Kimberly Jung is many things: an Afghanistan Veteran, a Harvard Business School graduate, and a tiramisu aficionado (with her own tiramisu hack!). Along with two of her fellow veterans, she is also a cofounder of Rumi, a spice company committed to empowering Afghan women and bolstering that country’s economy.
I am very much a fan of her mission and passion. Our chat covers her time in the service, growing up in LA's Chinatown and of course where to find the world's premiere saffron. Savior "A Flavorful Stigma" on Episode 20,of Something About Food?
Kimberly Jung is the CEO and co-founder of Rumi. While serving in the US military, Kim was an Engineer Officer who led a route clearance platoon in the Wardak and Ghazni provinces of Afghanistan in 2010-2011. She also served with provincial reconstruction teams as a female engagement team member to help empower Afghan village women. She earned her bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy in 2008 and holds a Professional Engineering license in Mechanical Engineering from the State of California. She graduated with her MBA from Harvard Business School in 2015. Kim volunteers her time with Girl Scouts, youth volleyball, and Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry.
Rumi sources the world’s premier saffron. Their delicate, fragrant saffron graces the tables and kitchens of The French Laundry, Daniel, Le Bernardin, Bouley, and the Culinary Institute of America. The co-founders are former Army officers who served combat tours in Afghanistan. After leaving the military, they felt that they still had unfinished business to support Afghanistan and its people. They founded Rumi Spice to work directly with Afghan farmers to import exceptionally high-quality saffron. In Afghanistan, they've hired 1952 Afghan women, run three processing facilities, and have over 90 farmers in their network. They make up 3.6% of Afghanistan’s total foreign direct investment in agriculture. Visit their website www.rumispice.com and read recent articles about Rumi in the New York Times, CNBC, and Food & Wine.
A few of these dumplings were mentioned in our conversation.
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Kimberly Jung is the CEO and co-founder of Rumi. While serving in the US military, Kim was an Engineer Officer who led a route clearance platoon in the Wardak and Ghazni provinces of Afghanistan in 2010-2011. She also served with provincial reconstruction teams as a female engagement team member to help empower Afghan village women. She earned her bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy in 2008 and holds a Professional Engineering license in Mechanical Engineering from the State of California. She graduated with her MBA from Harvard Business School in 2015. Kim volunteers her time with Girl Scouts, youth volleyball, and Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry.
Listen here:
On iTunes: http://apple.co/2x8OHvc
On Google Play: http://bit.ly/2mDq9WR
On Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2B526VZ
On Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2inG6hS
On Libsyn: http://bit.ly/2B7ieGu
On Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2xvtsDV
On Player.FM: http://bit.ly/2xNWaDk
On iHeartRadio: http://bit.ly/2Fims1i
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