Diana Lee is co-founder and CEO of Constellation Agency, which produces hypertargeted digital advertising for more than 700 auto franchises across the country, for brands including BMW, Audi, Jaguar, and Volkswagen. Constellation Agency was recently named the 10th Fastest-Growing Female-Led Company in America and 65th overall on the 2020 Inc. 5000 List, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. She was also the recipient of the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ award in 2019. Diana has been recognized as an outstanding producer, coach, trainer and mentor both to peers, other industry leaders and the dealers she serves. During the pandemic, Diana also started a non-profit 501(c)(3) called the Do Good Auto Coalition that helps use underutilized resources like dormant test drive vehicles at dealerships to help transport critical PPE and food supplies to homeless shelters, hospitals, and more. Every week, the DGAC transports 20,000 lbs of food to families around the Newark area. In this episode you’ll hear:
- Listen in as Diana shares how it feels to be named in the top 10 female led companies in the US by Inc 5000 magazine. (3:00)
- The beginnings of Constellation Agency, a hyper localized advertising marketing technology that started in the automotive industry and now serves Barbie, grocery chains, and more. (10:12)
- How Diana disrupted the industry with her vision to make hundreds of thousands of ads, mass produced through marketing technology that brings the price of advertisements down. (16:20)
- The challenges Diana experienced along the way and how she leveraged her knowledge and connections in the automotive industry to jump start the company (21:49)
- How she continued to build a high performing team to grow the company further and her promise as a leader to overcome any obstacle that came their way (25:12)
- Why being CEO is the loneliest position in the company and the value of advocating for fellow female CEOs. (38:30)
Connect with Diana: Website: https://www.constellationagency.com/
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