Tope Awotona

About Tope Awotona

Tope Awotona is the founder and CEO of Calendly, the scheduling platform that enables individuals, teams, and organizations globally to automate meetings – helping companies close deals, hire candidates, build relationships, and grow their business faster. He founded Calendly in 2013 with the vision of simplifying scheduling for everyone without the back-and-forth emails. With Tope’s strategic direction, the platform has grown and evolved to over 20 million users.Prior to Calendly, Tope spent the majority of his career in enterprise software sales, working for companies such as IBM, Perceptive Software, and Dell Technologies, in addition to launching a series of startups. He grew up in Lagos, Nigeria and came to the United States in 1996.Tope holds a degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Georgia.

Experience

1. CEO Founder

   Calendly

   Feb 2013 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Calendly takes the busywork of scheduling off your to-do list so you can get more done. Thousands of teams across the globe use Calendly to make millions of 1-click meetings every week. Coordinate, connect, and nurture relationships all in one meeting lifecycle platform.

Education

• University of Georgia - Terry College of Business

  Management Information Systems

  1998 — 2002

Skills

• Software Sales
• Marketing Automation
• Cloud Computing
• Territory Management
• Enterprise Content Management
• Solution Selling
• Sales Operations
• Professional Services
• Demand Generation
• Account Management
• Direct Sales
• Enterprise Software
• Sales Management
• Sales Engineering
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Sales Process
• Salesforce.com
• Lead Generation
• Saas