Donna Kivirauma

Donna Lynne Otzenberger Kivirauma is a passionate serial entrepreneur, and currently the CEO of VirtualTraveller, the premiere site to upload and view 360 travel and experience videos. Formerly, she was CEO and Co-founder of TeamUp, the Fansite for Sports and Entertainment. She has spent more than 30 years developing strategies for success in her own companies, companies she was employed by, as well as, an advisor for many others.

Being originally from Louisiana/Texas and currently living in Finland, she considers herself an Ameri-Finn. Before becoming an entrepreneur she was a math teacher and cross-country coach for 6 years in Houston, TX at The Kinkaid School. She has spent a lifetime doing fundraising for organizations and has perfected the art of “creating opportunities.” She has also spoken at numerous international events Such as, Web Summit, Collision, 15 Second Conference, Mindtrek, and Singapore Slush, about using the 4-P’s for success (Purpose, Passion, Perseverance, and Positive thinking) to reach whatever your goals regardless of what your resources may be.

Her personal motto is to give back more than she takes and she strives to make improvements wherever she can. She was named cyclist of the month in “Texas Bicycling” magazine in the early 1990’s for her work in raising awareness about using bicycles as alternative transportation to cars, bicycle safety and her work on getting bike lanes in Houston.

During her work on TeamUp she co-authored a now granted US patent on “fan ranking,” which was about how to score a social profile based upon digital as well as real life activities as a sports or entertainment fan.

References

https://patents.google.com/patent/US20140280209

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Last updated byAnonymous on March 10, 2020
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