HARRISON KIM

I am a hybrid of Taiwanese and Korean blood. I lived in 4 countries and visited additional 9 countries; attended the two largest international schools in Beijing with peers from over 60 nations for 10yrs; served 2 yrs in the Korean Navy; and recently graduated from the University of Toronto. The exposure to a diverse range of cultures and social strata since birth has molded me into a highly observant, adaptable, and global-minded person.

I moved to Shanghai in September, looking to start businesses in Shanghai: especially interested in fusion products/services in the FnB industry. I'm giving myself 2 years to start something.

quick facts about me

• My Korean name means Big Tree
• Countries I have travelled to: USA; South Africa; Panama; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Peru; Japan; Singapore; Colombia
  Places I lived: Seoul (0.5yr) –> Hong Kong (3yrs) –> Beijing (2yrs) –> Seoul (3yrs) –> Beijing (10yrs) –> Toronto (1yr) –> Seoul (2yrs) –> Toronto (3yr) –> Shanghai (?)

my goals in life

• To motivate people to live more exciting and healthy ways of life that respect the society and environment via design
• To accumulate as diverse life experience as possible so that I can smile from ear-to-ear on my deathbed.

I would like to thank you for visiting my page. As a token of gratitude, I'd like to recommend you two books:

• "Start Something that Matters" by Blake Mycoskie - his story of founding his TOMS shoe company without any background in fashion design.
• "Why 'A' Students work for 'C' Students" by Robert Kyosaki - explains why many economies are in urgent demand of entrepreneurs; why President Obama earned $3million and paid 20.5% in taxes while Mitt Romney earned $21million and paid only 14% in taxes.

Many thanks to David (my photographer from http://catalent.ca/ ) for making me look 10 times better.