About Julie Bee 3

Julie Bee is the founder of this business consulting practice, a professional speaker, a leader of leaders, a podcast host, and an entrepreneur.  She’s a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program (10ksb) and a proud alumnus of West Virginia University.

Julie started her career as an accountant, but quickly discovered that path was not a good fit for her creativity. After losing her job in 2008, Julie founded BeeSmart Social Media. Julie continues to serve as the founder of BeeSmart, leading her remote team and supporting them in delivering services to the clients.

Today, Julie focuses most of her time on helping business owners overcome their challenges so that they can fulfill their vision. She does this through VIP Consulting, Key Employee Coaching, and speaking engagements. In 2020, Julie began podcasting, and is now an award-winning podcaster. She’s the host of  They Don’t Teach This In Business School, a podcast that shares lessons learned on the business ownership journey.

Julie has been quoted and featured in FastCompany, Forbes, Thrive Global, and many more publications.

Julie has been a finalist for several prestigious business awards, including two Stevie® Awards for Women in Business (Best Young Entrepreneur and Best New Company), NAWBO Charlotte’s Rising Star award and NAWBO’s Woman Business Owner of the Year award. Julie regularly advocates on behalf of small businesses, and she is also involved with community colleges in the Charlotte area to support and mentor locally owned, minority business owners.

Our Why

To elevate every business owner beyond practitioner to help them become a leader of leaders, so that they can fulfill their vision in a values-aligned manner.
The reason I do what I do as a consultant to business owners, a leader, a content creator, & entrepreneur can be summed up in the above statement. Everything we do here works towards that vision.

Core Values

Our core values are clarity, confidence, growth, being an ally, and resilience.

These values are the compass at the consulting and speaking practice known as The Julie Bee. We not only practice these internally in our own decision-making and actions, but we aim to work with clients who are aligned with these values.

Julie Bee, Behind-the-Scenes

In her personal life, Julie is known for her personal core values – courage, support, openness, integrity, and playfulness.  She takes pride in being a great wife, daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and community leader. She’s a proud graduate of West Virginia University, and despite currently residing in Charlotte, NC, she’s still a Mountaineer at heart.

Julie’s hobbies include stand-up paddleboarding, whittling, watching college football, tinkering with mechanical fixtures around the house, reading, learning, and volunteering for local non-profits. In her free time, Julie enjoys hanging out with her wife, Marcy. She also enjoys hanging out with friends, drinking a craft beer, and discussing how to make the world a better place.

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