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Tess Kim

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Co-Founder at AWKN
📍 London Area, United Kingdom

Tess Kim is the Co-Founder of AWKN, a wellness brand that blends traditional Korean ingredients with modern science. An operator and growth strategist with an MBA from The Wharton School, she has a background in scaling businesses at WeWork and Coupang. People who have worked with her describe her as courageous, passionate, and a natural leader.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
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Priorities

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Korean Wellness
Is building a brand based on the concept of the "Korean Apothecary" to bring traditional wellness ingredients to a global consumer market.
Startup Growth
Has direct experience scaling businesses from "0→1" and is currently focused on growing her own direct-to-consumer brand, AWKN.
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Career

Work history

2023
Co-Founder
AWKN
2017 - 2019
Enterprise Account Executive
WeWork
2016 - 2017
Community Manager
WeWork
2015 - 2016
Growth Manager
Student.com
6-2014 - 8-2014
MBA Intern
Noom Inc.
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Education
2013 - 2015
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
The Wharton School
Bachelor's degree
Ewha Womans University 이화여자대학교
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