Between two worlds, building one bridge
We're Korean-American founders who grew up between Seoul and the US. We speak both languages, understand both cultures, and built GlobalBridge because we knew exactly what was missing.
Brian Yang
Co-Founder & CTO
Los Angeles, CA
Brian is a full-stack software engineer with 8+ years building production-grade products across fintech, real estate, and AI. Born and raised between Korea and the US, he's a native speaker of both Korean and English — and that dual fluency runs deeper than language. He understands how both cultures think, hire, and build.
He architected and built the entire GlobalBridge platform — from the AI matching engine to the E-7 visa intelligence layer — using Next.js, TypeScript, and modern AI APIs. Before GlobalBridge, he worked as a Senior Software Engineer integrating Claude and OpenAI models at Durable, and spent years mentoring 150+ engineers at Sabio School of Software Engineering, with 75% successfully landing their first technical roles.
Helping people find their place — professionally and geographically — has always been at the core of what Brian does. GlobalBridge is the fullest expression of that mission.
Kevin Kim
Co-Founder & COO
Los Angeles, CA
Kevin is a business operations and strategy leader with 10+ years spanning management consulting, corporate strategy, and product. He holds a Master of Science in Urban Analytics from Columbia University and a BS in Business Administration from Boston University's Questrom School of Business. Like Brian, Kevin grew up between Korea and the US — a native speaker of both languages who moves naturally between boardrooms in Seoul and Los Angeles.
His career spans KPMG's Digital Consulting team — where he drove digital transformation across Cloud, FinTech, and Data Management — to LG Electronics, where he was embedded as a Product Manager within one of Korea's most iconic conglomerates. That inside-the-building view of how Korean companies actually hire, operate, and scale gave him a perspective most Western operators simply don't have.
At GlobalBridge, Kevin leads operations, partnerships, and the end-to-end candidate experience. He brings the institutional fluency to bridge both worlds — not just linguistically, but culturally.
How it started
Brian and Kevin first crossed paths at Seoul International School — Kevin was the soccer team captain, Brian was a freshman who looked up to him. They went their separate ways after school: Kevin to Boston University then Columbia, Brian into the tech world in the US.
Years later, they reconnected in Los Angeles — two bicultural Koreans, fluent in both worlds, both quietly asking the same question: why is it still so hard for great international talent to work in Korea?
GlobalBridge is their answer. Built from a genuine love for Korea and a desire to 기여하다 — to give back and contribute — using every skill they've each spent a decade building.
Why we built this
"The right opportunity shouldn't be limited by where you were born. We built the bridge we wished existed."
— Brian Yang & Kevin Kim, Co-Founders
Want to work with us?
We're always looking for great people — engineers, operators, and partners.
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