Discourse is critical for meaningful progress. Topics I have been invited to discuss, moderate, guest lecture, or write include: global emerging markets, crafting purpose-driven careers, Korean culture / K-pop / Korean media business, marketing in the digital era, DE&I in entertainment, Asian Pacific representation in media, music x technology. I am also experienced in moderating fireside chats with executives and talent at conferences and corporate events (100 ~ 800 capacity). Please contact soyjourn@gmail.com for opportunities. Highlights below.
INDUSTRY CONFERENCES & PANELS
• Digilogue Days 2023 (Panelist, The Globalization of Music) - NYC
• MU:CON 2023: Open Session Keynote (Speaker, The Power of Data) - Seoul
- PR: “Big Data the Game Changer of the Music Business - MU:CON 2023,” Financial News, 2023.09.07
- PR: “Global Music Business Success Strategy,” Yonhap News, 2023.09.05
- PR: “Soy Kim Speaks At MU:CON 2023 Open Session,” NEWSIS, 2023.09.05
• Music Forward Foundation: All Access Fest 2023 (Panelist, Streaming & Tech Careers) - Virtual
• The Digilogue x TikTok SoundOn Present: AAPI Women in Music & Tech 2023 (Moderator) - LA
• The MLC: AAPI Music Industry Roundtable 2023 (Panelist, How AAPI identity & community
contribute to the U.S. music industry) - Virtual
• Music Biz 2023 (Moderator, Spotify for Artists Masterclass: The Modern Artist’s Toolkit) - Nashville
• Trusted Advisor x Axos Bank: MUSIC x NYC Summit 2023
(Moderator, Tech, Transparency, Rights, Royalties: What's Needed to Move Forward?) - NYC
• Gold House x Venice Music 2023 (Panelist, Building a Sustainable Future for Independent Artists) - Virtual
• SXSW 2023 (Moderator, The Modern Artist’s Toolkit) - Austin
• Women in Music x BMI x Storefront Music 2023 (Panelist, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Music) - NYC
• 2022 Spotify AAPI Entrepreneurship Fireside Chat:
Bopomofo Founder & Wong Fu Productions Co-Founder Philip Wang (Moderator)
• The Digilogue: Patreon Series 2022 (Speaker, Product marketing in music-tech) - Virtual
• Spotify Raising the Volume Conference 2022 (Panelist, Early career pathways and career pivots) - NYC
• Music Biz 2022 (Panelist, Asian American advocacy in music industry;
Panelist, The Female Experience in Music-Tech) - Nashville
• 2022 Spotify AAPI Heritage Month Fireside Chat: Actor Justin H. Min (Moderator)
• Country Radio Seminar 2022 (Speaker, Spotify for Artists: Using data to grow your fanbase) - Nashville
• NY:LON CONNECT 2022 (Moderator, Distribution in emerging growth markets) - Virtual
• Shesaid.so Industry Icons 2021 (Speaker, Future of artist marketing) - Virtual
• 2021 Spotify AAPI Heritage Month Fireside Chat: Actor Simu Liu & Jason Y. Lee (Moderator)
• The XX Project 2021 (Panelist, Navigating the industry as women in music) - Virtual
• Color of Music Collective x DistroKid x Asian American Arts Alliance 2021
(Panelist, Challenges AAPI Face Working in the Music Industry) - Virtual
• #NEXTGEN_U 2021 (Panelist, Global cultures in music) - Virtual
• NY:LON CONNECT 2020 (Panelist, K-pop, K-culture, and the Korean market) - NYC
PUBLICATIONS
• Billboard: Can Japanese Girl Group XG Make X-Pop’ the Next 'K-Pop? (print & online) - Writer
October 2023 Cover Story
• HYPEBEAST: For Soy Kim, Music Marketing Is Cultural Storytelling (online) - Interviewee
• Billboard: K-Pop Star to Watch: NewJeans (print & online) - Writer
April 2023 Feature
• Billboard: What’s Next For BTS And BLACKPINK, Billboard (print & online) - Writer
April 2023 Feature
• Magazine B: Spotify, Issue No. 95 (print) - Interviewee
• Billboard: Spotify Unveils Guide to Help Artists Reach More Listeners (online) - Interviewee
• Spotify for Artists Blog: Learn How Fans Discover Your Music on Spotify with
New 'Made to Be Found' Site and 'Source of Streams' Stats (online) - Writer
UNIVERSITIES & SCHOOLS
• Drexel University Music Industry Summit 2023 (Panelist & Mentor)
• NYU Stern School of Business MBA Program 2023:
Media Entertainment Sports Association x Asian Business Society
(Guest Speaker, Career crafting with purpose + bridging US & Asia)
• USC School of Annenberg 2022 (Guest Lecturer, COMM 314: The Evolution of K-pop)
• Forté Foundation x UVA Darden: MBA Alumnae Pathways 2022 (Speaker, Yale SOM)
• LA Film School Music Summit 2021 (Panelist, Artist marketing)
• CSUF Media Fest 2021 (Speaker, Jumpstarting your career in music)
• Yale School of Management 2021: Media & Entertainment Club
(Panelist, Transitioning from MBA to entertainment)
• LA Film School Music Summit 2020 (Panelist, Future of digital music)
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