About Us
Author. Entrepreneur. Social Networker. Virtual Partner.
Tiffany Odutoye (oh-do-toy) is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer for Virtual Partner, LLC, a Virtual Assistance and Business Management Practice. She also recently launched a new brand, Talk Social Networking, LLC, to offer social media training and support.
With over 19 years experience, Odutoye’s career highlights include staff positions with SmithKline Beckman Pharmaceuticals (Glaxo SmithKline), CIGNA, Wharton School of Business, Arthur Andersen, The Nature Conservancy (NatureServe), and Limited Brands.
Consumed by a need to test out new web 2.0 technology, Odutoye became a social media specialist quite by chance. The rapid development and real-time results of social media soon had her blogging about it. As ongoing business requests from clients emerged, Odutoye obtained her certification as a Social Media Specialist from VAClassroom and continued to learn from experts in the field. This self-sought training soon positioned her to strategize with businesses on their social media marketing plans.
The more she helped clients, the more Odutoye saw the need for group workshops. She envisioned the concept as a way of reaching larger numbers of people with the same questions. And the idea of a full-day, hands-on workshops was born.
The Assistant Organizer for the Columbus Social Media Networking (Tweetup) Group, Odutoye is also the author of a forthcoming book on Social Media called Now What Do I Do? An entrepreneur’s guide to getting to next with Social Media, slated for a June 2009 release.
A summa cum laude graduate of St. Petersburg State University, Odutoye is a resident of Granville, Ohio, where she enjoys community educational work, reading, traveling, cultural dance, and classical music. She describes herself as driven, a visionary, optimistic and a lifelong learner. Above all, she cherishes opportunities for spiritual and family connections.
