Lee K. Whetstone is reopening Club Purpose, a purpose-driven community designed to help women build careers, businesses, and leadership paths that align with who they are and where they’re called to go.

Dr. Donald Variste is a Haitian American playwright, producer, and director who has built a powerful career transforming pain into purpose. Through DV Productions, he creates stories that challenge, heal, and boldly confront real-life issues often left unspoken in our communities.

In the world of fashion and beauty, few names embody grace, authenticity, and empowerment quite like Kim Baker. The New York-based celebrity makeup artist and founder of Glamazon Beauty has spent her career proving that beauty goes far beyond the surface, it’s about confidence, culture, and self-expression.

Leading with Lee is proud to announce the release of its highly anticipated Fashion Meets Culture print issue, featuring micro-influencer Anthony Craig as the cover star.

Every creator, entrepreneur, and professional has a story. Too many of us are sitting on powerful narratives that could be building our businesses, expanding our influence, and attracting the very opportunities we’ve been waiting for.

When we think about what drives today’s trends from music and fashion to slang and social media, one truth always rises to the surface: culture starts with us. Black and brown communities set the tone for what’s “cool,” what’s marketable, and what eventually makes its way into mainstream spaces.

Instead of only using it for content generation, you can leverage strategic prompts to uncover insights, discover blind spots, and develop innovative solutions that actually move the needle in your business.