Dante Lee

Current

• President/CEO at Diversity City Media
• Co-Founder at Lee Moss Media

Education

• Bowie State University
• Eleanor Roosevelt High School

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Dante Lee’s Summary

Dante Lee is the 27-year old president and CEO of Diversity City Media, an African American marketing and public relations firm based in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in the year 2000, this award-winning company helps corporations and organizations reach African American consumers through online advertising and unique PR strategies.

Highly regarded in the industry, Diversity City Media produces several online properties including BlackNews.com, BlackStudents.com, BlackPR.com, BlackExperts.com, and BlackSpeakers.com. The company has annual billings of more than $500,000, and their long-time clients include Nationwide Insurance, Choice Hotels, McDonald's, BET, NASCAR, Verizon, TV One, and many others.

Lee is also co-founder of Lee Moss Media, a joint venture with his long-time business partner William Moss of Moss Interactive. This media powerhouse produces a series of social networks including HBCUconnect.com, BlackWomenConnect.com, BlackInAmerica.com, BlackAuthorsConnect.com, BlackCEOs.com, and others. Collectively, their sites attract over 2 million African American visitors each month.

Lee serves as a motivational speaker and diversity consultant. He has addressed several groups including the African American Business Summit (AABS), the Tavis Smiley Leadership Institute, the National Association of Black Telecommunications Professionals (NABTP), and the Booker T. Washington Economic Development Summit.

Lee has been recognized by MSNBC, CNN, Fox News and scores of newspapers and magazines. Ebony Magazine named him one of the "Top 30 Young Leaders For 2006". Black Enterprise Magazine nominated him for the 2006 Small Business of the Year Award, and highlighted his company in three different back-to-back issues.

Lee was born and raised in the Washington, DC area. He graduated from Bowie State University with a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, and was the only person in the institution's 100-year history to graduate from a 4-year program, in three years.

Dante Lee’s Experience

• President/CEO

  Diversity City Media

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 2000 — Present (9 years 11 months)

  Diversity City Media is a multicultural marketing and public relations firm based in Columbus, Ohio. Launched in the year 2000, the company has annual billings of $500,000 and major clients including Nissan, Nationwide Insurance, Wal-Mart, NASCAR, and BET.
  
  The company is best known for the online properties that they own and manage including: BlackNews.com, BlackHistory.com, HBCUconnect.com, BlackPR.com, BlackExperts.com, BlackSpeakers.com, and BlackStudents.com

• Co-Founder

  Lee Moss Media

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 2000 — Present (9 years 11 months)

  Joint Venture between Diversity City Media and HBCU Connect

Dante Lee’s Education

• Bowie State University

  Bachelor , Computer Science, Business , 1999 — 2002

  Graduated from a four-year program in three years

  Activities and Societies:

  National Honor Society

• Eleanor Roosevelt High School

  Science and Technology 1995 — 1999

Additional Information

Dante Lee’s Interests:

playing basketball, jogging, learning how to fly, entrepreneurship, blogging

Dante Lee’s Groups:

NBPRS, NSBE, FraserNet, Ad Tech, Affiliate Summit, Bowie State University Alumni

•    Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
•    Advertising Professional
•    Bright Ideas & Entrepreneurs
•    Ohio 100 Linked
•    Central Ohio Network
•    LinkedColumbus
•    Online Advertising Professionals
•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
•    HBCU Alumni
•    Bowie State University Alumni
•    ADCOLOR®
•    Multicultural Marketers Group
•    Columbus Business Owners
•    National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE)
•    ASCEND: The Black Professional Association of Columbus
•    Professional Bloggers

Dante Lee’s Honors:

Ebony Magazine "Top 30 Young Leaders"

Black Enterprise Small Business of the Year Nominee

Two-Time Tavis Smiley Leadership Institute Speaker and Panelist

Guest on The Tavis Smiley Show

BBPE Road Less Traveled Award

African American Empowerment "Rising Star" Award

Blacks In Government Regional Banquet Keynote Speaker

AT&T African American Telecommunications Keynote Speaker

Who's Who In Black Columbus

Dante Lee’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• expertise requests
• business deals
• getting back in touch