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| '''Brian Sung Lee'''<ref>{{cite web| |
'''Brian Sung Lee'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Brian Sung Lee Profile at Martindale.com |url=https://www.martindale.com/los-angeles/california/brian-sung-lee-145455-a/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=martindale.com}}</ref> (born March 15, 1971)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-15 |title=Honest Company CEO Brian Lee Celebrates His Birthday By Talking IPO Possibilities At SXSW |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/03/15/happy-birthday-brian/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=techcrunch.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-02-09 |title=Entrepreneur Brian Lee is business partner to the stars - Los Angeles Times |website=] |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2013-feb-09-la-fi-himi-brian-lee-20130210-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814000113/https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2013-feb-09-la-fi-himi-brian-lee-20130210-story.html |archive-date=2019-08-14 |access-date=2023-03-02 }}</ref><ref>United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (California, 1992-2007)</ref> is a South Korean-American entrepreneur who co-founded ], ], and ]. | ||
| ==Education and career== | |||
| ==Professional life== | |||
| ⚫ | Lee was an attorney with ] and a former manager at ]. 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|date=July 2022}} | ||
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| In March 2001, Lee, along with ], Brian P. Y. Liu, and Edward R. Hartman co-founded and launched Legalzoom.com, an online legal technology and services company.<ref name="USA_Today"> (22 January 2004). ''USA Today''. Last accessed 17 April 2009</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.llrx.com/buzz/buzz48.htm |title=LLRXBuzz - March 12, 2001 | LLRX.com |accessdate=2012-01-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221224614/http://www.llrx.com/buzz/buzz48.htm |archivedate=2012-02-21 }}</ref><ref name="NYTimes"> (23 May 2002). ''NY Times''. Last accessed 17 April 2009.</ref> | |||
| ==Fame with startups== | |||
| Brian Lee is known for co-founding startups with celebrities. | |||
| In May 2009, Lee, ], Robert Shapiro, and MJ Eng co-founded and launched ShoeDazzle.com, an online fashion subscription service.<ref name="labiz">Los Angeles Business. "." May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.</ref> | |||
| === Legalzoom === | |||
| His first startup, Legalzoom.com, was with ].<ref name="USA_Today"> (22 January 2004). ''USA Today''. Last accessed 17 April 2009</ref> Legalzoom is an online legal documentation service or e-lawyering firm. His other co-founders include Brian P. Y. Liu and Edward R. Hartman. Legalzoom provides online document assembly of legal documents, a legal education center, and articles on the legal aspect of current events.<ref name="NYTimes"> (23 May 2002). ''NY Times''. Last accessed 17 April 2009.</ref> It started offering legal services products to the public on March 12, 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.llrx.com/buzz/buzz48.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-01-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221224614/http://www.llrx.com/buzz/buzz48.htm |archivedate=2012-02-21 }}</ref> LegalZoom was ranked #27 as World's Most Valuable Startups by Business Insider in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/2011-digital-100#27-legalzoom-27|title=The 100 Most Valuable Startups In The World, Revamped And Revised!|website=Business Insider|access-date=2016-03-11}}</ref> | |||
| Lee, ], ], and Sean Kane co-founded The Honest Company, a ] company.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Del Ray |first1=Jason |title=Jessica Alba's Honest Company is contemplating a CEO change |url=https://www.vox.com/2017/2/9/14545260/honest-company-ceo-change-brian-lee |publisher=Vox |date=February 9, 2017}}</ref> | |||
| === ShoeDazzle === | |||
| His second startup was ShoeDazzle.com with ]. The company's other co-founders include Robert Shapiro and MJ Eng. It was launched in March 2009.<ref name="labiz">Los Angeles Business. "." May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.</ref> The service has more than three million members and nearly a million fans on Facebook.<ref>Mariel Loveland, Scribbal. " {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103230645/http://www.scribbal.com/2011/05/shoedazzle-celebrates-1-million-Facebook-likes-enter-sweepstakes-to-win-a-trip-to-los-angeles/ |date=January 3, 2012 }}." May 27, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.</ref> ShoeDazzle was ranked #21 on Most Promising Companies by Forbes Magazine.<ref></ref> ShoeDazzle ranked #59 as World's Most Valuable Startups by Business Insider in 2011.<ref name="Business Insider">{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/2011-digital-100#27-legalzoom-27|title = The 100 Most Valuable Startups in the World, Revamped and Revised!|website = ]}}</ref> | |||
| Lee has been a managing partner of BAM Ventures, a ] firm, since 2017.<ref name="ArenaClub"/> | |||
| In November 2009, ] invested $7 million in ShoeDazzle.<ref name=labiz/> In April 2010, Lightspeed Venture Partners led a $13 million round.<ref name=labiz/> In May 2011, ShoeDazzle secured $40 million in a Series C investment financing round led by Andreessen Horowitz.<ref name=labiz/><ref>Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, Business Insider. "." May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.</ref><ref>Anthony Ha, Venture Beat. "." May 13, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.</ref><ref>Hollywoodlife. "." May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.</ref><ref>Pui-Wing Tam, The Wall Street Journal. "." May 13, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.</ref><ref>Lindsay Flans, Reuters. " {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153040/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/17/us-media-shoedazzle-idUSTRE74G7PI20110517 |date=2015-09-24 }}." May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.</ref> | |||
| In 2022, Lee and ] co-founded the Arena Club, which was described as a digital sports card-collecting platform.<ref name="ArenaClub">{{cite web |last=Gaydos |first=Ryan |title=Derek Jeter gets into sports card world with launch of new collecting platform |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/sports/derek-jeter-gets-sports-card-world-launch-new-collecting-platform |publisher=Fox Business |date=September 8, 2022}}</ref> | |||
| === The Honest Company === | |||
| The Honest Company is Lee's third startup company and was co-founded with ], ], and Sean Kane. {{Citation needed|date=March 2016}} The Honest Company manufactures and sells dozens of products, from diapers and wipes to shampoos and detergents. {{Citation needed|date=March 2016}} Like ShoeDazzle, The Honest Company controls the entire product life-cycle from design to manufacturing and distribution, but unlike ShoeDazzle, most of the goods are made in the US, rather than in China. {{Citation needed|date=March 2016}} | |||
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== Recognition == | ||
| Lee was named one of the "25 most notable Korean-American entrepreneurs" by Forbes magazine in the year 2009.<ref> |
Lee was named one of the "25 most notable Korean-American entrepreneurs" by Forbes magazine in the year 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-01-02 |title=Bankers, Grocers and Lots of Kims |url=https://www.forbes.com/global/2009/0112/040.html |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> In 2014, Lee and the other co-founders of The Honest Company were recognized as the Emerging Entrepreneurs of the Year by ] at their ].<ref>{{cite web |last=Ellingson |first=Annlee |title=EY celebrates L.A. bizzers at Entrepreneur of the Year Awards |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2014/06/23/ey-celebrates-l-a-bizzers-at-entrepreneur-of-the.html |date=June 23, 2014}}</ref> | ||
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| Born | Brian Sung Lee (1971-03-15) March 15, 1971 (age 53) Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BS, JD) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Brian Sung Lee (born March 15, 1971) is a South Korean-American entrepreneur who co-founded LegalZoom, ShoeDazzle, and The Honest Company.
Education and career
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.
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.
In May 2009, Lee, Kim Kardashian, Robert Shapiro, and MJ Eng co-founded and launched ShoeDazzle.com, an online fashion subscription service.
Lee, Jessica Alba, Christopher Gavigan, and Sean Kane co-founded The Honest Company, a consumer goods company.
Lee has been a managing partner of BAM Ventures, a venture capital firm, since 2017.
In 2022, Lee and Derek Jeter co-founded the Arena Club, which was described as a digital sports card-collecting platform.
Recognition
Lee was named one of the "25 most notable Korean-American entrepreneurs" by Forbes magazine in the year 2009. 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.
References
- "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.
- ^ 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".