Brian Lee (entrepreneur)
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| Born | Brian Sung Lee March 15, 1971 Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BS, JD) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Brian Sung Lee[1] (born March 15, 1971)[2][3][4] is a South Korean-American entrepreneur who co-founded LegalZoom, ShoeDazzle, and The Honest Company.
Education and career
[edit]Lee was an attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and a former manager at Deloitte. Lee attended Servite High School in Anaheim, graduated with a B.A. in Economics/Business from UCLA, and received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law.[citation needed]
In March 2001, Lee, along with Robert Shapiro, Brian P. Y. Liu, and Edward R. Hartman co-founded and launched Legalzoom.com, an online legal technology and services company.[5][6][7]
In May 2009, Lee, Kim Kardashian, Robert Shapiro, and MJ Eng co-founded and launched ShoeDazzle.com, an online fashion subscription service.[8]
Lee, Jessica Alba, Christopher Gavigan, and Sean Kane co-founded The Honest Company, a consumer goods company.[9]
Lee has been a managing partner of BAM Ventures, a venture capital firm, since 2017.[10]
In 2022, Lee and Derek Jeter co-founded the Arena Club, which was described as a digital sports card-collecting platform.[10]
Recognition
[edit]Lee was named one of the "25 most notable Korean-American entrepreneurs" by Forbes magazine in the year 2009.[11] In 2014, Lee and the other co-founders of The Honest Company were recognized as the Emerging Entrepreneurs of the Year by Ernst & Young at their award show.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brian Sung Lee Profile at Martindale.com". martindale.com. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ "Honest Company CEO Brian Lee Celebrates His Birthday By Talking IPO Possibilities At SXSW". techcrunch.com. 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ "Entrepreneur Brian Lee is business partner to the stars - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. 2013-02-09. Archived from the original on 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (California, 1992-2007)
- ^ First online dating, then online wedding planning, now this (22 January 2004). USA Today. Last accessed 17 April 2009
- ^ "LLRXBuzz - March 12, 2001 | LLRX.com". Archived from the original on 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ Legal Advice on the Web (23 May 2002). NY Times. Last accessed 17 April 2009.
- ^ Los Angeles Business. "Kim Kardashian's ShoeDazzle gets $40 million financings." May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ^ Del Ray, Jason (February 9, 2017). "Jessica Alba's Honest Company is contemplating a CEO change". Vox.
- ^ a b Gaydos, Ryan (September 8, 2022). "Derek Jeter gets into sports card world with launch of new collecting platform". Fox Business.
- ^ "Bankers, Grocers and Lots of Kims". Forbes. 2009-01-02. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ Ellingson, Annlee (June 23, 2014). "EY celebrates L.A. bizzers at Entrepreneur of the Year Awards".