Lynette Young has been helping professionals and companies thrive on social media platforms and digital publishing since 2006 when she founded her company Purple Stripe Productions. She works with brand agencies, in-house staff and career-minded professionals to develop and effectively deploy strategic and tactical initiatives to gain exposure, attract talent, grow business and reach new customers using the social web.
Lynette’s expertise as social media specialist and digital publishing subject matter expert gives her a distinct advantage as an engaging and informative speaker and corporate trainer. Her specialties include Google+ as well as most other social media and digital publishing platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and blogging, online community engagement, and digital communication trends.
Lynette is the founder and curator of Women of Google+ and is one of the most followed women in the world on Google+ with over 1.5 million followers. She strives to illustrate the unique and powerful voice women have online and work with companies that want to reach them.
A lifelong Jersey Girl, Lynette lives between Philadelphia and New York City with her office located in Riverside, NJ. She’s happily married to her business partner of 17 years and together they have two geek kids. Together they enjoy reading, gaming and all things Doctor Who. Lynette also has an affinity for paper crafting.