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Bruce Jung aka "Bruchay" (born October 13, 1974) is a Vancouver-based Canadian entrepreneur who is the managing director, chief executive officer, chairman and co-founder of pure nail bar chain of 11 locations since 2005 to 2011, large privately held independent chain in Vancouver British Columbia.

Life and career:

Bruchay's parents immigrated from Hong Kong in the 1960's to British Columbia where he was born at Vancouver General hospital.

His company pure nail bar, one of the largest privately independently held beauty companies in Vancouver has numerous locations throughout the lower mainland in British Columbia.

At the age of 19 while attending Capilano University, he started his first chain of specialty clothing stores catering to men and women hosiery. The chain grew to 13 stores across two provinces British Columbia and Alberta. What began in 1992 was eventually sold off to different investors in 1999.

Summary:

Born and raised in Vancouver. Bruce started his first chain of specialty retail fashion stores in the province of British Columbia and Alberta. The retail hosiery specialty chain started in 1992 in Vancouver which grew to 13 stores across the two provinces. After several years the business was eventually sold to various investors.

He is one of the co-founders of Pure Nail Bar. A chain of 11 stores specializing in beauty services as per BC Business Magazine "Blo’s launch followed Vancouver-based Bruce Jung’s pioneer success growing Pure Nail Bar, which similarly targeted a narrow band of beauty maintenance services".

Over his 17 years in business he has accumulated strategic business experience in opening and operating over 24 stores spread over 2 chains. From 1995-1998 he was part of the board on the Robson Street Business Improvement Association. In addition he has had the pleasure of working with over 500+ staff over his business career and mentoring many to very successful careers in many different fields. He volunteered time to the Vancouver School Board for student mentorship programs and was also a guest speaker to students in Business and Marketing classes at Vancouver secondary schools and British Columbia Institute of Technology BCIT.

pure nail bar voted #1 spa nail bar again in the Georgia Straights best of annual readers poll the last 6 years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

voted #1 nail bar westender readers poll 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

voted top nail bar where magazine 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Article links:

http://yaletown.ca/bruce-jung/

http://www.purenailbar.com/franchise.html

http://www.fashionmagazine.com/shops/pure-nail-bar/

http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/790121/joseph-segal-endorses-kevin-falcon

http://www.straight.com/best-vancouver-2009-winners-gallery

http://www.purenailbar.com/press04.html#