Lee McEnany Caraher

Biography

Lee McEnany Caraher is the CEO of Double Forte, a national Public Relations & Social Media agency headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York and Boston. An acclaimed communication strategist, Lee is known for her practical solutions to big problems. Her company works in the consumer lifestyle, digital life, technology and wine categories.

Lee’s the author of Millennials & Management: The Essential Guide to Making It Work at Work, based on her experience with epically failing and then radically succeeding at retaining Millennials in her business. Her next book, The Boomerang Principle: Inspiring Lifetime Loyalty From Employees will be published in April 2017.

Lee has a reputation for building cohesive, high producing teams who get a lot done well and have fun at the same time. She is a straight talker who doesn't hold too many punches, although she does her best to be pleasant about it. Her big laugh and sense of humor have gotten her out of a lot of trouble.  

She started her career in communications in Boston and then moved to California, working with high profile and groundbreaking companies along the way. She moved to the Bay Area to serve as the Vice President of Corporate and Consumer Communications at the $1.6 Billion SEGA of America. She then served as Executive Vice President of Weber Shandwick, and Founder and President of Red Whistle Communications, both Interpublic companies.

Lee is active in the community and currently serves on the Public Advocates Board of Governors, Grace Cathedral’s Board of Trustees, and Menlo College’s Board of Trustees. Previously Lee served as vice chair of the Board of KQED Public Media, Chair of the Board for Community Gatepath, and was the founding Chair of the Board for the St. Paul’s Choir School.  She consults with non-profits on effective board organization and practices.

A graduate of Carleton College, with a degree in Medieval History, which she finds useful every day, Lee lives on the San Francisco Peninsula with her husband, two sons, and a blind cat.

Education

Medieval History, Carleton College

Areas of Research / Professional Expertise

Corporate Positioning & Reputation Management, Crisis Communication, Employee Communications, Content Strategy, Partnerships, Entrepreneur, Social Media, Integrated Marketing & Communications, Millennials, Intergenerational workplaces, Workplaces of the Future, GenZ

Websites

• Double Forte

• Everything Speaks

• Focus Is Your Friend

• Lee Caraher

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