With a global and unique perspective on everything, Tiffany Norwood is considered one of the top innovators and tech entrepreneurs in the world. Seeing patterns of opportunities, Tiffany often creates years into the future and has been a pioneer in multiple industries from digital broadcasting, broadband internet, digital music, ed-tech, eSports, and more. Her start-ups have impacted billions of people in more than 150+ countries. She is known worldwide as a changemaker. Tiffany was recently named the 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year by Cornell University, the first black woman to receive this lifetime achievement award in its nearly forty-year history.

Tiffany first became a CEO while a junior at university, filed for a patent at the age of 19, licensed her first software code for a multibillion-dollar bank merger at the age of 24, and by the age of 27, Tiffany did something that no other entrepreneur has done since– she raised over $670 million dollars to fund a start-up called WorldSpace. As early space entrepreneurs, WorldSpace used that money to launch three satellites into space; build the first-ever global digital radio platform, including XM Radio; support the development of MP3/MP4 technologies; and, at the request of then-President Nelson Mandella, invest in a new generation of solar-powered satellite radio receivers to help in his campaign for truth and reconciliation.

Tiffany is one of few global serial entrepreneurs and one of the first successful black female tech entrepreneurs. With a career spanning 35 years, 9 start-ups, and multiple exits, she has personally worked in more than 50 countries. Tiffany believes in the potential of all human beings regardless of race, age or gender and encourages everyone to take their imagination seriously, like she did as a young girl.

“Your best role model is your own imagination” -Tiffany Norwood

Although predominantly a frontier technologist, Tiffany’s ventures have ranged from the first one-strap backpack; to the automation technology behind self-install kits for broadband internet and digital phone activations; to a healthcare clinic in Ethiopia that has treated thousands of patients. She also led some of the first-ever digital content licensing deals, with Michael Bloomberg at Bloomberg News, and Phil Kent at CNN International more than twenty years ago and set the stage for a new digital content revenue stream that redefined media. Tiffany was an early collaborator with the Fraunhofer Institute on their MP3 and MP4 technologies.

And she hasn’t stopped. Currently, Tiffany is transforming education and disrupting sports and healthcare, as the Founder and CEO of Tribetan, a Co-Founder of SimWin Sports, and most recently a co-founder of Elfkare. Using technology, music, video, and animations, Tribetan is teaching the world how to be more innovative and entrepreneurial for success in business, school, and life. SimWin Sports is the first-ever digital sports league platform, with tokens, online betting, and esports fantasy tournaments. SimWin announced its new platform at the 2022 SuperBowl. And Elfkare, which launched in 2023 is using an AI digital assistant to support everyday caregivers taking care of family members.

Tiffany was the first in her family to be born with all of their civil rights and attributes those rights to her success as an innovator and entrepreneur. In 2020 she published her first book, Vote Like a Boss: An Entrepreneur’s Perspective on Innovation, Leadership, Creativity, Storytelling, and Voting. Making the case for voting as an important life skill.

Tiffany is a highly respected and sought after global speaker on entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership. She has spoken around the world, including venues like the US Patent and Trademark Office, the Newseum, the European Parliament, Cornell University, Yale University, the Italian Parliament, Platform Summit, Intel, the Creative Business Cup, KPMG UK, Georgetown Law School, the United Nations, ABC News, and many others. Her most iconic performances are “The Power of We”, “The ROI of Faith ” and “Hermione Rising”. These talks make the business case for unity, trust, and practice. Tiffany is also a US Speaker on Entrepreneurship and Innovation for the US State Department.

Tiffany describes herself as a self-made black woman of faith, who creates new realities, loves travel, speaks bad Italian, and practices servant leadership. Tiffany has 13 godchildren, is an avid yogi and athlete, loves spicy food, and spends her free time with friends and family. Someday she plans to go to space.

Tiffany is currently a Master of Engineering candidate in Systems Engineering at Cornell University, with a focus on Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning and Blockchain. Tiffany also has a Bachelor’s in Economics with a concentration in statistics and computer science from Cornell University, where she also rowed Varsity Crew her Freshman year. She has an MBA from Harvard University.

Highlighted Speeches
The Power of We https://youtu.be/0Gw_FKfghsI?t=41
The ROI of Faith http://youtu.be/4WHKPECLEbM

Social Media
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyanorwood/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tiffanynorwood/

Links
Elfkare https://elfkare.com/
Tribetan https://tribetan.com/
SimWin Sports https://simwinsports.io/
Vote Like a Boss https://www.amazon.com/Vote-Like-Boss-Entrepreneurs-Storytelling/dp/0578758377/ref=nodl_