Jay Hyunjung Kim
Program Lead at Global Startup Center
Jay Hyunjung Kim
Program Lead at Global Startup Center
Busan
Overview
Work Experience
Program Lead
2024 - Current
Director
2024
Venture Partner
2021
Co-Founder & VP
2021 - 2024
Consultant
2017 - 2020
A pre acceleration competition that turns innovative tourism ideas into sustainable business Tourism contributes greatly to the economics of Cambodia,Lao PDR,Myanmar and Vietnam. to catalyse growth in tourism, MIST matches sustainable and innovative ideas with people,partners and investors
Partner for Innovation
2018 - 2019
GLOBAL LEADER / INTERZONE TEAM LEADER
2016 - 2016
Incubating center financed by Seoul Metropolitan Government and operated by Rehoboth Business incubator. The first & biggest PPP project initiated between public and private sector. The center focuses on startups who have global products to enter global market and foreign startup to explore Asian market. The companies have a focus on tourism, ICT, and app-related transactional applications. Directing external affairs with other global networks to bridge the gap in technology and bring cross-border technology commercialization, promote exchange programs for startups and network with incubators, accelerators, government innovation organizations, media, startups, and SMEs. Directing a team focus on communication, problem solving, and solutions for foreign founders and startups in the Seoul Global Startup Center. Organizing community building events with small group session, workshops, and other in-house activities.
GLOBAL TEAM LEADER
2015 - 2016
Rehoboth Business Incubator is the biggest business incubator in South Korea with a history of 18 years, 3800 companies in 40 centers. Rehoboth is an international business incubator that promotes startups and SMEs in multiple nations, especially the Asian market. Asian market expert, especially for non-Asian companies to enter the market in Asian countries. Specializing in mining new contacts of companies/accelerators/incubators in other countries to start new projects.
PRODUCTION / FINANCIAL ADVISOR
2014 - 2015
Social impact entrepreneurial company, making products in rural, impoverished areas to sell in US/European market. Consulting to individuals with entrepreneurial aspirations to source raw material, calculating production efficiency based on market needs, and find their market.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
2013 - 2015
Consultancy and incubation firm providing business related services for multi-national companies in India. Introduction of new products and technology to the market Interpretation / translation services for businesses in India Branch offices services and consulting for SMEs opening foreign branches Event organization - Product events / conferences
Education
Fashion design
1997 - 2000