From Forgotten Farm Girl to...Jet Setting Around the World With Pitbull, Britney Spears, and the Rolling Stones… To spending a year in silence in a monastery in East Asia… To returning with a sense of purpose to help others create a unique path that fulfills their legacy too.
Hi there!
I'M
KARIN WHANG.
When I grew up in Idaho as a child, I always wondered if I’d ever make it off the farm… it seemed impossible.
I knew deep down that my “happily ever after” required getting out and doing more, and I was desperate to make that happen.
I had no idea that “more” meant that I would go from a small town farm to working with the most influential celebrities and public figures around the world.
But I did.
Over the past 15 years, I've worked behind the scenes with Grammy Award Winning Musicians, Nobel Peace Prize Winners, New York Times Bestselling authors, and award-winning philanthropists, journalists, scientists, Tik Tokers, and celebrities. And you know what?
The biggest lesson I learned is that these superstars are no better than you and me
But I definitely didn’t always know all of these things. The truth is, I know what it’s like to settle for less.
I never felt like I was good enough.
As a Korean adoptee raised in an all-white conservative farm town, I felt invisible. My dad worked three jobs milking cows until dawn to support my mom and my five adopted siblings and I. This made paying the bills, fitting in, and feeling loved a constant struggle.
So I studied harder. I worked two jobs during high school, got straight A’s, played sports, and even volunteered in the poorest villages in Africa to try and "save the world" but still felt like I didn’t matter.
After college, I applied to manage the charity department of a new music festival run by a big time Hollywood producer in Mexico City, but got rejected.
I was embarrassed but determined and said,
"I AM going to work for you one day."
I Didn’t Give Up
Hello! I'm Karin Whang
Hello!
I'm Karin Whang
From Forgotten Farm Girl to...Jet Setting Around the World With Pitbull, Britney Spears, and the Rolling Stones… To spending a year in solitary silence in a monastery in East Asia… To returning with a sense of purpose and conviction to help others follow their own unique path that fulfills their legacy too.
Months later, he finally hired me but to be his secretary and to manage the affairs of his many celebrity clients.
I started out getting his coffee, then moved up the ladder to organize press conferences, handpick celebrities to promote and host, and negotiate with investors and Fortune 500 companies for multi-million dollar sponsorship and investment deals.
It was a sink or swim environment but five years later, I had learned enough to start my own celebrity talent agency and production company. So I left, and started working with celebrities on my own around the world after that.
But in order to find the best talent, I reviewed thousands of profiles to find the most qualified ones to get paid up to half a million dollars for one 40-minute speech, or up to $6 million dollars for a two-hour performance.
But what’s really interesting is that...
Most of the people in the limelight are average people just like anyone else. But very few had incredible breakthroughs, while most couldn’t or didn’t sustain it.
I learned that it doesn’t matter what industry you work in, where you come from, what you look like, or if you have famous connections or money...
And although I had a ton of fun on the outside, I still wasn't fully happy on the inside.
I was surrounded with endless glitz and glamour, vicariously living a luxurious life through celebrities like Britney Spears and the Latino elite.
And I kept saying to myself, “Karin, if I'm living the 'Dream,' why did I feel so empty inside?"
I remember standing backstage, taking care of Britney Spears during her biggest show in the world that year. She had flown in on her private jet and the rest of the crew flew in commercial on a separate plane.
We drank champagne, took the chauffeurs to the best VIP nightclubs, and did anything else we wanted on an unlimited budget at the Four Seasons Hotel.
My job was to keep her happy and to make everything behind the scenes look great, even thought it was a hot mess behind the scenes.
The crowd of 100,000 fans in the stadium roared with excitement, but I felt as if I was standing miles away, all alone.
As fun as my jet setting career has been, I was working too many 100 hour weeks, partied too much ‘til dawn, and had focused too much on pleasing everyone else but me.
I was exhausted. I felt like I was back on the farm again, but as an adult, the stakes were higher. If I left that job, I had no idea what else I would do or where I would go.
Plus I’d shamefully have to admit to my family and friends that my outward success left me feeling empty inside (Hello ego... ugh!).
So again I thought to myself... If this was seemingly what we aspire to have – not necessarily to be a pop star – but to have an unlimited amount of money or influence, I knew there had to be more. So I left and did some serious soul searching as a nun in a monastery in Myanmar (Burma) for the next year…in silence.
I Shaved My Head. I Was Not Allowed to Talk, Read, or Write for ONE YEAR. Yep, NO TALKING For a Year
(Well, about 99% of the Time... No Talking is really hard!)
It wasn't easy. But after a year in deep contemplation without materialism and conversation, I finally felt inspired to wake up and get out of bed again and feel good about it.
In my heart… If I know that celebrities are not better than I am, then I am not better than you either. We are on a lifelong journey where the world will be a better place if everyone recognizes that they're here for a bigger purpose together.
You cannot do this alone. The task is too big.
You can be empty and full of fame, or full of purpose and be famous for creating a legacy. These are two different things.
Fame means that you have more visibility, which gives you more authority and more demand for you… and selling and helping people becomes much easier.
Ultimately it’s about solving people’s problems, creating more happiness and fulfillment, and being responsible about how we earn and spend our money. It’s something so much bigger than just running a business or work.
The world needs more people with depth, meaning, and heart-warming souls that really care about humanity and the state of the world
On the deepest level, it’s the kind of impact that changes all of humanity for the better.
I believe that we're all born with a purpose that can save the world, but we’re living in a time that feels louder and faster than ever — where we’re up against established mega-systems, nonstop technology, algorithms, AI, and an endless stream of noise competing for our attention.
It’s not that people don’t care. It’s that the world feels massive — and many are running on fumes. I wish it weren’t like this, but this is reality.
So let’s turn this around so you can really live your life mission and feel completely content with it.
And I hope to do this TOGETHER with you!
Let’s chat!
Let Karin know how she can support your vision.
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