From an early age, JuLee Brand always wanted to create things. Book covers and type inspired her to pursue a career in design. After several years as Production Manager for Reunion Records, she moved to High Five Entertainment and designed television motion graphics for series, award shows, and specials. In 2010, after receiving her MFA from Full Sail University, she began teaching part-time at colleges, universities, and design schools while also working full-time designing television and print graphics. But it was her move to Hachette Book Group Nashville as Art Director in 2012 where JuLee learned the workings of the publishing world behind the curtain. Art Directing and designing book covers for Joyce Meyer, Lauraine Snelling, Karen Kingsbury, Brian D. McLaren, Julissa Arce, and Nadia Bolz-Weber to name a few. Everyone has a story, and that inspiration sparked the creation of W.
Brand Publishing in 2018. Along with the goal of publishing great books and designing attention-grabbing covers, Brand hopes the authors' stories provide enlightenment, entertainment, and connection to the reader. Her mantra, words matter, has now become part of her brand and mission. JuLee also writes both fiction and non-fiction books in her spare time and is a board member of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) and serves on the Hybrid Criteria Committee and Advocacy Committee.She lives in Nashville where she spoils her fluffy pups. When JuLee isn't working, she loves a glass of full-bodied red wine and traveling to new places with fantastic food and amazing views. She strives to live in gratitude every day.