Dante Lee The best way to impress people is to keep doing the 'impossible' over and over again. Company: Diversity City Media Location: Columbus, Ohio Website: www.DiversityCity.com

Biography:
Dante Lee is the 26-year old president and CEO of Diversity City Media, a multicultural marketing and public relations firm based in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in the year 2000, this award-winning company helps Fortune 500 advertisers reach African American consumers online. They also help authors and organizations get publicity.

The company is highly regarded in the multicultural marketing industry, and has annual billings of more than $500,000. Their long-time clients include Nationwide Insurance, Choice Hotels, McDonald's, BET, NASCAR, Black Expressions, Verizon, and TV One.

Diversity City Media produces several online properties that are used as tools for their clients:

* BlackNews.com and BlackStudents.com are popular online references for news, scholarships, and internships. Revenue is generated by selling advertising space and sponsorships.

* BlackPR.com is an extensive press release distribution service to the Black media. Revenue is generated by charging clients to disseminate information to nearly 1,000 media outlets.

* BlackExperts.com and BlackSpeakers.com are online directories of African American experts, speakers, and authors who are available for media interviews and public speaking engagements.

Through a partnership with Grandlin Interactive, Lee also produces HBCU.com also known as HBCUconnect.com - the largest social networking platform for Black college students and alumni. William Moss, founder and CEO of Grandlin Interactive, is Lee's long-time business partner.

In August 2007, Lee and Moss acquired BlackHistory.com with plans to launch it as an online free content encyclopedia.

In addition to running Diversity City Media, Lee is also the author of How To Think Big...When You're Small and The 2007-2009 African American Scholarship Guide. His latest book, Diversity-Preneur: How To Enhance Your Company Through Diversity, is due out in November 2007.

Lee also 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, and the National Association of Black Telecommunications Professionals (NABTP).

Lee has been recognized by MSNBC, CNN, 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.

His wife, Makeisha Lee, is a nationally-recognized health columnist and nutritional advisor.

His father, Irvin Lee, is president and CEO of Platinum Computer Services - based in the Washington, DC area. His mother, Beverly Lee, is a retired educator and computer consultant.

Availability:
Available as a motivational speaker to students and organizations. Also, available to give lectures and presentations on multicultural marketing.