Daniel J. Kim

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Dan Kim
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Born
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation(s)VP, Business Development at Coinbase Coinbase [1]
Known forFounder of Red Mango

Daniel J. "Dan" Kim is the founder and former executive officer of Red Mango, an American frozen yogurt and smoothie chain. [2] [3] [4] Currently, Kim serves as VP, Business Development at Coinbase. [5] [6] 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. [7] [8]

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Early life

Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, and moved to the U.S. with his parents soon after. He grew up in southern California. [9] 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. [10] [11] [12]

Red Mango

Kim was 30 years old when he was approached by acquaintances in South Korea about introducing the frozen yogurt brand Red Mango to the United States. [13] He agreed to lead the effort and adapted the concept for the American market by redesigning store layouts and implementing social media marketing strategies aimed at a younger demographic. [13]

In 2007, Kim opened the first Red Mango in Los Angeles, California near UCLA's campus. [14] [15] Red Mango expanded to 100 locations in the next three years. [2] 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." [16]

Prior to departing from Red Mango in 2015, Kim served as Red Mango's Chief Concept Officer and founder. [4] [17]

Awards and recognition

He was also named “Entrepreneur of the Month” for January 2010 by Restaurant Business Magazine. [18]

References

  1. ↑ "Want a Career in Web3? This VP at Coinbase Shares What It Takes to Succeed in the Industry". The Muse. 2 November 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Red Mango Celebrates 100th Store with Introduction of Dark Chocolate Frozen Yogurt Nationwide Restaurant News. January 19, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Des Hague of Froozer Welcomes Dan Kim to Froozer Board of Directors" . Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  4. 1 2 "Red Mango founder Dan Kim to step down". nrn.com. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  5. ↑ Matousek, Mark. "Want a Career in Web3? This VP at Coinbase Shares What It Takes to Succeed in the Industry". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  6. ↑ Ferris, Robert (2018-12-18). "Tesla's senior director of global sales Dan Kim leaves for Airbnb". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Top 100 Most Influential Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs)". Richtopia. 2016-11-02. Archived from the original on 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  9. ↑ Dan Kim - Minority Business Leader Awards. Dallas Business Journal. February 10, 2012
  10. ↑ Executive Profile: Daniel J. Kim Bloomberg Businessweek.
  11. ↑ Kang, Jaekwon. Red Mango mogul inspires future entrepreneurs Archived 2011-01-26 at the Wayback Machine Washington Square News. November 21, 2010.
  12. ↑ Frumkin, Paul. Having words with Daniel J. Kim: Chief Executive, President, Red Mango Inc. BNET. June 15, 2009.
  13. 1 2 Frumkin, Paul (June 15, 2009). "Having words with Daniel J. Kim, chief executive president, Red Mango, Inc". Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  14. ↑ Stewart, Emily. Storefront snack. Forbes. September 1, 2008.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ O’Hara, Kristy J. Bearing Fruit Archived 2009-11-14 at the Wayback Machine Smart Business. November 2009.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ Entrepreneur of the Month: Dan Kim Monkey Dish.

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