Dr. Clinton Lee.
Private advisor in executive presence, etiquette, and cross-cultural intelligence. Founder of the Asia Pacific Wine & Spirit Institute. Counsel to senior executives, founders, and investors across Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, London, and Vancouver.
His practice rests on a single conviction: technical competence earns entry, but presence determines trajectory. Two decades of work in protocol, sensory mastery, and high-stakes negotiation have produced a calibration framework that treats authority as engineerable — not innate.
Trajectory
Begins formal study of cross-cultural protocol — early work spanning Asia and Europe that would anchor the intelligence framework developed over the following decade.
Founds first private advisory practice serving Asia-Pacific principals — family offices, senior operators, and cross-border negotiators across the region.
Founds and incorporates the Asia Pacific Wine & Spirit Institute — a non-profit registered under the BC Society Act, training hospitality principals and senior leaders across four continents.
First keynote at a senior international leadership forum. Doctoral studies in cultural diversity and organisational behaviour complete.
Publishes Master the Art of Manners — a guide to modern etiquette for business and social contexts, distributed globally.
Aggregate public following exceeds two million across platforms — reaching executives, founders, and hospitality professionals across more than 40 countries.
Delivers TEDx talk on civility and cross-cultural connection, subsequently reaching audiences across 60+ countries.
Practice capped at twelve concurrent advisory clients globally.
"Good manners are not rules.
They are awareness."