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Lee Pender is a veteran writer who has been with Rightworks since March 2020. Lee spent almost 15 years as a journalist for information technology trade magazines, including CIO, Redmond Channel Partner and what is now eWeek. His experience as a corporate content writer includes stints with a vendor of tax-compliance applications, a website for entrepreneurs and a tech-focused marketing agency.
Lee lives north of Boston with his wife, his two children and his mother. In his personal time, he enjoys swimming and coaching youth soccer. He is a Boston sports fan and a faithful follower of West Ham United, an English soccer club. Lee previously lived in Paris and Rotterdam and has traveled throughout Europe. He still speaks French. Lee earned a degree in journalism from TCU many years ago and is a proud Horned Frog.
Posts by Lee Pender
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It’s very possible that there’s never been a more difficult time than now to run a modern accounting firm. A confluence of factors is coming together to make running a…
You might feel overwhelmed by emails, ads, event booths and just simple conversations about which applications you absolutely have to have if you want your firm to survive. If so,…
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*This blog is part of the July 2023 Thought Leader newsletter This column covers cybersecurity every month. At Right Networks and Rootworks, we write about cybersecurity all the time. Our…
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