KAPS News, Feb 23rd

Welcome to the February 23rd, 2010 edition of the KAPS Newsletter.

In this issue:
*The Entrepreneurship FAQs Panel: Why it matters now more than ever!
*March Kappy Hour
*KAPS Ski Trip!
*Recap - South Bay Kappy Hour
*Job Posting: Multiple Positions at Samsung Life (SLI)
*Job Posting: AMOREPACIFIC SVP Sales & Marketing
*Job Posting: Medical, Over-the-phone Interpreter

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The Entrepreneurship FAQs Panel: Why it matters now more than ever!

Whether you have a job or are looking for one, starting your own company should always be an option. You may have a completely novel idea or an existing one, but with a passionate belief that you can do it better. However, an idea by itself gets you no where... you are still at your old job or perhaps still looking for a new one. Come to The Entreprenurship FAQs and learn how turn that something into a new product, a new service -- a new Company!

Date: Wednesday, March 3rd
Time:
Reception: 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Panel: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Computer History Museum in the Noyce Room, 1401 N Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA 94043
Ticket: $10 for General Public, Free for KAPS members
Refreshments will be served.

Event sponsored by Royse Law Firm

Panelist Bios:

Charles Mi
Before Opinmind, Charles spent several years working at the IBM Almaden Research Group focusing on information extraction, data modeling, and text analytics. Charles earned an MS in Computer Science from Stanford University and a BS in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel-Hill where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Paul Kim
Paul Kim is a passionate entrepreneur and founding CEO of Danal, Inc. who orchestrated the company’s $9.5 million Series-A fundraising in May 2007 in a rare transaction that married top-tier U.S. venture capital with a public, Asian company that pioneered the business of charging online transactions to the mobile phone bill. As chief executive, Paul strives to instill the company with his passion for success and vision for innovating the payment industry.

Prior to founding Danal in the U.S., Paul worked at Samsung’s corporate venture capital group where he performed technology business development and investments on behalf of Samsung in the digital media, telecom, semiconductor, and internet sectors. Before Samsung, Paul worked in various capacities as a management consultant, consulting to both Fortune 100 companies in the high-tech and energy sectors, as well as for technology startups in the U.S. and Asia focusing on online gaming, eCommerce, and the internet. He also worked directly at several U.S. technology startups in eCommerce, online payments, and VOIP. Paul received his M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth as an Edward Tuck Scholar. Prior to that, he earned dual B.A. degrees in Economics and Political Science with honors from the University of California at Los Angeles as an Alumni Scholar. Paul is a member of American Mensa.

Paul has a unique background: he was raised in three countries (South Korea, Philippines, and the U.S.), and his father was a prominent opposition leader who fought for South Korean democracy during the country’s military rule in the 1960’s. He enjoys traveling to exotic countries and experiencing different world cultures, and he is an avid sports enthusiast who has been involved with soccer & martial arts since childhood and was once runner-up in the Mr. Korea Bodybuilding Competition. Paul has deep humanitarian ambitions and has been involved with numerous volunteer activities, including spending time in schools & refugee camps in post-war Afghanistan. He lives by the motto, “I would rather live one day and change the world than 100 years anonymously."

Ken Ryu
Ken Ryu is CEO and Founder of GetQuik. GetQuik, www.getquik.com, is a leading online marketplace for restaurant ordering with over 500 participating restaurants. Prior to GetQuik, Ken served as Division Director for Robert Half Technology, a division of Robert Half International, a Fortune 1000 Staffing and Consulting Firm (NYSE: RHI). Ken earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from Vanderbilt University.

Dan Yoo
Dan Yoo is currently the Director of Business Operations at LinkedIn where he helps support the monetization efforts of the company. He was previously SVP of Corporate Development and Finance at Rhythm NewMedia, the leader in ad supported mobile videos, which is backed by Morgenthaler and Lightspeed Ventures . Dan was also the CFO at Parature, an Inc. 5000 Software-as-a-Service company, which is backed by Accel Parters, Sierra Ventures and Valhalla Partners. Prior to Parature, Dan co-founded ReliaQuote, a leading Internet insurance brokerage firm, which was acquired by Fiserv Inc. in 2003. ReliaQuote was ranked as the #1 life insurance site on the web by Forbes and SmartMoney, and named "One of the Top 50 Financial Websites" by Money Magazine. Dan has also worked on numerous technology financings and acquisitions as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch's Technology Investment Banking Group and with Epoch Partners, a technology focused investment bank that was acquired by Goldman Sachs. Dan also recently opened a Korean restaurant in San Francisco called Stone Korean Kitchen.

Dan earned his M.B.A. at The Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley, and graduated with a Business Administration degree from Georgetown University.

March Kappy Hour

It's Kappy time and you know what that means; we're bringing you another awesome Kappy Hour at another awesome location! Join us at John Colins in San Francisco (138 Minna St.) on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 7pm. John Colins has moved from its previous 90 Natoma St. location, so come check out the new digs. Kappy Hours are always a great place to meet new people and catch up with old friends.

We also have our 2010 KAPS t-shirts available. So sign up or renew your membership to get the new shirt.

See you there!

Date: Thursday, March 4th from 7pm-10pm

Location:
John Colins
138 Minna St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
http://www.johncolins.com/

KAPS Ski Trip!

Come hit the slopes with KAPS!

KAPS is having another EPIC ski trip that you don’t want to miss out on! We will be staying in a luxurious cabin complete with washer/dryer, high-speed access internet, 3 TVs, and a Nintendo Wii located close to the gorgeous Kirkwood ski resort. The stay is going to be 3-days and 2-nights, on March 19th - 21st. Pricing is now set at $80 for members and $90 for nonmembers (not including lift tickets and gas reimbursement). Based on number of sign-ups we may be able to get a group discount on lift tickets, so bring along some friends (even if they want to be lame and miss out on the awesome cabin, at least they can still be semi-cool and hang with us on the slopes)

Attention drivers! You get a sweet deal, if you plan on driving others up. But since we only need 4-6 drivers make sure you let us know asap if you want in on the driver discount. This is going to be legen…wait for it…DARY, so come join us in all the fun-filled glory only KAPS and Tahoe can bring to you!

When: March 19-21
Where: South Lake Tahoe, Kirkwood Ski Resort
Cost: $80 for members, $90 for non-members
Why: Because it'll be legendary
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=322800909016&ref=nf

For more information, please contact Jinuk at: jinuk@kaps.org

Recap - South Bay Kappy Hour

Thanks to everyone for attending our first South Bay Kappy Hour of the year. We had a great turn out and we're looking to keep things rolling in the South Bay. We're planning on a lot of future events in the South Bay, Penninsula, and East Bay, so keep your eyes out for the newsletter and our facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/kaps

Job Posting: Multiple Positions at Samsung Life (SLI)

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Samsung Life Insurance (SLI), a subsidiary of the Samsung group, is South Korea's largest insurance company with a commanding market share upwards of one-third. The company offers insurance (life, health, and accident), asset management, retirement products (annuities and pensions), and financial products, including mortgage loans. Samsung Life sells both individual and group life insurance through a vast branch network and more than 30,000 salespeople. Corporate headquarters is located in Seoul, South Korea with operations also in China, India, Japan, Thailand, the UK, and the US.

JOB OVERVIEW:

Samsung Life (SLI) is seeking to hire global talent to work in the corporate headquarters located in Seoul. There are several positons open with in the marketing, sales, and financial planning lines of businesses. This individual will work with local staff members on various projects. Examples of projects may include:

* Launching sales promotions and incentives for SLI’s network of 30,000 Financial Consultants (FCs).
* Idea generation and execution for prospecting programs to fill the customer pipeline for FCs.
* Maintaining existing relationships with co-marketing partners for joint customer offers.
* Supporting new online initiatives for customer lead generation to build prospect database.
* Launch new smartphone marketing programs.
* CRM optimization projects.
* Seminar/Webinar marketing strategy for financial planning.
* Private Banking/ High net worth client retention education projects.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:

The candidate must be able to work independently and also thrive in situations with minimal supervision. He/she must be able to take feedback well and also manage expectations well with partners and supervisors. He/she must also be able to adapt well in the Korean corporate culture and respect/understand cultural differences.

Ideal candidate will have:

* 5 years+ experience in a US company
* Marketing, Online Strategy, Management Consulting, private banking, trust management, or financial planning experience.
* Fluency in Korean is a major plus
* MBA or Master’s Degree in related field preferred, but not required.

Samsung Life offers a generous compensation package. Salary and relocation packages will commensurate with level of experience.

Please submit resumes directly to: sharon.yun@samsung.com

Job Posting: AMOREPACIFIC SVP Sales & Marketing

AMOREPACIFIC (www.amorepacific.com), a high-end beauty and skin care product company in New York, is searching for a SVP Sales and Marketing candidate. We is looking for a proven consumer sales and marketing leader to drive our revenue growth and brand recognition in the U.S., including the development, planning, and execution of all short & long term sales, marketing, training, and new product development strategies. This individual must be fluent in English and Korean, and will be based in New York City.

If you are interested, please email your resume and cover letter to Maggie Yen Smith (Talent Age Associates LLC) at Maggie@talentage.com. For further information, please contact Maggie at (650) 587-5038.

Job Posting: Medical, Over-the-phone Interpreter

Korean speakers and other Limited English Proficient patients (LEPs) currently create an extremely high need for interpreters in the medical industry. Pacific Interpreters is hiring over-the-phone interpreters, preferably with a year of medical interpreting experience. The typical call or appointment is a Korean speaking patient and an English-speaking doctor needing an interpreter. Our clients call us and we connect them with an interpreter who is scheduled at the time. All of our interpreters are independent contractors; therefore they would have full control over their schedule and we would only call them during the times that they schedule with us.

If you are interested in becoming an interpreter with us, please apply online at http://www.pacificinterpreters.com/careers/interpreter-opportunities.asp....

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If you are interested in becoming an officer, contributing to newsletters, or assisting with an event, please contact andrew@kaps.org.

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