Grandmaster Dr. Tae Yun Kim

Dr. Tae Yun Kim receives the CA Chamber of Commerce Award

• Chairman & CEO, Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions
• Honorary Ph.D. in Business Administration, Sook Myung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea, 2003
• International Author
• Chairman of the Board, Martial Arts Leadership Federation
• 10th Degree Black Belt, Grandmaster

ACHIEVEMENTS & RECOGNITION, USA

• Invested as Knight Chevalier & Dame Commandatrice, Orders of Constantine the Great & of St. Helen, 2009
• Susan B. Anthony Award, Vermont, 1985
• California Legislature, Woman of the Year, 2002
• Women of Achievement Award (The Women’s Fund), Sports, 1991 and Corporate, 2002
• YWCA’s Tribute to Women and Industry Award, 2002
• Winner of California Chamber of Commerce “Simply Essential Success Stories” contest for the most innovative business leader in California, 2004
• Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions, ranked the #1 Best Place to Work in the Bay Area, San Francisco Business Times, East Bay Business Times & San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal, 2005
• Winner, Women of Distinction award, Technology, San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal, 2005
• Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions, ranked the #1 Best Place to Work in the Bay Area, San Francisco Business Times, East Bay Business Times & San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal, 2006

  Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions, ranked the #1 Best Place to Work in the Bay Area, 2005

• Inducted into the Museum of Korean Emigration History, 2008
• Chairperson and Host for the historic visit of the North Korean National Taekwondo Demonstration Team, San Francisco, October 2007
• Grand Marshal for the 14th Korean American Olympic Festival, San Francisco, July 2007
• Best of Show, CleanRooms Contamination Control Technology Conference & Exhibition, Boston, MA, 2006
• Best of Show, CleanRooms Contamination Control Technology Conference & Exhibition, 2005
• Life Story included in book, Unstoppable Women by Cynthia Kersey, 2005
• Commendation by City of San Jose for Service to the Community, 2005
• Best Solution to a Product (Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions), Attendees’ Choice Award, SEMICON West 2004
• Portrayed in “Culture Clash in AmeriCCa” by nationally acclaimed group, Culture Clash, 2003
• Businessperson of the Year Award, Korean American Chamber of Commerce, Silicon Valley, 1998
• Tae Yun Kim Day, Silicon Valley, February 2, 1998
• Recipient of honorary keys to many US cities

KEYNOTE & FEATURE LECTURES and MEDIA APPEARANCES, USA

• Keynote Speaker, Women’s Health Forum, National Hispanic University, 2005
• Keynote Speaker, 150th Celebration of the Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Signing at the Warm Springs Native American Indian Reservation, Oregon, 2005
• Keynote Speaker, African American Health Summit, 2005
• Keynote Speech, United Nations World Environment Day, San Francisco, CA, 2005
• Special Entertainment feature on TV Tokyo, Japan, October, 2004
• Featured Speaker, Inspirational Role Model Day, Irvington High School, 2004
• Keynote Speaker, IndoAmerican Community Federation, Unity Dinner 2004
• Keynote Speaker, Centennial Celebration of Korean Immigration National Gala, Washington, DC, 2003
• Featured Speaker, 5th Annual Summit for Women, San Francisco, 2003
• Keynote Speaker, National College of Physical Education & Sports, Taiwan, 2003
• Motivational Speech, Wen Shan Women’s Center, Taiwan, 2003
• Keynote Speaker, Chief Doctors and Administration, Mackay Hospital, Taiwan, 2003
• Keynote Speech, Taiwan Covenant Church, Taiwan, 2003
• Keynote Speaker, US TaeKwonDoWon National Tournament, San Francisco, 2003
• Keynote Speaker & Presenter, African American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame, 2003
• Keynote Speaker, IndoAmerican Community Federation, Unity Dinner 2002
• Keynote Speaker, NAACP Prayer Breakfast, Sacramento, CA, 2002
• Featured Speaker, 4th Annual Summit for Women, San Francisco, 2001
• Keynote Speaker, Martin Luther King Academic School Women’s Summit, 2001
• Keynote Speaker, Kaiser Permanente Annual Giving Campaign, United Way, 2001
• Featured guest on the Crook & Chase Talk Show on TNN, 1999
• Featured guest on The Howie Mandel Show, 1998
• Featured Speaker, Mastermind Convention, The Peoples Network, Dallas Convention Center, 1997
• Keynote Speaker, Symposium for Health Workers, Stanford University, 1997
• Keynote Speaker, Indian Professional Business Women Conference, 1997
• Many more…

ACHIEVEMENTS & RECOGNITION, KOREA

• Advisor to Gyeongsangbuk-Do Province in South Korea for International Cooperation
• Selected as “One of the Most Successful Koreans who Bring Hope to Korea” by Kyunghyang Daily News, 2001
• Hope of the Country of Korea, President Kim Dae Jung
• Life story portrayed in 40-day live broadcast on KBS Radio International, 2002
• Hwang Hee Culture & Art Prize (similar to the Nobel Peace Prize), Seoul, Korea, 2002
• Many more…

KEYNOTE & FEATURE LECTURES and MEDIA APPEARANCES, KOREA

• Keynote Speaker, Third Annual Korean American Women Conference, New York, 2004
• Keynote Speaker, 21st Century Women’s CEO Association, Seoul, Korea, 2004
• Keynote Speaker, Orientation of Incoming Freshmen, Sook Myung University, 2004
• Keynote Speaker, Centennial Celebration of Korean Immigration National Gala, Washington, DC, 2003
• 3 Day TV Special, Can Do Show, MBC TV, 2001
• Keynote Speaker, Fed. of Korea Industries & Int’l Mgmt Institute, Int’l CEO Forum, Cheju, 2001
• Keynote Speaker for Opening Ceremonies of Seoul Int’l Computer Fair, Digital Expo Korea, 2001
• Keynote Speaker for Korea Human Development Institute Management seminar, 2001
• Keynote Speaker for Lecture at Provincial Government Office, Gangwan-do, 2001
• Keynote Speaker for Worldwide Managers Meeting, Coreana Cosmetic Company, 2001
• Featured Guest, KBS International Radio program, 40 day documentary of life story, 2001
• Keynote Speaker for Executive Management Meeting, Samsung Corning, 2001
• Keynote Speaker for College of Business & Economics at Yonsei University, 2001
• SBS TV, Good Morning Show, KBS Newsline Special, and MBN News Special, 2001
• Arirang TV, Happy Station Show, 2001
• Jeju MBC lecture TV Special, 2001
• Keynote speaker for Lecture at Cho Dal Chung, Public Procurement Service, Taejon, 2001
• Keynote speaker for Lecture & book signing at Incheon Soong Duk High School, 2001
• Keynote speaker for Lecture at Jinju City Hall, 2001
• Keynote speaker for Lecture at R.O.K. Air University, Taejon, 2001
• Keynote Speaker for Lecture at Seoul Metropolitan City Government, 2001
• Keynote speaker for Lecture at Gyeongsangbuk-Do City Hall, 2001
• Keynote speaker for Lecture at Sejong University, 2001
• Keynote Speaker for Management & Medical Professionals at Cheil Hospital, 1996
• Keynote Speaker for Managers at Sang-A Pharmaceutical, 1996
• Many more…

PUBLIC & COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Christian Children’s Fund
• International Orphanages
• San Jose Family Shelter
• American Cancer Society, “Relay for Life”
• International SOS Children’s Village
• Safe House for Women & Children
• Women’s Battered Shelter
• Special Olympics
• Inner City Games/After School All Stars
• Professional Women in Business Association
• Boy Scouts of America
• Elderly Retirement Center of Vermont
• Tri-Cities Children’s Group
• San Jose Rehabilitation and Correctional Center
• Father John’s Homeless Shelter of San Jose
• Adolescent Residential Center (ARC) Program
• Many more…

 

AUTHOR & INTERNATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE

BESTSELLER BOOKS

• Seven Steps to Inner Power (translated into 15 different languages)
• Seven Steps to Inner Power Workbook
• Seven Steps to Inner Power Book audio/CD
• The Silent Master: Using Your Inner Power
• The First Element: Secrets to Maximizing Your Energy
• They Call Me Success (Korean)
• Golden Key of the CEO (Chinese version of They Call Me Success)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS & MEDIA

• UNITED STATES:  ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN Headlines, KTSF, KCBS, WABC, New Dimensions Radio, and many more…
• GERMANY: ProSiebenTV
• EUROPE
• KOREA: MBC (Can Do Show, 3 day special), MBC (Never Ending Story), KBS, SBS, YTN, MBN, ArirangTV, KBS Radio1 (40 day life story documentary, Voice of Freedom message to North Korea)
• JAPAN: TV Tokyo
• Many more…

 

FEATURE MAGAZINE & NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

New York Times Seattle Times Los Angeles Times Miami Herald San Francisco Chronicle San Jose Mercury News USA Today Body Mind Spirit Health World (Cover) Fitness Magazine

New World American Fitness (Cover) Korea Daily News CEO Magazine ELLE San Francisco Examiner Chicago Post The Business Journal The Argus San Francisco Business Times

Tae Kwon Do Times (4 covers) Inside Karate Magazine Star Asian Week Faces International Weekly Morning Korean News Wirtschaftswoche Taipei Times Many more…