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John-Paul Lee is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tavalon Tea, a New York City based tea company that sells premium teas and related tea products from all over the world. John-Paul received his BBA from James Madison University in 2001 with degrees in Finance and Computer Information Systems(CIS). John-Paul began his career as a consultant at Accenture (formerly Anderson Consulting) in 2001. In 2002, John-Paul purchased Fuji Restaurant, a struggling Japanese-Korean fusion establishment in Arlington, VA which he later sold at a profit in 2003. Lee left Accenture in 2005 to start Tavalon Tea in hopes of fulfilling a void in the US premium tea market and pursue his entrepreneurial dreams. In September 2012, John-Paul partnered up with Marja Vongerichten of the Kimchi Chronicles (and wife of 3 Michelin Star Chef - Jean-Georges Vongerichten) to create his latest Korean restaurant venture, BiBiFresh.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2012/09/marja-vongerichten-korean-popup.html )〕 ==Honors & Awards== John-Paul has been profiled by many publications since he founded Tavalon Tea in 2005 including Entrepreneur Magazine, The New York Times, Business Week, theStreet.com, NPR, etc... Most recently, America.gov featured John-Paul in their gallery of successful start up entrepreneurs alongside Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Russell Simmons, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Kevin Plank, & Mark Zuckerberg. Lee was also recognized as a business leader by the Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC) and honored with the "(Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award )" in 2010. In 2011, the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce bestowed John-Paul with the Top 10 Asian American Business Award for his accomplishments as a young and emerging entrepreneur. In September 2011, John-Paul was selected as a member of the Entrepreneurial Sounding Board Committee for Columbia University's Business School where he engages with MBA students and helps pursue their entrepreneurial ideas and ventures.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/entrepreneurship/affiliates/getinvolved/soundingboard )〕 Lee is also an official member and mentor within the Columbia Mentorship Program for Entrepreneurs at the Columbia University's Business School.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/null/download?&exclusive=filemgr.download&file_id=739978 )〕 In October 2011, John-Paul Lee was honored with a board seat committee for the Asian American Business Development Center(AABDC). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John-Paul Lee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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