Jessica Lee of Chicago UPS Store

About Jessica Lee

Jessica Lee is a successful Entrepreneur, Business Consultant, and Community Advocate, currently based in Chicago, where she owns 2 UPS stores in the bustling Northside business district. Lee has owned several businesses throughout her career, including various restaurants and nightclubs. At each establishment, Jessica has gained a reputation for hiring disadvantaged or marginalized community members, including friends from the LGBTQ+ community or those looking for a second chance. Her success is even more remarkable when you discover that she is deaf and a single mother of 2 children.

Lee firmly believes in accepting all kinds of people from all communities, ensuring that each employee feels welcomed and valued. Her unique combination of hard work, creativity, and innovation is likely due to her South Korean upbringing. Yet, she still holds fast to time-honored traditions, prioritizing family and community. These early life lessons continue to motivate Lee to push the boundaries, dismiss what is expected, and obtain what is unlikely.

Jessica Lee attended the University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC), DePaul University, and Quantic School of Business and Technology, an online private business school based in Washington, D.C. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA). Lee has used her education to pursue diverse business interests, pivoting from a career as a CFO for start-ups and non-profits to an Enterprise Solutions Architect as well as a Business Consultant and Entrepreneur dedicated to helping other small- to medium-sized business owners succeed in the Northern Illinois metropolis.

Successful UPS Franchise Owner

Jessica Lee studied Biochemistry, Business Law, and Accounting at UIC and DePaul University. She is a first-generation immigrant and the first in her family to explore small-business ownership. Her goal was to achieve a level of financial independence and share her wealth of operational experiences. But, her journey has not been a straight path. Instead, Lee has taken advantage of business opportunities as they became available, owning multiple nightclubs, bars, and restaurants in her late twenties. Each business she converted into a successful operation earned even more profit when she sold and used the proceeds to pursue bigger and better opportunities.