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Explore our collection of public interviews and behind-the-scenes footage below.
Interviews and Speeches
Kimberly, founder of Ferghanat, was invited to lecture for the Yale Sinovation Fellows Program, where she provided a comprehensive overview of the U.S. capital markets to a group of Chinese entrepreneurs. Her session covered key aspects of the IPO process, from private fundraising to public market valuation, while also demystifying the regulatory landscape. Drawing from her Wall Street experience, she led an engaging cross-cultural dialogue on the spirit of innovation that underpins the American business ecosystem—offering both structural insights and cultural context on how companies scale and thrive in the U.S.
The Yale Sinovation Fellows program is a one-and-a-half-year international learning and networking experience open to China’s most senior, most accomplished business leaders. Upon completion of the program, Yale Sinovation Fellows stand ready to apply insights from Western and Eastern leadership strategies, methods of management, and marketplace trends. Specially designed to accommodate Chinese speakers with English-to-Chinese translation, the program combines practical and research-based experiences to immerse participants in both the theory and practice of business and technological innovation.
The Asian American Entrepreneur Association (AAEA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves as a hub for innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, artists, and educators. AAEA fosters collaboration to create value for members while advocating for ethnic equality, justice, and the fair treatment of Asian Americans in the United States.
Each year, the AAEA hosts an annual summit, bringing together industry leaders and prominent entrepreneurs to discuss key topics such as corporate development, economic trends, and innovative transformation.
Kimberly took the stage at the AAEA's inaugural annual summit to provide hundreds of entrepreneurs with a comprehensive analysis. Her talk delved into the current state of the U.S. macro-economy and the primary market in the wake of the pandemic.
The AAEA Inaugural Summit brought together influential leaders in Suffolk County, New York. This group photo features a few of the notable speakers who shaped the conversation:
Ms. Lijuan Tang: A scientist and entrepreneur who built a successful career in the pharmaceutical industry before co-founding AAEA, where she now serves as the organization's secretary.
Mr. Bill Wang: The founder of Amergy Solar, Mr. Wang grew his company into a top national solar developer, leveraging his unique background in medicine and finance to drive innovation.
Dr. Shao Fu: As the co-founder of Novelstar Pharmaceuticals and AAEA's VP of Operations, Dr. Fu is a leader in pharmaceutical innovation with wide-ranging expertise in everything from research to business development.
It takes a village! 🤝 A behind-the-scenes look at the AAEA summit, where dedicated student volunteers from Stony Brook University teamed up with Ms. Jianping Schoolman and Kimberly to set the stage.
Ms. Schoolman is a passionate educator who shapes AAEA’s signature events, from curating the annual summits to producing the Entrepreneur and Branding & Marketing Forums, all to advance Asian American culture and business.
Kimberly met with Ms. Len Kawahara, the founder of the high-end Japanese skincare brand, SOPHISTANCE, to mark its U.S. debut through Mitsui & Co.
Rooted in Japan's beauty traditions, SOPHISTANCE products blend fermentation techniques with advanced anti-aging technology to promote healthy, radiant skin. The brand's inspiration comes from a traditional Japanese recipe once used by the legendary artist Katsushika Hokusai. After discovering the recipe, Ms. Kawahara partnered with a skilled brewer to create a unique fermentation base, which is manually aged for over 45,000 hours. This process resulted in the brand's proprietary HACCO method, a fermentation technique designed to amplify the potency of natural ingredients.
キムバリー・マー氏は、三井物産を通じて、日本の高級発酵スキンケアブランド「ソフィスタンス（SOPHISTANCE）」の創業者である河原れん 氏と面会し、その米国デビューを記念しました。
ソフィスタンスは、日本の美容文化を基盤に、発酵技術と最先端のアンチエイジング技術を融合させ、健康的で輝きのある肌を目指します。ブランドのインスピレーションは、伝説的な芸術家・葛飾北斎がかつて用いた伝統的な日本のレシピに由来します。そのレシピを発見した後、河原氏は熟練した醸造家と協力し、ソフィスタンス独自の発酵メソッドを開発しました。これは、天然成分の効能を増幅させるために、45,000時間以上かけて手作業で熟成させる発酵技術です。
Kimberly greeted Len with souvenirs from New York, celebrating Sophistance's official debut in the U.S. market. The two had connected three years earlier, before the brand's launch in the U.S.
「やっと直接会えましたね！」キンバリーはソフィスタンスの米国市場への正式進出を祝い、ニューヨークのお土産をレンに手渡しました。二人がつながったのは、同社が米国で事業を開始する3年前のことでした。
During their conversation, Kimberly and Len discussed the concept and potential market of fermentation skincare. Len is a renowned writer who penned the screenplay for "Hokusai," a 2020 film about the legendary Japanese artist. The movie featured an impressive cast, including Yūya Tagira (the youngest winner of Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival) and Min Tanaka (Best Actor at the Japan Academy Prize). It was Len's creative mind, influenced by the film's subject, that led her to discover a unique formula for skincare from Hokusai's legacy.
キンバリーとレンは会話の中で、発酵スキンケアのコンセプトと市場の可能性について議論しました。レンは、日本の伝説的な芸術家·葛飾北斎を描いた2020年の映画「HOKUSAI」の脚本を手がけた有名な作家です。この映画には、カンヌ国際映画祭で最優秀男優賞を史上最年少で受賞した柳楽優弥と、日本アカデミー賞最優秀主演男優賞を受賞した田中泯という、素晴らしいキャストが出演しました。
葛飾北斎という題材から影響を受けたレンのクリエイティブな発想が、北斎からユニークなスキンケアの処方を発見することにつながったのです。
Len's conversation about the brand concept and the U.S. beauty market took place with Gabriella Yankovich, a trained cosmetic scientist and senior sales marketing manager at Mitsui & Co. (USA). During their discussion, Ms. Yankovich highlighted Mitsui's unique training approach: professionals are sent on trips to Japan to talk with brand founders and chemists, providing them with a hands-on, in-depth understanding of the brands in the company's portfolio.
ブランドコンセプトや米国の美容市場に関するレンの考えは、三井物産（米国）の化粧品科学者であり、シニア・セールス・マーケティングマネージャーでもあるガブリエラ・ヤンコビッチ氏との間で交わされました。議論の中で、ヤンコビッチ氏は三井物産のユニークな研修方法について説明しました。それは、社員を日本への出張に送り、ブランド創設者や化学者と直接話す機会を与えることで、同社のポートフォリオにあるブランドについて実践的かつ深い理解を促すというものです。