As I write my final WERK Your Brand Newsletter of 2021, I have a lot to reflect on. This year has been one massive transformation. This time a year ago I felt this aching feeling in my chest and in my stomach. While I had an amazing corporate job, with an amazing...
I get the pleasure of working with professionals all over the world, helping them to build their personal brands. It’s a real honor to work with some of the highest caliber people anywhere on the planet and I get asked a lot of questions in the process. One...
What is the creator economy? Anybody else have kids that say they want to be ‘YouTubers’ when you ask them what you want to be when you grow up? Well that’s what the creator economy is all about, so what exactly does it mean? It’s defined as “the class of...
It’s crazy to think that the World Wide Web (WWW) was invented in 1990 by Tim Berners Lee. Pretty cool that he’s a Lee, too ???? The creation of the world wide web has forever changed not only how we communicate with each other but the kinds of businesses that exist...
The dreaded elevator pitch Have you been to one of those awkward networking events filled with lots of people you don’t know but you know you need to be there to schmooze and meet up with potential clients? It’s your job to explain yourself and your company while...
When I was a young girl I wanted to be Editor and Chief of a fashion magazine. I thought I would be married with children by 25 years old and live by the ocean. Oh how life is so different than what you imagined as a young child. Throughout my life I’ve been...
The following is an edited transcript of a conversation between me and USA Today columnist and small-business expert Steve Strauss that occurred on LinkedIn Live in March of 2021. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Rachel B. Lee: Steve, you know...
At 30 years old, I became a stepmother. I’m a Type A, ambitious, fearless, ladyboss who has always had a plan and strove for perfection. I’ve been a leader since I was a young girl, pushing for big impact, creating a name for myself and knowing what to do next. Being...
I can’t believe it has been a month since my professional development session at Together Digital’s 2019 National Conference. Together Digital is a professional organization with over 2K women across the nation with the mission to help women advance in...
August 26, 1920: The Adoption of the 19th Amendment 99 years ago today, American citizens were guaranteed that they would not be denied the right to vote on the basis of sex. This was a critical day for the suffrage movement who’s hope was that one day women having...
