Esther Song is a founder, senior executive, and board-level advisor with over 20 years of experience driving cross-border growth across the U.S. and Asia. As Founder & CEO of Song Group Inc., she advises companies and investors on global expansion, strategic partnerships, and scalable growth across beauty, CPG, M&E, and technology.

Prior to that, Esther was the Country Manager of Korea for Akamai managing sales and operations via direct and strategic channel partners, and was responsible for establishing and developing the Korean business from ground up, servicing corporate Korea. She was responsible for growing Akamai’s business in Korea over seven-fold in just four years. Key partners and customers include, but are not limited to, Samsung, Nexon, NHN, MBC, Ahnlab and Pandora TV. Esther started with Akamai as a Senior Account Manager in West US where she managed and grew key accounts such as Disney, Sony, MGM, Paramount, FOX, Universal, ClearChannel, WB, Warner Music, and IAC Corp. She was awarded the Account Manager of the Year Award in both 2001 and 2003. Prior to Akamai, Esther was a Sr. Mechanical Analyst Engineer at Boeing Space and Communications Division managing mechanical analysis for testing rocket engines and components. Esther obtained a MS & BS in Engineering from UCLA and a Certificate of Fashion Design from Otis College.