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'''JemJem<ref>{{cite web|url=https://article.wn.com/view/2017/07/21/Meet_Jay_Kim_The_CEO_of_JemJem_The_Guy_Who_has_Given_Refurbi/|title=Meet Jay Kim: The CEO of JemJem – The Guy Who has Given Refurbishing Products a Second Life |date=21 July 2017|work=wn.com}}</ref>''' is a South Korean-born American entrepreneur living in [[California]]. He is the chairman of [[JemJem]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jemjem.com/|title=Jem Jem|work=jemjem.com}}</ref>; an e-commerce platform offering refurbished and used Apple devices. JemJem is the sole internet seller, covering all the three categories of refurbished Apple devices viz. iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/10831-buy-refurbished-gadgets-business.html|title=Where to Buy Refurbished Tech for a Small Business |date=25 May 2018|work=businessnewsdaily.com}}</ref>. Popular American [[internet media]] company [[BuzzFeed]] has rated [[JemJem]] as the third-largest website<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/Devjeet/best-places-to-grab-the-finest-deals-on-refurbishe-2n6es|title=Best Places To Grab The Finest Deals On Refurbished iPhones|date=22 August 2017|work=buzzfeed.com}}</ref> for refurbished [[iPhone]] and [[iPad]] in the United States.
'''JemJem<ref>{{cite web|url=https://article.wn.com/view/2017/07/21/Meet_Jay_Kim_The_CEO_of_JemJem_The_Guy_Who_has_Given_Refurbi/|title=Meet Jay Kim: The CEO of JemJem – The Guy Who has Given Refurbishing Products a Second Life |date=21 July 2017|work=wn.com}}</ref>''' is a South Korean-born American entrepreneur living in [[California]]. He is the chairman of [[JemJem]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oneworldherald.com/2019/07/05/meet-jay-kim-the-man-behind-jemjem/|title=Meet Jay Kim – The Man Behind JemJem!|work=oneworldherald.com}}</ref>; an e-commerce platform offering refurbished and used Apple devices. JemJem is the sole internet seller, covering all the three categories of refurbished Apple devices viz. iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/10831-buy-refurbished-gadgets-business.html|title=Where to Buy Refurbished Tech for a Small Business |date=25 May 2018|work=businessnewsdaily.com}}</ref>. Popular American [[internet media]] company [[BuzzFeed]] has rated [[JemJem]] as the third-largest website<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/Devjeet/best-places-to-grab-the-finest-deals-on-refurbishe-2n6es|title=Best Places To Grab The Finest Deals On Refurbished iPhones|date=22 August 2017|work=buzzfeed.com}}</ref> for refurbished [[iPhone]] and [[iPad]] in the United States.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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==Career==
==Career==
Jay Kim<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cupertinotimes.com/interview-jay-kim-jemjem/|title=An Interview with Jay Kim: The Founder and CEO of JemJem |date=1 August 2018|work=cupertinotimes.com}}</ref> is the CEO of JemJem, the third largest Internet resource for preowned and refurbished Apple products in USA<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/meet-jay-kim-the-king-of-refurbished-mobile-phone_us_599da9a9e4b0b87d38cbe6a4|title=Meet Jay Kim – The King of Refurbished Mobile Phone Industry |date=23 August 2017|work=huffingtonpost.com}}</ref>. At JemJem, he puts robust consideration on recovering all the values in used Apple products and offers a refurbished version of them to the customers within their budget. Besides JemJem, Kim also serves as the [[Chief Executive Officer]] at ePelican.com, Digitz.com, and KristenKim.com.
In 2014, Jay Kim found JemJem<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cupertinotimes.com/interview-jay-kim-jemjem/|title=An Interview with Jay Kim: The Founder and CEO of JemJem |date=1 August 2018|work=cupertinotimes.com}}</ref> is the CEO of JemJem, the third largest Internet resource for preowned and refurbished Apple products in USA<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/meet-jay-kim-the-king-of-refurbished-mobile-phone_us_599da9a9e4b0b87d38cbe6a4|title=Meet Jay Kim – The King of Refurbished Mobile Phone Industry |date=23 August 2017|work=huffingtonpost.com}}</ref>. At JemJem, he puts robust consideration on recovering all the values in used Apple products and offers a refurbished version of them to the customers within their budget. Besides JemJem, Kim also serves as the [[Chief Executive Officer]] at ePelican.com, Digitz.com, and KristenKim.com.


==Startups==
==Startups==

Revision as of 13:01, 30 July 2019

Jay Kim
Born (1976-11-10) 10 November 1976 (age 47)
Seoul, South Korea
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFounder & CEO of JemJem

JemJem[1] is a South Korean-born American entrepreneur living in California. He is the chairman of JemJem[2]; an e-commerce platform offering refurbished and used Apple devices. JemJem is the sole internet seller, covering all the three categories of refurbished Apple devices viz. iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks[3]. Popular American internet media company BuzzFeed has rated JemJem as the third-largest website[4] for refurbished iPhone and iPad in the United States.

Early life and education

Jay Kim was born in South Korea to a South Korean family. He is elder of the two children born to the couple. After graduating from high school, Kim attended the Bergen Community College for accounting, while working with general contractors part-time.

Career

In 2014, Jay Kim found JemJem[5] is the CEO of JemJem, the third largest Internet resource for preowned and refurbished Apple products in USA[6]. At JemJem, he puts robust consideration on recovering all the values in used Apple products and offers a refurbished version of them to the customers within their budget. Besides JemJem, Kim also serves as the Chief Executive Officer at ePelican.com, Digitz.com, and KristenKim.com.

Startups

In 2017, Kim launched two tech products named Blurfix.com[7] and DiamondBell.com.[8] Blurfix is a 360-degree camera that records photographs and videos seamlessly, while DiamondBell offers wireless speaker and earbuds.

Acquisitions

In 2016, Kim acquired Chocolate.org,[9] a marketplace for chocolate lovers that promotes small companies and chocolate artisans in the United States and Canada. The brand believes that the finest chocolates are found in small chocolate shops around the globe and every chef has a unique approach of crafting chocolate.

References

  1. ^ "Meet Jay Kim: The CEO of JemJem – The Guy Who has Given Refurbishing Products a Second Life". wn.com. 21 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Meet Jay Kim – The Man Behind JemJem!". oneworldherald.com.
  3. ^ "Where to Buy Refurbished Tech for a Small Business". businessnewsdaily.com. 25 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Best Places To Grab The Finest Deals On Refurbished iPhones". buzzfeed.com. 22 August 2017.
  5. ^ "An Interview with Jay Kim: The Founder and CEO of JemJem". cupertinotimes.com. 1 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Meet Jay Kim – The King of Refurbished Mobile Phone Industry". huffingtonpost.com. 23 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Blurfix.com's Revolutionary 360-Degree Camera Upgrades Celebrate Official Launch". newswire.com. 17 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Jay Kim to Launch Two Revolutionary Products in the Tech Sector". prlog.org. 28 July 2017.
  9. ^ "JemJem CEO, Jay Kim's Continuously Undertaking Challenges in Introducing Revolutionary Innovative Products". newswire.com. 26 July 2017.
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