Daniel J. Kim
Dan Kim | |
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| Occupation(s) | Director, Airbnb Plus at Airbnb |
| Known for | Founder of Red Mango |
Daniel J. "Dan" Kim is the founder and former chief executive officer of Red Mango, an American frozen yogurt and smoothie chain.[1][2][3] Currently, Kim serves as Director, Airbnb Plus at Airbnb.[4][5] Previously, Kim held the position of Head of Global Sales, Marketing and Delivery for Tesla, and served as Chief of Staff and Chief Marketing Officer for Solera Holdings, a Dallas, Texas-based software and technology company.[6][7]
Early life
[edit]Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, and moved to the U.S. with his parents soon after. He grew up in southern California.[8] After working as an investment banker with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and as a financial analyst with Deloitte, he held jobs for a number of startups, including Stamps.com.[9][10][11]
Red Mango
[edit]In 2007, Kim opened the first Red Mango in Los Angeles, California near UCLA's campus.[12][13] Red Mango expanded to 100 locations in the next three years.[1] Kim said that his three primary goals with Red Mango were to "get people to try the product, get them to know it’s good for them and give them a great in-store experience."[14]
Prior to departing from Red Mango in 2015, Kim served as Red Mango's Chief Concept Officer and founder.[3][15]
Awards and recognition
[edit]He was also named “Entrepreneur of the Month” for January 2010 by Restaurant Business Magazine.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Red Mango Celebrates 100th Store with Introduction of Dark Chocolate Frozen Yogurt Nationwide Restaurant News. January 19, 2011.
- ^ "Des Hague of Froozer Welcomes Dan Kim to Froozer Board of Directors". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ a b "Red Mango founder Dan Kim to step down". nrn.com. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ Matousek, Mark. "One of Tesla's senior directors has left the company to work for Airbnb". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ Ferris, Robert (2018-12-18). "Tesla's senior director of global sales Dan Kim leaves for Airbnb". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ Mitchell, Russ (14 September 2018). "As Tesla struggles to exit 'production hell,' buyers complain of delivery limbo - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- ^ "Top 100 Most Influential Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs)". RICHTOPIA. 2016-11-02. Archived from the original on 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
- ^ Dan Kim - Minority Business Leader Awards. Dallas Business Journal. February 10, 2012
- ^ Executive Profile: Daniel J. Kim Bloomberg Businessweek.
- ^ Kang, Jaekwon. Red Mango mogul inspires future entrepreneurs Archived 2011-01-26 at the Wayback Machine Washington Square News. November 21, 2010.
- ^ Frumkin, Paul. Having words with Daniel J. Kim: Chief Executive, President, Red Mango Inc. BNET. June 15, 2009.
- ^ Stewart, Emily. Storefront snack. Forbes. September 1, 2008.
- ^ Amter, Charlie. A game of top this in frozen yogurt wars Archived 2009-03-31 at the Wayback Machine. The Los Angeles Times. July 17, 2008.
- ^ O’Hara, Kristy J. Bearing Fruit Archived 2009-11-14 at the Wayback Machine Smart Business. November 2009.
- ^ "YEC Member Dan Kim Steps Down From Red Mango to Launch New Digital Marketing Consultancy | YEC // Young Entrepreneur Council". yec.co. Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ Entrepreneur of the Month: Dan Kim Monkey Dish.
External links
[edit]- Bearing fruit - How Dan Kim drives Red Mango forward with a razor-sharp brand strategy (an interview with Smart Business)
- Daniel Kim interview with Japan Cinema
- Grab a Spoon[permanent dead link] (an interview with KoreAm Journal)
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