DR. SARAI KOO · MEDIA · PUBLIC WORK

Leadership. Scholarship. Story. Public Voice.

One multidisciplinary career expressed across leadership, research, media, books, television, film, speaking, and public education.

Dr. Sarai Koo's public work spans executive and organizational environments, universities and research, television and radio, global commercial media, film and entertainment, writing and publishing, educational programs, and public stages. The settings change. The commitment to understanding people does not.

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Leadership Research Television + Radio Film Author Speaking Public Education
Dr. Sarai Koo, leadership expert, researcher, author, speaker and media professional
Dr. Sarai Koo LEADERSHIP · HUMAN SYSTEMS · SCHOLARSHIP · MEDIA

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ONE CAREER · DIFFERENT ARENAS

Versatility Without Fragmentation.

Dr. Koo's work has crossed leadership, scholarship, public education, media, writing, speaking, film, and entertainment. The contexts differ, but the work repeatedly returns to people, systems, communication, culture, identity, and change.

01 · LEADERSHIP

Executive + Organizational Work

Leadership development, organizational culture, human capital, strategy, change, alignment, workforce development, and institutional performance.

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02 · SCHOLARSHIP

Research + Education

Peer-reviewed research, college access, education, identity, culture, participatory inquiry, program evaluation, and human development.

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03 · PUBLIC VOICE

Interviews + Broadcast

Television, radio, Korean-language media, interviews, public education, cultural programming, and expert conversation.

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04 · AUTHOR

Books + Cultural Writing

Books, articles, creative nonfiction, Korean American identity, cultural commentary, and public-facing writing.

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05 · STAGE

Speaker + Facilitator

Keynotes, workshops, leadership programs, educational events, facilitation, public conversations, and audience engagement.

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06 · CREATIVE MEDIA

Film + Commercial + Entertainment

Film, television, global commercial work, screen performance, creative storytelling, and entertainment.

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WATCH THE WORK

Public Work Is Better Seen Than Described.

Selected commercial, television, interview, cultural, radio, and public-media work from across Dr. Koo's multidisciplinary career.

GLOBAL COMMERCIAL · HYUNDAI

IONIQ 5 Robotaxi · Commercial Feature

Selected global commercial work demonstrating another dimension of Dr. Koo's professional media portfolio.

Hyundai Robotaxi commercial featuring Sarai Koo
CAMPAIGN IMAGE Hyundai · Global Commercial Media
GLOBAL COMMERCIAL

Hyundai Robotaxi · Episode 2

TELEVISION INTERVIEW

Halo Halo

TELEVISION · INTERVIEW

Faith, Power & Influence

KOREAN-LANGUAGE MEDIA

Radio Seoul · Korean Interview

CULTURE · PUBLIC MEDIA

I Am Bibimbap

SELECTED MEDIA ARCHIVE

Public Media Appearance

FEATURED PROFILES · PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS

Ideas, Leadership and Purpose Beyond a Sound Bite.

Authority Magazine Innovation with Purpose interview with Dr. Sarai Koo
AUTHORITY MAGAZINE

Innovation With Purpose

A long-form interview exploring purpose-driven leadership, organizational culture, human capital, Project SPICES™, Winning Pathway®, and building organizations around more than short-term performance.

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Seoul Food by Sarai Koo
BOOK · CULTURAL WRITING

Seoul Food

Creative nonfiction exploring Korean American identity, family, culture, belonging, expectations, and growing up in Los Angeles.

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TELEVISION · RADIO · KOREAN-LANGUAGE MEDIA · PRESS

Public Conversations Across Languages, Audiences and Formats.

Dr. Koo's public archive includes television interviews, Korean-language radio, educational programming, cultural conversations, American press, and international media.

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Korean + Korean American Media Archive

Korean-language media coverage from Dr. Sarai Koo's archive Korean-Language Media
Korean media coverage featuring Dr. Sarai Koo Press Archive
Korean press image from Dr. Sarai Koo's media archive Korean Press
Dr. Sarai Koo Korean media archive Public Media
Korean-language press feature involving Dr. Sarai Koo Korean Media
Korean newspaper coverage from Dr. Sarai Koo's archive Newspaper Archive
Korean American media coverage featuring Dr. Sarai Koo Korean American Media
Selected Korean-language media archive image Media Archive
Radio Seoul → Halo Halo → Faith, Power & Influence → Speaking → Research → Media Inquiry →
FILM · PERFORMANCE · COMMERCIAL · SCREENWRITING

Storytelling in Another Medium.

Film, performance, screenwriting and global commercial work reflect another side of Dr. Koo's career: understanding audience, story, communication, character, culture, and human experience.

Mandarins short film featuring Sarai Koo
SHORT FILM

Mandarins

Sarai Koo appears in Mandarins, a short drama directed by Chelsie Pennello. The film was an official selection at the 2023 Cucalorus Film Festival.

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Kimi film featuring Sarai Koo
FEATURE FILM

Kimi

Sarai Koo appears in Kimi, part of a professional portfolio spanning film, television, commercial work, media, and performance.

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Hyundai Robotaxi commercial featuring Sarai Koo
GLOBAL COMMERCIAL

Hyundai Robotaxi

Selected branded media and commercial performance from a broader global Hyundai Robotaxi campaign.

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IMDb → Actors Access → Seoul Food on Coverfly → Speaking → Media / Collaboration Inquiry →
SCHOLARSHIP · BOOKS · RESEARCH

Public Presence Backed by Substantive Work.

Research and writing are not side notes to Dr. Koo's media presence. They are part of the foundation beneath the ideas she brings to interviews, audiences, leaders, and organizations.

Research by Dr. Sarai Koo on perceptions of successful students
RESEARCH

Education + Human Development

Scholarship examining educational access, development, student experience, identity, and social context.

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Selected research publication by Dr. Sarai Koo
PEER-REVIEWED WORK

Scholarship Across Contexts

Peer-reviewed and applied research touching education, culture, participation, opportunity, community, and human experience.

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Seoul Food by Dr. Sarai Koo
CREATIVE NONFICTION

Seoul Food

A cultural and personal exploration of Korean American identity, family, belonging, expectations, humor, and life between worlds.

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SPEAKER · INTERVIEWER · HOST · PUBLIC EDUCATOR

Public Conversation Has Been Part of the Work for Years.

Before today's leadership and Human Systems work, Dr. Koo was already building public conversations around education, college access, human development, leadership, and the conditions that help people succeed.

HIGHER EDUCATION · COLLEGE ACCESS

Message for MAPS from Stanford University Dean of Admission and Financial Aid

Part of the public-education and college-access work connected to MAPS programming.

INTERVIEW · HIGHER EDUCATION

Sarai Koo Interviews Rick from Stanford University

An example of Dr. Koo's earlier interview and public-education work focused on helping students and families better understand college access.

Dr. Sarai Koo hosting a public event
Dr. Sarai Koo presenting the SPICES framework
FROM EDUCATION TO LEADERSHIP

Connecting Ideas With People.

Dr. Koo's public work has included interviewing university professionals, educating students and families, speaking to audiences, presenting frameworks, hosting events, facilitating conversations, and translating complex subjects into language people can actually use.

INTERVIEWING Higher Education

Admissions professionals, educational leaders, college-access conversations, and public information.

SPEAKING Frameworks + Ideas

Human development, leadership, Project SPICES™, education, culture, and applied learning.

HOSTING Events + Public Conversation

Moderation, hosting, public programs, audience engagement, radio, and educational events.

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EDITORIAL · EDUCATION · PUBLIC IMAGE

Different Medium. Same Person.

A curated visual archive from Dr. Koo's multidisciplinary public career— education, media, cultural work, editorial imagery, speaking, performance, and public programs.

Dr. Sarai Koo public media archive Public + Editorial Archive
Dr. Sarai Koo hosting and speaking Hosting + Speaking
Dr. Sarai Koo presenting Project SPICES Project SPICES™ + Public Education
Dr. Sarai Koo education and human development archive Education + Human Development
Seoul Food public coverage Seoul Food + Cultural Writing
Selected public media and educational work by Dr. Sarai Koo Public Media + Education Archive
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RECOGNITION · PROFESSIONAL SOURCES

Recognition Matters. So Does Verifiability.

Selected recognition from Dr. Koo's professional and creative archive, followed by direct links to independent sources where visitors can explore different areas of her public work.

Selected recognition associated with Dr. Sarai Koo
Selected recognition from Dr. Sarai Koo's archive
Selected professional recognition associated with Dr. Sarai Koo
Selected creative recognition associated with Dr. Sarai Koo
Selected recognition associated with Dr. Sarai Koo's public work

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FILM + TELEVISION

IMDb

Film, television, and selected entertainment credits.

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PERFORMANCE

Actors Access

Professional acting résumé, media, reels, and selected performance work.

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SCHOLARSHIP

Research

Peer-reviewed scholarship, applied research, education, and human development.

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PUBLIC SPEAKING

Speaking

Keynotes, educational programs, leadership conversations, workshops and facilitation.

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BOOKS + WRITING

Publications

Research, books, organizational writing, cultural writing, and public thought leadership.

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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Biography

Career history, credentials, leadership experience, scholarship, and professional preparation.

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ABOUT

About Dr. Sarai Koo

The more personal story behind the work, ideas, values, and multidisciplinary career.

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MEDIA + COLLABORATION

Contact

Interviews, media, television, radio, documentary, speaking, and collaboration inquiries.

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PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Explore the Work at the Source.

Actors Access

Professional acting résumé, media, reels, commercial work, and selected performance credits.

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Research

Peer-reviewed scholarship, academic publications, applied research, and educational work.

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Professional Biography

Career history, education, leadership, research, professional preparation, and public work.

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Speaking

Keynotes, workshops, leadership programs, facilitation, and public engagement.

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Project SPICES™

Explore the larger Human Systems framework and body of work created by Dr. Koo.

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THE PUBLIC WORK IS PART OF A LARGER BODY OF WORK

Visibility Is Not the Destination.

Media, writing, performance, interviews, scholarship, and speaking are ways ideas travel. Dr. Koo's larger work remains centered on people, leadership, relationships, organizations, Human Systems, Project SPICES™, and Re+Calibration™.

Work With Dr. Koo → Human Systems
INTERVIEWS · FEATURES · SPEAKING · COLLABORATION

Bring Dr. Koo Into the Conversation.

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"WHAT ARE YOU LIVING FOR"

Podcast in a Car

Henry Garner Jr.

Drummer, Rose Royce

Henry has played the drums with Rose Royce for 30+ years. He shares who he is, what he is living for and more.

Michael Barrett

Content/Joyful with Stage 4 Cancer

Michael shares his life story and how his life became transformed. He is content and joyful despite having stage 4 cancer right now. He says he is blessed.

The Human Operating System™—a proprietary multidimensional framework developed by Dr. Sarai Koo for understanding alignment across people, relationships, leadership, and organizations.

FRAMEWORK

Overview

Re+Calibration™

Applications

About Project SPICES™

FOUNDER & THINKING

About Dr. Sarai Koo

Dr. K's Newsletter

Publications

Articles

More Information

Testimonials

CONTACT

Contact

Client Experiences

Resources

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