Leaders Joining the Vision
I am profoundly grateful to leaders who have joined in this effort.
Byung-gu Hwang, Chairman of the Korean American Chamber of Commerce USA, not only expressed his personal support but also pledged to bring this initiative as a formal agenda item at the upcoming August board meeting. He also generously contributed seed funding to support the establishment of KDBI.
Dr. Chun-jae Park, head of the Global Taekwondo Heritage Foundation, has been a driving force in aligning taekwondo’s U.S. branches with this vision. A Kukkiwon board member, World Taekwondo executive committee member, and professor at George Mason University, he is recognized as a unique leader in the global taekwondo community.
Sang-kyu Na, President of the National Federation of Beauty Supply (NFBS), represents over 6,500 beauty supply stores and 300 wholesale/manufacturing companies across the U.S. NFBS is one of the most active Korean business associations, and CosmoBiz Research Institute—the founding body of KDBI—also began with NFBS.
In addition, leading organizations in the beauty supply industry have joined, including Beauty 21 Group (President: Sang-yeol Lee), a network of retail chain owners generating more than $10 million in annual sales.
KDBI does not seek to inflate membership numbers or rush expansion for its own sake. Instead, it is committed to implementing projects one by one, delivering tangible results, and gradually welcoming more organizations and members as the foundation proves its value.
For this collective support, I bow my head in gratitude.