Daniel J. Kim
Encyclopedia
Daniel J. Kim is the founder and former CEO and President
of Red Mango
, an American frozen yogurt
and smoothie
chain. He is currently Red Mango
’s Chief Concept Officer.
and found his first job in the finance
industry. 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
.
, California
near UCLA’s campus. Since then, Red Mango has expanded to 100 locations in three years. He has said that his three primary goals with Red Mango are to "get people to try the product, get them to know it’s good for them and give them a great in-store experience."
He is currently Red Mango’s Chief Concept Officer and retains the title of founder
.
, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times
, USA Today
, Fox News, Bloomberg
, and The Food Channel
. Kim has also become known for having provided a Red Mango frozen yogurt machine to the home and office of actor Leonardo DiCaprio
.
, Dallas, Texas
and New York City
.
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of Red Mango
Red Mango
Red Mango is a frozen yogurt and smoothie brand known for its all-natural frozen yogurt, fresh fruit smoothies, yogurt parfaits, and probiotic iced teas. There are currently more than 145 locations in 25 states in the United States. And in 2011, Red Mango was named the #1 Zagat Rated chain in...
, an American frozen yogurt
Frozen yogurt
Frozen yogurt is a frozen dessert containing yogurt or other dairy products. It is slightly more tart than ice cream, as well as lower in fat...
and smoothie
Smoothie
A smoothie is a blended and sometimes sweetened beverage made from fresh fruit and in special cases can contain chocolate or peanut butter. In addition to fruit, many smoothies include crushed ice, frozen fruit, honey or contain syrup and ice ingredients...
chain. He is currently Red Mango
Red Mango
Red Mango is a frozen yogurt and smoothie brand known for its all-natural frozen yogurt, fresh fruit smoothies, yogurt parfaits, and probiotic iced teas. There are currently more than 145 locations in 25 states in the United States. And in 2011, Red Mango was named the #1 Zagat Rated chain in...
’s Chief Concept Officer.
Early life
Kim graduated from the UC Berkeley’s Haas School of BusinessHaas School of Business
The Walter A. Haas School of Business, also known as the Haas School of Business or simply Haas, is one of 14 schools and colleges at the University of California, Berkeley....
and found his first job in the finance
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
industry. 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
Stamps.com
Stamps.com is a Los Angeles, California-based company that provides Internet-based mailing and shipping services. Stamps.com is a public company and trades on the NYSE exchange under the symbol STMP.- History :On April 13, 1998, the U.S...
.
Red Mango
In 2007, Kim opened the first Red Mango in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
near UCLA’s campus. Since then, Red Mango has expanded to 100 locations in three years. He has said that his three primary goals with Red Mango are to "get people to try the product, get them to know it’s good for them and give them a great in-store experience."
He is currently Red Mango’s Chief Concept Officer and retains the title of founder
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
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Awards and recognition
Kim has been recognized as one of the "Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business for 2010" and was named to Dallas Business Journals “40 Under Forty” list of top business leaders. He was also named “Entrepreneur of the Month” for January 2010 by Restaurant Business Magazine. He has been profiled in ForbesForbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, Fox News, Bloomberg
Bloomberg L.P.
Bloomberg L.P. is an American privately held financial software, media, and data company. Bloomberg makes up one third of the $16 billion global financial data market with estimated revenue of $6.9 billion. Bloomberg L.P...
, and The Food Channel
The Food Channel
The Food Channel is a consumer Web site with food recipes, news, reviews and advice. The site compiles information to produce food industry trends and aims to be a gateway for all things food....
. Kim has also become known for having provided a Red Mango frozen yogurt machine to the home and office of actor Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer. He has received many awards, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Aviator , and has been nominated by the Academy Awards, Screen Actors Guild and the British Academy of Film and Television...
.
Personal life
Kim currently resides in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
and New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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External links
- Red Mango Official Homepage
- Daniel Kim’s Twitter
- Daniel Kim on Formspring
- 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 (an interview with KoreAm JournalKoreAm JournalKoreAm is an award-winning monthly magazine dedicated to news, commentary, politics, lifestyle and culture published in the United States. It is the oldest and most widely circulated English-language monthly magazine for the Asian American community. The magazine has featured prominent Asian...
)