Don Southerton

Don is a long time C-suite advisor providing strategy, consulting, and mentoring to Korea-based global businesses. He writes and speaks frequently on Korean business-related topics including the tech, automotive, and consumer sectors.

The $220,000 Wedding That Broke Korea: Inside the No-Wedding Revolution

Article Body The Korea wedding industry collapse has a face. It is a Tuesday afternoon in Gangnam. A couple in…

1 month ago

CU Hawaii Convenience Store: Inside Korea’s First Foothold on American Soil

On a Wednesday at noon in November 2025, hundreds of people lined up along Bishop Street in downtown Honolulu. They…

1 month ago

Korea Solar Regulation: Hanwha Expert Joins Government

When Industry Walks Into Government Most bureaucrats learn about solar panels from briefing documents. Yoon Joo-hwan learned about them by…

2 months ago

Girl Band BABYDON’TCRY on PSY’s “Bittersweet” Advice

Being the first girl band to debut under afounded by a global phenomenon carries immense pressure. For BABYDON'TCRY,…

2 months ago

The Chaebol Monopoly: A Double-Edged Sword for Korea

The South Korean government and family-led conglomerates initiated a radical economic shift in the 1960s to transform a war-torn nation…

5 months ago

The Digitization of Hangul Contributed to Korea’s Economic Rise

South Korea’s economic rise has been impressive. They have gone from one of the poorest countries in the world to…

3 years ago

South Korea United States Relations Under Joe Biden

How has South Korea United States relations been under Joe Biden? As we enter 2023, I look at what may…

3 years ago