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Korea’s Online Shopping Mall Phenom Su Kyung Kim

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  • Korea’s Online Shopping Mall Phenom Su Kyung Kim
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    Celina Lee is a lawyer, author, talk show host, and radio personality from New York. She has published an award-winning book in Korea, “꿈을 이뤄드립니다” (“Live Your Dream”). In her book, Celina tells the life stories of nine Korean-Americans who have lived their dreams and their stories of overcoming failure to achieve success in diverse industries, and their unique journey to the top of each profession.

    Celina started her career as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch and worked as a corporate lawyer at a law firm, Ropes & Gray LLP in New York. She is the founder of Give One Dream, a community that inspires people to pursue and achieve their dreams, and encourages people to pay forward and help one another to create a happier world. She is the President and Counsel of Cheongwon America, Inc. and spearheads the effort for global investment for a premier real estate developer from Korea.

    Celina has a weekly segment on the longest-running Korean-American radio show where she shares her experiences as a New Yorker and the stories from the people and places of NYC. She is also a writer for a leading Korean media platform about startups, technology and entrepreneurship, and covers stories about the startup and the tech industry in the US focusing on New York. Celina has also hosted a talk show on the largest Korean American broadcasting company in the east coast region and has interviewed guests representing a wide range of professions.

    Celina graduated from MIT with a B.S. in Management Science and received her J.D. from U.C. Berkeley School of Law.

     

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Be inspired by the story of a young woman who overcame life’s challenges to launch a business and fulfill her dream of visiting NYC during Fashion Week! Su Kyung Kim, the 19-year-old founder and CEO of Korean online shopping mall Victoria Garconne, discusses overcoming personal and financial hardships, launching a fashion retail business at age 15, and growing it into a million-dollar company before turning 20.

 

Thursday, February 19, 2015  | 6:30 PM

 

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 Korea’s Online Shopping Mall Phenom Su Kyung Kim was made possible by support from the following individuals and organizations:

Keen Communications (주)열심히커뮤니케이션즈(www.keencomms.com)

 

Planstalk 플랜스톡 (www.planstalk.com)


 

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