ABOUT MARIAN LEE

Chicago native Marian Lee is an award-winning travel show presenter, writer/blogger, actress, stuntwoman, and filmmaker. After working several years in insurance, she found her passion in storytelling through visual media which began in 2009 with her role as a news reporter for the Asian American Network on KBC. In 2012, she became the Executive Director of Kollaboration Chicago, where she oversaw production of live concerts empowering the young artists community. Taking her talents to the next level, in 2014, while training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, she started producing documentaries about her teammates in the MMA community, which was picked up by the UFC. While traveling around the world to compete and train in martial arts, she created a travel blog, "Jet Set Go", which was featured in S Moda Spain and Condé Nast Magazine in 2015. Marian has been studying Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under the tutelage of Master Carlson Gracie Jr. and represents the Carlson Gracie Women's team in worldwide competitions. In 2018, she placed Silver at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation's Pan American Championship. In 2019, she starred as a guest host for the winter activities episodes of "Voices of America" Season 2 for PBS Korea. She has also recently appeared in commercials for Travelon, Dell, Comcast, and Hertz.

Marian has studied International Economics from the University of Washington, architecture from L'Institut Catholique de Paris, and developed her acting skills at Second City in Chicago and trained professional stunts at the prestigious L.A. Stunts and Training Center with Michael R. Long and Shelby Swatek.

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"Marian reaches audiences in a wide spectrum ranging across the corporate and entrepreneurial sectors as well as in entertainment and sports.  With her humor and compassion, she has been able to connect with the right people and has become a positive catalyst that is watched and emulated as a model of success." - Ji Yong Lee