Mar 2025 – Present · 1 yr

• Writing thought leadership pieces on career advancement, communication frameworks, leadership strategies, and how to get ahead at work.

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo

• Writing thought leadership pieces on career advancement, communication frameworks, leadership strategies, and how to get ahead at work for CNBC's Make It. Multiple articles have trended at #1.

Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos

• ➡️ unforgettablepresencebook.com
• 𝑷𝑹𝑨𝑰𝑺𝑬*
• If you’ve ever felt that your hard work wasn’t enough to move you forward, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞. It shows that the answer isn’t to become loud, flashy, or inauthentic. Instead, the secret is to follow Lee’s advice and craft a professional presence that reflects who you are while making sure the right people notice.”
• Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of 'The Power of Regret' and 'To Sell Is Human'
• 'Unforgettable Presence' is 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 who want to foster deeper connections and seamless collaboration across any setting. Through tactical frameworks and relatable stories, Lorraine K. Lee shows us how both teams and individuals can communicate with purpose, build confidence, and create lasting impact.
• Eric S. Yuan, Founder and CEO of Zoom
• In business and in life, how you show up matters. 'Unforgettable Presence' is your guide to making every interaction count. Lorraine K. Lee offers 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥.
• Everette Taylor, CEO of Kickstarter
• In a world where early-in-career individuals are pressured to have an authentic personal brand from day one on the job, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭. Lorraine K. Lee breaks down complex topics into clear, actionable strategies for anyone serious about leveling up.
• Natalie Marshall (aka Corporate Natalie), Content Creator and Advisor
• 'Unforgettable Presence' is 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 and owning your value at work. Lorraine K. Lee breaks it down with actionable advice and relatable stories that anyone—from entry-level to exec—can use to get noticed and make moves.
• Vivian Tu, NYT Bestselling Author of 'Rich AF'

Oct 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · Remote

• Invited to teach flagship public speaking and presentation course, "The Art of Public Speaking." (Fall 2024) Received 4.7/5 rating (avg scores are 4.5-4.6)
• Invited to teach "Essential Video Communication Skills for Today's Workplace," a 3-week virtual course covering video communications, virtual presentations, and virtual meetings. (Fall 2023)
• ⭐️ Course Rating: 4.86/5 (average Stanford Continuing Studies course is 4.4-4.6/5)

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

• RISE Learning Solutions helps organizations and teams RISE to become more Respected, Influential, Successful, and Empowered. RISE Learning Solutions is a holding company for all of Lorraine Lee's business ventures.
• RISE was founded by Lorraine K. Lee, who speaks, consults, and teaches clients how to stand out and supercharge their professional presence — meaning both *how* and *where* others see you.
• Recent speaking clients include Zoom, Cisco, and Atlassian; recent consulting clients include Inspiration At Work (on behalf of the National Institute of Mental Health) and UC Irvine.
• See more of Lorraine's work and testimonials below.

Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

• I consult with Fortune 500 executives and CEOs on their LinkedIn presence.

Oct 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

• Launched 18 LinkedIn Learning courses across a variety of topics. Popular ones include: Virtual and Hybrid Meeting Essentials, Nano Tips for Giving and Receiving Feedback, Nano Tips for Managing Up, How to Speak So Others Will Listen Nano Tips, Nano Tips for Self-Motivation
• Selected as an instructor for Stanford CSP's flagship public speaking course, "The Art of Public Speaking"
• Selected as one of the first 30 LinkedIn Nano Learning Instructors, and one of 2,500 LinkedIn Learning Instructors worldwide
• Invited to be instructor for a cohort-based course platform called Maven, founded by Udemy co-founder; Part of Maven's 3rd cohort, made up of 145 instructors from 27 countries in 100+ cities (out of 2,000+ applicants); Launched and led 3-week course for inaugural cohort titled, "Engage Your Virtual Workforce"

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

• 🎙𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊: 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐊𝐋𝐄𝐄.𝐂𝐎𝐌/𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆
• 🏆 Named a Top Virtual Keynote Speaker - ReadWrite (2020)
• 🏆 Finalist: Global Conference Speaker of the Year - WomenTech (2022)
• 🏆 Survey results: Speaker rating: 4.8/5, 100% learned something new, 98% found the session valuable (2023)
• 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫, with experience speaking to global audiences ranging from Fortune 100 companies to startups, including Zoom, Cisco, Atlassian, and GitLab. She’s also a 5x-LinkedIn Learning Instructor with more than 300,000 followers on LinkedIn.
• Lorraine speaks on a wide range of topics, and each of her talks receive rave reviews: In 2022, she was rated a 4.92/5 as a speaker with 100% of attendees saying they learned something new.
• Popular talks:
• ➤ How to Have Better Meetings (#2 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦-𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮 '22 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦)
• ➤ How to Build Your LinkedIn Presence
• ➤ How to Make a Memorable First Impression on Video
• ➤ How to Present Like a Pro
• ➤ How to Stand Out On Video and Beat Zoom Fatigue
• 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 (More at lorraineklee.com/testimonials)
• ✨ I [...] recently invited her to speak at Zoom as part of our internal speaker series. Lorraine led a masterclass in engaging an audience virtually, including using cutting-edge tools to elevate virtual storytelling. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞'𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. — 𝘈𝘙𝘜𝘕 𝘑, 𝘡𝘖𝘖𝘔
• ✨Her presentation was 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 on how to improve our video communications. Her presentation encouraged engagement in an authentic way that made everyone enjoy the call. — 𝘚𝘈𝘔𝘈𝘕𝘛𝘏𝘈 𝘓𝘌𝘌, 𝘎𝘐𝘛𝘓𝘈𝘉

Oct 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

• Created 15 LinkedIn Learning courses across a variety of topics. Popular ones include: Virtual and Hybrid Meeting Essentials, Nano Tips for Giving and Receiving Feedback, Nano Tips for Managing Up
• Selected as one of only 2,500 LinkedIn Learning instructors worldwide
• Selected as one of the first 30 LinkedIn Nanolearning Instructors.
• View courses here: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/instructors/lorraine-lee

Sep 2021 – Mar 2022 · 6 mos

• Invited to be an instructor for a new cohort-based course platform called, Maven, founded by the co-founder of Udemy and the co-founder of altMBA. Maven has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz
• Part of Maven's 3rd cohort, made up of 145 instructors from 27 countries in 100+ cities (out of 2,000+ applicants)
• Join the waitlist: http://maven.com/lorraine-k-lee/video-linkedin
• Join the newsletter: https://courses.lorraineklee.com/signup

Feb 2021 – Nov 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

• I was the first Editorial hire at Prezi, the leading presentation software in creating engaging visual communications.
• As Director, Head of Editorial, I led a growing team that worked closely with influencers and thought leaders to create educational, informative, and engaging presentations and meetings with Prezi. I was the creator of Prezi's Meeting Guidebook (an internal and external-facing resource), and a founding member and lead for Women@Prezi.
• Drove tens of thousands of registrations through webinar program that focused on topics incl. hybrid work, presentations, and public speaking, with expert guests from Slack, Stanford, and more
• Build relationships with subject-matter experts and business leaders to create and live stream Prezi videos with goal of 1) building top-of-funnel awareness 2) driving leads and 3) creating content library that grows user engagement and acquisition
• Grew Prezi Video awareness and adoption through virtual conference collaborations, reaching 100K+ professionals across target audiences
• Co-led PR with CMO and agency; Partnered with CEO to define swim lanes and secure thought leadership, momentum and product launch stories in top-tier publications, including The Wall Street Journal; Managed LinkedIn strategy for CEO
• Authored Prezi’s Meeting Guidebook as part of a task force selected to build out Prezi's virtual-first meeting policies; Collaborated cross-functionally to distribute playbook internally and externally
• Exceeded company average scores for team engagement and management categories, based on employee engagement results
• Founded and led Women@Prezi ERG; Organized and moderated multiple Speaker Series; Published quarterly newsletter

Oct 2019 – Feb 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Built relationships with subject-matter experts and business influencers to create Prezi videos with goal of 1) driving top-of-funnel awareness and 2) creating content library that grows user engagement and acquisition
• Launched Prezi’s Presentation Pros cohort to strengthen Prezi’s positioning as a market leader in the presentation space; 86K+ views on creator videos and 5K+ visits to landing page in first 6 months
• Conceptualized Prezi’s first Big Ideas campaign, feat. 15 videos from Influencers such as Hooked’s Nir Eyal, an Emmy Award-winner, Udemy’s VP of Learning, and a CDC Public Health Advisor (https://blog.prezi.com/big-ideas-2021/)
• Oversaw editorial initiatives across business and education verticals, incl. editorial calendar and email campaigns centered around sales audience; “emerging educator influencer” outreach strategy on Twitter; and virtual conferences strategy (https://prezi.com/virtual-conferences/)
• Hired to lead Prezi’s first-ever Editorial team, with focus on business and education verticals; managed two direct reports, 2 contractors, and a rotating quarterly intern

Nov 2017 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Developed social media strategy for LinkedIn Editors across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn; Implemented paid campaigns that surpassed LinkedIn CTR benchmarks by +947% (FB) and +175% (Twitter) while lowering CPC up to 95% (projected savings of ~$1.3M); Mentor university interns on quarterly basis for social initiatives like crafting weekly content insights email for stakeholders, including then-SVP of Product (current CEO of LinkedIn)
• Lead editorial strategy for LinkedIn’s first newsletter product; Wrote weekly newsletter curating top newsletters; selected pilot participants; Educated writers on publishing best practices
• Conceptualized and hosted #FemaleFounder video series, one of the most engaging series on our LinkedIn News Page
• Wrote and reported for LinkedIn Lists franchise; Co-led first List webinar to educate and excite honorees; built first content calendar to spark member conversation
• Mentored university interns on quarterly basis for initiatives including crafting weekly content insights email for stakeholders; and creating and translating the Content Creator's Guide (https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/100132) to more efficiently educate members about LinkedIn and how to create impactful content (85% helpfulness score)
• Established GDPR compliance across Editorial tools and processes

Feb 2016 – Oct 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• News Editor, San Francisco // February 2016-October 2016
• News Editor, Hong Kong (on assignment) // November 2016-November 2017
• Wrote Daily Rundown, a digest of breaking news and trends delivered to ~170 million members; script for video digest (https://www.slideshare.net/LinkedInPulse/tagged/Daily%20Top%20Headlines)
• Wrote heds, deks, and descriptions; curated first- and third-party content for the top stories feature, an editorially-driven way to see and discuss today’s news and views
• Operationalized processes for LinkedIn Influencer program to ensure active engagement by participants
• Operated independently as the sole US editor in the Asia-Pacific region as part of 24-hour global news team
• Supported launch of LinkedIn's first-ever video app, "Record"; collaborated with LinkedIn Influencers to create content for app launch

Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr · San Francisco Bay Area

• Second editorial hire at SlideShare
• Led all editorial initiatives for SlideShare (Sept '15.-Feb. '16), a top-100 visited site in the world, including content acquisition, social media, and overall editorial strategy
• Pitched VCs, universities/professors, and Influencers to onboard content they produced (including Northwestern's Kellogg, This Week in Tech, GSV Capital, and Marriott International)
• Wrote content and built decks for Creator's Hub (slideshare.net/ss/creators), a user resource for succeeding on SlideShare; collaborated with Marketing
• Engaged +811K social media followers across channels by sharing top SlideShares daily across platforms (increased audience 18% from Nov. 2014-2015)
• Co-hosted two tweet chats (#GetRealChat and #CMWorld) with industry experts generating 70.8M impressions
• Wrote and managed guest writers weekly for SlideShare's blog; doubled visits and page views to 2.4M and 3.6M respectively from Dec. 2013-2014
• Designed the What to Upload to SlideShare deck (+468K views, http://www.slideshare.net/Slideshare/what-to-upload) using Photoshop to encourage uploads from community
• Curated homepage and 30+ category pages daily using editorial judgment; also curated and promoted Upload campaigns driving thousands of uploads
• Published 52 posts in 2015 on SlideShare blog; also began cross-posting to LinkedIn in April (cumulatively 200,000+ views on LI posts as of early December); Must-Read SlideShares of 2015 got +130K views and social media promotion from CEO Jeff Weiner and founder Reid Hoffman

Oct 2013 – Dec 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• LinkedIn SlideShare is the world's largest community for sharing presentations. The site averages 70 million unique visitors a month and is a top-100 visited site.
• Engaged +688K social media followers across channels by sharing top SlideShares daily across platforms (increased cumulative audience 42% from Nov. 2013-2014)
• Designed the Must-Read SlideShares of 2014 deck (+134K views) using Photoshop and PowerPoint to showcase top decks and engage Influencers; deck promoted by LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner on both LinkedIn and Twitter
• Composed bi-weekly newsletter (distribution to 20M people) in SendGrid to drive blog and site traffic through distributing top content
• Wrote and edited posts on SlideShare blog (300K visitors/month) to establish it as the go-to place for presentation advice and thought leadership on topics ranging from entrepreneurship to company culture; visits and page views doubled to 2.4M and 3.6M respectively from Dec. 2013-2014
• Revamped all text across SlideShare’s website and developed Style Guide to create consistent voice and tone across site
• Curated 30+ categories and Topic Pages (e.g. #CultureCode and #FutureOf) using editorial judgment

Aug 2012 – Oct 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos · Palo Alto, CA

• imo is an all-in-one messaging app co-founded by one of the first 10 employees at Google.
• imo has more 10 million users and 8 million mobile downloads, with an average 4.5 star rating in the Google Play and iTunes stores.
• Implemented SEO techniques that improved search rankings of imo web pages; updated website using HTML
• Organized company's first 24-hour student hackathons (http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/inc-well/Go-to-There-imo-HackathonNorthwestern-177748591.html) at Northwestern University & University of Michigan; pitched and received press for both events
• Wrote and pitched press releases in English and French to international sites; received coverage in popular French tech blogs such as Presse-Citron, resulting in a higher app rating in France; pitched timely story angles to and received coverage from student newspapers
• Created and edited content and strings for imo web and mobile apps
• Wrote blog posts highlighting product updates and new features on imo's web and mobile applications (http://blog.imo.im)
• Managed social media pages through posting status updates and responding to user posts
• Created tutorial and promotional videos using Camtasia
• Responded to user feedback emails; previously reviewed user broadcasts/posts, tags and name changes for the imo Network

Sep 2011 – Dec 2011 · 3 mos · Chicago, IL

• Selected to join Leo Burnett as part of Journalism Residency at Medill, a required full-time internship program that lasts one quarter at top media and communications companies across the country.
• Leo Burnett is a global, full-service marketing and advertising firm, and one of the most renowned advertising agencies in the world. Over the years, Leo Burnett has collected hundreds of awards from the coveted ADDY to the Gold Lion.
• You can view more of my work at Leo Burnett here: http://lorraineklee.com/corporate-communications/
• Wrote and pitched press releases generating millions of earned media impressions; picked up in publications like Advertising Age, New York Times; wrote and pitched media alerts picked up in publications like NBC Chicago
• Composed daily email summarizing top Leo Burnett/Arc/Lapiz news for top level executives; Created internal and external communications on behalf of top level executives, including correspondence on behalf of Leo Burnett Worldwide CEO Tom Bernardin and presentation materials for Leo Burnett USA CCO Susan Credle during Advertising Week
• Compiled media coverage reports for client campaigns and industry events in which Leo Burnett participated
• Assisted with event planning for large-scale charity and company events, including charity event Paddle Royale and the legendary Burnett Breakfast