Charlotte Lee returns to present

Ways to Truly Differentiate Yourself and Land That Job -  What do people remember about you? You would be surprised!

Everyone they interview will have the skills to do the job.  What else do you have in your toolkit? How are you spending this time? What can you speak about that might spark their interest in you?

Every conversation with Charlotte is insightful, generous, and challenging.

Charlotte A. Lee is an Executive Coach and the Founder of Lee Work Wise, LLC. In this role, she coaches senior leaders and board members on personal branding, career strategies, communications, and executive presence. Prior to founding her own firm in 2022, she was the Senior Vice President, Managing Consultant, and International Center for Executive Options (ICEO) Advisor in the New York office of Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH). At LHH, she led the consultant teams in the New York and Stamford offices, as well as coaching thousands of senior executives through career transitions in financial services, consumer products, legal, telecom, media, and professional services. In 2024, she coached her 10,000^th client, hosted 14 free leadership development meetings engaging more than 4,000 attendees, and had her first article featured in Financial Executives Journal.

Prior to LHH, Ms. Lee worked as a management consultant specializing in strategic planning, organizational development, and marketing. Her career also includes 15 years as an investment banker at Credit Lyonnais Securities in Mergers and Acquisitions, Alex. Brown and Sons, and Kidder, Peabody & Co.

She currently volunteers for the Central Illinois Food Bank, the Greater Springfield Area Arts Council and is on the board of Kidzeum of Health and Science Children’s Museum. Previously, she was the Executive Director or President for five not-for-profits, including Habitat for Humanity and TruFund, Inc. Since donating a kidney to a family member, Ms. Lee has been an avid supporter of the National Kidney Foundation.

Ms. Lee has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg radio, and NPR, been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Yahoo! Finance, and published in Fast Company magazine. She has participated on various panels focused on the role of social media in career development hosted by the Fordham University Law School and ASCEND, the global pan-Asian professional development association. She has presented on career development and leadership topics at, among others, York Capital, GE, Deloitte, ING, MUFG, RBC, AlixPartners, State Street, PwC, and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business Alumni Association. 

Ms. Lee is the author of “Bring a Dead Mouse: The Secret to Finding Your Perfect Job,” which has garnered five stars on Amazon and a children’s book, “Where Are You Moon?”.

Ms. Lee holds a Bachelor of Arts from New York University and is certified in Leadership Effectiveness Analysis training, Change Map, Personal Resilience, and What’s Next?. She is also a certified ESL teacher and literacy tutor. After completing her bucket list in 2024, which included visiting the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall, she moved to Illinois with her family and can often be found practicing her crossovers on a nearby ice rink when she’s not coaching clients.