Michael Breen
Whether shaking Kim Il-song’s hand as a reporter for The Washington Times or writing a successful book about Korean society, Michael Breen has been in the middle of things in Korea for a long time. Shot by Dylan (WelkinLight Photography) 1. You’ve been here a long time and built quite a reputation as a gadfly. [...]
Stephen Frawley: Senior Vice President of Human Resources at SK Telecom
1. How long have you been working in human resources? I have worked in the human resources and organizational learning and development fields for more than 25 years. 2. What made SK Telecom want to look outside of Korea for a Senior VP of HR? I believe their selection criteria included experience with leading global [...]
David Ruch: Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce and Country Manager for United Airlines
1. You’ve been in Korea a long, long time. What brought you here originally? The airline industry brought me to Korea in the early 1980’s at a time when international travel for most Korean citizens was just a dream. At the time, the US government and US business traffic made up most of the passengers [...]
Bernie Cho: President of DFSB Kollective
1. As a Korean-American who grew up in the States, what was it like making the transition to Korea? When I grew up in the US, I always lived in sleepy countryside towns. Moving to Seoul was like stepping onto the set of Blade Runner—way too many bright lights in this big city. The noise, [...]
Dr. Raimund Royer: Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine
1 What did you do before you came to Korea? It’s been 20 years now since I first came to Korea, but before that I used to work for an international trading firm. I’m originally from Austria. I lived in the Austrian Alps, which you might be familiar with as the location of The Sound [...]
Robert Stark: General Manager at the JW Marriott Seoul
2010 January 1. How did you get involved in the hotel business? As I was growing up in Seattle, I ended up doing a lot of odd jobs, everything from paper delivery to washing dishes in an Italian restaurant. I guess the service business was my calling from the start. I went to college at [...]
Comedian: Brian Aylward
1. What inspired you to get into standup comedy? I have always loved stand up. From George Carlin, Bill Hicks and Billy Connolly, to Eddie Murphy, Denis Leary and others – I was in awe of those people. Also, I religiously watched The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Late Show with David Letterman growing [...]
Global COO of Korea’s Largest Ad Agency, Cheil Worldwide; Bruce Haines
Interview by David Carruth, Shots by Ethan James 1. How does a Londoner end up at the top of a Korean communications firm? As long as I can remember, I’ve always been interested in communication. Even as a student in the UK, I was involved with school papers and the student council, and after I [...]
Dr. John Linton, MD, Korea Native and Yonsei International Healthcare Center (IHC) Doctor
Interview by Grace Sun, Shots by Ethan James 1. Can you tell me a little about your family and their history in Korea? My great-grandfather, Eugene Bell, was a Presbyterian missionary who came to Korea in 1895. My grandfather, William Linton, also served in Korea from 1912 and my father Hugh Linton, served in Korea [...]
President of Kobeak Foods Kip Richardson
I have actually “arrived” in Korea four separate times – in 1979, two months prior to Park Chung-hee’s assassination (which could make for a whole separate, but interesting, interview), back again in 1982 and again in 1984 and then finally settling in late 1996 to the present day.
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