Founder and CEO of Cactus Squirrel, Britsy Taylor, has over 15 years of graphic design experience and has been an entrepreneur for more than ten years. In high school she was the Photography Editor of their Newspaper, Grizz Tracks. She was also ranked as Cadet Major (the highest rank possible) her Senior year in JROTC, the head of Public Relations for two years, and voted for “Best Public Speaking skills” by her peers, teachers, and Nevada’s Secretary of State. 

She studied for a Bachelor’s Degree in Game Design at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and is currently pursuing a Marketing Degree.

Britsy’s goal with Cactus Squirrel has been realized – knowing she was a highly sensitive individual. Britsy took the initiative to teach others how to deal with their feelings of confusion, displacement and unstable emotions of the world. Sensitive people have very special gifts that need to be more widely understood and even celebrated within our world more commonly, along with the mental health movement.

In her free time, Britsy cosplays for Reno, Nevada’s local non-profit, “Cosplay For Kindness” by throwing events for children and becoming heroes the children admire. Her hobbies include dirt biking, singing, sewing, dancing, and playing strategy games. Some days you can catch her on the other side of the country enjoying her next adventure and some days, she’s writing her next story idea at Reno’s local Coffee and Comics shop to enjoy her favorite tea and stimulate her artistic ideas.