Korea’s Online Shopping Mall Phenom Su Kyung Kim

Details: Thursday, February 19 , 2015 | 6:30 PM

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Event Link: As the first child of two daughters, Su Kyung Kim lived in a stable household until she was 15, when her father’s business went bankrupt, leaving the family more than $2 million in debt. After her father left the family of six, including her grandparents and an autistic older cousin, Su Kyung dropped out of middle school to start her own business, Victoria Garconne, an online shopping mall catering to young women in their teens and early twenties. Within the first five months of operations, Victoria Garconne reached $100,000 in revenue and Su Kyung was featured in numerous newspapers, magazines, and TV programs in Korea, including KBS’s VJ On the Scene and MBN’s Human Documentary. Victoria Garconne has now reached $1 million in annual revenue and has started selling products in China through the Chinese online retail platform, The Jamy. Su Kyung handles almost every aspect of Victoria Garconne, including taking photographs, modeling, selecting new products, as well as managing inventory, finances, and the Web site. Su Kyung’s hard work and positive attitude, alongside her ulzzang (pretty-face) popularity online, have given her a large social media following as well as her own fan club.
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Be inspired by the story of a young woman who overcame life’s challenges to launch a business and fulfill her dream of visiting NYC during Fashion Week! Su Kyung Kim, the 19-year-old founder and CEO of Korean online shopping mall Victoria Garconne, discusses overcoming personal and financial hardships, launching a fashion retail business at age 15, and growing it into a million-dollar company before turning 20.

Thursday, February 19, 2015 | 6:30 PM

Explorers and Above: Free

Students: $5

Members: $10

Nonmembers: $20

Korea’s Online Shopping Mall Phenom Su Kyung Kim was made possible by support from the following individuals and organizations:

Keen Communications (주)열심히커뮤니케이션즈(www.keencomms.com)

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