Jae Kim (Past Speaker)

Jae Kim, founder and CEO of Chi’Lantro, started a food truck business by maxing out his credit cards and taking out his total savings of $30,000 to pursue his dream of running a Korean Mexican fusion food truck business in 2010. Jae Kim has been featured in Food and Wine, Cooking Channel, and Food Network with his creation, The Original Kimchi Fries. In 2017, Jae won a deal with Barbara Corcoran on ABC’s Shark Tank. In 2019, Jae Kim has been awarded as a SBA Personal of the Year.

Chi’Lantro is Based in Austin, Texas is an award winning restaurant, mobile food trailer and catering company with a passion for creating diverse, Korean BBQ Inspired cuisine. The name “Chi’Lantro” is a combination of the words “kimchi” and “cilantro”.

World famous, The Original Kimchi Fries – hot French fries with homemade caramelized kimchi, Korean BBQ, topped with fresh herbs, sesame seeds and homemade sauce, is Chi’Lantro’s one of stapled items which are served more than 200,000 times a year.