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Jae Chang
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Octopus Restaurant Group
Cal Poly Pomona
B.S., Collins College of Hospitality Management (1996)
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Chang is owner and founder of Octopus Restaurant Group, which oversees a chain of thriving Korean barbecue and Japanese fusion restaurants in Southern California and Nevada.
A career milestone came in 2011, when he opened his first Gen Korean BBQ Restaurant. They are elegant, high-end establishments that tout “the art of Korean barbecue."
The group now operates 29 restaurants across Southern California, Nevada and Arizona.
Chang attributes Gen Korean BBQ's success to its ability to transcend the norm of Korean barbecue by fusing different flavors and unique ingredients from around the world.
Chang has also worked in the textiles industry.
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