Louisville Business Women Get Into the Game

Ryan McNeil had been thinking about his longtime goal of creating an organization for professional athletes focused on life beyond the game for more than three years. As an experienced businessman, he knew he needed to bring in seasoned experts to pull the pieces together. And as a partial owner of a technology company and someone interested in cutting-edge concepts, he knew he found the fit when he read about a virtual outsourcing company from Louisville, KY.

Ryan McNeil had been thinking about his longtime goal of creating an organization for professional athletes focused on life beyond the game for more than three years. This veteran Pro Bowl defensive back, currently with the San Diego Chargers, has been playing professionally for nine years. While he has attained longevity in the NFL, he is fully aware that time is not on his side. Knowing this, he was ready to bring his longtime goal to fruition. As an experienced businessman, he knew he needed to bring in seasoned experts to pull the pieces together. And as a partial owner of a technology company and someone interested in cutting-edge concepts, he knew he found the fit when he read about a virtual outsourcing company from Louisville, KY.

During 2001, McNeil came across an article in Fortune Small Business about a Louisville-based company, My Virtual Corp, and decided he would give the president and CEO, Merrily Orsini a call. Now, nearly a year later, Orsini and her team of virtual professionals have played a key role in the development, promotion and day-to-day operations of the Professional Business and Financial Network (PBFN), a business organization exclusively for professional athletes. Merrily Orsini, President and CEO of My Virtual Corp comments, Working with a President/CEO for a start-up company who is also working full-time in a physically and mentally rigorous profession such as football, made for some time lags on business decisions. However, My Virtual Corp made a schedule for weekly discussion, created a tight system for "to-dos", met monthly in person with support staff, created an operational manual and then worked that plan. The result has been watching a concept grow from a vision to a scalable, working business that is going to have a great impact on professional athletes," continues Orsini.

My Virtual Corp is based in Louisville, but has hundreds of associates across the globe. Taking advantage of todays advanced technology, the Company utilizes Virtual Work Teams", a model designed to provide clients with expert professionals at a moments notice. And, although Orsini has access to a multitude of skilled professionals, she has pulled in several key professionals and service providers from Louisville to compliment the PBFN team. According to Orsini, The intrinsic value of obtaining a client like PBFN has allowed My Virtual Corp to showcase our vast array of services. Additionally, the impact we have been able to have in the business community of Louisville has been a great value-added benefit. My Virtual Corp purchases all materials from and outsources all printing to Louisville-based companies like Clarks & Riggs. As we continue to obtain clients like PBFN, we will be able to pour a steady stream of income into local businesses."

Additionally, Tonya York-Dees, Lynn Huffman and Kathy Conway have been retained as conference manager and conference personnel, respectively. York-Dees, a native of Louisville, spent thirteen years with Louisville Greater Inc. Responsible for planning conferences and events throughout the county, Orsini knew immediately York-Dees was the perfect fit. The top-notch conference York-Dees and other My Virtual Corp associates have pulled together runs May 5-7, 2002 in Dallas, TX. PBFNs first annual Business Development Conference will bring together seasoned professionals both from within and outside professional athletics to lead hands-on workshops. Keynote speakers include NFL Hall of Famers and successful entrepreneurs Roger Staubach and Franco Harris, author and renowned business expert, Terrie Williams, and sales and marketing guru, Max Carey. Conference sponsors include many Louisville-based companies and organizations including: My Virtual Corp, Phillips Consulting, Inc., Loeb & Loeb Financial Services, and U.S.A. Harvest, Food for the Hungry.

My Virtual Corp is an outsourcing company providing business development and support through a network of experts on demand. Taking advantage of todays advanced technology, the Company utilizes Virtual Work Teams", a model designed to provide clients with expert professionals at a moments notice. My Virtual Corp offers its clients the opportunity to best utilize the revenue-generating internal resources of their companies by outsourcing routine tasks, special projects or specialized services. Working with My Virtual Corp allows clients to focus on what they do best. To learn more about My Virtual Corp, please visit the Web site at www.myvirtualcorp.com or call 1.800.370.6580.

Contact:
Amy Schaefer, 1.949.709.0213, amy.schaefer@myvirtualcorp.com
Or Melissa Gillespie, 1.760.522.4362, melissa.gillespie@myvirtualcorp.com

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