Summer
Lee

I began my career as a project engineer with Southern Company, managing large capital construction projects at a coal-fired power plant and, while still in my twenties, leading a union workforce of experienced tradesmen. While working full time, I attended law school at night and earned my law degree, which led me into compliance, where I developed expertise in contracts compliance and trained employees across the company. That work led to an opportunity with Southern Nuclear, where I worked in contracts before being selected for a developmental leadership position working closely with the VP of Engineering on corporate-wide initiatives. From there, I progressed into managing major capital construction projects in the nuclear power business.

I then made an entrepreneurial leap into financial services, building and leading a successful wealth management practice with Northwestern Mutual. I became the first and only woman in the history of Northwestern Mutual of Alabama to achieve both Wealth Management Advisor and fee-based Financial Planner status. Building that practice gave me firsthand experience with the challenges business owners face—from developing a client base and leading a team to making difficult decisions and carrying responsibility for the success of the business. I eventually sold the practice and founded Purpose Driven Coaching & Consulting, where I have worked with executives and business owners navigating business, leadership, and significant seasons of transition.

My faith in Jesus is foundational to my life and increasingly shapes how I view business, leadership, and stewardship. Convene gives me the opportunity to bring my business experience together with my desire to build a trusted community where Christian business owners and CEOs can learn from one another, challenge one another, and become stronger leaders—all with a greater Kingdom purpose in view.

As a Convene Chair, I want to create an environment where business owners and CEOs can be candid about their toughest challenges, benefit from the collective wisdom of other experienced leaders, and grow both professionally and personally as they steward what God has entrusted to them.

I’m married to Jason Lee, a fellow business owner, and serve on the prayer team at All Christ Church. I value authentic relationships and getting to know people beyond the surface. I’m also the author of the forthcoming GROW: Living in God’s Unforced Rhythm of Grace, a book born from my own journey of learning to exchange striving for surrender and live at God’s pace.