As the highest-ranking non-Korean executive at Hyundai Motors headquarters, Frank Ahrens spent three years gaining an insider's perspective on Korean corporate culture. In his new memoir, "Seoul Man," Ahrens recounts the ups and downs of his journey as an American trying to acclimate to daily life in Korea and to working life inside one of the country's top chaebols.
We talk with Frank this week about his experiences joining Hyundai and his new book. Frank became a director at Hyundai Motor in 2010 and was promoted to Vice President of Global Corporate Communications two years later. He created the company’s first English-language corporate media site, including a blog and Twitter feed, and helped establish the company’s first public relations operation in the Middle East in Dubai.
North Korea's "Guerrilla Internationalism"
American Eggs-ports to South Korea
Keeping North Korean Human Rights in the Conversation
Korea's Role in Regional Financial Cooperation
The Debate over Video Game Addiction
Creating Consensus on KORUS
[Rebroadcast] How to Write About North Korea
[Rebroadcast] Behind the Scenes of South Korea’s Space Program
[Rebroadcast] Kevin O’Donnell: National Director of Peace Corps
Keeping up with North Korea
Korean Study Abroad on the Decline?
Should the U.S. be concerned about Chinese-North Korean relations?
Learning Korean and Supporting Seniors: SAY's Two in One Model of Teaching
Colonel Edward Forney and the Hungnam Evacuation
A Discussion with Charlie Rangel, Former Congressman and Korean War Veteran
Going Together to the Twenty-First Century: U.S.-Korea Cooperation on Science and Technology
How do American News Outlets Cover Korea?
Prepping for PyeongChang: Looking Ahead to the Winter 2018 Olympics
Visit Korea: American Tourism to South Korea on the Rise
Discussion with North Korean Defectors
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