Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR SEC FILINGS ON FORMS ID, 3, 4, 5 AND 144 IN RESPECT OF SECURITIES OF
PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK, INC.

     The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of James Kirsch and
Christopher Wesser as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution for him in his name and stead in any
and all capacities, to sign and file for and on his behalf, in respect of any
acquisition, disposition or other change in ownership of any securities of
Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (the "Company"), the following:

     (i)   any Form ID to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC");

     (ii)   any Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on
Form 3 to be filed with the SEC;

     (iii)   any Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on
Form 4 to be filed with the SEC;

     (iv)   any Annual Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form
5 to be filed with the SEC;

     (v)   any Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities on Form 144 to be filed
with the SEC; and

     (vi)   any and all agreements, certificates, receipts or other documents
in connection therewith.

     The undersigned hereby gives full power and authority to the
attorney-in-fact to seek and obtain as the undersigned's representative and on
the undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's
securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan
administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such
person to release such information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies
any such release of information. The undersigned hereby grants unto such
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary in connection with such matters and
hereby ratifies and confirms all that any such attorney-in-fact and agent or
substitute may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The undersigned
acknowledges that:

     (i)   neither the Company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any
liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirement of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), (ii) any
liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements or
(iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement
under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and

     (ii)   this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the
Exchange Act, including without limitation the reporting requirements under
Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

     This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such
attorney-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney.

Date: January 6, 2017
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/s/ Xin He
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Xin He