For some, storytelling is a skill. For Dr. Diamond Lee, it is survival. Long before it became a brand pillar or leadership tool, storytelling was the difference between being misunderstood and being seen, between being silenced and standing firm. At the intersection of entertainment, advocacy, and business, her journey reveals what happens when lived experience is no longer hidden—but honed. This is not about reliving trauma for applause. It is about reclaiming narrative control, translating pain into precision, and using voice as a vehicle for clarity, access, and lasting impact.
FEMI: You’ve built a career at the intersection of entertainment, advocacy, and business. How did your early experiences shape your understanding of storytelling as both a survival tool and a leadership strategy?
Dr. Diamond Lee: Storytelling saved my life long before it became part of my work. I learned early that if you do not control the narrative, someone else will, and they rarely tell it with accuracy or care.
My early experiences required me to find my voice before I ever had a platform. I had to learn how to communicate pain without being consumed by it and how to speak truth without shrinking. That taught me that storytelling is not just emotional. It is strategic.
Today, I use storytelling as a leadership tool to create clarity and direction. Not to relive trauma, but to turn lived experience into wisdom that others can apply.
FEMI: PR On The Go™ was created to simplify visibility without sacrificing impact. What gaps in the traditional public relations industry did you see that made you realize entrepreneurs and creatives needed a faster, more accessible model?
Dr. Diamond Lee: PR On The Go™ was never created to replace traditional public relations. It was created to bridge the gap.
Traditional PR serves clients who already have capital, teams, and long term budgets. What I consistently saw were entrepreneurs and creatives who were media worthy but not yet positioned for retainers. They were not lacking value. They were lacking access.
PR On The Go™ gives them a starting point. Message clarity, media readiness, and tools they can afford and use immediately. It prepares them to work with traditional PR firms when the timing and budget align.
This model also supports agencies by creating clients who are more prepared and understand how to show up strategically.
FEMI: As the founder of Voices 4 the Spectrum™ and a mother of three autistic children, how has lived experience transformed the way you approach advocacy, leadership, and policy-adjacent conversations in media spaces?
Dr. Diamond Lee: Lived experience removes performative advocacy. I speak from daily reality, not theory. Raising autistic children while navigating education, healthcare, and support systems has shaped how I lead and advocate. It has taught me how policy decisions impact real families.
In media spaces, I focus on accountability, access, and long term solutions. Awareness matters, but impact matters more.
FEMI: Your message “Still Worthy” has become a movement rooted in healing, faith, and feminine leadership. What does trauma informed leadership look like in practice, especially for women navigating business, motherhood, and visibility?
Dr. Diamond Lee: Trauma informed leadership starts with boundaries and self awareness. For many women, leadership has been tied to burnout and overextension. Still Worthy challenges that. It reminds women that they are valuable without self sacrifice being the price.
In practice, it looks like building with clarity, honoring capacity, and refusing to normalize exhaustion as success. Faith grounds this work. Healing sustains it.
FEMI: You’ve helped countless individuals turn lived experience into authority and revenue. What mindset shift is most critical for people who struggle to see their story as an asset rather than a liability?
Dr. Diamond Lee: The most important shift is understanding that your story is not your wound. It is your qualification.
Survival builds strategy. Experience creates authority. When people stop hiding their past and learn how to position it with intention, their story becomes an asset.
FEMI: As you expand through books like Still Worthy and Open Heart Surgery, speaking, and strategic partnerships, what legacy are you intentionally building for your children and the communities you serve?
Dr. Diamond Lee: I am building a legacy where healing and success coexist. For my children, I want them to see alignment, confidence, and purpose modeled in real time. For the communities I serve, I am building platforms and systems that create access and longevity.
I did not just overcome. I built pathways for others to rise with clarity and dignity.
What emerges is a legacy rooted in alignment—where healing and success are not opposing forces, but partners. Through advocacy grounded in lived experience, platforms built for access, and leadership that refuses burnout as a badge of honor, the work becomes bigger than visibility. It becomes infrastructure. This is the power of story when it is positioned, protected, and purpose-driven: it builds pathways, restores dignity, and reminds us all that survival was never the ending—it was the qualification.
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