Korea, Republic of
Mission-driven storyteller with experience in global newsrooms, video content, film and TV production with award-winning crews. Thrives in fast-paced environments and values autonomy, teamwork, diversity and inclusion. Loves people, challenges, and having a good laugh at the end of the day.
Producer - Feature Documentary
Producer / Director - Mini Documentary
After years of being referred to as “mom” or “daughter-in-law,” people have finally started calling Yun A Byung by her own name. The Konnect team traveled to Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, to hear Yun’s story of mastering the computer in her 60s and then becoming a film director in her 70s, making her one of Korea’s oldest living filmmakers.
What started as a split-second decision to follow a friend’s suggestion to go on an adventure to Asia became a turning point in Aaron Cossrow’s life. Find out why the Philadelphia native is painting everyday people in Seoul and how he put together an exhibition in the middle of the bustling city.
When Savannah opened Kick cafe in 2021, whipping up 1,600 crunchy dalgona for Netflix was not part of her plan. Savannah shares the story of how Netflix asked her to host the sensational “Squid Game” pop-up and her empowering journey from feeling like an outsider for liking Kpop to creating the go-to-place for Kpop fans across Europe 😊 Attracting 1200 K-pop fans to her 24 seater cafe in Paris for one of its opening events, the kick cafe is the latest sensation among European Kpop fans 🔥☕🎶
South Korea’s love of fast fashion is creating a surplus of cheap, disposable clothes, which get thrown away after a few years, if not months. Many of those items are being dumped in landfills or burned, eventually polluting our environment. That's why designer Lee Sung-ju started to create clothing and fashion made of trash and recycled material, and she even established her own fashion brand called Darcygom that aims to prove that fashion can be sustainable, eco-friendly, and ethical while...
Zihwa is a female tattoo artist in South Korea specializing in floral designs. In South Korea tattoos have long been seen as a symbol of violence, membership to a gang, or at the very least, rebellion against mainstream culture. But Zihwa is trying to change the country’s attitudes toward tattoo culture by showing people that tattoos are less about disrespecting social norms but more of a work of art and self-expression.
In South Korea, there are not many work opportunities for retirees. A retiree himself, Mr. Roh created The Chauffeur, a wedding chauffeur service to create jobs for retirees. Not only that, but he also started the company to bridge the gap between generations, as well as to give young brides and grooms a memorable experience on one of the most important days of their lives.
Kim Je Gon is a male nail artist in Korea, a country whose beauty industry is mostly women-dominated. We talked to Kim to see what made him choose this unique career and what he hopes to achieve through his work.
Taegeukdang is Seoul's oldest bakery and was opened in 1946. The third-generation bakery has outlasted all of the other bakeries from that time and is a local favorite. We met Kim Young-Il who has been working at the bakery for over 50 years to keep old Korean baking traditions alive.
Producer - Talk show