Lee Fox

Current

• Founder & Chief Innovation Officer at KooDooZ
• Advisory Board at REGARD Venture Solutions

Past

• Chair at AeA - Los Angeles Council
• CEO at REGARD
• VP of Marketing at RSI, LLC

• Co-Founder at KLF Productions
• AD / Writer at Television

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Education

• University of Southern California
• Boston University
• Ecole International de Geneve

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Blog
• My Portfolio
• My RSS feed

Lee Fox’s Summary

Lee is a passionate entrepreneur, parent, team builder and volunteer. Her experience spans the entertainment, technology and new media sectors where she has taken title as CEO (internet/mobile); VP of Marketing (professional services); Content Creator (brand management); Writer / Associate Director (consumer TV); and has been honored with multiple board / advisory roles. Mother of three, coach, and active humanitarian, Lee has focused the last two years on the development of a revolutionary internet youth property, KooDooZ. Lee encourages social responsibility (both personal & corporate) via her blogs & public speaking engagements that emphasize the importance of CSR, cause-marketing and youth-empowerment.

Lee Fox’s Specialties:

From concept to completion, Lee's industry expertise includes: * operations strategy & management; * team building; * performance metrics; * content development & direction (printed collateral, video, TV, internet & new media); * message continuity; *brand management; *cause marketing; * social media integration; * speech writing; * competitive business analysis; * start-ups; *social entrepreneurship

Lee Fox’s Experience

• Founder & Chief Innovation Officer

  KooDooZ

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

  January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

  Lee founded KooDooZ on the premis that "KDZ make it happen!"
  
  Her mission? To catalyze an effective partnership between youth, communities and corporations by promoting online awareness of -- and participation in -- local, national and global causes.
  
  By blending e-Learning with social networking, KooDooZ offers both kids and companies of conscience a revolutionary online interactive technology designed to benefit social change.
  
  KooDooZ rewards a user's investment in a virtuous world versus a virtual one. Each online interaction promotes the development of philanthropic & humanitarian values with compelling opportunities to partner with forward-thinking foundations, non-profits, celebrities and corporations. Not only can users learn about a wide-range of issues that matter, they can use the site as a megaphone to voice their own opinions, and in so doing, earn kudos. "KDZ need KooDooZ to make it happen!"

• Advisory Board

  REGARD Venture Solutions

  (Privately Held; Wireless industry)

  August 2006 — Present (3 years)

  REGARD Venture Solutions, a California C-Corporation, infuses expert intellectual & technological capital to innovative entrepreneurs. As both a member of the board, and a REGARD portfolio client, Lee is a trusted advisor, assisting in the selection of emerging growth-stage technology companies worthy of investment consideration.
  
  Incubated on a full or partial equity basis, REGARD venture-backed candidates are typically focused on (i) software as a service; (ii) mobility & wireless solutions; (iii) internet-based business.
  
  More importantly, REGARD Ventures prides itself in diversifying its portfolio by awarding startups with cause and positive social change.

• Chair

  AeA - Los Angeles Council

  (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  October 2007 — March 2009 (1 year 6 months)

  Known for her art of developing customer retention programs, mentoring, and securing net new business, the AeA Los Angeles Council expects to leverage Lee's expertise and grow its member base (specifically focusing on companies generating 75M-500M in revenues). In her role as Chair, Lee will lead the Council's strategy & messaging to effectively represent the interests of the high-tech industry in the way of advocacy, programs & related initiatives. She will also serve on the AeA National Board along with 17 other state council chairs.
  
  As the nation's largest high-tech trade association, the AeA has been the accepted voice of the U.S. technology industry for more than 60-years. The association sponsors a broad range of professional development events for executives, managers, and boards of directors. In Los Angeles, the AeA also advocates for the industry at the State Legislature on such issues as higher education, taxation and business regulations.

• CEO

  REGARD

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Wireless industry)

  January 2003 — August 2007 (4 years 8 months)

  Appointed at the helm to integrate REGARD Corporation with its newly purchased entity, RSI LLC, Lee leveraged her strengths in operations strategy & management to identify and eliminate all corporate redundancies. This merger was concluded on time without supply / vendor disruption. Beyond overseeing the company’s “big picture,” Lee was instrumental in the launch of REGARD Solutions, Pvt Ltd. (RSPL). Based in Nagpur, India, this REGARD subsidiary became recognized as an expert in software design, rapid application development, & commercial products thereby ging REGARD a competitive edge over other high-end boutique firms.
  
  Infusing REGARD with a streamlined headship, enterprising firms across North America utilized REGARD’s innovative mobility solutions to ensure their own competitive advantage.

• VP of Marketing

  RSI, LLC

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 1996 — January 2003 (7 years 1 month)

  With her primary passion being personal & organizational transformation, Lee served as a catalyst to help the RSI team reach their potential by creating effective guerilla & grassroots marketing campaigns (online & off). Engaged at RSI to build the start-up’s image, Lee was given the opportunity to sweat her way in to some company equity, and successfully aligned this professional services LLC with nationwide Fortune 500 companies.
  
  Primary responsibilities were * sales revenue; * sales / marketing / customer support operations; * performance metrics; *business analysis; *team-building; *operations strategy & management

• Co-Founder

  KLF Productions

  (Entertainment industry)

  January 1995 — January 1996 (1 year 1 month)

  Whether for promotional, training or purely informational purposes, the KLF Productions team is on target, delivering powerful communications and corporate messaging. Founded by two veterans in the entertainment industry, (Kathy Fortine & Lee Fox), clients rely on KLF for their expertise in script writing, story boarding, scouting, videography, and editing.
  
  Lee earned name recognition early in her career when she developed TV collateral for such giants as Fox, NBC and USA Network. Her edgy creative writing style, coupled with her entrepreneurial spirit, convinced (then newcomer) DirecTV to hire her for the development of training videos in preparation for the DTV Latin America launch.

• AD / Writer

  Television

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  September 1988 — January 1996 (7 years 5 months)

  As a freelance writer, script supervisor and associate director, Lee Fox worked on three dozen different shows for NBC, CBS, ABC, and USA CABLE networks 1988-1996.

Lee Fox’s Education

• University of Southern California

  BA , Political Science, Drama , 1987 — 1990

  Carefully balanced scholastic demands and career aspirations during this period. Got my feet wet in the entertainment sector, working & interning for * Paramount Studios (Jr. Casting Assistant for Internal Affairs); * Universal Studios (Intern @ Sidney Pollock's office); * Interscope (Script Reader); among others.

• Boston University

  Communications 1986 — 1987

  Culture shock! Moving from Europe to the United States was an education in of itself! Participated in work-study program, teaching/tutoring French to fellow students.

• Ecole International de Geneve

  1978 — 1986

  Ecolint provided a bi-lingual education (French & English)

  Activities and Societies:

  CLUBS - ski, drama
  HONORS - English, History & Visual Arts

Additional Information

Lee Fox’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Portfolio
• My RSS feed

Lee Fox’s Interests:

TRAVEL - Hard to reach destinations are particularly intriguing -- so far my favorites are * Galapagos Islands - Ecuador, * Machu Picchu - Peru, * Dakar - Senegal, and * Vava'u - Tonga. It's the exposure to the people and their culture that I find so incredibly inspiring. Though there are still many undiscovered lands and people, I am aiming for a South American tour over the next few years. LANGUAGES - Fluent in French and Conversational Spanish.

Lee Fox’s Groups:

For a complete list, see my Facebook Profile.

•    Tech Policy Summit
•    FountainBlue
•    NetSquared
•    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
•    Cause Marketing Group
•    Corporate Social Responsibility
•    Silicon Valley NewTech Meetup
•    USC Trojan Network
•    Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Network
•    TechAmerica
•    Women Who Tech
•    Forrester
•    Women in Toys
•    Kids Marketing Professionals Group
•    Access Executive Network
•    CSRwire, The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire
•    Non Profit Network - MojaLink
•    Ypulse Networking For Youth Media & Marketing Professionals
•    VirtualWorlds
•    Social Media Club: Los Angeles
•    Full Circle LA
•    Ypulse Campus Subgroup

Lee Fox’s Honors:

Highlighted Speaking Engagements:
>> "Entrepreneurial Vision & Execution" - Invited speaker @ USC Marshall School of Business, specifically at the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies which is among the nation's leaders in entrepreneurship education and research.
>> "Venture Forum" - Presenter (on behalf of REGARD) - With over 160 attendees, this forum acts as a vehicle for 20 promising companies with revenues between $2 and $25 million to access key investment professionals in one location.
>> "Social Responsibility Meets Social Media" - The CMO Club -- a nationwide association with over 1400 CMOs.
>> multiple others

Special Mentions:
>> Guest Advisor “IdeaBlob” – Booked 09/01/08
>> Guest Blogger “Intent” -- a new online wellness community featuring Deepak Chopra
>> Volunteer @ Girls & Boys Club of Santa Monica (Council Member)

(Note: LinkedIn limits this to 1,000 characters, so I provided a small sampling).

Lee Fox’s Contact Settings

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