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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]
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]
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]
He was also named “Entrepreneur of the Month” for January 2010 by Restaurant Business Magazine. [16]
Dan Kim | |
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Born | |
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]
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]
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]
He was also named “Entrepreneur of the Month” for January 2010 by Restaurant Business Magazine. [16]