I've never been particularly fond of self promotion

Me too. If you ever met me in real life, I'd be the woman in the corner, hoping no one will notice me :)

I was on Linkedin, briefly. It wasn't for me. It was for my daughter. I started a website and was hoping I'd get her gigs as a speaker. She's really good with people. But every time I checked in it seemed like, vampires were all around. People clinging, hungry. I didn't like it at all. I ran out of there pretty fast.

Good luck. Sounds like you have a solid game plan and someone to realize it with you.