User:Ulandis Davis

Lee Davis is an American Entrepreneur,mentor and community advocate. Overcoming an extremely trauma filled childhood that led him to a path of pain,despair and destruction as a young adult is seemingly insurmountable,but by the grace of God and hard work,Mr.Davis' transformation into a well respected entrepreneur,organizer,mentor,and advocate is inspiring and nothing short of AMAZING!He has since dedicated his life to uplifting and empowering youth,entrepreneurs and the community. Along with creating and/or advising multiple start-up companies of various natures,He is the newly appointed C.O.O. of SLG Sports & Ent., the CEO of Lee Davis & Associates Consulting LLC.,President of Sports Marketing Firm (Atlanta/Pittsburgh),and Co-owner of “A Hand Up” LLC(Workforce Development initiative).Mr.Davis also serves on the Woodlandhills School District’s Commission on Youth Affairs as well as being an advisor to The KidNation Foundation and Greater valley Community Services. In His early Street outreach coordinator days, he was responsible for introducing afterschool and mentoring programs along with conducting gang interventions in Pittsburgh’s most distressed communities. His expertise has been sought after for speaking engagements, panel discussions and coordination of national youth summits in Atlanta, L.A. and Kansas City.Davis’ strong reputation in the community and uncanny ability to reach the most vulnerable people in the city, led to him working with the Univ.of Pgh’s renowned Dr.Hidi Yamatani and their School of social Work.-Today, his wealth of knowledge,abundance of life experiences and remarkable outcomes have propelled him into working closely with the Univ.of Pgh’s School of Public Health as a LIFE COACH. He is Co-Founder ex-President of the non-profit Turning Corners Youth Mentoring Association,which provided free CDL training,Financial literacy classes as well as mentors to the city’s most at-risk youth.He is Co-Founder of the nationally recognized activist group 1Hood, The Hip Hop Academy and WHHA (Hip Hop Academy radio)- which,along with his appearances and speaking engagements, are used as tools to educate youth and young adults about business, career exploration,entrepreneurship and the multi-faceted entertainment & music industry. Davis has also been in the business,sports and entertainment industry for over 20 years and has negotiated major business deals along with executive producing music,concert tours and TV shows while also having a stint as Co-CEO of the national record label Mission Control Recordings; which held joint ventures w/SONY,Universal,and Warner Bros. at various times.In 2015 Davis was brought on by former NFL great Rodney Peete and Michael A.Jordan of Jordan Investment Group to be a part of an INVESTMENT Group to potentially be minority owners of the NFL franchise Oakland Raiders.Also In 2015 Davis took on one of his most ambitious projects and helped develop and launch a re-entry and workforce development initiative called WORK PITTSBURGH that recruited and trained ex-offenders,the disabled and vets in the skilled trades.This venture was awarded the prestigeous Goodwill Power Of Work Award.This among other entrepreneurial efforts, led to Mr.Davis being invited to be on Pa.Governor Tom Wolf’s Western Pa. Action Committee For 2nd Chance Employment to diligently work on workforce development and helping ex-offenders get a second chance at life via employment and/or training. For his self-less efforts,Mr.Davis has had many articles written about his transformation and ability to overcome obstacles.He has received various prestigeous awards and proclamations,amongst them;The City of Pittsburgh Key to the city and Pa.State House of Representatives.Former President of the United States,Barack Obama honored him at the White House with The President's Volunteer Service Award. Lee Davis is a proud member of BMe Pittsburgh,American legion Post 527 and a native of Braddock, PA.He attended West Virginia & Waynesburg Universities.