Global business leader based in Toronto, Canada.
With experience scaling teams, brands, and operations across three continents, I bring a global perspective to strategy, marketing, and business growth. Canadian PR holder, open to Toronto-based or hybrid roles.
Born in Hong Kong, raised in Shanghai, and educated in Vancouver, I've followed a non-linear path that's led me through film sets, supply chains, mining operations, and boardrooms across five continents.
At 15, I launched a film company that earned awards and delivered campaigns for brands like Alibaba and Citibank. That creative foundation evolved into a career in digital marketing and later into logistics, mining, and brand strategy, including co-managing a mining firm and founding one of its highest-revenue subsidiaries.
Every transition sharpened my ability to build systems, manage cross-cultural teams, and lead with both precision and vision. From Zimbabwe to Xiamen, I've learned how to operate in complexity and how to turn overlooked opportunities into working businesses.
I'm planning on relocating back to Canada and looking for my next full-time challenge in strategy, marketing, or operations.
Born in Hong Kong, raised in Shanghai, and educated in Vancouver, I've followed a non-linear path that's led me through film sets, supply chains, mining operations, and boardrooms across five continents.
At 15, I launched a film company that earned awards and delivered campaigns for brands like Alibaba and Citibank. That creative foundation evolved into a career in digital marketing and later into logistics, mining, and brand strategy, including co-managing a mining firm and founding one of its highest-revenue subsidiaries.
Every transition sharpened my ability to build systems, manage cross-cultural teams, and lead with both precision and vision. From Zimbabwe to Xiamen, I've learned how to operate in complexity and how to turn overlooked opportunities into working businesses.
I'm planning on relocating back to Canada and looking for my next full-time challenge in strategy, marketing, or operations.
Born
Raised
Studied
Lived & Worked
Lived & Worked
Lived & Worked
Lived & Worked
Lived & Worked
The entries above are places, in chronological order, from where Karl Lee was born to where he works now; each names a place and what he did there. On wide screens they alternate either side of a vertical line, which is decorative — the line, the dots, and which side an entry falls on carry no meaning.
Tracing my path from film sets across three continents
2024 – Present
Business Strategist & Group Marketing Lead
South Africa & Switzerland
2024 – Present
Creator & Operations Lead
Johannesburg, South Africa
2023 – 2024
Deputy Director
Harare, Zimbabwe
2022 – 2023
Video Producer, NA/EU Marketing
Vancouver, Canada
2012 – 2018
Founder & Director
Vancouver & Shanghai
From film sets to measurable results across operations, marketing & technology.
With a foundation in storytelling and a record of driving growth across logistics, design, marketing, and operations, my experience spans both scale and startup. I've led 50-person teams, built brands from scratch, and shipped products across three continents.
I'm now seeking new opportunities to apply these capabilities in a full-time role. I hold Canadian PR and am ready to relocate to Toronto.
Business Strategist & Group Marketing Lead
Creator & Operations Lead
Deputy Director
Video Producer, NA/EU Marketing
Founder & Director
Showreel
Coming Soon
I'm currently open to full-time roles in strategy, marketing, business operations, or growth, ideally Toronto-based or remote/hybrid. If you're a recruiter, founder, or future collaborator, feel free to reach out directly.
Location: Canadian PR (Open to relocation)