Lee Caraher
PR/Communications Pro
CEO, Double Forte
Lee Caraher, CEO of Double Forte, is a widely acclaimed communication strategist known for her practical solutions to big problems. Her company works with some of the top consumer lifestyle, digital life, and wine and spirits brands in the country at many stages, from startups to mid-cap public, private and B-Corp companies. She is a straight talker who doesn't hold too many punches, although she does her best to be pleasant about it. Her big laugh and sense of humor have gotten her out of a lot of trouble.
She’s also known as the “team-whisperer” for her practical approach to building great, positive, high-producing work teams. Lee’s the author of
Millennials & Management, based on her experience with failing and then succeeding at retaining Millennials, and
The Boomerang Principle about building lifetime employee loyalty.
Lee started her career in communications in Boston and then moved to California, working with high-profile and groundbreaking companies along the way. She moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to serve as the Vice President of
Corporate and Consumer Communications at the $1.6 billion SEGA of America. She then served as Executive Vice President of The Weber Group and Founder and President of Red Whistle Communications, both Interpublic companies. Lee founded Double Forte in 2002.
Lee is active in the community and has served on many boards of directors for organizations making a positive difference in their communities, including: Pablo Center Confluence Council, PBS Wisconsin, Wisconsin Farm Technology
Days, Public Relations Council, Public Advocates, KQED Public Media, Grace Cathedral, Community Gatepath, Menlo College, The Marine Mammal Center, and St. Paul’s Choir School. She consults with other non-profits on effective board organization and practices.
A graduate of Carleton College with a degree in medieval history, which has been eminently useful since 2020, Lee lives in Eau Claire with her husband, has two grown sons, an energetic dog, a black cat, and a big horse. She splits her time between San Francisco, New York, and Eau Claire, Wisconsin.