — a collaboration grounded in shared values of grace, faith, and meaningful impact.

"I think you'll learn how faith and grit and determination, perseverance bring forth the best version of yourself." — A, [12:19]
"You have to lead with grace and faith in order to have anything impactful." — A, [15:44]

6. Philanthropy and Service

[13:44 | 15:58 | 16:19]

• Deep commitment to charitable work; sits on the advisory board for Ronald McDonald Foundation, helping open a house in Tampa after five years’ effort.
• Roots of her giving go back to a family philosophy: “Whatever’s in your heart when you don’t have will be in your heart when you do.”
• Service includes not just financial giving, but time, conversation, and attentive care for those in need, both in family and community.

"It's very important that we reach out and be a blessing to those that are not in position to be blessed." — A, [16:54]
"You don't have to be on a board. You can literally just give, like, just very positive conversations like you're doing." — A, [17:55]

7. Approach to Social Media and Public Presence

[13:59]

• Despite her stature, she’s camera-shy and avoids self-promotion; prefers to uplift others rather than seeking public acclaim.
• Active on platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn) but primarily for business, collaboration, and service, not for personal branding.

"I've always been someone behind the cameras...I want you to film me everywhere. I believe that’s just been a part of me." — A, [14:06]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Leadership:
  "You can be a leader without a title. You lead yourself first." — A, [09:04]

• On Faith and Impact:
  "You have to lead with grace and faith in order to have anything impactful." — A, [15:44]

• On Energy and Giving:
  "Whatever’s in your heart when you don’t have will be in your heart when you do." — A, [16:19]

• On Legacy:
  "When you're dead and gone, people don't remember you. Unless you made them feel good and you gave them something that they could hold on to you." — A, [13:45]

• On Entrepreneurship:
  "I believe that we create what's called an environment in order to be your best self..." — A, [08:28]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Early Life & Family Foundations: [02:31]
• Personal “Why” & Early Morning Routine: [03:27] – [05:58]
• Work Ethic & Team Leadership: [08:01] – [09:29]
• Philosophy on Politics, Energy, and Respect: [10:13] – [11:50]
• Faith, Perseverance, and Message for Women in Power: [12:19]
• Philanthropy & Community Impact: [13:44] – [16:54]
• Attitude toward Social Media & Public Presence: [13:59] – [14:51]

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Additional Highlights

• On Her Team:
  Taylor affectionately refers to her business team as “my tribe,” emphasizing trust, shared values, and a bit of “craziness” as a sign of excellence.

  “…to work where I work, you got to be a little crazy…because we are…the epitome of excellence.” — A, [08:02]

• Moments of Humor and Camaraderie:
  The interview is peppered with jokes about sleep schedules, “weirdos” in business, and the quirky matching names in her family, creating an atmosphere of authenticity and fun.

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Conclusion & Takeaways

San Quetta Taylor’s episode is a masterclass in humble leadership, relentless drive, and authentic impact. Her story demonstrates that legacies are built not on titles but on service, perseverance, faith, and the energy we share with others. Those seeking entrepreneurial motivation, leadership guidance, or simply inspiration to leave a positive mark on the world will find this episode both practical and profoundly uplifting.

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Transcript

[A]

I don't really focus on titles because you can be a leader without a title. I've done things from a janitor and I've ran for the highest office other than the President of the United States in 2010, which is U.S. federal Senate. The fact of the matter is that we're all people that have energy and we're supposed to make sure that engaging with people like I'm engaging with you now that it's something positive, son.

[B]

Kweta Taylor is a bold, faith driven leader and the founder of Executive Health Coverage llc. Drawing from nearly two decades in the insurance industry, she empowers individuals and families to navigate healthcare with clarity while mentoring women to rise into leadership, building a legacy rooted in integrity, service and purpose.

[A]

We really and truly believe that you have to lead with grace and faith in order to have anything impactful. Right. So my company itself is called Executive Health Coverage. We offer a space where people can live their best life.

[B]

You're giving and you're moving energy in a positive way.

[A]

Absolutely.

[B]

Tell me how that bounces back and helps you and your message and your tribe and your business.

[A]

I believe that it spans the globe like a super high is cold Internet

[B]

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[A]

You can live your dream.

[B]

Welcome back to another episode of the Living youg Legacy podcast. For Inside Success, I am Ray Gutierrez. Joining me today is an amazing story. Another powerful woman. We're about to film her episode today. I'm eager to learn more about her. Sinquetta, how are you today? Good morning. Happy Friday.

[A]

Yes, happy. I am absolutely ecstatic to be here. Just want to, you know, get everything out, make sure that everyone understands there's also, you know, just, just a place for women in the field that I'm in.

[B]

Right on.

[A]

And so absolutely, thank you for having me.

[B]

It's such a pleasure. It's a great way to start off a beautiful Friday. Monday, Friday, Monday, Friday, Miami day. Clearly, I need to warm up to the day. Tell us more about who you are. What brings you to our studios today.

[A]

Absolutely. So San Quetta Taylor. I was born and raised in Kentucky by a woman by the name of Sandra Burton. Literally is my rock. I have two sisters that are twins, Sonya Fry and Sonya Footwood. So throughout my journey in life, they've been literally paving the way, the blueprint, if you will, the backbone of everything. I remember my mother being a single mother, mother working every day two jobs just to make sure that we had and we were in everything you could imagine from academia to sports to church. And so she just made sure that we were very active. And I think that is the foundation of who I am today and who I will be in future. Yeah.

[B]

So that's a great start to the foundation. Now let's move up to your. Your. Why?

[A]

Yes.

[B]

What? Why? What gets you out of bed?

[A]

Oh my gosh. Making a difference in people's lives. And I know it sounds kind of cliche, everybody says it, but to truly be able to see people grow and people learn and people just evolve and be literally step by step in helping that I. That's what gives me kind of the goosebumps in the morning. I mean, 3:30 in the morning, I wake up, it doesn't matter what day it is, it doesn't matter where I'm at. I'm jumping out of bed at 3:30 in the morning to just make sure that I'm balanced enough spiritually, emotionally, financially and in everything emotionally. That's a big part of just being balanced. To make sure that you're enough for the people that trust you with leading them and be and paving the way.

[B]

Absolutely. Can you walk us through your morning ritual like your startup. Like your startup code? And how are you? How have you built a curriculum based on that?

[A]

Yes. Okay, that's crazy because when I met my husband, he thought I was kind of a weirdo, if you will.

[B]

Sure, we all are.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. He married me. Right. So I married him. He's kind of a weirdo. So weirdos come together. So. But I only sleep about two and a half hours a day.

[B]

Hell yeah you do.

[A]

Yeah, I work about 18 hours a day.

[B]

Please tell me you sleep in a coffin.

[A]

Well, not quite, but.

[B]

But I actually dated someone that's left in a coffin. Oh, wow. It was kind of weird.

[A]

Okay, so you're the weirdo. Not me.

[B]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm Captain Weird. I'm not wearing my striped socks today.

[A]

I love it. So let tell you something. I find beauty in the diversity of people from where you come from to your story, to even, you know, religion, to what kind of makes, you know, people tick. Right. Everyone has something that makes you tick and I believe that's where you real you have true like force and strength and numbers is to take what makes somebody different and you put it together. So but back to the question. So I usually go to bed around 12:31. Okay. Because I actually cook at night after I get off of work. And I'm usually getting home from work after a full day. I get in usually around about maybe 7, 7:30. I come in the building just to make sure everything's set. So 3:30 when I wake up, I'm either doing a cold plunge, I'm jumping rope, meditating, you know, reading a little bit. I like to read the Bible every morning in silence. That way no one's bothering me and I'm not bothering anyone El.

[B]

Else.

[A]

And after all of that, and then I love to dance. So while I'm dancing in the morning, that's where I'm also getting my workout. I'm listening to something motivational, like whether it's Les Brown. Definitely the Bible, you know, good old Lesboro. Yeah. Les Brown. He's. You know, you gotta be hungry.

[B]

Oh, yeah.

[A]

You know, thing, you know, stay ready, don't get ready.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And just.

[B]

I've been many rooms with that man.

[A]

Absolutely.

[B]

Quite the legend.

[A]

Absolutely. He was actually, I think in Tampa.

[B]

He was.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. One of. One of my friends had him at. At her establishment.

[B]

So he's one of Rudy's. One of Rudy's homies.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

That's been a lot of time together.

[A]

Love the homies, but. Yeah. So I do all of that just to make sure that I'm balanced, I'm tough, Right. You don't want to tip any of those things. And then I go into work, right? I go into work, I put the music on so that when my agents come in, everything is going. And I do spend a little time in the morning with my kids.

[B]

I love it. A little time. Yes, yes.

[A]

They get the riddle of me, but they know it's the best of me. I love it. So I have a daughter. I. My youngest daughter, she's 17. Her name is Brittany McKay. And then I have an oldest daughter. Her name is Britney McKay.

[B]

I love it.

[A]

Yeah. Britney and Brittany, 17 years old and very proud of them. One is an avid reader, the other one just is doing her thing. And then my husband, you know, his name is Burnett McKay. And. Yes. So believe it or not, quite the

[B]

Addams Family we've got.

[A]

Annie has a twin brother named Burnet at. Yeah. So I'm crazy, right? Have sisters that are so in the water over there. What are y' all doing over there? I know, I know, right? I. It drives me crazy.

[B]

I love it.

[A]

I do spend just a little time with them just to know that, you know, I'm. I'm still mother and wife, but they allow me the 18 hours to spend outside because, you know, gotta have balance on both ends. So I literally have about 150 other kids.

[B]

Wow.

[A]

That, that work with me.

[B]

Your tribe?

[A]

Yes, that's my tribe. And, you know, they, they're a little cr. Crazy. But I always say in order to work where I work, you got to be a little crazy. Documented, undocumented, treated or untreated. You just got to be a little crazy because we are, in my mind, the epitome of excellence. We operate at a very, very high level of intensity on a day to day basis.

[B]

Oh, yeah.

[A]

And you got to be a little crazy to operate outside of that sphere.

[B]

Sounds very much like how we operate here.

[A]

Yeah. So really and truly, I don't really have a calendar. I don't think anyone that's very impactful and that creates solutions and where people can just show up and do their best and they're successful. I think that we create what's called an environment in order to be your best self. So whether that means, you know, getting in and, and literally making sure the garbage cans are emptied or just making sure that when people come in, they have, they have what they need to be very successful, it doesn't matter. I'm going to do whatever it needs to be done.

[B]

Oh, for sure.

[A]

So I don't really focus on titles because you can be a leader without a title. You lead yourself first. So I've done things from a janitor at Wendy's because I wasn't old enough to work in the hot spots. Right. At the age of 14 years old. Right. Literally. And I've ran for the highest office other than the President of the United States in 2010, which is U.S. federal Senate.

[B]

Holy moly.

[A]

So it doesn't matter where you fall on that spectrum. Right. The fact of the matter is that we're all people that have energy and we're supposed to make sure that when we're, you know, just engaging with people, like I'm engaging with you now, that it's something positive. You know what I mean? So my day doesn't really have, like, set in stone because every day is a little different. Does that, does that make sense?

[B]

Oh, absolutely. I was just going to ask. It's like, you know, Les Brown has been preaching this for decades, and now I feel like folks are just now catching up to this. Talk a little bit to that. Like, what do you feel about what's. What's happening in the frequency of the world today. You just spoke about energy.

[A]

Yeah. You know, it's the way you look at it. Right. You can look at something that's negative, or you can look at something and say, where do I find the positive and how can I move forward with it? Right. And, you know, depending on what. What we're talking about, the subject where we're talking about politics, whether we're talking about business or whether we're just talking about the human race and how we can make it better. Right. Sure, Sure. I have a political science degree. That's my first love. From the University of Kentucky. Right. Right on. And so everyone says, oh, I don't want to talk about politics. But it's not really anything different than business, and that's different than anything else. It's just really and truly how we engage with other.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

As a people. Right. And so when I look at this world, I say, yeah, we have a lot of work to do. Yes. But together we can do it. So when you get people involved and you have a respectful foundation, meaning, you know, I respect your viewpoints and insight, and hopefully you will respect mine. Absolutely. And how can we come together. Right. And make it make sense. Right. Do no harm, if you will. So if we're coming together and we're trying to move forward, how can we take all of the best ideas that both of us have.

[B]

Sure.

[A]

And make it work.

[B]

I'm going to pause there because I would love to go and deep dive into politics, especially with the frequency and the energies of the world, because it is a. I would say a turbulent time, but it's also a very powerful. A lot of vivid change is happening. It's very vivid. That's. Let's. Let's put it that way.

[A]

Absolutely.

[B]

And folks that understand what they're truly seeing and what they're feeling, understand the path that we're going on.

[A]

Absolutely.

[B]

And I'm just gonna leave it there.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

We're about to film your episode. We literally are about to film your episode for Women in Power. Congratulations, by the way.

[A]

Thank you.

[B]

It's quite an honor to have your energy in our studios. When folks ask me or Rudy why the red? I'm like, what you just basically testified for the past 10 minutes is the reason why we do red. We see red in the energy you basically just spit out, per se. Back to the Women in Power episode. What will we learn today? In your episode?

[A]

I think you'll learn how faith and grit and determination, perseverance brings forth the best version of yourself. Right. I can say that everyone has a story and. And hopefully everyone understands that we're here for a reason and to pull your best self. But you'll find a little bit about, you know, hardship. You'll find a little bit about success and how I push through. You'll find out a little bit about what makes me tick, like my children and my husband and my mother being able to be a blessing to those that are may not be in the position to be blessed. Right. I love just charitable things. I sit on the board, the advisory board of the Ronald McDonald foundation, and we just opened a Ronald McDonald House in Tampa, and it's actually within the structure of actually a children's hospital. That's very unique to be able to do that. And it took us five years of charitable contributions and doing the work and. And just being strategic of how we, you know, managed our time and things like that. So I believe that when you look around, you have to be someone that impacts on a larger schedule than yourself.

[B]

Absolutely.

[A]

And when you're dead and gone, people don't remember you. Right. Unless you made them feel good and you gave them something that they could hold on to you.

[B]

How can people find you? Like, if people want to jump on in. In and follow your journey, how could people find you?

[A]

Yeah. So I'm getting better with the social platforms, if you will. So just so you know, I don't like cameras.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

I don't like to be filmed. I don't like photos. So you'll never see a bunch of selfies of me. Right. And it's. It's. I've always been someone behind the cameras. I've never, you know, wanted the praise or the glory. I've always been someone that wanted to lift other people up. So I've never been someone that says, you know, take a photo of me and. And blast it everywhere. I want you to film me everywhere. I. I believe that, you know, that's just been a part of me. So, you know, Facebook, I'm on there. I'm on Instagram, kingdom, I'm on LinkedIn. Yes, absolutely. Like, I've been on LinkedIn for about 15 years, but, you know.

[B]

Did you say Executive Kingdom?

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Wow.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

What a great name.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Tell me more about Executive Kingdom.

[A]

Executive Kingdom. Okay. So my company is Executive Health Coverage. I'm in the health industry space. I've been there for almost 20 years, working 10 years at the University of Kentucky Med center as a coordinator. I call it the Glue. And then coming up on nine years in the Health industry. So the health industry is very underrepresented. When you look at women and you look at where we lie in that space. Right. Executive Kingdom. That is the company, and that is actually a collaboration between me and my business partner as well. His name is Michael Farhad. And so I took my company in his company and we merged it, and that's where you get Executive Kingdom. But we really and truly believe that you have to lead with grace and faith.

[B]

Absolutely.

[A]

In order to have anything impactful. Right. So my company itself is called Executive Health Coverage. And so, you know, we, we work side by side every day to make sure that we, we offer a space where people can live their best life.

[B]

Let's talk about the philanthropy work, the charitable work.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Most folks are just like, I'm giving, I'm. I'm giving back to the community. It's a tax write off, yada, yada, yada.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

But let's talk about energy. Like you, you're giving and you're moving energy in a positive way.

[A]

Absolutely.

[B]

Tell me how that bounces back and helps you and, and. And your tribe and your business.

[A]

Absolutely. I believe that no matter who you are, whatever's in your heart when you don't have will be in your heart when you do. So I remember my mother just instilling that, you know, you always have something to give and that something doesn't necessarily always have to be money. Right. It can be a conversation that, that bears great fruit for the individual as well as you. Right. It can be money. Right. If you see someone, you don't. They don't necessarily have to ask you for help. You can see that they need help. Right. It can be just helping them read. Right.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

My daughter struggled with reading her whole life, you know, Brittany. And now she's an avid reader, and she has on her door the best reader in the world. Right. And that gives her confidence. So, you know, it's very important that we reach out and be a blessing to those that are not in position to be blessed. So charitable contributions, that just warms my heart, from feed into homeless to, you know, monetary gifts to just doing the work. So when I ran for U.S. senate in 2010 in the state of Maryland, you know, we wanted to make sure that people understood that I'm running for the people.

[B]

Oh, yeah.

[A]

And so that's not something that I do lightly. And I'm not the type of person that wants people to know what I do. That's why I don't like cameras also. And, you know, neither do I.

[B]

But here I am.

[A]

I think God places in your. In your heart.

[B]

Absolutely.

[A]

So everyone can be charitable. You don't have to be on a board. You don't have to have a space. You can literally just give, like, just very positive conversations like you're doing. I love your tattoos, by the way. Oh, thank you. Yeah, absolutely. I don't have any tattoos, but probably 99 of the people I work with do, and I live vicariously through them.

[B]

You're very sweet.

[A]

Have some very, very unique.

[B]

Thank you. They're very. They're all very video nerdy related. They're all stories. They're all things.

[A]

I'm a little nerd, so I can relate.

[B]

Yeah. I always get teased about my apple tattoo. For all of our visual watchers, I always say it's this Steve Jobs tattoo. Not really much the apple tattoo. It's just a cultural thing.

[A]

Well, he's impacted the world.

[B]

Very much so. And the third and fourth and fifth dimension as well, if you catch my meaning.

[A]

Oh, absolutely. We can go there on another day.

[B]

Oh, for sure. I'm actually quite excited you're going to be interviewing with Kofi. Kofi's just joined the tribe. I'm very excited for you both to meet and actually have this. I take a lot of pride in what we've developed in these interviews. It's not just a Q and A. It's really two souls speaking and there happens to be a camera in the room. So I'm very excited for you. Thanks again for such a lovely conversation and such a warm start to our Friday morning in Miami. I nailed it.

[A]

Yes. Let's go.

[B]

Right on. Yeah. I guess that wraps up another beautiful, amazing episode of the Living youg Legacy podcast. For Inside Success, I am Ray Gutierrez.