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Can Media Platforms Excel by Promoting Empathy Rather Than Fear or Division? This founder hopes his media company can create a movement of empathy and connection.

By James McKinney

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Jason Y. Lee founded Jubilee in 2010 with a single video of himself busking at a New York subway stop to raise money for charity. Now, more than a decade later, the media company creates weekly videos for more than its global audience of six million people. In this interview, Lee tells James McKinney about his origins, how he convinced his brother and friend to commit to Jubilee and how he hopes the media company can promote a more empathetic world.

Click here to listen to the full interview between Lee and McKinney.

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James McKinney

Creator & Host, The Startup Story

James McKinney is the Founder & Host of The Startup Story, a multi-channel brand platform that brings the lessons of highly successful founders directly to the everyday founder. Whether it is through The Startup Story podcast or via the Startup Story LIVE event series, entrepreneurs everywhere can receive tactical and practical guidance from founders who are a few steps ahead.

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