In the Asian American legal community, Don Liu is a rock star. Not only did he push through the bamboo ceiling to ascend the top echelons of corporate America but he paved the way for scores of other Asian Americans to achieve similar heights. When I met Don in 2010, he was the general counsel…
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated” – Confucius “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo Da Vinci * When I think of Ju Rhyu and her Mighty Patch success story, I am awed by the simplicity of her journey. In 2017, Rhyu bootstrapped one product and launched it the fastest…
The line of young Asian Americans who owe their Wall Street jobs to Mike Joo’s mentorship could wrap around a city block. Last year, KED Global reported that Mike Joo was the highest ranking Korean American banker on Wall Street, and over the years, he has quietly earned a reputation as a godfather figure for…
Korean American Michael B. Kim shares his love of books, chimaek, and the power of jeong at the workplace. According to Forbes, Michael B. Kim of MBK Partners jumped 10 places this year on their list of 50 Richest to become the third wealthiest person in Korea. But if you ask Kim, he might say…
High up in the Umbrian hills of Italy, Chang-rae Lee is spending the summer on a farm where olive groves and vineyards play host to one of America’s most celebrated novelists. Not coincidentally, the farm overlooks the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, an artist residency program that hosted Lee two years ago when he first fell in love…
Exclusive, unique, and dominant. That is how industry experts describe David Chun’s Equilar, the largest provider of executive compensation information in the country. As the man behind the company, David Chun is the Korean American entrepreneur who created this enterprise back in the year 2000 when no such industry existed. In an ever growing race…