Born and raised in Seoul, Korea, I moved to US in late 2000 to fulfil my dream to work in the hospitality industry after my B.A. in consumer studies from Seoul National University.  After my Master’s of Management in Hospitality degree from Cornell University, I spent the next 15 years working for large blue-chip organisations, engaged in high profile deals. I felt that I had achieved something big. 

 

In late 2013, I was diagnosed with hypothyroid (an autoimmune diseases) and started to learn about how my body was reacting to different foods. Food was the catalyst which persuaded me to make a change in myself. I moved to London, UK in early 2015 and continued to work really hard while struggling with my physical and mental health.

 

In January 2019, I was recognised as one of the '49 Women Who Will Shape The Future Of UK Real Estate' by Bisnow which, for some odd reasons, unravelled something in me - the feeling of helplessness in the face of climate crises, the fact that my career did not have any purpose. I felt as if it was moving backwards and that I was deeply unhappy.

 

In late 2019, I left a 20 year-career in hospitality to make this film after having bought and sold hotel real estate and companies across Europe and the US since 2013 on behalf of large corporations and pension funds. 

 

If it was not for my pursuit of better health and my love of real and delicious food, this whole adventure would not have happened.