Education
John-Paul received his Bachelor of Business Administration from James Madison University in 2001 with degrees in Finance and Computer Information Systems(Commonwealth of Independent States ).
founder Chief Executive Officer of Tavalon Tea
John-Paul received his Bachelor of Business Administration from James Madison University in 2001 with degrees in Finance and Computer Information Systems(Commonwealth of Independent States ).
John-Paul began his career as a consultant at Accenture (formerly Anderson Consulting) in 2001. In 2002, John-Paul purchased Fuji Restaurant, a struggling Japanese-Korean fusion establishment in Arlington, Virginia which he later sold at a profit in 2003. Lee left Accenture in 2005 to start in hopes of fulfilling a void in the United States premium tea market and pursue his entrepreneurial dreams.
Honors & John-Paul Lee was born on October 12, 1978 in Fairfax, Virginia and raised in Great Falls, Virginia.
Originally given a Korean name, Chang Sun Lee, he was renamed John-Paul Lee upon being blessed by Pope John Paul II in Washington, District of Columbia He moved to Seoul, of Korea at the age of 10 where he spent 5 years of his childhood and returned to Virginia in 2003. John-Paul currently resides in New York City but travels frequently to Seoul, of Korea where he is in the process of expanding.
John-Paul has been profiled by many publications since he founded in 2005 including Entrepreneur Magazine, The New York Times, Business Week, theStreet.com, National Public Radio, et cetera Most recently, America.gov featured John-Paul in their gallery of successful start up entrepreneurs alongside Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Russell Simmons, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Kevin Plank, & Mark Zuckerberg. Lee was also recognized as a business leader by the Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC) and honored with the "Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award" in 2010. In 2011, the United States Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce bestowed John-Paul with the Top 10 Asian American Business Award for his accomplishments as a young and emerging entrepreneur. In September 2011, John-Paul was selected as a member of the Entrepreneurial Sounding Board Committee for Columbia University"s Business School where he engages with Master of Business Administration students and helps pursue their entrepreneurial ideas and ventures. Lee is also an official member and mentor within the Columbia Mentorship Program for Entrepreneurs at the Columbia University"s Business School. In October 2011, John-Paul Lee was honored with a board seat committee for the Asian American Business Development Center(AABDC).
In September 2011, John-Paul was selected as a member of the Entrepreneurial Sounding Board Committee for Columbia University"s Business School where he engages with Master of Business Administration students and helps pursue their entrepreneurial ideas and ventures.
