Daniel J. "Dan" Kim is the founder and former executive officer of Red Mango, an American frozen yogurt and smoothie chain.Red Mango Celebrates 100th Store with Introduction of Dark Chocolate Frozen Yogurt Nationwide Restaurant News. January 19, 2011. Currently, Kim serves as VP, Business Development at Coinbase. 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.
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.Dan Kim - Minority Business Leader Awards. Dallas Business Journal. February 10, 2012 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.Executive Profile: Daniel J. Kim Bloomberg Businessweek.Kang, Jaekwon. Red Mango mogul inspires future entrepreneurs Washington Square News. November 21, 2010.
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. 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.
In 2007, Kim opened the first Red Mango in Los Angeles, California near UCLA's campus.Stewart, Emily. Storefront snack. Forbes. September 1, 2008.Amter, Charlie. A game of top this in frozen yogurt wars . The Los Angeles Times. July 17, 2008. Red Mango expanded to 100 locations in the next three years. 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."O’Hara, Kristy J. Bearing Fruit Smart Business. November 2009.
Prior to departing from Red Mango in 2015, Kim served as Red Mango's Chief Concept Officer and founder.
Awards and recognition He was also named “Entrepreneur of the Month” for January 2010 by Restaurant Business Magazine.Entrepreneur of the Month: Dan Kim Monkey Dish.
References
External links 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 Journal)