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Gold Medal Celebrity Sighting

13 Friday Mar 2009

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Apolo Ohno, celebrity, Olympics, speed skating, Vancouver

Me and Gold Medalist Apolo Anton Ohno

Me and Gold Medalist Apolo Anton Ohno

Last year I had the opportunity to meet and have dinner with Gold Medalist Apolo Anton Ohno in New York.  Apolo is an inspirational story as he was raised by a single parent father who straightened out a rebel and turned him into a world champion and 5-time Olympic Medalist.
The one thing I found interesting about Apolo was the great story about his relationship with his father.  Skating set him straight and his father saw it as a way to keep him focused.  Apolo told me that his continued dedication is how he pays his father back for helping to keep him straight and owes all his success to his father’s fortitude which served as a great example. 
If you haven’t heard the story about how his father left him out in the remote wilderness to think about his life, you should read about Apolo’s life.
I sure wish Apolo good luck in 2010 in Vancouver!

Not A Breast Cancer Survivor – But A Survivor Nonetheless

05 Monday Jan 2009

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Asian, celebrity, Kwon, Red Mango, survivor, Yul

In this crazy world of social media and digital technology, I’m sometimes lucky to get caught with a camera available when I run into someone who has had their 15 minutes of fame. Some more relevant than others.

One of my favorite shows is the reality TV show Survivor. I like it for the human dynamics involved. There is teamwork, strategy, ethics, and lots of luck. Much like there is in life. Many times I wonder how I’d do on a show like that. When I first watched the show, I became mortified by the decisions people made and the people that won. Finally on Survivor, they had a guy I could relate to. It wasn’t that Yul Kwon was Asian like me (or just as good looking – Note he was once one of People Magazine’s Most eligible Bachelors), but the way he played the game was great.  He was also reaised in Northern California, had an advanced professional degree and spent time in consulting.

Yul is now entering the entrepreneurial space of frozen dessert with the company Red Mango.  As I own several Ben & Jerry franchises, he and his partners came to me with a few questions and I had a business proposition to discuss as well.  Below is a photo of my wife, Yul and me (I took that photo 15 pounds ago) at his store in Palo Alto on University.  Yep, a millionaire served me some yogurt.

My wife, Yul Kwon, and some guy who needed to lose weight

My wife, Yul Kwon, and some guy who needed to lose weight

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