AI-powered learning leader, creative content executive, international educator, founder, and published author—bringing storytelling, curriculum, media production, and technology together.
Twenty years exploring one question: how do you make people genuinely want to learn?
Most educators spend their careers teaching. I’ve spent mine figuring out how to make people want to learn.
That question has taken me from classrooms and guest lectures across the United States, South Korea, China, and Italy to founding an international media company, publishing bestselling books, embracing generative AI, and designing educational experiences for global audiences.
Whether I’m building a curriculum, producing a video series, writing a book, mentoring students, or developing AI-powered research software, the goal is the same: make learning engaging, memorable, and genuinely enjoyable.
Co-founded and led an English-language media brand devoted to Korean culture, K-dramas, K-pop, and daily life. Directed the full creative cycle across 2,500+ videos and personally edited approximately 99% of them.
110M+ viewsGlobal audience20+ partnershipsBuilding an AI-powered platform to help educators, graduate students, and researchers prepare, organize, and publish literature reviews faster—so they can spend more time thinking and less time formatting.
Generative AIResearch workflowProduct designDesigned active, communication-first experiences across universities. English Corner registration filled in ten minutes; a 140-student speaking-video competition achieved nearly 100% participation.
Active learningCurriculumAI integrationTen books published since 2025 across memoir, adventure, literary fiction, and romantic mystery. The five-book Grandma Backpacks series blends literary fiction with travel adventure. Several titles are Amazon category bestsellers, and Under the Tuscan Blunder is available in English, Italian, and French.
Education leadership and head tutoring
Assistant Professor at Kyung Hee University
Director and Video Producer at Global Studio Network
Founded HallyuBack International, LLC
Published the first of ten books
Building EvidenceOS and the future of engaging learning
Teaching and learning leadership across the United States, South Korea, and China.
Shaanxi University of Science and Technology and a liceo in Genoa, Italy.
High-demand English Corners, speaking competitions, mentoring, and AI-assisted curricula.
How do we create learning experiences people actually want to complete?
I didn’t discover Ethena while looking for “another job.” I discovered a company asking the same question that has guided my career for more than twenty years. Across classrooms, media, publishing, and AI products, I’ve worked to transform learning from an obligation into an experience people genuinely enjoy. That is why Ethena feels like a place where my unconventional experience can make a meaningful contribution.
Interested in creative learning leadership, AI-powered workflows, or educational storytelling?
