ABOUT US
HLEE LEE, OWNER
Hlee is an experienced entrepreneur, media producer, community storyteller, program and project manager, and organizational guru with a passion for community storytelling.
Hlee’s dedication to community-oriented stories began when she benefited from such programs as Twin Cities Public Television’s “Don’t Believe The Hype” (a show by and for youth of color), ThreeSixty Journalism, and programming at In Progress. She learned that though everyone has their own story and journey, those not from the dominant culture rarely get the opportunity to do so in their own words on their own terms.
Having worked in media production for more than 15 years, she launched the other media group, offering media production and project management services with the goal of providing BIPOC artists and organizers with well-paid freelance opportunities. At her core, Hlee believes in “nothing about us without us” and works toward upholding the slogan in her work.
In addition to her work as the founder and owner of the other media group, Hlee is also the producer, co-host and co-creator of the podcast and radio program Counter Stories as well as the Vice President of Programming at Ampers (an association of 18 independent educational radio stations throughout the state of Minnesota).
When not working, rare as it is, Hlee enjoys traveling, fishing, camping, and spending time with her large Hmong family. She resides in St. Paul with her husband and their three rescue dogs.
Some of the amazing artists & organizers we’ve worked with:
Sagal & Abdirahman Ali
Tomas Aratti
Nikol Dowls
Bakar Elmi
Firebird Design Lab
Duachaka Her
Mary Johnson
La Bang Studio (Christina Vang)
Tomas Leal
Koobmeej Lee
T.J. Lor
Heather C. Lou
Vin Lu
Amy Mester
Cassie Opia
Thaiphy Phan-Quang
Giannina Posner
Xee Reiter
Victoria Turcios
Moira Villiard
Kang Vang
Melissa Vang
Bee Vang-Moua
Khou Vue
Deu Xiong
Pang Foua Xiong
Jo Yeh