Jamie Kim is a Brooklyn-based business owner, illustrator, photographer, and local food enthusiast passionate about sustainability, community, and collaboration. She founded Jamie's Farm, a farm-to-bag granola company with award-winning products distributed in major retailers such as Whole Foods. She also co-founded Fruma Studio, a brand identity design studio for small businesses. She was named to Forbes Next 1000 in 2021 at age 24.
Jamie began her career in the food world at the age of 16 working at the world-renown, 3 Michelin star restaurant Eleven Madison Park. She then went on to work in Restaurant Development & Operations at Major Food Group with acclaimed restaurants The Pool, Carbone, and Sadelle's. In 2019, she graduated from The School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University.
Since 2017, she's worked with and consulted small businesses and startups, helping with photography, creative content, UI/UX, and design. Along with her partner, she now operates a boutique studio dedicated to building brands, navigating the intersection of business operations and timeless design. Jamie is also a volunteer at GrowNYC, a non-profit dedicated to improving NYC quality of life through environmental programs.
In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis, backpacking, gardening, and taking up new hobbies to fuel her creative spirit: playing banjo, inline skating, leather working, spoon carving, you name it.