We know brands

A unique POV

Monologue is a brand consultancy that helps build and grow some of the most exciting beauty and lifestyle brands in the world

What we do

Fractional CMO/CBO and brand advisory

Social media, influencer, and seeding strategy

Brand strategy, identity, voice, copywriting, and creation of brand style guides

Events, experiential and public relations

Brand partnerships and business development

Select Current and Past Clients

About our founder

Adweek Editor of the Year. Adcolor Legend. Business builder. Brand fanatic

Michelle Lee is a 2021 Adcolor Legend known for her work as the longtime Editor in Chief of Allure (whose iconic Best of Beauty Awards are the pinnacle of the industry), Editor in Chief and Chief Marketing Officer of Nylon, and VP of Global Editorial and Publishing at Netflix, where she led global social media, digital, print, and audio marketing. At Netflix, Michelle led a team of 100+ across multiple continents (with P&L responsibility for a $300MM+ budget) to drive brand love and excitement for a diverse slate of series and films, including Stranger Things, The Crown, Squid Game, and more.

As Editor in Chief of Allure for six years, she drove business for the iconic beauty brand, skyrocketing revenue through e-commerce, branded content, video,

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the Allure Beauty Box, a brick and mortar store in NYC, events, and partnerships with brands at every stage, from startups (dpHue, Foreo, Wander Beauty) to Fortune 500 (P&G, Unilever, Ulta Beauty, Allergan). Deeply connected in media and beauty, she’s widely recognized as a trailblazer for creating culture-shifting moments such as the 2017 This Is American Beauty cover featuring Halima Aden in a hijab, banning the term “anti-aging” to change how we talk about aging.

Lee was a Scout for Sequoia Capital and an advisor for Silicon Foundry. For four years, she sat on the board of ColorComm; and currently sits on the Board of Gold House and Advisory Council of Act to Change. She is an advisor to growth stage investor Provenance and a member of Halogen Venture's Operators Program.