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Come to the Afternoon Art Retreat in Gowanus, Brooklyn on March 7

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DoBeDoUs

Is a new venture headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. We soft launched in early 2026 with a series of in person creative community events built around classes taught by professional artists and makers. We expect to launch our two-sides creative learning marketplace in the second half of 2026. 

Product & MVP Development: Athletic Art Agency
Engineering Advisor: Will Park
Community Partners: Playground Brooklyn; Brooklyn Art Cluster (BAC)

Our team

Creative & Technical Partners

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Misook Ji (MJ)

Founder & CEO

Misook is a design leader, entrepreneur, and artist living in Brooklyn. She has over two decades of experience creating award-winning digital products and brands for global e-commerce and financial companies. She was also the founder of NYSmarts, a language tutoring business serving international professionals, and holds an MFA from Pratt. 

Misook believes we need more people teaching and making art. She founded DoBeDoUs to help artists, makers, and studios build more sustainable creative and teaching practices, while expanding the opportunity for more people to pursue wellness through creativity.

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Bo Lee

Director of Partnerships & Growth

Bo grew up in Seoul and moved to the U.S. as a teenager, an experience that shaped her sensitivity to place, culture, and the deeply human ways people learn through making and doing. She later earned a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University and has spent over two decades working as an architect in New York City.
 

At DoBeDoUs, Bo focuses on building genuine relationships with artists, teachers, and studios. She listens closely to how they work and what they need to sustain a creative practice, helping shape a platform that supports creative learning while honoring the realities of teaching, making, and earning a living.

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Noah Leff
Senior Advisor, Strategy & Finance

Details coming soon...

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