Cultural Outreach Solutions, LLC, a nationwide training and consulting firm that helps mortgage and real estate companies serve multicultural and millennial consumers, has hired Angie Lee as a managing partner, the company announced. Lee, a successful real estate broker and past president of the Asian American Real Estate Association, will lead the company’s diversity consulting division, where she will be responsible for helping businesses reach out to female and multicultural markets, the release said.
Lee comes has a real estate background in New York and more than 10 years of management experience in the financial industry. She is currently the principal and managing broker of BLOC Residential, a Manhattan real estate brokerage specializing in international and corporate services. As the past president of the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA), Lee represented the interests of 16,000 U.S. housing professionals.
“All over the country, we see women rising up, uniting and empowering themselves,” Cultural Outreach Solutions founder Kristin Messerli said. “With the help of powerful, accomplished young women like Angie, we plan to support this momentous ‘Year of Women’ by broadening our outreach in the housing industry. Angie’s experience running a successful real estate brokerage in Manhattan’s hyper-competitive property market, in addition to her experience with enormously diverse clientele, makes her a perfect addition to our company.”
Since 2014, Cultural Outreach Solutions has helped mortgage and real estate companies of all sizes reach young and diverse consumers through training, digital marketing and community partnerships.
“Cultural Outreach Solutions understands success in any endeavor is all about relationships,” Lee said. “The company does an incredible job creating real connections with consumers from all backgrounds, and has a successful track record working with enterprise clients. I’m thrilled to be working with Kristin and her team to expand consulting services to the entire housing industry.”