CEO, bb.q Chicken | Fort Lee, NJ

Joseph Kim is CEO of bb.q Chicken USA, a Korean-based, Korean fried chicken brand that is part of the Genesis BBQ group company. He was was born in Korea and moved to the United States. He has been with bb.q Chicken for more than thirteen years, rising from operations team leader to U.S. CEO, solidifying the franchise in the United States. Bb.q Chicken is found in 3500 locations around the world in fifty-seven countries and with two hundred units in the United States. In 2022, bb.q Chicken teamed up with CIA Consulting to host a Student Innovation Challenge that featured eight CIA students who competed for a $5,000 scholarship.