About Our Founder

Celebrating words and people are Crystalee’s specialities after 13 years of studying, teaching, and working in professional communication. She studied public relations at BYU's top-ranked program, then set aside academics for wanderlust. Her first job out of college? Free-spirited flight attendant. Her wings took Crystalee to a dozen countries and all 50 U.S. states by age 25. After serving passengers peanuts (oh, so many peanuts!), she would write essays in the jumpseat, and eventually decided to change careers and earn a master's degree. 

Crystalee was hired at a global sales company where she served as editor for the company magazine and wrote for brands like Microsoft, HP, and Sony. While she worked with great people, she felt allergic to the 9-5 full-time schedule. During that time, she attended grad school at Weber State University in the evening. She welcomed her first baby and wrote her master's thesis on maternity leave, which she presented at a conference in Hong Kong, and later had published in an international journal. She became a Mama and received her M.A. the same semester! 

After Crystalee was laid off due to corporate downsizing while expecting her second baby, she had a two-year stint teaching as an adjunct communication professor. She'd always wanted to spread her business wings, and launched Professional Communication Consulting, LLC in February 2016. (Her favorite, most flexible job, ever!) With her team of talented writers, she helps remarkable people and organizations tell their story. A year into her business, after seeking out mentors,  attracting big-name brands, and making lots of rookie mistakes, Crystalee nearly doubled her former full-time salary on a part-time schedule. She feels alive climbing mountains, racing triathlons, and adventuring outside with her family.