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Paul Kim

Kollaboration
Paul Kim is the founder of Kollaboration, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to empowering the community through entertainment. Its main annual event is a talent show which takes place in 15 cities and draws over 20,000 people annually. He is also a standup comedian, a regular at The World Famous Laugh Factory in Hollywood, and has performed at over 70 universities.

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Dreaming Big: Pain is Temporary, Quitting is Forever

Paul Kim has led Kollaboration, a Korean-American talent show turned non-profit organization that focuses on empowerment through entertainment, to critical acclaim. Despite his father's hopes for his life, Paul chose a nontraditional path to succes, but continues to believe that Kollaboration works because it has a tremendous team "[working] toward a common goal [that] doesn't quit until they've succeeded."
April 5, 2012 at 12:04 PM ET

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