Andre Dantzler stands by his desk at Socially U, a social network creation company. Dantzler is president of the company.Name: SociallyU
Location: 1467 Market St., Chattanooga
Contact information: 423-709-8955, SociallyU.com
Products/services: Online courses on a variety of niche topics taught by leading industry professionals. For people who are experts in a certain field, SociallyU helps create a way to monetize sharing their expertise.
Professional side: Founder Andre Dantzler noticed people who were far and away the best at something — be it magic, playing the dulcimer, or running a grass-roots initiative — could build a huge following online, but weren’t able to get compensation for sharing their work. “You built your value and your brand, let’s take that up a few notches,” he said. “We’ve built a platform, and this learning platform is ready for experts to come on board.”