R. Lee Gordon

Greater Detroit Area United States

Growing future leaders in a Greater Detroit : detroityouthresources.org

Part social entrepreneur, part non-profit director, part business owner, part strategic marketer, and part event & community organizer, I'm always all about building the world all our children deserve. As former director of marketing and public relations for an international franchise, I supported the marketing, PR and media needs of more than 500 domestic franchise owners, and helped these owners who were in business at least two years grow an average of 22 percent annually. In 1999, I co-founded a Detroit-based marketing company that provided strategic marketing solutions and products to more than 175 business owners. In July 2004, I moved back to my hometown of Brooklyn, New York,...